Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-21
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Amonster Hotel.


Now that We are pretty certain Of having Grit
class hotel in Nashville, eau read with less eny
Of great houses elsewhere. TIE giant Of The void
is the about TO be opened in New York, on Nal
isOn Square and Filth Avenue, Of which the yos+-
nal Of Commerce gives the following description;
Tie building covers sixteen fall lots Of erousd,
is seven stories high and has an elevation fr m the
cellar 10 The roof of l07 feet. The front on F h
Avenue and Brosdwsy il 202 feel; en- seniy-thid
street, els feet, and on TWeny fourth street 1876
The magnitude of the house appears from the f.e
that il contains no less than eight large public par
Tors, 40 pfivRte do four dinRg and tea roon g. 40
CHAMBERS and 60 other rooms for servants de-
Neary al the pineipal chambers have baths md
water arrangements complete, there being fully 100
baths in all On the see nd hoor fronting Eth
Avenue and Broadway, are the public parlors aud
suits Of elegant priva'e parlors; also On 23d sd
24th streets, opening iuto corridor 6l3 feet bng
running the entire distance along the lines OF the
building. Opening from this corridor is the gieat
promenade, nearly so feet vide, aud usitiDg With
the grand din ng hall at its western extremity, pre-
seniirg with its double rows Of columns, a gard
tout ensemble Opposite this promenade in thedin-
ing hail. is placed one Of the most insignificant
mirrors ever imported to this eouutry. Tse grand
dining hall is 50 feet long 90 feet vide ami 81 feet
high, lighted with eleven elegant che ndeliers made
from French designs, and hung from beautifully
AtsSCOeu celunB supported py OOFlbLalan cOlufn3S
Between the latter are placed manieent mirrors;
while at intervals, between the columns on the one
side, are placed beautiful French 6yfss in new de-
signs.
The whole building will be supplied with an indie
pendent gas apparatus manufactured By E.. v.
Haughwout & Co., at u cost of bout S. 0C0--by
which the expenses of illumination as already prov
ed in actual service, s reduced ore-half in compsr-
ison with city charges. Tae psn Of ventilation is
equally noticeable, and very efeotual in It's opera
ton, the heat Of the furnaces being conducted into
fues, extending over the house, thereby creating
strong draft and exhausting the atmospheric i'm
Furities of the various spRrtnenie The hestice OF
the building is done by steam, fer which three boil
ers, each twenty-five feet in length aud nearly Eve
feet in diameter, are provided. From these, the
steam ls oonduetedGl over the building the condens
ed steam being carried back to the boilers By re-
turn fue. The boilers and gss-hOuse occupy dis
tant building, wholly exterior TO the main struc-
ture.
The novel arrangements adopted for preparing
food for the numerous inmates Of a hotel OF ibis
class, are one OF the most curious features Among
other apparatus, are ten m0nsrous steam kettles
for boiling vegetables, &C., each weighing nearly
LOCO pounds. The vorious machinery FOR cooking.
Wishing ironing, and other processes, will be Of
srthcient capacity for 100. guests.
Even partial description Of this establishment
would be glsringly incomplete, should We omit all
mention Of the admirable contriyance to facilitate
communication between the different stories. A
luxurious car or ladies' earriage ia provided, which
will glide from the lower floor the uppermosi stO
ry easily conveying eight or ten persons at trip.
This car is propelled By steam, and passes up and
down upon revolving spiral ehaft nearly 100 feet
long and about ten inches in diameter; and per-
feet is this invention that under no circumstances
is there possibility of accident. There will be
at'ached TO the house beautifully fitted up Paris
ian restaurant not only fer the of the guests, but
as place where gentlemen and ladies may dine
with their families or friends, in the most gentee
way, and at the same time not be subject to extrav
sgant charges.
The hotel and grounds belong TO Amos r Euo,
Esq. The outer walls we're mostly erected by him,
under the superinteRdence of Mr. Thomas, arshi-
tect. Before the roof was on the building, it WAS
Leased for term of years 10 ParAn Stew ns Esq,
proprietor Of tae fremont and Revere House, Of
Boston Mass.
The entire cost CT this est lb,ishment, which, with
one exception, stands foremost in point Of magni-
tude to anything in this cOuatry, will considerably
exceed one million dollars, shown by the following
items