, 1873-10-09
and AdamH street by Bin,t1ar noana 1hB quad
rang1e In bounded ut tho eoutl by

85x08 fcot which ia octagonnl In form, and con-
nocts with tho otlor buildings l,y naoanB Of brick
lfnrd-room. half flight OF stopb bolow tho min
building. 'Oyor It, Ga1r flight above tito main
Lowell, nurorbly-f'nirlcd bar-room nhoyo TINT
n nlonAter kitchen, tho finest oil tho continent,
Illo Wabash avenuo division Ia to bo conducted
an tho European principle, with Separate dinny-
roo1uB, but tho eatno kttcl'en supplies both sidoa
Tlia els'o fe finished off with gonoral desire to
superior 10 my totolin tho Wost in point Of olo-
gnilcet dooH not compare with tho mnior portion
OF tho hotel. It boars In
THE INTERIOR ADJOURNMENT
tho Rano relation to that Of tho other sde, thai
tho WabRBh aronuo front ttooa to tho State stroot
fllealo.
While no porHon in the city hut has paused to
admire tho exterior Of tho building, md ITO jour
nalst visitor but haH osprcsHod himself in print
upon its beauty. there aro many people IN tito
country who fail to rea}izo its grandeur. It iH
htilt Of Anllierat sandstone from Cleveland, III
tho styo Of tho Froncll ronaiHnanco, profnsoiy
orna,nentcd Tho first or ground floor ts 10 foot
nchcs high, aud the second 10 feet 9 inches.
TheBo two BtorioB arc treated In tho Dorlu atylo,
observable In tho massive iron ool.s1nnB Which
support tho building. Tho third and fourth sto::
rioa are Of tho Composite order, tho fifth md
sixth Coriuthian, tue soyenth Ill attic Htory, aud
tho eighth and ninth nro IN tlro-proof maisard
roof. Tho main entrance is Oh State streot, cov-
orod with porch two stories high, supported by
four colossal columns OF tho Doric order. pro-
1ectlhg IN fu!i rolol IRON LILO pu'lolng' o'el
anoup OF IMMENSE sTATUAHY.
Inc eofnor OF 'ho nn'aeshg g;, ~ etrsm.ai, sup
ported by osghscen colami's; Ins form - pre-
soryeu TO t.. Tug e. apex OF tRo aofno, Even in tno
IL also curved with tho radius of tho structure
q novelty in construction at onco expressive Of
tho minnie cn1e taken i'll preserving tho nnities.
as wei as PIesontlhe stfnnFo object: ING
ornate enaraetorbt!ee or tlfo otato stfeot 1aeade
aro grentiy 1nodlhod IN the Monroe Street front,
while on wabash avenue tito extoslor 'B almost
acyereiy ,'91 plnln ~ contrast.
:. Nhi!e the nulldlifs III monument OF pchuty,
1t will {car.hqlakoa alone exeeptcd) stand
atruction.
r IT is ESSENTIALLY finE-rnoof.
Tue lowoT 1oof6 are bu1lt entiroly on br1ck
Archcs; IN so1no plhceh tne uoiEoW-tfle
syatom hnSlng been uHea to advan-
tago, wiliio yet v9rety Las peen
afforded i'll tue corrugated iron gyatom ,1! o1
arches upon which InE TRIBUNE Building Is
rendesea !; secure from nse. IAo various sections
OF the building arc similarly treated, tho hghter
without any further recommendations to his
building, Dir. Palmer would hnvo structure
without Counterpart in tho country, anu might
llayo asponacu With any OF TINT Internal splondor
which % makes the behod0r pause 9oo1,, on ing spot
mute with admiration. ono hardly Knows
whore to begin, and description Which must DO
written with all its adjectiveB III tho sllpcratlvo
dcgroe may seem exaggerated nnd tirosome.
Perhaps fow facts may servo to rellevo tho
Bubllmatcd language applicable to tho building
and tt8 appointments ~ well as give assurance
TINT this article lB not burloaque.
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