New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-11
A HIrGE CLOTHING WAREHOUSE.

IHE NEW BUILDING AT BROADWAY AND BOND-sT.
Messrs Books Brothers, clOthers, are
erecting at the northeast corner Of Broadway and
Bond hye-story building, which for extent and sub
stautainess will be notable addition to the archi
the city The lots devoted to this purpose
s. feet Broadway and $50 feet Bond-st The
area with the exception OF court on the
Borherly line will be entirely covered by the building
which II arranged that 1t may be divided into four
separate stores but which for the present will all be
thrown into one by archways. The court above
TONED by feet in extent, and in it will be located
the boilers pumps etc, connected with the engine and
heating apparatus and IL will in addition to give
ample Hight TO the rear part OF which will be lighted
side from the alley-way-thus doing away with
the necessity Of open shafts, which not only take up
great deal Of room every floor but eonduits
Of fame throughout building in case OF fire.
The building is TO he Of the most substantial character
TO foundation, walls and timbering; so much 50, in
deed that u might he used for the heaviest class of
storage There Will be six entrances Of massive iron
three Broadway and three onsBondst.-wth rolling
iron shutters The intermediate PIERS as well as the
entire superstructure, will be Of Baltimore brick, with
heavy Cleveland stone binders. belt courses keystOnes
and trimmings surmOunted by solid cornice OF Cleve-
land and Belevie stone. Much Of the ornamental de-
tail will be worked out iu brick While the building will
make pretense to being reproof special precautions
will be taken against the spread OF fire. it should
be started in any story the architects, Messrs Harvey
a PaudiDg holding that the great object in arranging
building for protection against fire should be to gain
time in the beginning Of fire. relying upon the power
Of the Fire Department apparatus Of the present
day 10 extinguishit II given fair chance. The boiler
room will be clear Of the building. and shut of by
double iron DOORS and the boiler fues will pass up
through a blank wall in the court The shaft for the
elevator for goods will be earned up In a solid brick
closure, shut of from the body Of the building by
1ron doors. Every stairway 10 the building, from
the cellar 20 the highest floor, will be OF iron. The
stairway for the operatives OF whom several
hundred Will occupy the FIFTH floor will be also shut
On from the OF the badng by brick walls, and the
whole section will be freproof There will De fireman.
jn every story connected with tank in the fifth story
and also with Worthington pump In the cellar. There
will be no wooden connection either in Turing or par
utiOns from story 20 another. There will I've no
shrvoL melt, and expose the building 70 fire. In
n word, effort will be made isolate
each story, leaving nothing through which fire
IL into the next except through the face Of the
ceiling pasterlng, which, e well known, will resist
the OF IRE for considerable period provided
osyDg that regards interior IRE the subcear is the
dangerous portion OF building, because 1t is the
elected, and because, fire originates there AZ
gains considerable Roadway before il Is noticed from
street and the roof the most dangerous az regards
exterior fire. propose 70 make the cellar ceiling fire
Igoof from below, and the roof, which Will be nearly at
uToprOOf from above
me special feature Of the interior will be a great
stairway Of iron leading from the first the second
s.0ry These stories will constitute the main saesrooms
while the basement will be for goods partly out of
the third and fourth stories for goods Of
not put 10 the market and the NTH story
- before mentioned. for manufacturing purposes