The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-02-29
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cvVHs 49, 4 ysOossVx 80 A3s
Maj. Thompson. with his big poos ct
book, and pay-train, pissed here Las
week and paid 81 tho employees Of Ii,
road. % " his won't every mouth. whicl
fact has replenishsd the local mcney mar
ket somewhat .-5.c..E j..
As We feared, the result Of the terrible
storm GU Tuesday Of last week. made hav'
% 10 human life throughout the prairie
country where it prevailed. Our exohang-
q from al quarters in the North west lea,
TO us the tidings Of death BY freezing.
We were politely conducted. fsx day.
since. over. through, around and beneath
the "big hotel" or Headquarters Hotel, !.
II IL COMMONLY called. by. mine Aess, Mr..
VIM. Lyle, of that institution. The new
maalaesh wing ID about completed In ali
its parts. and the whole tablishmsnt-
containing equivalent TO three stories,s and
basemsnt-with its necessary ou.buiidin %,
occupies something over two acres Of ground,
There 10 loom to comfortably seat al the
table IL the new diaing-hall something over
: hundred guests; there are between fifty
and sixty beautifully arranged and commo-
dious sleeping rooms, fitted up in rich and
moder1 style. with al needed furniture,
such as spring beds, wash stands, mirrors,
bureaus. clothes presses, etc., and all
handsomely carpeted. Besides ,hese anu
the dining hall, are parlors, Offices, prone
uades, an immense kitchen, cook and pas
try rooms, large basement story and eel
lars. wash room, bedding presses, etc., all
arranged and fitted up with every imagin-
ary article and appliance, for '.speed, safe.
ty and comfort" The whole building will
be supplied with water, by pipes leading
from az elevated reservoir to oil rooms in
the house.
We were shown in the office Of Lyman
Bridges, tho architect and builder Of sta
lions on the road, AMI Mr.. Jas. H. Place,
the complete designs, elevations, plans.
etc OF the new depot executed by him,
the proportions Of which We give below, to
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The building is to be 40x80, two stories
high with attic. The style Of architecture
is Italian, with projecting turrets At each
corner, GIG. running high above the roof,
and terminating with mansard roof and or
namented pinnsclee, through which are to be
ventilstors from the closets and wash
rooms Of both stories below. The grand
tower Of the main front entrance to the
building is 16xls, projecting six feet frem
tho nalu part, and GO feet from base to
pinnacle, beau fully orusmeuted from the
top Of the building upward, with msnsard
roof. and great clock in front. The lower
story is to be arranged thus Entering
tho front through the main tower, you en-
ter hall l4x14; 10 ono hand is the entrance
to the ladies' parlor, TO Tho other the zen t.;
out Of this hall goes an easy and graceful
stairway to the second story. On the first
floor are the two passenger rooms, 32x39
each, ticket and telegraph office in the
center with openings into each of the pAs.
senger rooms, and two commodious FIRE.
proof vaults, 8xl2. The passenger rooms
will each be supplied with wash rooms and
closets--in the corner turre.s-prov ids.i
and arranged after the most modern and
improved style-the upper story being also
provided in like manner. Ascending
from the front hall you come TO an upper
one similar in proportion. on tho one side
Of whish is the Office Of Geo. P. Lee, Gen.
eral Disturbing and Financial Agent Of the
N. P. r. R., AID on the other tho Office OF
Col. John 8. LOOMS, General Land Com.
missioner Of the road. These Two Offices
are very similar in sig, and arrangement
being each S2x27 clear OF private Offices,
vaults. closets, wash rooms, etc. In the
center, between these two suites of rooms,
and corresponding With the ticket and tele.
graph Office below, is the office Of Geo
W. Sweet. the Attorney for the road and
local law agent At Braiuerd: The attic
story will be lighted by dormer windows
and the building throughout the inside sup.
ported by ornamental iron columns. Ia
front Of the building, its full length, will
be an overhauging protection, supper, ed
BY immense brackets, and around tn.
whole will be . finely constructed plat
form of ample space.