Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-02
.4THING OF BEAUTY.

The Railroad Arch Seventh and Wabashaw
Streets-A Unique Idea Elegantly Carried
Out-Detailed Description.
In point of elegance and originality of
design, unique conception and perfect
beauty and harmony of detail, the mag
niffcent triumphal arch and columns on
Seventh street, at the intersection of Waba-
shaw street, caps the climax. Aside from
the perfect beauty of the arch, its chief
charm lies in the idea represented and in
the artistic and admirable manner in
which it has been bodied forth by the hand
and brain of cunning artisan and craftsman
The order is designed to represent two To-
comotives and tunnel, and it has been
properly designated az the railroad arch.
Commencing at the base on either side.
are perfect fac SMILES of thes cow catcher,
of LOCOMOTIVES; the illusion is carried
out by drapery of black and white; above
this on the next tier, is constructed the
boiler dozen feet in diameter, the head
lights being represented by a large disk
of elegantly carved wood, appropriately
draped; risinglstill highsr, from the CEN
tire of the boiler are couple of fantastic
columns, intended to counterfeit
the smoke-stack of an engine
The illusion here Is almost marvellous, a
column of smoke being represented by
means of cunningly contrasted sheaves of
wheat, corn and parti-colored paper. The
curves of the arch represent tunnel,
the wood beng done in stone colors so as
to carry out the idea. From the base of
the arch to the apex is forty-two feet, the
width being forty feet. Depending from
the center of the arch will be festoons of
evergreens and red, white and blue mus
lin. At the apex is a
standard of flags of the principal nations
of the globe, the colors of America, Eng
land, Germany, France. Sweden, Russia,
China and Austria being represented on
the main standard, while the oolors of the
smaller nations will be ingeniously placed
around the headlights. Directly over the
center of the arch is circular design bear
ing the monogram 81. "" in large letters.
This is surrounded by wreath
of evergreens. The keystone in
the center of the structure bears the leg
end ''N. P. R. R., 1888. On the front sides
of the arch are number of large panel
spaces which have been filled in with the
names of the presidents of the No rthern
Pacific railroad, as follows: Henry Vii
lard, Jay Cooke, j. Gregory Smith, Geo.
W. Cass, Chas. B. Wright and Frederick
Billings. The names of A. H. Barney,
VIM. NJ Roberts and Edward Anderson.
the chief engineers of the
road also appear in panels, while the
names of the states and territories through
which the road travels are placed on the
base. Also on the base of the arch will
be placed the names of the principal
stations on the line of the road from st.
Paul to Tacoma.
A beautiful feature of the display at this
arch will be the presence of several vases of
flowers which will be placed on a
small platform, adjacent to the locomotive
headlights. In the way of establishment
many minute and valuable articles
have been employed, all of which add to
the beauty of the general effect, while
tc speak of them id detail would be tedious.
The designers of the arch we're R. Elsner
and Emil W. Ulrici, the constructors being
Wilkin & Remey and the decorator, Mr..
Walter Dreher, all of whom contributed to
bring about the general result.