St. Paul daily globe., 1884-12-31

area Of the hotel. and stained glass windows;
the heavy cornices viii be sup
ported by iron pilasters, each
column being ornamented with heavy carved
capstones; the Office will be finished in red
oak, with vain scoting Of the same material,
while the floors will be of marble, the same,
by the way, as the floor Of the grand en-
trance, while the vestibules will be finished
with wainscoting of marble. The Office
counter will be Of solid oak. The spacious
apartment will be appointed with telegraph
room, baggage room, coat rooms, toilet
rooms, etc. Leading from the Office is the
grand stair case, which will be done in oak
with newels OF cherry; the ceilings will be
richly frescoed and ornamented with delicate
tracery.
THE PARLoRs AND DINING HALL
In all there are four parlors, two Of which
are 20x26 feet in size and the two private
parlors being 36xl7 feet in dimensions.
These will be finished in cherry. The main
dining room is 46xS6 feet in size, with a
height OF 20 feet; it will be done In oak and
the grained beams will be supported by iron
columns; the ceiling viii be ribbed and pan
eled with a unique and tasteful novelty in
the way Of screen work between the columns.
III se are on the second floor, besides which
there is lady's reception hall 29x3O feet in
size.
In addition TO the Office on the ground
floor there is located the billiard room, 42x74
feet in dimensions, the bar room aud res
taurant, 42x56 feet in size, and half dozen
| elegant and spacious stores.
Access to the several landings or floors Of
the building viii be had By means OF three
elevators, one for guests, one for baggage,
etc, aud the other for general purposes.
Each Of the sleeping rooms win contain a
fire place, Notwithstanding that the hotel will
he warmed with steam, and handsome mar
| ble mantels will be q feature OF each OF the
the rooms. Every precaution has been taken
to make the building perfectly ire proof by
4 means of the fire clay tiles, furnished by the
Flrc Proof DgstrGctloa company cf Chicago.
The roof is also fire proof and unique IN its
way, being covered with fine clay thing and
topped of With tar and gravel, the design be-
ing by E. Scribner, Of this city. To further
guard against Gre and add to the security OF
tne guests, three exterior fire escapes built out
| rom the rear wall and connecting vita every
corridor have been constructed. These are
IN reality a series of broad, spacious stair
cases made of solid iron, with handsome bal
cony ratings. They were constructed 10y the
St. Paul Foundry company, under the super
vision of Mr. II. W. Topmn. This firm also
furnished the iron work Of the build
ing. Especial pains have also been
taken to have the hotel perfectly
ventilated with fresh air, while the skyligh
is arranged so as to avoid having any darl
rooms. Among the elegant features, men
ton Of which was almost overlooked, are the
plate windows of French glass overlooking
4 aT 4.
ing indeed charming.
The building will be Illuminated with elee
tric light, furnished by the ST. Paul Eiectri,
Light company. On the Robert street towe
will be placed flagstaff, rising clear heigh
of 200 feet from the curb, and bearing
! pennant on which will be the name Of RYAN
Tue architect of the structure is Mr.. Egan
! of Chicago. the contractors being Messrs
Hennessey Bros, Agncw & Cox, while tb
| { SIX of experimenting the entire work is il
the hands OF Mr.. c. F. F.. Abbott, a gentle
man who is more than qualified for the un
| dertaking. The plumbing has reference Z
G sanitary requirements and was done by p.
DIVER of ST. Paul. the steam heating nayin
4 been doue by Rogers & Davis of this city
n while four 500 horse power boilers were pu
q in by Kenney Bros. The interio
decorations will be done by Su
! li7an, the frescoer of Chicago, and IN
/ hrm of F. G. Draper & Co., of st. Paul, pu
e in the hardware work, the mason work hav
e ing been finely executed under the super
q vision of the Johnson Bros. As said, tn
/ building will be ready for occupancy by Jul
- 4, next, and perhaps sooner.
. The question of who will conduct the hott
>. is still a mooted question; negotiations ar
h pending with the several prominent hot
&c men of New York and Boston, but it is mol
d than likely that Mr.. Ryan will equip and COZ
|, duct the superb establishment himself.
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