The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-22

10 troublesome and dxag reeabie work. Az further
preventive Of the spread Of IRE IN this bSdng, thers
tank above the attic ceiling oonsNaing 5000 gallons Of
water and two others, each Of 1000 gallons. From
these there pipes each hoor with three afeplugs
and hose
One novel feature Of this hotel ID, that VII contain
vertical railway that is, carriage will move from tho
top 70 the bottom the building, and from bottom to top
will be forced upwards by the application Of steam
power and the escent viii be regulated by the resist
Of hydraulic over ~ 70 guard againat ACCIDENTS
The car win be attached To shaf which, being turned
by steam, viii cause the Car 70 proceed upwards by
means Of a screw, or on the principle Of the
inclined plane The stops at each floor, and pAssen
eers landed and others taken in In the same way,
in making the descent stops at each floor. It s stated
that there will be contrvances each OF these landings
to prevent accidents We should think something very
ensctual would be wanted 10 make this arrangement
safe The inventor Ii Mr.. Oils Tufts, OF Boston, who,
suffering from the commercial convusion turned his at
tenon 70 mechanical studies In his necessity was
the mother Of invention. The design TO equal1s the
stories the building and make The sixth desirable as
the second or third.
Behind the vertical railway is = baggage elevator,
moved by the same power. The obecs OF this rs oovi.
ousy the necessity OF taking trunks up and down
the stais-a great convenience
Near the vertical railway there Ia capaous staircase
for those who prefer using their egs snd there are seve
raj other staircases throughout the baldipg.
The architect Of the interior arrangements, Mr. Wash
burre the architect OF his fortune &c served bis
time apprentice plasterer and s.eo BY step
to the top or the ladder in spite Of the family :n1enceof
architects born Of weather. parents His forte s the
construction Of hotels He built the Revere H,use and
the American EouAe in Boston, and the rfemon. Temple,
cos. OF $I0 900, which for accus,is and general
good arrangements exces any ohe- masoal biting in
the country. There reform which he accomplished
in that building and thai is easy egress IN Gaze Of -e
the Temple be pletey cleared OF the anten,e in
two minutes an arrangement watch oush. 70 be enforced
by law In large public buildings - guard Sc iasi the
consequences resaltiug from paci,
Besides the Filth HOTEL wr. Stevens has nov on
his hands hotels in Boston, one IN Phiaislpn, and
one in Mobile and lie stated tina. he to the
Of the hotel in Eogland tho American
plan One woud think that single nose Of large siz 10
much any manage well, and the cid adage
comes up OF stoo many irons the fre But then Mr..
Stevens may have sort of genius for hotels which lifts
him above ordinary mortah. He is reputed TO be the
Napoleon OF hotel keepers. The only difficulty tina.
he cannot be in many places together il no
bird
Aner ALL the great secret of health and comfort In hotels
s wholesome pure food, properly cookedthe thing OF al
Others 10 which least attention paid In this respect the
larger the hotel much the worse Toe great hotels
but caravansaries rne food Is cooked by wholesale,
and every kind Of meat cooked alike that yoa
tell the difference between bsef and mutton, veal lamb
In the smaller boes the distinction is better ooserved
Good cookery 10 the result OF civilization, and ad
vance in that may expect to have vands cooked
better to have less Of dyspepsia and other diseases
which proceed from impure and badly prepared food.