The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-01
INTO THE FAR SOUTH.
TO OPEN THE NEW DEPOT.
The First Train to Enter the Big Build
ing This Morning,

The new passenger depot of the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western, and the Charles.
ton and Savannah railways will be form .
ally opened to the travelling public this
morning. The first train to arrive will be
No. % from New York, which will arrive
at sos o'clock, and passengers will be
served with breakfast in the new building
at that hour.
The new depot is 300 feet front on East
Broad street and 1873 feet wide, is of frame,
with corrugated iron roof and lighted by sew
en- 60-candle power electric lights, and four
more are to be added. Ground was broken
for the building June 10 last. The struct-
ure was built by John O. Smith, under the
supervision of G. w. Gadsden, au assistan t
engineer in the Savannah, Florida and
Westerns engineering department. There
are five tracks under cover, and two wide
platforms, or more properly walks, extend
from the extreme northern end of the build
ing to point 800 feet south Of the struct-
ure. The track in the western part of the
depot is to be used by the through trains
from New York to Jacksonville and Tampa.
coming and departing. The local trains Of
the Savannah, Florida and Western and
the Charleston and Savannah will use the
next three tracks on the west, aud the fifth
track will be used for private cars, and the
extension of this track in the yard for the
storage of Pullmaus and coaches.
The entrance and exit for passengers is
through a l5-foot passage way ON East
Broad street ii little south Of Harris street,
and the driveway for vehicles is south of
the depot between Jones and Charlton
streets The western platform running out
800 feet from the depot has two equal spaces
marked out for each OF the three hotels, the
part assigned being nearest the building. A
driveway between the southern end of the
depot and East Broad street in the rear of
the baggage and express offices is left for
vehicles.
Temporary offices have been constructed
in the depot to be utilized until the new
three-story brick building is erected upon
the site left vacant north Of the depot and
fronting on Liberty street The ticket
Office and Western Union telegraph office,
the latter, for the accommodation of the
travelling public, is on the right as one
enters the depot Mt the passengers entrance
on East Broad street. The ticket and tele-
graph office, like all the other offices, is
neatly papered and handsomely finished.
This office is l5xl5 feet. The other rooms
are in the following order going south:
Superintendent of the Pullman service Skis IT,
Ladies' waiting room. ..............l .15x20 IT,
with toilet room Sxl5)
Dining room ...... ...... .......... .60X15 It.
(Withp pantry, kitchen and store room,
the three occupying a floor afea
34xl5 it,
Baggage room q. ........ ........... H. 20x15 fl.
Southern Express office. ............L .25x15 #
The lot on which the depot staInds is tC
have a neat iron fence on a brick and
granite base running from the freight depot
westward on Liberty TO East Broad and
south on East Broad TO the passs hgers' en-
trance, the base having already been laid.