The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-26
Tno I.eIede Hotel ofst. Louis.


The LncIedc Hotel ofSt. Louis.
Many Of our readers will recall hohalcyo
days when Captain Malln conducted III
Laolodo hotel In st. Loulp. The popularity q
this elegant hotel In those days extended FL
and wide, and hundreds will retain the goniO
face and unbounded hospitality of the captain
in grateful remembrance. Since tn
death of Captain MOlin tho Laclcdo ha
undergone many changes and has FINAL,
fallen into the hands Of enterprsing gentle
mon, that will not only revive tho good chez
OF old, but have added new features, thai
mako Il the most home-like and elegant hotc
in the western country. A few months agc
Messrs. Manson, Pcgram ~ Co. purchased
tho Laclcde for $4,000, and have recently
expended $4,000 in rcpainting, refurnishinr
and rehl.ing II up in style that reflects great
credit to their libenllty and enterprise. The
Laclode 10 one of the largest and most con-
tmlly located hotels in st. Louis TO the bust
ness centre, places Of amusemonts and the
Central railroad depot 1t y u ilve.story
building, extending from Fifth to Sixth
Streets on Chestnut 300 feet and l3b feet In
DEPTH II contains 2iS rooms for guests, all
of which are furnished in elegant style, most
of which have cold and hot water, and upon
each floor bathrooms, water'closcts, etc.
Tho house is heated throughout with steam
and lighted with gas. There are
fifteen large sample rooms for
the accommodation Of commercial travellers.
There are four parors most artistically fur
nished, and dining hall 40Xl20 feet IN area,
and 30 feet in height, that in elegance is not
excelled by any hotel in the country.
j. S. Nausen, the senior proprietor Of the
Lacledr, is the senior proprietor of the old
commission house Of Nausen, Barthelow IL
Company.
PR. Pegram has had an experience Of
twenty years as captain of steamboats, upon
the Mississippi at tho time when strong riv-
airy existed among steamboat captains,
spreading the finest tables. Moses billiard,
like taptain Pegram, has been identified with
steamboats, for twenty years, and j. II. Chas-
saing, who conducts the details of the La
clede, hos also an experience upon the Mis-.
sisssippi steamboats, for over twenty years.
We thus see that three of the present pro-
prietors of the Laclede have had n long ex-
perence in the practical details of hotel life,
at least so far as high living is concerned,
and understand the secret in popularizing
hotels on terra frma in the culinary depart
ment
Those accustomed to travelling upon
steamboats, for the past twenty years will
readily recall the elegant tables
spread, and those stopping at the Lacede
hotel now, will upon reading the bill Of fare,
be transported to the tables upon the Mssis-
sippi in the days Of yore. The manner in
which the various dishes are served has
more to do in securing the unqualified ap.
probation of the guests than the variety,
which in conscience sake is all that
the most fastidious epicure could desire.
Theproprietors of the Laclede have exhibited
unusual sagacity in employing office clerks Of
long experience, whose influence by courto-
Gus treatment and attention to guests have
contributed largely in popularizing hotel
with which they have been connected.
Thomas Prichard, for nine years with the
Olive Street hotel, under five different land-
lords, and eight years ut the Barnum, on
Walnut street, has made hosts Of friends by
his courtesy and attention to guests.
Wesley Owens, for twelve years At the
Barnum and several years at the Planters
snd Laclede, has contributed no little in
securing the appreciation of guests stopping
ut these hotels.
William Patten, once the proprietor Of
the Patten house, New York, subsequently,
Mt the Lindell, ST. Louis, has accepted the
position Of night clerk at the Laclede, and is
eminently qualified to assign pleasant rooms
TO guests arriving on late trains. Francis
Green, cashier for three years at the Wal
nut street house in Cincinnati, and for the
past two years at the Leclede, retains bis sit
uation for his high integrity and courteous
treatment to guests when settling their bills
In this connection we must not overlook,
John Hamilton, former Steward Of the
Baldwin hotel, whose high reputation as cate
er induced the proprietors Of the Laclede ia
secure his services. We mention these EN-.
ployes in order that our readers and the tray
cling public may form some idea of the char.
scter Of the men who assist in conducting thu
Laclede. Over one hundred servants are en-
ployed. The, general management il
under control of Mr.. Chassaing
whose long experience in public life in thi
direction makes him eminenlly fitted to Sc
cure the confidence and appreciation of tn,
travelling public. The Laclede to-day
from its near location to the business portion
of the city, places of amusement and the Cen
trail depot, and with its present elegant up
pointments throughout, will demand large
patronage than at any previous period of it
history.
The passenger elevator in the centre of til
building, elegantly appointed bar and bi
n a ,L..l .n.a -. A.. III Al