Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-06

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chamber on the first floors Is supplied with an
piled by Pancoast Il Maule Thomas Rodney is
superintendent. ....,,.+ ...-.... 81.
THE BILLIARD ROOM est'4 !
Is In the basement Immediately under the up
per bank. 1T is very large, well adapted to the
purpose, private, and in every way suitable. II
will be supplied with three tables Of the most
approved pattern. hA4c e 1I
THE ELEVATOR '
An elevator. for bsgags only, runs from the
basement to the fifth story, and is very strong
and substantially built II Is designed 10 con-
vert it into passenger elevator ultimately
when the business of the hotel requires 1t. The
elevator was built by John Taylor, Of Whining
ton. r.
Tcg1i,i GESERAL srkTIs11oz nfGcb !.
The cost Of the lot on which the hotel stands
was about $34 900. In round numbers the whole
cost of the property. furniture and fittings may
be stated at S200.000. 80
There are 1G5 sleeping rooms. -
Two hundred and fifty openings are pierced
for the insertion Of gas fixtures.
THE LESSEE, COL. sAwYER. - Z
Col H. W. Sawyer. the lessee, has had. exten-
sive experience in hotels, having worked his
way up" through all subordinate positions to
the present one. He has been in charge, for
some years. OF the Ocean House, at Cape May, q
popular and wel-kept house. at which our Will
numbers, during the past two summers.
Col. Sawyer, during the War against the Re-
bellion became famous, under circumstances of
a very unpleasant character. He was one of the
two officers (Oapt. Flynn, being the other who
were selected by lot from among the prisoners
in -" Libby" Ut Richmond, 10 be Immediately
executed blythe Confederate officials, in retalia-
tion for some act of the Union officers. Sawyer,
however, obtained q reprieye for himself and his
doomed companion by obtaining permission to
write to his wife. From this letter, the U. s.
Government learned OF their imminent danger,
and immediately selected son OF General Lee
and enother officer as hostages for Sawyer and
Flynn; Finally they were released. F ID
THOSE WHO SUPPLIED THE FURNITURE, &c. d
Our article would hardly be complete with
out the names OF those who supplied the fnrni-
. The carpets, by Granville Worrell. They we're
laid by Geo @. Macan--both of Wilmington. 81
The psrlor aud Office furniture, and also the
bedsteais, bureaus and tables IN the chambers,
by 9. @. Hopper, Of Broad street. Philadelphia;
The wardrobess dining tables post office and
news and cigar stand, which1s placed in the
corridor, near the Gents Parlor, by the Enter
prise Manufacturing Co., Of Wilmington,
The chairs, hair mattresses and Tucker springs,
by Murphey & Booth, of Wilmington.
The husk mattresses by Geo. O. Macan.
The pillows and holsters, in the aggregate
1900 lbs, by Walker and Lippincott, of Philadel-
phia.
The dishes and glass ware by t. Y. deNor-
mandie, of Wilmington.
The silver ware, except the forks, by @. +.
Rudolph, OF Wilmington.
The cutlery, including forks, by Capelle &
Bro, of Wilmington.
The gas fitting was done by Ferris & Garrett
of Wilmington, the chandeliers being Of Corne-
lius & Sons manufacture, Philadelphia.
The hearths in the bed chambers and parlors
we're laid by Robt. Scott, of Wilmington.
g The CRATES were put up by Zachariah Pickels,
Of Wilm ington. dss t5 $500 e
The marble. mantels, by J. v. Vanderbilt, Of
Philadelphia. .s,,,s. ~ -
The papering was done by J. H. & G. n.
Greenman. s-s s-s~.s.l.t-y ga "a
The frescoing by G. Jos. Barlow, of % N. oth
street, Philadelphia.