The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-31
A yolsD, ereuCEUaz.
Ehc New Frc.si.s Dcrs>fof the Fret'e.
rieksburs RnTfreaa' Company.

BUILDING CREDrTkBLR TO J.HE CITY Q
| BROAD STREET AT TIE CORNER OP HANCOCK
! DESCRIPTION or THE WORK AND NAMES Z
! The CONTRACTORS FREIGHT DEPARTMEN
TO be OPENED IL THE NEW DEPOT MONDAY
But THE ACCOMJOpATION TRAINS TO RUN II
EIGHTH AND BROAD STREETS FOR III
PRESENT.
The handsome new freight dep6s jus
completed by the Richmond, Fredsricks
/ burg and Potomac Railroad Company, a
the west end OF Broad street, is an orna
meDt to the city and a credit TO the CON
paDy. 1t was planned by Mai Dr 4. L. ID
/ Myers, general superintendent OF the com
paDy, and for soiidity, beauty OF finish
completeness OF arrangements, and moderl
! improvements, ii is probably unsurpassed
by any freight depot in the country. Their
are uDquesiionaby many gigantic struc
lures OF this kind which would by com
parson dwarf the one in question; but To-
completeness in the respects we have men
toned this one is second TO none, while III
means Of obtaining light and method o
! drainage is ahegd OF anything yet intro
I duced in buildings OF this kind.
The building is situated at the northwes
corner OF Broad and Hancock streets, an(
occupies the site OF what was formerly
considerable rayine. This has been vel
/ graded, and base walls OF, heavy Janes
river granite inasony built upon terri
+ frmd-at some points not less than 20 fee
/ in depth-form the foundation. Upon thi
is erected the handsome brick structure
with inside dimensions OF 200 feet il
/ length by 20 feet in width. The walls are
/ Is feet in height, with 4 gable OF 30 feet
with facings and trimmings Of the best brick
work ornamented with enGmelled brick.
The roof is peculiar adaptation oi the
Howe truss" so arranged rs TO present
! the appearance OF Mansard roof. There
| is no "lanlern" in the roof, but large win
d0ws in the quasi Alansard throw an abund'
ant food OF light directly upon the plat
forms within, and afford perfect yeniila
ton.
The drainage from the rOOf.gutters Is
novel, but must prove effective. Tue water,
/ instead oi being conducted 10 cuiyertS al
/ the four corners and outside the building,
I is carried within and 10 one main culyert al
, the west end, which emptlcS into the rayine
/ below. There are seven threeinch tin wa
ter-s pouts connecting with the cutters al
regular intervals on each side. Those on
/ the north side run directly through the roOI
and pcrpendicuhIly down to drain iusl
| beneath the platform, which leads to the
culvert at the end Of the depot. Those or
/ the south side run within, and with a sligh
fall across the building, intersecilng those
! on the other side about six or seven feet be
! low the gutter. In the east end Is a granite
cable with 1880 lnscrihed), and also the en-
trance to the freight-oiice. There ale TIVE
tracks running the length and through tb'
centre OF the building, with capacity o
six ears each.
The platforms on each side within th'
/ building are each twenty tive feet in width
conveniently placed lpon which are twt
large Fairbanks standard platform scales
, There are siX large doors for loading am
unloading on each side OF the building
which lift instead OF turning, after the man
ncr OF a windOw-Sasb, and are fastened b.
an ingenious contriyanse invented by Mr
William II. Trainham, master car-6uildero
the road. There is a double bolt, with al
eccentric at the fastening IN the centre o
the door. with twO horizontal irons, II!
Inches in length, fOymn@ two levers, bavin
cord attachments. Pulling down the right
hand lever the cross-bOlt is plunged int
1astenings on each side OF the door-frame
thus by Il simple aud rapid movement 81
cuyely locking the door. When the doc
l.., l.oa.. .-;H~I tho ,tI,oY lo~or - puiIed b
means OF the cord, and the cross-bOlt
plunged into iron iastenings in the fran
above, thus securely propping the door
The west end OF the b1ildlng is Of shee
iron on framework, 50 arranged as 20 b
easily removed should the building be oN
terdc at any future time. The depot sci
back from Broad street thirty-iiye, and frOi
Hancock tWenty-iOur feet, and has broad
grayellcd roadway extending around it.
The stone was furnished by James Netl
erwood, the brick by Bailey Davis and "
JWestWOod; the bIickWOrk was constiuc
= ed bv the cOmpany's employees, under O.
= direction oi John +. Shepherd; the hea'
= carpentoring by the cOmpany's force, d
, recied bv Me~srs j. II. and :. Il. Rice th
details OF both iron and woodwork 4 II
r comDauy'S shops, under the supcriDteut
7 enc OF Messrs, II. Kuhn and W. II. TRAN
ham. master mechanics the wrOugEG-.r0
I was supplied by the O!d Dominion lroa-an
= Nal;-WOrks Company, and the cas- mss J.
2 Nossr>. Joseph Hall & Co.; the gradir
t was d0ae by Mr. 4. /. Phillips, and t'e &
t and shcet-ron work, gaS-1ting and plum
; ing by Mr.. Paul Bargamin, while the pain
I iag was done by Mr. W. IL. Deane, inast'
: painter Of the compaDY's workshops, al
the roof-covering by Messrs. y. I. Pate
, Co.
The work was begun about the lst of In
? Aprll. and has Just been.cOmpleted ri 4 60
G OF about $4,000. The freight deIatme
; will be opened in the nGW establishment
| Monday, but the company expect 10 60
/ Time running the accommodation ,rAn
t the present terminus, corner Of IGoad Al
e Eighth streets, where The other odees W
e be continued