The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-04-24


pany Of Mr.. Stem. one of the architects and
builders. for visit to and a thorough exam
inati0n of this almost palatial home. We EN-
tered the basement by an outside entrance
and passed up through every compartment to
the attic, then around and over so that We are
now able to give some idea of the internal ar
rangements as well a. the external finish and
appearance. The main building Is 2sx3S. with
back projecting wing Of 1Sx2G, i'll two stories
high exclusive Of the basement and Mansard
attic. The basement contains four compart-
ments; u cook room, wash room, wine cellar
and vegetable room. The two former are
lighted with windows set in area openings.
The second floor Of wing contains dining room
l6xls, with pantry 6xs, lobby Sx6 china closet
and stairway TO servants bed rooms to floor
above. The main building. first floor, contains
parlor bed rooms 12xl4, drawing room l3x20,
with projecting bay window; parlOr 1SX20,
with alcove; hall 7x2O, with half-circie stair
way and statuary inches. The dining room,
pantrys, etc. are wainscoted. The windows
of the main building are paneiled below and
all inside doors are heavy panelled, with tram
SONS above. Upstairs 10 the right OF the main
hall Is the principal bed room, l4xlG, with
clothes press AKA, and bath room KS At the
end Of hall, bed room l2xlS, with clothes press
adjoining this is boys bed room. I0xl2. with
rooms, with hall and closets. The Mansard
attic is a large. low room, 26X34, containing
water tanks. pipes Of force pump, etc. Every
room in the entire building is furnished with
flues, as also with hot air registers and patent
ventilatOrs; and each room is supplied with
hot and cold water privileges. The whole
most thoroughly and completely finished in
the highest style. Passing to the outside We
find description more difficult. The general
elevation of the house, or appearance in re-
lief. is that Of a French villa. most harmonious
in the perspective in all its general proportions
as in details. The height of the building is
thirty-four feet. The front is of ornamental
carved panels all other outside doors with
panels of stained ground glass. A beautiful
verandah runs the full width OF the north
front. with carved French root, ornamental
balustrades below, and brackets and spandrels
in the finish above, supported by fiuted col
umns resting on panel bases. coy little
verandah of the same style and finish stands in
an angle Of the building and covers an indie
pendent entrance to the drawing room. 4
parlor window on the west. and a window inn
mediately above in the principal bed chamber,
are finished with highly ornamental brackcted
canopies above and balconies below each All
the windows are composed of four lights of
French plate glass, while all the upper win
dows and doors are of the French dormer de-
sign. The lower windows and doors are
arched with keystone caps. The roof is pure
Man>ard, of parti-colored slate. The cornlce
is of heavy moulding and brackets the Chin
news large, well proportiOncd and ornamental.
This fine homestead stands in Mead's addition,
upon grounds that he pre-empted as a farm.
Surrounding il is halt square which he is
identifying with every description of fruit
trees and ornamental shrubbery and flowers.
Where he once drove his stakes As Il squattcr
now rears itself in almost magnificent proper
tons a paatial home that Is not only an orna-
ment to our young city, but a monument to
the enterprise, spirit and taste of its founder.
sands Of admirers, may it, possessor, while in
the enjoyment of his wealth and luxurious
surroundings. not forget, but remember with
a liberal hand less favored aud less gifted NOR
tails. feeling that
'Nor need we power or splendOr,
Wide hall or lOrdly dome;
The good, the true. the tender.
These form the wealth of home"
II is not reliable always to measure man
by tire noise and dust he NAV be able to kick
up in this world. The standard NAV be a safe
one by which to estimate quasi statesmen and
patriotic politicians. but some of the ablest
financiers Of the country are noted for their
reticence. We accidentally overheard casual
conversation the other day touching the char
acter aud attainmcnts Of a young man now in
business in Wichita, whom not one citizen
in twenty even knows Of his existence. SO
quiet and unassuming is he, vet who for bust
ness capacity has probably few supcriors in
the city. We refer to W l.. Mcclure. jr.. the
book keeper and financial agent of Mcclure &
Co.'S extensive lumber yard. At the age of
thirteen he went into the army with his father
participated in several lively skirmishes with
the LIST Iewa cavalry. After he became strong
he returned home and became clerk
in large book-selling establishment; after that
he went to Chicago and graduated at the well
known commercial college Of Bryant Il STRAIT
ton. Immediately after he took charge of the
books of large jobhing house in Burlington.
IL c.st..
was employed as Wayne & McClure's book
keeper. having an interest in the business.
Wayne & Co. sold out at Emporia. when Billy
went with his father down the NJ. X. & +.
Il. II. and helped to establish and run lumber
yards at Chctopa. Parker. Thaycr. New Chi
cago and Independence. After selling ont at
the above points they came here. where he has
assumed the most Of the responsibility Of their
immense trade. Young Mae is stakeholder
and director in the Wichita Saw ngs bank He
Is n lover of books, having one of the finest
i'm the state at Topeka. costing sew
eral thousand dollars: Is a good English schol-
ar. and is not slow in the French and spanish
We are not in the habit Of saying so much in
praise Of. or dwelling so closely upon the par
hculars of the life Of any one in private life.
but when we run across one Young. so I'M
assuming, and Vet so thorough. we naturally
inquire amer and commend. for such charac-
ters are seldom spoiled by fiattcrv.
On last Monday new time table on the A..
r. & :. r. II. II. went into effect. night ex-
press train. with Pullman palace ear attached.
will leave Wichita AT 5:35 p. M; Newton. 80
p. M; Emporia. 1885 p. m. Topeka 2:i5 y,
M; arrive at Atchison at sos a. m. Distance.
III miles: time. II hours and - minutes
making connections AT Afchison with morning
rains for Chicago aud the east. Western
bound night express leaves Atchison at 1905
/. m. /: Topeka. 2:45 a. m. Emporia. Sac a.
n; Newton. 1910 a. m. /: arrives at Wichita
II 1880 a. m. On the Arkansas division the
rains make close connections at Newton. going
vest, leaving that place at 1918; going east al
80. AT Wichita the trains connect with the
Southwestern stage company's coaches for
Fort Sill, Caldwell. Arkansas City. Augusta.
Winfield. Oxford. etc. The daily
nail train will continue to run on the road rs
heretofore.
The livery establishment Of Thompson &
sasley Is probably one Of the most complete |
nd extensive establishments Of the kind 10 he 4
ound in the state. Their horses are not only 1