Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-12
LOCAL NEWS.

OPENING OF THE "SEAToN HorEL."-The
magnificent hotel erected by our public spirit
ed fellow citizens, Messrs. John H. Semmes
and VIM. H. Brawner which has in its progress
OF erection attracted general attention by its
stately proportions and superb interior ar
rangements, was duly inaugurated last night
under the superintendent &c OF the lessee, Mr.. w.
T. Sluyter.
Anumber of invited guests were IN atten-
dance and the affair passed of in brilliant
style with vocal and instrumental music,
dancing, &c, closing up with a supper, boun-
tiful and handsomely served, showing that
Mr.. Sluyter "knows how to keep hotel"
During the evening many OF the visitors i'm
proved the opportunity to visit the different
parts of the building and examined with much
interest the elegantly furnished rooms and the
thousand appliances of latest modern inven-
ton for comfort and convenience throughout
the house going to make this probably the best
adapted bui Hiding altogether for hotel purposes
in the country.
The building is Ga feet front by an average
depth of 100 feet, extending from g street to
Louisiana avenue, has six stories abov ground
and contains IDS rooms.
The basement, with the extensive vaults
running under the streets on both fronts, form
an immense addition to the capacity OF the
building. The basement on the @ street front
Is occupied by an admirably arranged kitchen,
dining room for servants, laundry. with steam
drying room, spacious store rooms, &c, &c.
The Louisiana avenue basement front has
hair dressing saloon with unusually complete
appointments, hath rooms, &c.
On the Louisiana avenue front, first story, is
the Offices, entrances, gentlemen's sitting room,
&c, of the hotel, and also a banking office (oc-
cupied by Washington City Savings Bank)
and the drug store OF Sparks 20.
On the q street front. same story. is hand
some bar room. cigar and tobsccO store, and
two spacious store rooms for business purposes
one of which will probably he used as a lunch
room. The water closet arrangements On this
floor are very complete.
On the I'd floor is the ladies' parlcr, dining
room, Ia dies Ordinary, and six other handsome
parlors and chambers The ladies' parlor ana
the dining room especially are fitted up in a
sty lie of richness aud good taste making them
very pleasing to the eye.
On the third story is the ladies bath rooms,
(admirably arranged.) water closets, and y
richly furnished chambers, with linen room,
as has also the other floors. The fourth story
has % similarly furnished chambers, aud the
fifth and sixth 81 each.
Every room In the house Is supplied with
water and gas, with marble washstand and
other appurtenances in the same perfect style
The office, sitting rooms, bar room, parlOrs,
dining room, passages, DC, are heated by
steam, capable of being adjusted In the matter
OF temperature with the greatest precision.
We do not remember at this moment the
extent OF as.pipe, water. pipe, and steam pipe
in this immense building, Int the aggregate
would astonish the reader. Ms il did IA. We
should mention ia passin ,tbs At the building has
1Ie.plug OF its own on each street, aud that
trod need by four inch mains. aal3 afgF7ss-
The ground on which the building was erected
was purchased by Messrs Semmes and Draw
ner on the 18th Of March, 1853, at % per loot. q
price that rather astoRished some Of the real
The work OF tearing down the old stractofes
occupy ing the ground was comm-nced nay 70,
1863, and the new building WIS GO mpleteu on
the 1st Gay Of November. 1884. ltls mslseI OF
ust pride to the. city TO know tnat he enuf