Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-22
A CENTENNIAL HOTEL.
Three Thousand Guests 10 be Accom-
mOdated Under One Roof

Speaking of the new Centennial hotel
to be erected there for use next summer,
the Philadelphia Times says:
There will be one thousand room, of
an average size Of ten by twenty feet.
The three stories Will vary in height
from seventeen to eighteen feet in the
clear Each guest will find an ample
supply of gas and water in his bed
room, which viii be carpeted or matted
with thewalls either papered or painted,
and otherwise furnished in a neat style
to meet all the requirements of the age.
These bed rooms will be capable of ac-
commodating comfortably 3, 1000 persons
while, by using the numerous parlOrs
and extensive corridors, five thousand
guests can be comfortably accmmO-
dated At the end Of every corridor
are placed ample bath rooms, water
closets, slop rooms, etc. The kitchen
will be freproOf, built of brick and
sealed with abestos tiles. The building
Will be heated by steam during the
cooler months. In the Ioatter Of fire
prevention and facilities for escape the
builders have given a most praise
worthy and creditable attention. Be-
ing a city in itself, it will have a per-
feet local fire department. So well will
it be placed under control that water
can be put at any time on any part of
the building by steam pumps in three
minutes from the time Of alarm.
Five permanent escapes will be placed
t the ends Of the halls on the outside,
while each room will be furnished with
a rope escape, with leather fastenings,
etc, in complete order for tie guests
instant Use. Each floor will be sup
piled with hose on wheels, axes, etc,
and the fire alarm Will instantly
bring ten men, in quiet and order, to
any spot, ready for service. At the
end of every wing IN the top Of the
hoUs there Is to be placed a large iron
water tank, supplying the pipes, while
steam pumps Of six horse power will
force water through the length
and breadth Of the building On each
corridor there is also to be located a
large bell, the sound Of which is equal
to an ordinary fire bell, which, when
used in case of an extreme necessity,
would awaken even a veritable Rip
Van Wrinkle out Of his sleep. The
same care has been taken with respect
10 ventilation. For this purpose there
are to be sixteen huge shafts, Of from
five to ten feet wide, running from the
basement through to the roofs, ex-
elusive of numerous smaller ventilators,
and the entire building Will be con-
stantly filed with pure air.
There Will be communication from
each floor to the Office, SO as to cover
any wants that the former may not be
able to supply. The hotel will be con-
Quoted on the European plan, and it is
that the charge will be 81 per
day for lodging, which the guest will
prepay. The restaurant viii be able |
to accommodate 10000 persons a day
with meals, and the charges will be
rather lower than those charged at |
first class establishments, it being the |
desire of the conductors Of this enter
prise to cooperate with the Centen.
NAL managers as well as the people Of |
in extending liberal hos.
FATALITIES to its visitors. The building |
viii cost between ..S3O0,OOO and $780, |
600, probably approaching the latter
sum. One-half of it Will be finished |
for use by the middleof December, and |
the entire structure will be completed |
by the fifteenth Of February.