New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-26
A MAGNIFICENT HOTEL - THE NEW GILsEf
HOUSE ON BROADWAY.

The north east corner of Broadway and
Kwenty-ninthst. IS spot peculiarly adapted 10 the
display of fine architecture and the builder OF the new
Gilsey House has made the most tudcious use or his
seoigne OF age" The great thoroughare OF New
York presents no imposing structure than this
magnificent eighstoried pile, wherelnis embodied all OF
grace and soidty known to modern workers in iron BY
an inward bend Of the Twentynnth-st SIDE cutting
off of the corner, and ingenious use OF balconies
she west and south sides made TO present thef vast
array OF columns, and windows, and ehimneys, ana
French roofs as one colossal front Of snguary varied
and harmonious proportions. The building IS Lshaped
and 1o5 feet high II fronts rs feet on Broadway and
rather more than twice that distance on Twentyninthst
while the rear wing running toward Ihnuethst IL 20
feet square The owner, Peter Glsey tfed III VAIN 10
buy the Broadway necessary 10 make the hoei o
NV $50 feet The structure Is built of ron backed with
brick and is as nearly fire proof 1t is possible to make
such building,
The main Broadway entrance opens into beautifully
decorated vestbule rs feet long and IS feet wide Upon
tbe walls which are marblezed," as IN Booths
Theator imitation statuettes are painted in Etrnfcan
which s. surrounded in succession beginning
ct the left by the barber shop inc oarr3oh, Ai te
1ewsstand the grand stairway, the elevator the once
the eentlemens diningroom the courtroom, the private
Office the reading-rOom, and the gentlemens lWeny-
nnth-st. entrance. speahngtuDes ieaung 70 ens I{
room I'm the house concentrated at the Office IN addl
dion to the usual bell anunciator AZ the head OF 1e
frst flight Of the main stairway, which is ouit OF very
durable artificial stone there are three sa9ed gass VIII
OF noteworthy beauty On the second MOOR are c
-Or for ladies and for public use. Every SUITE on h
bOOr includes parOi, sleep!DglOCin W.
and clothes aud watercosets. All these
apartments are furnished in the finest style ana Dfonze
pictures and other choice ornaments are dlsuloute9
hrough them in prOfusiOD. Administer, wilton, anu
gelve carpets ale laid all the floors, except the
seventh aud eighth. which covered with the nnest
brussels The furniture throughout the house Is or UNI
foun magmiiicence the style having been man
iained an the floors in finishing ana lIlnsin the ~
yrvate parOrs the 30 private bathrooms, ana INC l6O
which the hotel contains. The only SER
wants sleep in house the chamberInalds ana
lauDdreeses, who completely isolated IN the eghth
story from which private stairway descends 10 lne
basement. TO guard against nre warerplpes ana 10Y
See OF provided each floor and there is also
third stairway in front, IN addition TO the MAN ana
servants starways. 80,
Tie large dining-Toom which occupies the whole width
nj the hotel in the OF the second story il Deau
peted and furnished The usual MOTEL dinner Is served
foIn 10 "a D. m but otherwise the house is conducted
NJ DelmOnicO's. The gentlemen's restaurant on the
ground floor is handsomely fitted up, and the Kitchen
I'd bakery directly under IT, ar furnished with the most
approved culinary apparatus In the basement are
fine billiard room, with five tables, servants dining
roolne and closets, laundry, boot blacks roOm bag
pump forcing water into the immense tank
nj the top of The house In mont on the sidewalks are
four beautiful standards, each bearing three elegant
note0ass lanterns The hotel cost about 100000, ana
XII accommodate nearly 500 guests that lumber having
cadv been registered since the opening OF the house.
a., II The propretors are James II. Bresn, formerly
~ Congress Hail. Saratoga Peter Gardener formerly
Of Wizards, at Washington, and Henry 1Isey, son OF
fle nrcuretOr The staf of the hotel includes James
SanGster formerly Of st. Lawrence Hail. Montreal; MT
rccui1g formerly OF Congress Hall Mr. Moore formerly
Of the Howard Hotel and Charles Giisey OF NeW-A"K