The Press., 1889-05-09
HARTFORD,S NEW UNION DEPOT.

The new union depot was opened to Consolidated road traffic on Sunday even- ing last, and the temporary structure used for many months by that road abandoned | The New England road will use their pres ent depot for a week or two longer. The | Times says:
 Overhead tracks and elevated platforms and depot are such departure from what we have had in Hartford in the past that it will take some time for travellers to &C., custom themselves to the change. There are merits and difficulties alike in thls elevated system, but withal there comes the great advantage of freeing our chief thoroughfare to the western part of the architect has been to design plan which shall offer the greatest conveniences for reaching the cars, for both passengers and baggage, and in this the new depot must be regarded as even more satisfactory than had been anticipated. The chief entrance will be by way of the main waiting room, thence up broad double flight of steps with midway landing. This waiting room is reached from the main door on Union Place, and also through broad passage way leading from door on the Asylum street end of the building. The baggage room is nearly opposite the end of Allyn street. Baggage will be received on tho west side (under the tracks), and placed on trucks which will be run upon the ele- vator and lifted to the platform floor and thence run to the baggage cars. Baggage arriving by the trains will be delivered on Union Place. The baggage room is con- nected with the waiting IooEn by hall way. The large stairway from the main waiting room leads to the Consolidated road tracks for north bound trains, but not to south bound tracks or to the New England tracks. To reach these, travel CTS will pass under the Consolidated tracks and ascend stairway to the platforms. There are smaller stairways at the Church and Asylum street ends which will be used as exits, but not for entrances, as the in- tention is to have all passengers enter the depot by way of the waiting room, where the ticket offices for both roads are located. For persons who are feeble there is sep arate entrance to the north of the waiting room, with an elevator ascending to the platforms.
 The great waiting room is not surpassed anywhere in the country in it's area, con- venience or beauty of architecture and fin ish. By day, tis lighted by great win dowa, swinging on hinges, and at night by electricity. The heating is by huge coils of steam pipes, protected by gilded net work. The seats are as comfortable as they are handsome, and there are all the necessary adjuncts of drinking water, news room, package room, and with toilet con- veniences just beyond, opening from the railways. From the hallway on Asylum I street isga spacious lunch-counter room, dining room, and another but smaller one is above, level with the platform for nasty lunches. The telegraph office will open off from the platform, but it is proposed to remove it to the main waiting room.
 The second floor of the building, level with the tracks, is divided into many apart ments. In the center of the building, the great waiting room occupies the full height of the two stories. South of this is large reception room, to be used on occasions of parades, celebrations. etc. One part of this viii probably be set off for the offices of Superintendent Davidson and his assist ants. Beyond this to the south, are the kitchen and the small lunch-room before mentioned. North of the waiting room, five rooms are set apart for the New Eng land roads offices, and next the small wait ing room with elevator. Beyond is the baggage room opening on the tracks. The two floors of the north end of the building are fitted up for the Adams Express Com pany.
 There is yet great deal of work to be done, but the contractors have host of men at work and promise to deliver the
 building, finished by tomorrow night.
 A rnmor prevails that the New York and New England officials are not satisfied with the facilities afforded their passengers for reaching trains, ,and that they contemplate constructing temporary wooden depot on he 6pruce street side of the elevated struct- ure.
 I It is not best to always believe everything that 8 person tells you, but when you hear that the best blood purifier isSulphur Bitters, you can believesit, for they cured me of se- were case of blood poisoning.
 REV. A. FAIRcHILD, New York City.