Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-08-17
JA1NE'S BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA.

eight feet below the surface of the natural
springs: those of the front ard back walls
are eight feet thick; the centre wall six feet,
and the side walls five feet. In order TO ac.
complish This part of the work, the water
had to be constantly pumped out by steam
engine for many weeks, and notwithstand.
ing the difficulties that were thus encounter.
ed, every stone was as accurately and as SOL
IDLY laid as it could have been under the
most favorable circumstances The side
walls OF the cellar are 3 feet 4 inches thick
those above, TO the top of the fourth story,
feet . inches the fifth and sixth stories
ieel; and seventh and eighth stories is
inches.
The interior is divided BY range of six.
teen cast iron columns In each story, extend
ing from front to back making in all 100
columns; the lower eirder is also comnosed
OF cast iron. Each column stands on a cast
iron base, or shoe, which rests Immediately
on the column below, and is so constructed
as to allow the glrder to pass through it. thus
forming complete iron connection from the
bottom TO the top of the building: the bear.
ings OF all the columns and shoes are ,tirned
aud fitted in lathe, so as 10 insure the great
est possible degree of stability.
The weight of the columns and p;rders
alone will exceed 322, coo lbs. or 144 tons, in
addition to which large amount of cast iron
will be used in other parts of the building
The water from the roof will be discharged
INTO four reservoirs, holding 10000 gallons,
and the surplus wafer will be carried off by
means of eight inch cast iron pipes extend
ing through the centre of the building.
Each story will be furnished with four
complete wafer closets, and hydrants, with
al Inc necessary appliances for promoting
the cleanliness and comfort Of the numerous
operatives employed throughout the eStab.
lshmcnt.
The first story will be divided into two
stores, extending from Chestnut street TO Car.
ier's alley, one of which will be occupied
exclusively by the Doctor the front on Ches.
nut street will be appropriated to the retail
business, and the wholesale department will
have It's outlet on Carter's alley; while the
centre of the building will be occupied as a
counting-room by the clerks, who number
abon, twenty. This department of tie es-
tablishment has a fire-proof 81 feet by ls
feet, furnished with movable book-raek OF
IS feet in length, made 10 draw out into the
coun,ing-room on railway.
The front store will have a rich Gothic
finish, with ribbed ceiling, embelished
with bosses and pendants; the counter will
be so feet long, composed entirely OF Italian
marble, and the floor will be conn posed 81
marble appropriately tesselated.
The second story will contain suite D.
richly furnished apartments, consisting of q
receiving room, parlor, private Office and
consulting rooms, also compounding room
J and store rooms.
The principal part Of the upper stories vii
be fitted up for the manufacture Of the Doc
tors celebrated "FaInily Medicines anc
for filling, labelling and packing bottles, box
{. ing and wrapping sanattce and ague pills, alst
for engraving and printing copper-plate LABEL
! and cards connected With his business, il
: which he keeps constantly employed NOR,
than 200 hands, including nearly so deserv
5 ing women.
! The basement will he devoted to the pack
ing and putting up Of wholesale drug orders
This story, with the cellar, extends under IN,
pavements in Chesnut street and Carter
alley, making the entire length Of each ii
D the clear 100 feet.
The whole establishment is TO be warme,
t by furnaces constructed in the lower cellar
and ventilated on philosophical principles.
y The original design of this masnihcen