The stranger's illustrated pocket guide to Philadelphia, embracing a description of the principal objects of interest in and around the city, with directions how to reach them . transept 90 feet broad crossesthe main building into that forhydraulics, bringing up againsta tank 60 by 160 feet, whereintothe water-works precipitate,Versailles fashion, a cataract 35feet high by 40 feet wide. The external appearance ofMachinery Hall is one central and four ter-minal towers, with their open,kiosk-like tops, are really grace-ful, and the slender spires whichsurmount them are preferab
The stranger's illustrated pocket guide to Philadelphia, embracing a description of the principal objects of interest in and around the city, with directions how to reach them . transept 90 feet broad crossesthe main building into that forhydraulics, bringing up againsta tank 60 by 160 feet, whereintothe water-works precipitate,Versailles fashion, a cataract 35feet high by 40 feet wide. The external appearance ofMachinery Hall is one central and four ter-minal towers, with their open,kiosk-like tops, are really grace-ful, and the slender spires whichsurmount them are preferableto the sheet-iron turrets. Thecost of the construction of Ma-chinery Hall was $800,000. Inthe centre of the immense hallstands the Corliss engine,of 1400 horse-power, and thelargest hitherto known. Following Belmont Avenue,the Appian Way of the Cen-tennial, to the northwest, wepenetrate a mob of edifices,fountains, restaurants, govern-ment offices, etc., and reach theAgricultural Building,—the palace of the farmer. The buildingis worthy of a Centennial agricultural fair: 540 by 820 feet, with io^acres under roof, it equals the halls of a dozen State cattle-shows. The.
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