The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-11-16
CLIFTON FORGE, VIRGINIA. THURSDAY NOVEMBER l6 1898.
CLIFTON FORGE, VA.
NOVEMBER 1G, 1893.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Continued from last week.
THE HORTICULTURAL BUILDING.

| Continued from last week.
THE HORTICULTURAL BUILDING.
Immediately south of the entrance to
| Jackson Park from the Midway Plais-
ance, and facing east on the Lagoon, is
the Horticultural Building. In front is
! flower terrace for outside exhibits, in
Guiding tanks for Nympheas and the
Victora Regia. The front OF the terrace,
with it's low parapet bet yeen large vases,
borders the water, and at its center
forms a boat landing.
| The building is 1000 feet long, with an
extreme width of 2S6 feet. The plan is
central pavilion, with two end pavil-
ions, each connected with the center pa
| yiiion by front and rear curtains, form
ing two interior courts, each So by 270
feet. These courts are beautifully dec
grated in color and planted with orna-
mental shrubs and flowers. The center
pavilion is rooted by crystol dome 1877
feet in diameter and 113 feet higa, un>
der which were exhibited the tallest
palms, bamboos and tree ferns that could
be procured. There is gallery in each
of the pavilions. The galleries of the
end pavilions are designed for cafes, the
situation and the surroundings being
particularly adapted to recreation and
retreshment. The cafes are surrounded
by an arcade on three sides, from which
charming views of the Grounds can be
obtained.
In this building were exhibited all the
varieties OF flowers, plants, vines, seeds,
horticultural implements, etc. Those
exhibits requiring sunshine and light
were shown in the rear curtains, where
the roof is entirely Of glass and not too
far removed from the plants The front
curtains and space under the galleries
were designed for exhibits that require
only the ordinary amount of light Pro-
vision is made the heat such parts as may
require it.
The exterior of the building is in
''staff,' tinted in a & oft, warm buff color
being reserved for the interior and the
courts. The cost of this building was
about 100000.
THE ELEC rRICAL BUILDING.
The Electrical building is Boil feet vice
and 767 feet long, north and south. Tie
general scheme of the plan is based upon
a longitudinal nave lis feet wide and
la feet high, crossed in the middle by
transept of the same width and height.
The nave and the trancept have pitch
ed roof with a range of skylights at the
bottom of the pitch and clearstory win
dows. The rest of the building is COW
cred with fiat roof, averaging 80 feet in
height and provided with skylights.
The second story is composed OF Sc
ries of galleries connected across the
nave by two bridges, with access by four
grand staircases. The area OF the gal
leries in the second story is 119 SAG square
feet or 81 acres.
The north pavilion is placed between
the two great apsidal or semi>circular
projections of the building; it is flanked
by two towers 1875 feet nigh. The central
feature is a great semi-circuls' window,
above which, 102 feet from the ground.
is a colonnade forming an open loggia or
gallery, commanding view over the
Lagoon and all the north portion of the
Grounds.
The east and west central pavilions are
composed of two towers, 1853 feet high.
In front of these two pavilions there is
great Corinthian portico with full col
umns.
The south pavilion is a hemicycle or
niche, rs feet in diameter and 1903 feet
high. The opening of this niche is
framed by a semi circr ar arch, which is
crowned by gable Or pediment with
smaller gables on the returns, and sur
mounted by an attic, the whole reach>
ing the height of l4e feet in the center
of this niche, upon a lofty celestial, is
colossal statue of Franklin, whose illus
trious name intimately connects the
early history of the Republic with one
of the most important discoveri" 5 in the
| phenomena of electricity