New-York tribune., 1906-06-10

side that Il cost s. 600 0OO would your Why
would be satisfied II I could have the money
that that bronze fence cost" He pointed to the
fence which shut of the plot from the sidewalk
That's not hollow bronze; that's solid bronze
II took SIX men to lift of those gates The
gates aren't any higher than man. and they
look light but they're heavy. Every one of those
bars In the fence was twisted by hand That
costs money. but MIR. Morgan wanted IT made
by hand I know 1t cost a good deal because
the bronze doors. with twisted bars. which he
had make for the bookcases cost $500 pair
and one OF the panels OF that fence would make
three pairs of those doors. There are forty or
fifty pairs OF the bookcase doors In each Of the
three rooms. You can that they alone cost
something.
The building Is entirely hreproof" he con-
tinued '@The walls are about four feet thick
There is a heavy wall Of Tennessee marble, and
then a space of fourteen inches between IL and
the interior brick wall Inside is a vault OF I1z-
inch steel. in which to keep the most valuable
of the old manuscripts some Of those Mr. Nor
gan picked up in monasteries, etc. The Circas-
sian walnut bookshelves and four or FIVE doors
are the only things in the building made or
wood There is a sliding shutter OF asbestos 20
cover each window. The shutters are hung on
counterbalancing weights. so that one man
could raise them all in a few moments. They
slide down into grooves IN Cne Wall
There are four marble pillars in that buiIdlhs
that cost 10000 apiece
What made them so costly?
Mr. Morgan bought them in Europa think
| they were dug up somewhere There were only
six OF them altogether. Mr. Morgan got four OF
them When they came they were dingy look
ing but they cut down and polished 1hey
are beautiful now. There are some pieces or
stone in there. however. that wouldn't pay Io
cents for although they cost great amount
There is a ceiling that came from some old build
ing in Europe. that is all in pieces. II was
backed with cement so that it would stay to-
gether and nothing fall out Two stones came
| from Jerusalem. The bronze doors with the re-
| lief work which are in front look smooth from
the street. but if you got closer to them you
would see that they were rough. They are sew
: eral hundred years old Mr.. Morgan got them
from some old Italian building"
| II suppose the books are old manuscripts and
valuable editiOns%
| Some of them are wormeaten things A great
| many of the books Mr.. Morgan has had bound
| In an extensive style. There are books OF
| pictures so heavy that you can't lift them
| There are lots of old Bibles. There is one book
that cost 100000. You must have heard OF that
The covers are studded with gems Among them
are 10 pearls. photographer spent two weeks
!, taking photographs Of it"
| Taking pictures of the contents suppose
| remarked the Tribune man.
| ''No-iust the covers. You see Mr.. Morgan was
having all the gems reproduced il that way, 50
| that il any were taken from the covers they
| could be traced An artist has colored The plct-
| ures of the gems to look exactly like the orig
| inaIs. He spent month at it
! You see where the ground is raised" he con-
| tinued. pointing to a slightly elevated terrace
| between the western end OF the library and the