Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-20

year, the WedaSIl House is reopsnsd to the
travelling public. We are heartily rSjoieed
to be able to make the announcement, for
certainly the business and travel flowing
through our city, Is sufficient to warrant Its
opening. Our other hotels, though excellent
Iy managed, have had AL their resources
taxed to the utmost BY the tremendous busi-
ness which has poured upon them this fall
and winter, and there will still be plenty for
all to do, to accommodate travellers.
The WsddsIl House is epsnsd under the
charge Of Messrs. J. Il. & A. W. KirkWoOd,
who have leased the house Of Mr.. WeddSll
for ten years, and are now its sole proPris-
tors. These gentlemen were formerly pro-
prietors Of the KirkWood House, in Washing
ton, and came from there With the highss.
reputation as gentlemen and hotel keepers.
They will keep the WeddSlI in the right style
and well up to the times.
The new prOprietOrs of the house have
been busily engaged, for several months, in
rsmOdsIliDg, repairing, rSpainting, rsPaPer-
iog and entirely rsnovatiug the whole sstab-
1
In the most perfect order.
The office Of the House is on the second
floor, occupying the corner room Of the build
ing, on Bank and Superior streets. It is ht-
tad up in fne style. Behind the elegant
counter our toWnsmsn, Mr.. George Bingham
will Ofioiate as Head Clerk, assisted By H.
Il. johnson, Esq, formerly Of the fremont
House, Boston.
The parlors Of the Rouss are most elegant
Iy and tastsfully, as well IS richly, flashed.
Nothing can exceed the hnsnsss and quality
Of the velvet carpet, the curtains, the mir
rOrs and the furniture. But We must ask our
readers to look into these rooms for them
selves, as any description Of ours would fail
to de them justice.
Tho internal improvements Of the House
have been considerably modified, greatly In
ersssing their convsnisnce. The main en-
trance is still on Bank, and the ladies en-
trance on Superior, IS of old, but changes
have been made in passages, stair-Wsys, etc.
greatly adding to the eonvenisnee Of guests
IEd especially Of ladies.
The suitss Of rooms on the second and third
hOors are most conveniently and neatly ar
ranged, and any family wishing permanent
board will find exactly what they want in
some Of those excellent aPartmenp.
All the rooms Of the House are finely I'm
ishsd, carpstsd and furnished. The same
style of furniture and carpets Is introduced
into every room of the house. The furniturei
BY the Way,-Hll oiled walnut, Of the most
elegant kinds from Lawrence, Wild 4
Hall, of Bolton. Tue earpsting and linen
are all from the establiIhnsnt Of that mer-
ehHnt prince A. 7. Stewart Of New York
The carpets are all Brussels, with the ex-
csption of the velvet carpets Of the pArlorS
The gas fixtures are put up by our towns
man, W. P. FOgg, Esq and are from the
great manufsctory of Cornelius, in PhilAdsl-
phis. The splendid Steam-hxturss, for heat
ing the house, which make the offices and
dining room 50 comfortable on this Wintry
dsy, are from Benton Co. The Stsam-ft-
ting is done by Parish and knight. B. P.
Bowers did the plumbing and Z. Huston the
osrpentsr-work for the whole house, and
Myers and UhI furnished for It some Of the
finest marble work that it has ever boen our
fortune to admire.
The splendid silver, for the dining-roOm,
is from the great emporium of Tiffany & Co.,
New York city; and the crocksry is from the
establishment of W. P. Fogg, of our city.
The diniDg-rOOm, by the way, is finely fur
niEhed, and will be under the supsrlnten-
dsucs Of that experienced caterer, Matthew
Fisher, as Head Waiter.
On the 6rst floor, in the room in which the
OIdes was formerly situated, one of the larg-
est, finest, most elegant and best arranged
saIogus in the country will be thrown open
to-day. On one side of the room is the bar,
which is as finely constructed, for elegance
and eonveuiencs as any in the west. The
restaurant &o., in connection with it,
will soOn be completed. Cigar and newsPa-
per stands, ETC., ste., hlI up the spacious and
splendid saloon.
Rarely has hotel opened more auspieious-
Jy, under better managers, and with more
complete and careful preparations than has
the WeddeII. We cordially wish it all success
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