Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-03-17
A MAMMOTH HOTEL.
VIVA: senator sharon has D0nc-A
Great Enterprise.

America, and Europe has no 'house"
that can approach it. It's fame is
spread all over the civilized earth. In
the old world, the new and in the
antipodes the Palace is famous. News
papers in all languages have devoted
columns to describing its magnitude
and splendor; distinguished travellers
have carried far and wide their praises
of It's luxurious comfort, combining the
grand surroundings of royal abode
ever entered the portals of the Palace
without being wildly impressed with
It's immense size and beatifully-ap-
pointed interior, and none ever left its
friendly shelter without carrying with
him grateful remembrance of It's
magnificent hospitality.
a detailed description OF this enor-
nous building is both unnecessary and
well-nigh impossible. Its vast dimen-
sions will, however, be appreciated
when we state that its seven land in
some parts eight lofty stories bear
their huge ornamental fronts over a
deep basement that covers an area of
more than three acres. The lowest of
these stories is over % feet in hight the
top one 81 feet Its mainly built of
stone, iron, marble and brick, of the
latter material alone 81 ,0OO,O 900 having
been consumed in its construction.
Five enormous patent safety-catch
hydraulic elevators ascend to the very
roof prominades. Four artesian wells,
with capacity of $4,000 gallons per
hour, supply $4,000 gallon reservoir
under the central court, and seven
roof-tanks holding 10000 gallons
more. Three steam tire-pumps dis
tribute water through miles of hose, so
that every inch of the vast editice is
doubly and trebly protected against
fire. The guest chambers
alone number some eight hun
dred rooms, and besides being hand
somely AUTOMATICALLY furnished, are
provided with all the latest modern
conveniences, such as bathrooms, etc.
The immense crystal-roofed court
yard is one of the main features of the
building, with its tropical trees and
shrubs, It's two great electric lamps,
and the corridors of the upper floors
running in apparently endless success
sion, the balustrade Of the top one be-
ing crowned with statuarv and rare
plants. But it would be futile, as we
have said before, to attempt full des-
cription of this gigantic building and
its interior.
1t was only to be expected of the
man who had the courage, energy and
money to build the Palace that even its
mighty proportions would not limit his
ideas of what it is to do things on
large scale. This expectation was veri-
lied some SIX months ago when he car
RED out a scheme ich he had long
in mind This was nothing less than
10 connect the Palace with the magnif-
cent Grand Hotel across the street.
Having once made up his mind to do
this, Senator Sharon speedily executed
his project, and almost before the peo-
pie Of San Francisco knew anything
about 1t the two great caravansaries
We're made one. This was ACCOMPLISH
ed by throwing across New MOntgon-
cry street very graceful and beautiful
bridge. This structure is the admira-
uon OF all who have seen it, and is re-
garded as triumph of architecture by
professional cOnnoisseurs. Though
light and elegant co look at it is really
immensely strong, as it was necessary
it should be- Its length is p feet and
It's breadth 10 feet; it spans the road at
4 height OF 20 feet, and the summit of
It's roof is fifty feet from the ground.
The whole is strongly framed, and is
profusely glazed with heavy plate glass,
The gallery within is some % feet high
from floor to ceiling, and is richly car
peted, furnished and decorated
Such is the dainty bend of union by
which Senator Sharon hes converted
his two hotels into one. If we are
rightly informed, he was strongly urged
not to do so by many of his friends, it
being believed by them that so daring
an enterprise could not be a financial
success. But Senator Sharon is man
of as much foresight as determination
of purpose. He had quietly made his
calculations before he ordered the con-
nection to be made, and the result has
abundantly shown that his judgment
was not in error.
Before its union with the Palace the
Grand was completely refurnished, the
old furniture being sold at auction. An
other equally important change was
made. 1t was decided that the kitch-
ems of the Grand should no longer be
used, those Of the Palace being more
commodious and absolutely re-proof. |
The guests, therefore, all take their
meals III the vast dining-room of the
Palace, or in the famous restaurant at
tached to that hotel
1t will be readily believed that there