The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-24

ing neatness are only exceled By the manuai dex.
!erity OF che hands controlled by H. p. Browning,
The basement Is o marvel. as may be imagined
rom It's SIZE. Because this door contains The kitchen
pass among the ranges the coppered receptsoles
anu sl tne cooking apparatus, and notice neat
~ worthy OF the London cluDs-a system ~ that
VI VI france, Iaundres, store rooms, pantrteS, Ice
e sU reiiigerators poultry rooms fruit rooms
r grand system OF apartments culinary pre-.
paIauohs are ienced on in convenient sections. De-
scenuhg 20 The sub basement Is the wine cellar with
,s 'in,ages bought before the war. There We lind
tree powerful steam engines four large boilers and
three steam pumps These pumns can rnrow a1
saoh' VI "S'er per minute to any part Of the hotel
IN CASH 0P FIRE.
perfect construction OF Inc Grand Cent,,I Hotel
aaGpe are Two large IRON tanks each holding TO- O00
these are ALWAYS fun, and have hose attached b.
which streams can play in twenty seconds rom the
the hotel. and with the pumps below and Inc watss
above DANES are impossible. Such a system Of ire
York. Then there are five stalrcases, accessible Al
all times; Two elevators, scuttles TO the roof by
when destruction OF NE could not occGr save by
way and two on Mercer street. u
Entering again by the main entrance. eighteen
feet wide, we proceed along distance or eighty
feet from Broadway ana there Is the heavy, massive
white marine spiral staircase Winning up
topm0st story. The bannlster rs OF heavy
walnut, anu the panelling OF the stancnlons
Is wrought IN satin wood. The stairs arc twelve
feet III width Two elevators moving Ia large shafts
and capable OF ascending or descending IN thirty
seconds, are In very convenient position about
the foot OF the statrcaSes. The apparatus IL very
elegant complete ana tasteful aS well.
THE SECOND FLOOR
Is for dining, receiving company for elegant par.
Tors, tea and the choicest SUITS The nrst par
Tor, twenty ve by fifty, Is the gentlcmeas pari0r on
broadway TO southwark and ~ northward Of IL sraR
I'VE ladies' parlors OF large DIMENSIONS most elabO~
rarely decorated tinted, irescoed hung with bronxo
chandeliers, carpets In velvet and AxmInster,
adorned With lace curtains, window fittngs and
lastly, most superbly furnished No rooms In the
country can exceed them In the beautiful execution
shown by the painter, the cabinetmaGer and nphoi-
sterer In one room The prevailing TINT Is ashes or
rose In anothef pearl, ana third cream. The
irescoing Is dehcaie and mild-it is still ricn.
There are Tour dining rooms IN the second moor,
the grand dining nall 5oxlOO others 2ox50, 25x40k
and 25xSl and these WIN seat 800 guests at once.
directly over the exchange. II Is lifted with large
pier glasses and wall mirrors, wanscotinx ex-
Soards and rhe tn,s are gnr ana chsnrs" s1 Tns
three smaller dining rooms with tea aud breakfast
rooms are likewise elegant This SUIT FOR eating II
The largest III the world. The private apartments on
this floor are superb; the halls wide lofty and
capacious, anu the halmen and conycLiences for
reaching guests are iaultless.
THE FURNITURE,
one OF the most Important adjuncts OF hotel,
was Manufacture on the premises under the SUPER
Vision OF H. Lyman Powers, the lessee. IL IL need
less TO say that The woods arc choice, the fabrics
chosen IRON The rarest vclves, status, dainasks
with tue carpets in gure anu the ceilings In medal-
lion, and that the sets Tor bedrooms and parIors are
be otherwise than appropriate ana luXuriant
THE THIED, FOURTH, FIFTH AND sixth FLOORS
are exactly alike IN arrangement and plan, the only
difference beng In the heights OF the ceilings. Let
as look at the third. From Broadway, aud loDgti-
tudinally through the centre OF the motel passes
hail eighteen feet III width which IN the middle or
the hotel narrows 10 width of niue feet There
are two halls parallel with this, nt the southern
aud the olher ut the northern side an both are 300
Ieet long, running nom broadway To Mercer. There
are three wide Transverse halls, parallel with
Broadway, another likewise parallel. oar on the
Fran and
the centre, making six corridors and aOont ffiy
Railways, with 1--we staircases two elevators and six
doors opening 10 the street There are
TWO COURTS
In the centre 20 feet vide by 160 afording light ana
ventilation and allowing 10 n no DARK rooms These
The rooms Oh the four floors are palior, bedroom
and closets en- suite sumptuously furnished. Of an
average Of l4xl6, with hre places, hot aud sold
water, and, what Observation-Disclosures on every
moor
THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH FLOORS
are accessible by nve starcases, two each side Of
the hotel, IN the middle. These f0ors consist VI
single 0r n S o Tnes are elegant
The whole island Is at your feet; the pay stands IN
the distance and though nigh up you are not beyond
rooms aud parlOrs are French anu were imported
for this house.
There are fifteen carriages day and night ready
for under The charge Of +. C. Bellows. The
the complement OF domestics, walters and baIimen
constitutes brigade The cook Is Of long experience;
the steward is familiar with all the markets Of the
world; and those charged with dressing up The table
and attending the inen aud incidcntals or house,
Keeping nave been chosen because OF their respect.
funess to guests and their intelligent attention to
their duties. But Oh the Powers have done well
once. He appoints gcntemanly and polite clerks
clerks who are not afraid answer questions cheer
fully and VINO are not all airs. Clerks with their
heads near the moon have wrecked many hotels
About
THE HOST
He has been tried before and Is one OF the most
genial and handsome OF men, easy gong, attentive
graceful In manner and always 'at honer Expe-
rence had made him rich anu happy. and he enters
now upon this grand enterprise with no misgtvings
His mind Is executive, and q fine hotel Is his idea
before profits. His IL assured. His nrst act
Is to make board ut the Grand Central 49, So so ana
81 day--a large reduction.
In order that this hotel may be measured BY
figures, glance at the following