Passaic City record., 1892-12-17

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I've spirit and practical results shown by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
This is opportunely illustr ated in Phil
adelphia to-day, where ground has
already been broken. and the busy hum
of an army of mechanics may be heard,
while work is being pushed on what will
be the largest and handsomest railroad
terminal in the world, the Pennsylvania
Railroads New Broad Street Station.
THE NEW STATION BUILDING.
After numerous plans from various
well-known architects had been submit
ted, and carefully considered, the officials
of the road finally selected the plans of
Furness, Evans & Co.. of Philadelphia.
Unusual interest has already been TAX
en- i'll this structure. which must reflect
great credit on Philadelphia as a city,
and frequent have been the requests for
construction. Treating the great station
and its completion independent of the
train shed, which is a marvel in itself,
one is staggered with the Importance of
the undertaking, directly in the face and
ever-active pulsations of the volume of
shipping and travel to and from Broad
Street Station. 1t seems perfectly safe
in prophesying that not a detention will
occur, however when the work in New
York and Jersey City is taken as pre-
cedent, for there, during the entire con-
struction of the great shed, adjoining
buildings, and miles of new road-bed not
SO much as a slrgle wheel was clogged
nor detention caused in travel. This
character of work goes far to convince
one of the efficiency and supremacy of
system universally recognized the best
that of the Pennsylvania Railroad. And
under this system the new work in Phil
adelphia will be operated This struct-
ure has been designed to be mammoth
ten-story building of modern Gothic ar
chitecture, whose exterior will be
finished to correspond with the present
station, as its construction will be of
granite and brick, with the highly orna-
mental trimmings and bas-reliefs'in terra
Gotta. Necessary notifications will be
introduced in the lines of the new station,
so as to obviate any dwarfing of the
present building, even though the height
Of the main tower will be 24o feet. and
also to better create uniform harmoni-
Gus whole after its completion, when it
will stand the most imposing railroad ter
minal station and shed in the world.
1t will extend to Market Street, occupy
ing all of the ground south of the present
station between Market Street and the
present station. extending west on Mar
ket Street over Fifteenth Street, and sixty
feet beyond This immense building
site will afford an extensive increase in
the practical operating area and create
greater space accommodations for the
travelling public. Reducing the territory
occupied by the new station and shed to
simple figures. it is shown that four and
three-fourths acres of ground are to be
under roofing.
THE LOWER FLOOR.
| The main entrance for outgoing pas
sengers will be at the corner of Broad
| and Market Streets, and will be semi cir
cular and imposing in design, another
entrance will be on Filbert Street, west
of Broad, and score or more of great
arched ent1 ances will line the front of the
( building on Broad Street
All of these entrances will be protected
by glass-covered arcade or awning, ex-
| tending the entire length, and covering
the pavements on the Broad and Market
Streets facades. which in inclemeni
weather will form ample shelter for o,'t
going or incoming passengers.
The plan for the lower floor, which ha.
been designed with the greatest study
and care, promises to afford the creates
possible convenience to the public. Ths
entrance hall on the ground floor will ex
tend from Market Street to the baggage
room on Filbert Street, affording com
modious accommodations for incoming
passengers and avoiding any possibilit,
of crowd or rush about the ticket-win
| dCws, the elevators, or stairways, and i
so designed that the mass of arrivin,
and departing passengers will be entirel
separated The Broad Street side Wi
be virtually thrown open with entrances
and the adjustment Of the ticket-office
and the exceptional facilities for conlfoI
and rapidity when tickets are to D
bought could not he improved upor
The ticket-office will be in the middle {
the building, situated about where th
large exit now is. The main stairwa
will be Immediately back of the range (
ticket windows.
The main stairway will consist of tw
broad fights, one starting from Mark,
tStreet and the other from the Filbe
Street side. These flights will ascend
common landing, and from this the
will be one grand stairway entering
the centre of the second or main floor
1.-THE station.
On either side of the main flight a
. two large elevators running between II
first floor or entrance hall and the secor
floor waiting-roorhs and train entrance
sThese elevators will also communica