Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-11-02
From the San Fr.ncisco Alta, October l..
THE EEALSTON PALACE.
Opening OF the Greatest Il,n im
the World.

So much Of comment aud dcscrii-
ton on tie cOl0>sA! Haiace Hotel. ul
which William .5narUH and Tic llIl,
~. &. RaIeIJH were tie protectors, has
brrn WHitCu that little remains 10 tuId
OF si,cC!.t Interest u Tvoiueils uf t!tI>
Clty. To strangers LHt' tale Of tiifs pro-
dI- -IUGs enterprise viii read like TO-
nI'.cu. bat Il Uru i,a, UccH no vAa1gcI-
alIuu uf tie ;huJrCt or It's eNtcUtIuH.-
i ihe opening ui Iiic hutGi TO ll:e public
last night drew Il great crowd UL VisI-
tors. / he v huIc establishment Vas
spiemdidiy iiiCIninatc't, ana The autuU
was very brilliant and animated. l Hc
pl4a of Tins HuItI Is hSlleVrd 10 COM
BiIe all The desirable features OF tie
great hotels OF The Oid World. and 40
l3ciIidC many original IuiruvCnrI. L.,
prominent HiIOHg which To- tiie retail
stUIe 1Catuir. These rooms lace oil!
TWO streets, and u.sU nrC&LVs wItnIu
lie hUIei, gIvInE guests Tie advantage
OF trading inuuors. IHr exterior arcb-
itectulai effect Is plain TiirIe - no
display OF oVHaHIUntdilGH 10 great
columns, domUs or sJepplCs, which
might Ge associated with i building
covering 100 0G0 sqgar. feet, atd seven
stories ia height. But there IL tHc
idea Of soliGuy AID great strength
Tie orusutulsl iias heen rpserN rd fnr
the interior finish and the furnishing
of The hotel. Ia this respect tie woIk
is uaeQua!lcd. The striking feature nf
The interior is the great open court.
reaching through "A porte c0cherC. 1t
il lt4X54 feet, reaches To the top of the
building, and is covered with glass. -
"a. Z, i.
and lofty skyiigLt, its tropical gardens.
its walks, fountains and stltuarY, is
uncommonly gay and beautiful. The
accommodations for guests are most
extensive. There are 755 rooms above
the office floor and 577 balh-rOoms.-
Twelve hundred people can fiEd am
pie accommodation at tie Palace
Hotel Most of the rooms for guests.
are 20 feet square g; none less than Is
feet. Space, light, air and strength
have been sought by the architect,
Mr. Gayn0r, who has introduced over
> 600 ventilatiug tubes. The material
used was stone, iron and cement, and
the building is considered fire aud
earthquake proof The principal din
ing-ruOm Is l50XJ5 feet. Each floor
has its own servants, postal tube con-
municatiOHs with the main office, &c
Five elevators, moved by hydraulic
power, in addition To seven great stair
ways, give access To Tie different
floors. The furniture is all of Cni,fpr-
MIA wood and manufacture. There l.
q special tire-escape stairway, encasri
in brick, from the garden floor to u :
roof. An immense reservoir, contain
ing 630,OJO gallons of wat, T, Is reserved
for fire purposes, and the hotel is sup
piled with fire engines. pumps and
thousands of feet OF hose distributed at
suitable points The Office, dat most
important adjunct. Is located on the
garden floor, TO The left OF the main
entrance. 1t is "A room 5jXG5 feet, amt
here the guests will find that king of
hotel men, Warren Leland, at the
head Of corps of able assistants. The
servants are all colOrcd, and were
brought from the East especially for
employment at the Palace Hotel. As
TO the prices at the Palace, it Is under-
stood that the daily rate is 10 lac 81 80
10 $ Of course, 4 guest can make il a
hundred, according 10 his accOumO,!a-
ti0ns Twenty-three miles south, on
the :. p T.. r., il Belmont, formerly
the magnificent country residence OF
VIM & RalstDn =; his mas been incor-
porated with the Palace Hotel. and is
To be res,rved for the summer resort
Of its guests Everything about thi-
enterprise has been on a scale nf the
utmost IuaguificeHce. rhe projectors
aimcd TO give San Francisco q hotel
hGii!iug the most thoroughly planned
aud executed IN the world. This viii
pr0natly he the worlds verdict Eas-
tern people, accustomed to escape the
rigors OF their winter by exodus 10 ile
South. may well turn their faces towa q
California, with her delicious climate.
San Francisco, with her palace Hotel.
has no equal, on the globe as a resort,
not for one season, bat for the year
round.