, 1872-10-09


On eaeh fsoat ce1ner Of tie building are pavnio
boc aa satoe On tbs the psdnent M len On The eastc
side in graceful curve, are the initia, i cut stone
IS. + Il g." over which IS . locomotive, aud q
either sdc Of this iro pedeta1s figures Representing
the farmer and engineer, with the implements of thct
calling by them. The pedracut On the western sido
surmounted by bson In full career under which
the letters c. B. + p and On the pedeat.lso o3 cste
ssde the pioneer and the 1Ddian-
The rrr. portion cf the edidcc vii be devoted 10th
II tho bes ssio vi.h vaults = pertee:iy heproo
be rade- Thus much for the f7cnt Of tho build
@ Ehisn wn 70: b rs sst u BY an
The length OF the entire building is 60 fest, th
track portion occupying 81 fee* in length BY ic0
width On the west side Is to tc the trajectory, Indies
room, ticket Offices, o:aeers' rooms, baggage rooms
and tho Ike These roc.ns open on platform IS fee
IN Width Then fos outgoing trains
then platform Is feet wide then three tT2cts for IN
coming tairs, and smother pI.sform e feet wide
The span ct ths tu.ses TITS portion il 132 feet
tsinng pressure Of 50 M to tne square foot Tht
t-ussea entirely Of i-co, .Ed form An elliptic nsch
giving a sppearance q grace and Gghtness Character
| isEc Of American architecture sad engineering.
! The rcar wall h.s tno srched openings Of 80 fee
span each tho vpuasnrsdF the arches running clea1
through tho wall A signal light is to h plseed oa
Light f-on which, teing 81 fee: above the hscs will bt
| visible As f:r south as Sixteenth street,
ground and extends from van Burcn street nearly two
blocEs south, and from Pacific aTe1ue to sherman
\ etfe9x- 4t8 EC6t Dc xSSN.EN.
1 OTHER DEpo- sraCc-CEE
projected and vii n time take their places aaunG
tie grand centres Of deveIoroen: n our city. These
Genital, Michigan Central, MD chtcsgo, Burlington
Quincy Railroad Companies to cccrry the three h!ocs
sorth Ct Rantolat street "a he Iase ss91e J. fSs =
tended to be the most scperb a.d costly structure In
the world, and viii surely take pszee among our
when o.ainicg formulas and h:ndranees 1ze removed
TIE othex and erea rasser building in size, md IN
tended 2 shalleEge soTpette2 il esesy respest = Is
mauced next sc.scn On Madison street and extend
souhws1d four blocks Canal street, all street czoss
interdent Mccullougl's new dcpo: il not 'as big as
III out q Doors it viii BE- tic rcx. thing to IT, the
lNgese enclosed area in the world
TIE NEWSPAPER PREMISES.
TEE TINES BUILDING.
Keeptcg psce with the marked material inp1ove-
ISmks IS erecting ba!ling much scre1ior in all
spects to tbs former one, situated Dearborn street.
Formerly Of Joliet limestone it Is rebuilt anotheE
construction for the better; eaod to the increasing
requirements ct the c6ceern, and additional eS1
On tho northwes: corre~ Of walls and Washington
aSee:s. Is xB1 feet the ground five stories high
ahoye ths bassent and son:tsuetea of yello sad
teet, dexcrIbea the style as EnslishFrench Ths n.n
feature Of the facade Is the narowness q the Windows
corner Is ca. OH leaving ain entrance to the count
fng-zoo,n. This entrance Is corcrod D. porch sup.
ported By Stone co1uzons. The words, The 1snea,"
letters similar to the hend-no of tho rarer, which ts
suggestive and ornamental at once
The basement, which VIII cuo41o the presses, 1od-
ing machines, ETC., hes beeo constructed hzc-iroof,
With Iron and brick arches, whi-a xi eGeually TO
toct the printing machinery from injury, even should
The main doo- il divided into THREE compartments,
the centre one containing Tbs 1imes couadng-1oor.
and the Others bank ot6css. --....
Tho second aud thrd stories, which will be finished
handsomely in hard WOOD nad eorssin all modern In
psusenants n tha wxy q furniture, such as steam
coils, open g.ates, and ssh-bowla, win b ranted for
otnoe purposes
The fourth story Is to be given up TO the editorial
stat, liberal accommodations ha!ing been provided
Is feet
The nf:h aour viii be occupied By the composing
In the centre of the building Is largo glass sngat
81 fest in diameter throwing anty Of Light into the
bv ssseasez I @ eiesatoi, Is wcn - mi main sas1Eay
from The secund door to the top Of the building This
+ spin; Y os .nd "a = she n from a
viii be erzcfci and p.eazing to the e5 The pricte-a
sa,rxay from tho second floor to tho composing room
The building yin Do dnish:d handsomely, ard
heased with s:e.m. The deiay in is erection is duo
t aant Ga he Of the
that the roof win be next month II the STONE eonea
THE Asr4A1s zwUxa" BUILDING.
Tho Iui..eis Stats zeituns Building, the north
east corner Of Fifth avenue and street. :
handsome sono stractre llox4o sx stories md hase-
The st5ie Is that OF tas 1ta.u Renaissance, ainpc
i4y and n.skveaass having becn studied by the azc
afE.ac eaeee he material IL n1nafactnred stone.
heavy cc-nIca shove the h-st End third stories suh
rides lie lrts rh.e tbs la.se a1e highly o11.meot.d
rsNere tie neontonr which s sometimes ineyitablo in
plain argn buildings- Stataes Of Franklin and Gut
plaeed n pedextals belo the centre Windows Of tho
th1d story. The whols will be c-owEed With ao ale
eonal gsoup representing the Goddess of Liberty md
Thn tasenent, which Is eleven feet high, win con-
tain, On Warrington etzee bank o1aoe 4ox3s 1ect,
IN otIice l5x4o fae. Under these shsee sf1ees is
for stozagc fest high 10 fect vide and 60
feet long The presses and other machinery Of news
paper Office cecupy the remainder OF the basement
The boilers occupy position under the alley, north Of
the building
afS sey y n assnt g
4013s feet TIE main entrance to the other Offices
she fsrt second md tsit@ STORIES IS 9n Firth avenae
north end Of the building, IS feet front By 10 feet In
depth. -'-.-.. -
me eecoad snd third floors aso divided Offices,
Scn lighted and ventilated, and ranging from 1a.D to
l5xa5 feet. The editorial rooms Will bs in the third
a:9zy, over he eounhns.1oemsa- @ = m
for in tho three upper stories which are connected By
separ7te stairway IN the rear nllsy Ths job printing
dish, aud The eorapozi1s- room the sixth.
been purchased, With ntw md furniture, and tho
total COS: Of the building will BE- shout $1o5,000.
TEE .5ou1sHALr EunDSG- |
Tbs Etesfn9 journal Office Is the east side Of
Dearborn street, between Madison and Monroe Streets
md Opposite the old Post OEce It In fopz stories IN
height abo7e TIE baserent End fronts 40 feet Dear
BON etreet In tho zea. it Is fire stories in height
saove the bsseent II is constructed Of stone in the
French style and, though not stEkin6y rich or1=
aerted plaa end suggestive. It cost about 0o0
THE HOTEL INTEREST.
The hotel history Of the few months following tho !
Ire ia worth mora space thsn give to 1t In this
AL leading hotels were desroyed-I
.Eenty-six public houses Ut the first, second, nnd !
bird class hnsiag been blot.ed out What WAS to be
sonee Tbs Euirs of the Sherman House were SILL /
unohng Monday morning. and the three d;sposesed
,-opsictors, Messrs David A. Gage, John 4 Rice ard
3eorge r. Gage were sitting together on rcscCed |
unE il The dooryard OF the residence OF the Inter
avecue Tha city IN horrible confusion,
nd TIE =ed tide Of drs vas still sweeping
IN Its course in the North Division Tho !
question these Gcctlctaec vas 1sking WAS
he question Of the hour asSel BY over seventy thou
zat business men in Chicago. "What shall We 2"
2. ". Gates had built largo brick hotel West
Madison s-ectz Canal, just finished before the
irr, commodious, weal-ccnstructed, ready. ave
must buy the Eagle Hotcl-f' Ont came the carriage
ad horses Of George W., aad away went the Partners
outt to Eighteenth, then veg. ths bridge They
ad energy, capital, end purpose. Be: AZ they
u1aed mp Canal street George Y. burst out, This
rons do. Those people tie North Side are statT-
hr%-a IL T3rS1 Fn~-~ !