The Washington herald., 1907-04-12
Pittsburg Witnesses Rededi-
cation Of Big Temple.
MANY NOTED GUESTS PRESENT
Three Days Exercises open with
Reception to visitors-Further
Ceremonies TO-day Mammoth
Structure Cost sG,0oO.OOO and Took
Two and a Half Years TO Build.


Institute began here to-day when William
II. Frew, president Of the board of trus-
tees, and Andrew Carnegie welcomed the
invited notables from England. Germany,
France, Belgium. Holland. South America.
Canada. and the United States. Imme-
diately after the opening ceremonies a
municipal reception was rendered to the
distinguished guests in the foyer, Mayor
and Mrs. Guthrie receiving them.
Following the reception. the visitors
We're taken on a tour of inspection through
the magnificent buildings that represent a
gift Of S2S,o00000 from Mr.. Carnegie.
Distinguished Foreign Guests.
Among the distinguished guests who are
here TO take part in the three days cere-
monies are Sir William Henry Preeee. the
English electrician; Sir Edward Elgar.
the English composer; W. 7. Stead, editor
OF the London Review of Reviews; Baron
d'Estournelles de Constant, French Sen
atOr; Sir Robert Bali, professor Of as
tronomy at Cambridge University; Gen.
Alfred F. J. L. Won Lowenfeld, Emperor
Williams representative at the Peace
Congress; DR.. John Ross, president OF the
Carnegie Trust for Dunfermline Scot
land; j. NJ. ". van der Poorten-Schwartz
Dutch author, better known as "Maarten
Maartens;" Sir William Turner. president
OF Edinburgh University; DR.. p. Chalmers
Mitchell. secretary OF the London ZOOlog-
icaI Society; the Rev. DIT F. S Roberts,
vice chancellor of the University of Cam
bridge; Clement X Shorter, editor of the
London Sphere; the Earl of Southesk.
head of the Carnegie family; Guglielmo
Marconi. the inventor. and Leonce Bene-
dite. director Of the Luxembourg Mu-
scum. Paris. and his daughter. Nile.
Benedite.
Programme for Two More Days.
a notable group Of Americans was com
posed of Andrew d. White, former Am
bassador TO Germany; Themas A. Edison,
the inventor; Robert S. Mccormick,
former Ambassador to France; Charles NJ.
schwab. George W. Gable. the author.
and Dr. Jacob Schurman, president of
Cornell University,
President Roosevelt sent his regrets in
a brief letter, which was read at the dedi-
cation.
Tonight the Pittsburg Orchestra, Emil
Paur conducting, gave a concert. at which
Sir Edward Elgar, the English composer,
one OF Mr.. Carnegie's guests, may con-
duct a composition by himself. TO-mor-
row Mr.. Carnegie and his party viii take
trip around Pittsburg in an automobile,
inspect the Carnegie technical schools, ad
Joining the institute, attend meeting at
which many college presidents will make
addresses and take luncheon at the Pitts
burg Country Club. a banquet in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carnegie win be given
in the evening at Hotel Schenley by the
trustees OF the institute
On Saturday the Carnegie party viii in
spect the Homestead works and other
steel plants'tn the Steel City. returning to
New York on Saturday night On Sunday
evening they will attend the opening
meeting OF the Peace Congress.
Cost Six Million Dollars.
The temple dedicated to-day to litera-
ture. art, music, and science is a gIisten-
ing edifice of marble rising from the green
sWard of Schenley Park, one of the most
beautiful in the park system Of the city
of Pittsburg. Located on Forbes street,
near the Grant Boulevard the building
faces the south, and, with It's wings and
extensions, covers an area of four acres,
while with the three floors there is a
space for the various departments of six
teen acres, exclusive of two Easements
and the power-house. The total cost of
the institute, which occupied thirty
months in construction, was $6,00oNJ.
There is no woodwork in the whole build
ing. twenty-five thousand electric lights
and 20 miles OF wiring are controlled by
ono of the largest switchboards in the
world. and the heating and VenJlating
plant is one Of the most elaborate and
scientific in existence In the library
the new book stacks are eleven stories
high and nave a capacity of $4,000 vol
umes. while the entire capacity is ], 500 900
volumes. The art galleries cover A.TGO
square feet, and the museum 10000 square
feet.
MaIn Entrance of Temple.
The main entrance to the building is
through the front facing Forbes street AT
the western end is the entrance to the
music hall. while at the east is the en-
trance to the science and art departments.
a carriage entrance in the center gives ac-
cess to all departments. The library en-
trance is in the middle of the western
facade.
The second story OF the front is embeI-
lshed with Corinthian columns, and pilas-
ters in the luggias of the end paviliOns
and the plaster treatment of the central
portion with the great marquise covering
the carriage entrance. The effect of the
entrance pavilions with the deep I0ggias
Of the second floor is greatly heightened
by the bronze statues at either end of the
steps Those at the music hall are Of
Shakespeare and Bach. Those of CALLED
and Michael Angelo have been placed at
the science and art entrance The -four
large bronze groups surmounting the
building represent science. art, music, and
literature. They are placed above the
corner piers of the payihons
Dedication iaxthe Frieze.
The frieze which encircles the building
bears the names of distinguished men.
The dedication by Andrew Carnegie to
the people Of Pittsburg appears in the
frieze above the central entrance. The
entrance 70 the building is a great vauIted
vestibule with marble wainscoting, ana
the main staircase hall. sixty-six feet
square and three stories in height. has
in the center an open well surrounded by
a twO-story eolonnade. Broad marble
stairs lead TO the second floor, and there
are large elevators at either side. The
walls of the first story are wainscoted 10
a height of ten feet, with Hautsville
marble, while piers OF eschallion marble
around the stair well support the Co
rinthian coionnade OF the second floor.
Above the wainscOting are the first of a
series of mural paintings by John ".
Alexander. Low marble wainscoting on
tbs wall surrounding the halls on the sec
ond and third floors allow fer the carry
ing out of the Alexander series. On the
first floor is a broad corridor lined with
marble crosses, the entire front Of the
extension connecting the stair han with
the foyer OF the music hall, the carriage