Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-17
4 Fine Improvement.


tered to his relief, after which he was renewed
to his home, III Mount Vernon place.
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Fine Improvement.
TIE NEW DEFOT BUILDING OF THE b. AND p
RAILROAD.
The workmen are engaged this week in put-
ting the finishing touches on the new depOt
building OF the Baltimore and Potomac rail-
road company, at the corner of 9th and Il
streets, and early NEXT week the officers and
employees q the company will be settled in tn cir
new quarters, adding greatly 10 the convent
eICe OF the travelling public. The arrangement
OF the rooms and finish OF the interior work has
been comPlimented by those who have had an
Opportunity u inspect IL, the whole being in
keeping with the tasteful finish of the exterior
THE FOUNDATIONS.
IN beginning the work Il was found nece ssary
To drive piles to secure sUre foundation, and
over enc thousand were driven, averaging thir-
y teet IN length each, on the caps OF which
tiue rock anu cement formed The basis OF the
walls.
THE BUILDING
fronts j. feet on Ii street and o. feet on 9Th
street and = three stories ia height. st the
northeast corner there Is a tower which arises
20 the height If Ia feet frCm the pavement
aud Il surmouDted by az iron crest work 10 feet
m height. In this tower j. "A clock room p feet
square, IN which will be placed fine piece OF
clock work The base course is of granite aus
tie % chs are Of tie very best quality and laid
IN t.sCk Mortar fhe trimmings Of the windows
being OF light Ohio sandstone. and the belt
courses of the same, a. well a. ornamental
pieces Introduced II the walls, relieves the mo-
tttllN- y ME cDTIlCC OF galV anlZed iron
mounts the vaiis, and the windows Of the root
have heavy frames and trimmings OF the same
material. TIE entrances are on l. and 9Th
streets, The coorways being OF granite, with eie
CANT columns Of Aberdeen granite, hi Ely pol
ished, On either side. There are several bal
comics on the fTCnts, with iron TaiTjugs in hI1e
ald gold which also adds much 70 the hand
some api eaf4Hce OF the building. The roof Il
o. slate ialt u figures, sHd il suTmCuutst bv
crest o. iron wors IN blue and gold.
TIE LOWER STORY
n in Na. rbF F.,.. F,s4
o. very handsome figure. On this fioor il The
general waiting room. "a by 70 feet, a gentle
IueG's waiting room and ladies' waiting room,
edcL II . py 10 IeSt, ticket ONCE (tu the tower
TOcm)- baggage room on the southeast corner
IL which 4 a fGistiug machine to TIE baygaye
sJOTeTCom above, restaurant Il feet square in
tire west end OF the building. with Convenient
Kitchen and pantry. An office Tor the deDot
master = also located on this tiOor. The wsIIs
are Ulsstsred sEd are relieved Big cOrniCcS and
OTEaIne nTal Work. The door frames aud doors
are OF black walnut, with ash and bird's-eys
maple panneliug and French walnut mouI,lIu;s
which IN themselves are one pieces OF work.
around NEST Of the rooms on this fioOr Is vain
sCotlng Of walnut, with ash ard maple pannel-
Ings. The large waiting room j. Ii gEtsd from
the roof, well hole y Oy 20 feet giving clear
CTenlrg and the light being admitted through
skyHgEt OF heavy English hammered glass
From TIE southwestern corner or the general
Wslung room an e-sy, wide stair way, furnish cd
viii heavy walnut ha0dTall, with oak hal. L.
tiers, forms the ascent TO
TIE SECOND STORY.
which u EtteCn feet IN the clear. In this sE1rv a
NE railing protects the well hole. in the
northeast portion are three rooms, for the use
OF NJ. y. y DUbarTy, vice President and gen
eral manager Of the road; IN the northwest por-
ten are Two looms for the superintendent, Mr.
L L buBaTTy, and two roo as for the resident
engineer, Nr. Jos. Wood. On the south siie of
This story viii be the OF &C proper OF the suner
1Iteuuent and clerks, as also the telegram of
rec. On the tth-street front the Pullman PAL
ace Car company will have an Office and a
room IN the opposite potion OF this story Is set
apart ToE the conductors Of the Z. Z. Car COM
IaEy' IN the extreme southeast corner OF this
story II the baggage sfOreToum. which. a. stated
previously il connected with the lower room
hy hosting apparatus.
IN TIE THIRD STORY
are rooms IOr the train men ana conductors
with neat closets for each. AMI rooms for the
5aEltor' conslsJing Of Psrlor, dinjng-IOom ana
sltchens snd three bed chambers. From this
iOOT a neat stairway leads 20 the clock room in
tae tower II the west part OF This story il a
nhe ccIlEcdLous StcTeroOm, = D. Al feet IN
Clr-e LsiOIs.
THR RooF
~ -1pT9Tted by nine timber truSses OF the Howe
I&tietu, With IRON bcits and shoes. From these
Twelve iron RODS eight OF which are visible
hsrg and support he tbIrd and second doors.
The brackets ana braces under the roof are
PAINTED ID imitation Of eak, ana yaUuisdel ], aud
-tCellg rT the effect II very pleasing. Indeed.
~ me language % visitor II il eXcsllel only
by the come u the Capitol
CUSvEEIEsCgs.
The euure building viii be heated by stsar,
non tEC large tubular oilers, 10 feet long ami
3 fvet in diameter, and the registers are sur
mounted With marble slabs. Ia every mart o!
the bulillng there are convenient water closets
ana wash usslLs, spd about $50 Gas burners
yEl fuTnlsh the light Tie fixtures partisu-
taIl| those Tor the lower story. are vsry neat
aAd tasteful Potomac water - ia everv VpF-
ton q the ouilOlngs and az q VrecaUts on against
Ire. on each story there j. tYa-iI-eh oyeniu
I1r EcSe, so tat water ray reach every part OF
Tie structure, Owing 70 the increase OF the
bushes q the road some alterations have beer,
u race N The yard Of the depot, a substantial
she'd Is being erected or the south side a. all
an ADDITIONAL platform iOr PE-seB gers.
vHO DID TVE WORK.
iris building, Tor which tEe plans were fur-
f.z8eJ By NJ 5--fS- Wilson and ThOrne. erpi neeTs
OF IRE Peucsy' vania rsiirOal ceu1pqrlT Va.
erected under the personal supervision OF M
51- % Wood The resident engineer OF the r.
ana 2 rairCac- Tie contractors and carpsr.-
sefs are y. r. and ) Il. Adams, OF Baitirsora
Hf- JOAN i. tcTsgcy being their foreman and
sGperiEteEdeR1. i be stone work was bv Emery
Brothers OF t1tS city brickwOrk. A. Davis. Gf
This city, plsst,TlDg. John DinOney, OF Baifi
more; Timing, - tieddis, OF Baltimore. sIar-
ing, Montgomery ~ Co, OF this city. GALVANIZED
iron work, by tive Pennsylvania Ornamental
ron VcrE- Of Phil Sdelphia; painting, by c. r.
hifE, OF tbs city; steam and gss-ttsiny and
plumbing, by Shey herd Brothers, OF this city;
uhrg by Ephrain French. OF this city; iron
Work by Bartlett, ROl Wins < Co., Of Baltimore.
TIE lumber was furL tshed by Smith u VIM
satt, CT this city; glass by Slime, Emery x Co.
OF Baltimore; hardware by Columbus Stewart
city.