, 1877-03-23

ttiftinRulshed literary, professional. mercantile,
md public men in ts'a country, Including frr.!-
ard, Hoy. Aiken Of South Caroltnn, f'ov. 6;ra-
ham Of Nottl, Carolina, Hrshop Mc1l1alne, Rob
crt {. Winthrop, A. T. Stewart, and William y.
Asssr. Aud twenty years ngo or more whero
inn, called The !" "sindison CottASe.t j. sn
Starting point for otnrIbuscB which ran into the
sonth Of b!eccker street. .'~'.'.-0''"
Though the. Fifth Avenue may not cover ~
states, 1t certainly has larger rooms, higher
ceilings, and better ventilation. Brick partition
walls het"ccu carh suite of rooms is q decided
eyssEs sreea e , @ db 7ss s, Two 10, sSs .n1 Of
surc Perfect 9n!et. but are preventive aeathst
ratrollc1 hotel. Each fhor has Its day and night
watcllfnaEh oil Of whom are. under general it,
perintcndcnt. They act also - detectives and
Originally the Fifth Avenue Hotel cost $780,
00. To-day i H. valued At 42,0OO, 0D. It oecu-
pics whole block between, fwcn,y.tlird and
each Of these atrtcts 290 feet. Built tn tho
form Of hollow square, with four magnificent
facades, It allows an abundance Of light for all
thc rooms, nnd permits perfect ventilation
lots, rising slx storics high, exclusive Of the
basement and upper Goors for the servants, It
stands giant an'uug the great buildings OF the
metropolis Of Amcrita. With Its thick outer
walls, its numerous brick division walls, its
doors flied in With mortar, iss psofusfon Of hose
AID pipes and welI.appointcd Dire department,
tue building e practically fte.proof. Besides
the new magnificent pasaengcT elevator, a model
OF wctk, ~ll!cf, runs from the 6rst Goor to tho
top VI the lUEsc. there are six AtalrcAaes ascend.
Ing frufn the ground 1oor In various parts Of the
building. Thc hotel .o''talns 5i9 rooms, and nc.
commodities frotn coo 10 500 gucsts. besides the
4UD prrAons required 10 run the llotlsc.
hfH fnIif Rt.tr ffr1t1t In
tue IlFst aM'r VI the Fifth Avenue. The great
hail Vi the hotel, paved with marble, handsome
ly trcsct,ed. the rear 1lne1 will an Immense MIR
roF, is ao feet long, !wrnsy.eight feet wids, and
may pass to the large reai1pgroo:n on the left ;
10 the ulllcc and clerks dcsk; 70 the grand mar.
bic starcake and elevator, on the right; to Tho
extensive s.nokinR-roo'n, bars'cr-ahop. etc. IN
common with all great American hotcla, the
FIFTH Avenue has a large ncwhroom and book
btorc, theatre ticket Office, telegraph and ex.
pross Offices, stuck Indicators, etc. All Of these
rtNitns nrc of great size, beautifully furnished,
otId door contains slI magnificent public par
lota, all fronting On Madison Square, each rich
~ furnished, like the drawfnKrooms Of the
most sumptuous private fnnt,ston. The en-.
anu new woods and castings have been added A
| large corps 0f mechanics arc now at work max
| Ing new improvements.
| Tho tear ',om has Just been renovated. Eight
uouD!c pfAtAcla 1hu kHG1tY-6cqCn cnanueller1t
from Mitchell, Vanee & Co., mud carpets ii
beautiful designs, from tLe Bigeluw Carpet
| Company, hare been added. There Is nothing
room at home. Tito prour.ctors of The Fifth
| Avenue are certainly good educators Of the
pcpptc on the subject Of house furnishing,
Ths great d!nfnx-hall sl1ty.four by eighty.
four feet, occupies the hollow square Of tbv ho-
| tel and Is the finest room OF its kind IN New
| York. II has been lately frcscocd BY MelenI.
| The four ecasont, and other altegunca1 ard
| NEUROLOGICAL figures. arc represented II tht
most delicate anil refreshing ct'lors on the ectl
| Ing. Frrsru!ng is undoubtedly higt art, Il
| judge by tho profus!on Of flowers which art
| paintcd on tho walls. The misrnrs In this hall
ilayc a beautiful effect iu multiplying the room.
The whole work OF this tllnlng-room Is perfect.
The superiority Of tho Fifth Avcnue Hotel l.
well illustrated Ly little auerttote told BY Dir
/ james I. Fields, oE Boston, Ia tho Transeript o
tint city: "Three 1nil!es atl gentlemen In Hos
ton, win had Travelled MI over tho hailtntlt
| glolr, aud llatl lived Ut ali the renowned Inn.
wurth mentioning 0u the pla'ct, were playing
games Of ttst authors, tesf cities, bet everything
In shurt, ail,l they ali wrote Oh slips Of paper
uusren By each other, wlat each ono cousldcru
ttc best t,otcl in The world, and the same wa'
written BY al six,-viz.: the Fifth Avenue, tr