Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-07-12
HoteL PoMhatan.

see as Wormley',s Inn, being now
completed and opened for business,
deserves more than passing notice
ITO begin at the bottom, there is in
the rear end 27x6o-a large
refrigerator for meat and butter, a
complete arrangement, plan and
specifications furnished by bIr. Julius
C. Holmes. A fight of stairs from
the rear hall leads TO the servants
dining ROOM 16x30-with lock clos
cts. The bakery has an immense
brick oven, with sink with hot and
cold water, and store-room attached.
The Kitchen Gx30-is provided
with John Vane Hotel Range, which
has two ovens and two fire boxes,
with two one hundred gallon boilers
for hot water for kitchen and bath
room purposes; also has one large ho-
tel boiler, lock closet and sinks, etc. ),
making il one of the best arranged
and most complete culinary depart
ments in the country. Connected
with this is the pantry-16x30-fi
ted up with lock closets and shelving,
and well ventilated. Next is the
serving room, supplied with lock
closets, dish sinks, steam carving
tables and shelving.
The dining room is grand one
d2x60, strong 16 #. high, with hand
some girdIers supported by iron col
umns trimmed in green and gold ;
wainscoted in natural Louisiana pine,
without defect in material or work
manship. The room is well lighted
and ventilated, and from it is afford
ed grand view of the Harper's Fer
ry gap and other attractive natural
scenery-nothing to surpass it, with
all arrangements for square meal.
served in Nyormley's hest style.
Next to the dining room is the la
dies private entrance, handsomely
finished with panel wainscoting,
with stairway leading to third floor.
The ladies' parlor -20x30Sris
finely furnished, and has handsome
tile mantels and large mirrors of la
test design. The hall at this point
is 1Ox40, leading to main lobby and
private dining and card room.
Among the most charming features
of the hotel are its grand porches.
The front one measures twenty to
twenty-four feet wide by four hmm
dred feet long, and is one of the
most delightful places to be found
hereabouts during the hot weather.
In the rear is porch $4,000 feet.
4 The grand lobby entrance is a
marvel of artistic work. Allthe side
walls and ceilings are inlaid in pan
els, with arched girder lines. A
grand staircase leads to third and
fourth floors. In the lobby -5Ox54
are the main office, private Office
and hat and coat room. A handsome
mantel is surmounted with elegant
mirrors, aud above it mammoth elk
head. The entire finish is as fine
as to be found anywhere, and highly
creditable. The Office is provided
with OsLrapder & Co.'s improved
annunciator, with one hundred cleo.
tric-bells and call bells to all tire
rooms on each foor-a complete
electric system improved in all its
details.
The coat and hat room is provided
with shelving aud hooks, anG adioin-
ing it is the barber shop-12x16-
supplied with marble wash bowls, hot
and cold water, and everything COM
pIete and first-class.
The writing room-14x16-ha a
handsome oak mantel, with mirror
and tile finish, and The octagon read
ing and smoking room--24x24-is
another beauty spot in regard to ma
tcrial and workmanship, wainscot-
ting, light and ventilation.
The billiard room-22X2S-next
adjoining, is wainscotted and finished
with 4 handsome oak mantel and mir
ror, billiard table and high CHAIRS
every thing for comfort. The bar
room-16x20-is fitted up with n fine
bar and buffet in cherry-everything
handsome enough to make visitor
feel like taking smile of WormIey's
best. The 'gcntlemen's lavatory is
grand piece of plumbing work--has
four syphon water closets finished in
porcelain and nickel, two marble
urinals, and four marble and porce-
lain wash-bowls, very complete, with
entrance from rear porch as well as
from private hall of main lobby.
Viz SUIT
case, we find on the second floor
some forty chambers, averaging 10
x15 in size, some of them as high as
1920; six large toilet and bath
rooms, and four gents closets, and
in rear wing bath rooms and toilet
for female servants; at the head of
stairway ladies' Iobby-12x1S-alI
furnished in first-cIass manner.
Ascending another flight of stairs
we find forty-onc chambers, with six
toilet and bathrooms for ladies and
four for gentlemen, with servants
and other closets and bath rooms
On the fourth floor there are eight
rooms, with closets to each room
Another flight of stairs leads to
the tower, from whence is obtained
an enhancing view of portions of
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia
and West Virginia-unsurpassed by
by even the far-famed Pen-mar.
After taking complete survey of
this building one can readily con-
ccivc that the architects, Bald
win & Pennington, of Baltimore, have
made complete hotel in all the va