Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-02

nasI-on Iti.cr Railroad.
fFra.a ~ sew York Times, Nov. u.s.
The Transformation Of st. Johns Park
run the pleasure ground If yesterday 10
tbs gfeat express feigat depot Of the fu-
ture--a magnificent hsli- wsy house bctwee
Asa agd hafore--snay be called one OF the
poems Of progress; typical rehearsal Of
tie new birth OF New York. The new
eight depot Of the Hudson River Rslroad
~ TO he by fer the most magnificent build
ny ever eree,ed in thi- psr, Of The 40 Id
4 extends ii5 feet 9 inches on Beach AMI
A4iest slr.tts, by 43e feet C inches OF
sricL ana linasoi an area Of 1871, 321s
square feel, oT over four acres, under sin
gle roof /; i t. have three stories and Q
easement, will be about siaty feet high
from the ground In the average, ard will be
composed wholly Of brick, iron nnd stone,
making it absolutely ire proof. The base
ments, or ceiars, which extend On Beach
street 3i7 feet, and On Lsieh, street 324
feet, each 90 feet in width, will be w.ll
sjapted to the storage Of dairy products
ard other aiticlcs TO be protected against
The changes Of temperature. The wails are
Of heavy stone, three feet thick, ard tic
depth below ground IL eleven feet. A hun
irci aud four l5.ipch iron columns sustain
he iron and brick floor above them, which
paved over all aud calculated 70 sustain
a weight OF 200 pounds to tho square foot.
Al the other foors are 10 be made for 400
lbs. to The square foot The cellar on Bca
street j. already completed. Il has eleven
doors and stars. and thirteen outside and
lpurteeu ins.de windows. The two upper
etrriss yiIi ID d,vo ell 10 freight and mer-
ch ntise storage such PORTIONS AZ are not
required tor The former purpose beng leased
l, psiva.c - tles for the latter. The ma
MI .e..t ,A.ent OF those Two lofts before
sh., shah be parcelel by partitions. IN The
- 600 sqrsre feet in each. broken up in
g.. vista by forest of four hundref and
Httrty iron COLUMNS, will be a sight worth
s"ing 20 see.
The ground plan OF the whole square 10
lvidsd INTO q, ven wide avenues, running
from Nsriek 10 iiud-an street, four fJr carts
add five for cars. besides two great ire'gn,
reception halls, (also enu red by carts. one
~ Bach mad one on liaight street, each 80
y 1853 f.et in dinner ssons. Each VI the
ne car avenues is % feet vide. and con-
sa,ns tso .tacks. commencing in Vsrirk
.t.et. Snd all ths ten wheeling out into the
isuhle line # track on Hudson street, in
,ara'lel curves Of 1913 feet radius outside
o. the l.I hand track, and lag for the right
land The four cart avenues, or platform,
FIR tho del vert of freight, are each ~ fee,
aide, paved like the car avenues, with Bel
gan blocAs. raised 10 the level Of the car
doors and s!oped down ut the ends in IN
iined planes, for the entrance aud exit OF
tarts.
The foun atoms are Of heavy stone, three
feet thick, OIL = bed Of concrete. with gran
tie piers at intervals Of l2t feet. These
support the iron columns It The supe:struo-
ture, OF which there are 1870 altogsther,
(bcsile the lUi In the cciiars,) in three
t'ers Of 43o each. one column exactly above
another. MASKING in effect 43O columns 50
ie,t high. The total length Of these col
Inns Is over 10000 feet, aud their weigh
'vef 3,o0u,o0o 1 ounds. The length of iron
beams ana virde,s in the building will be
over 220 900 fec. or over 40 odd miles, and
her weight ever 81. 600 oUo pounds. max
lng altogether over Ii 30 tons OF iron
lie II .ors. except those VI the cellars, are to
"nsi-t OF beck arches, resting on iron
beams, ID covered with lloring OF brick
sita tie alaiu0n On the first Z 9or of Be-
nb revcInt ~. the foli Is to be construe-
80 "a ,l.e same way. except that the cover
ns at'i ~ q nsl bal um he roof will il-
uae iren al sile> toward lie centre al III,
afr az isslt an inch 10 The DOT but cen
al area uf on hai drcd feet square III be
ee'.d only with gas, in the form Of u
nodcra ely ra'scd pyramida' dome. A cor.
rspa"dsn; space viii be left open through
he thiri md Sc, Dad Il .prs to Tie ground 10
eve light and ventilation 10 the int,r r 81
he building and lofts In addition. there
sfll be ,ight MINOR skyights of similar
ipin, twenty i've icc' sqrrrc. The frs
tory Is twenty FEET high in the clear. tbs
ec7aa th rte let. and the third VII!
.vctaec isur,e, n and half feet. The brick
ute walls of he structure are to be tau
feet thick throughout. All the doors ard
shutters are Of iron, IN the modern rolling
'ashnn, the )inis being formed according
70 their patent. w,h y complete interlock-
tns and overlapping OF the parts, absolute
y weather tight and Ere proof.
Th cost Of the whole structure ia est
ma'ed at two millions o. dollars, beside one
million paid FOR the land.