The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-09-15


The brief time and space allowed In
tho RFruHLrcAN yesterday for report
Of the public inspection OF the EQuitR-
bio, Guarantee and Trust Company's
building, at the northeast corner of
Ninth and Market streets, hardly did
Justice to such an important enter
prise so intimately fraught and con-
nected with the business interests OF
Wilmington.
Indeed, minute description now
Of all the details of the magnificent
building is impossible. Built by q
banking company which occupies but
the first floor. 1t IL business palace.
whore even small manufactures may
lie introduced.
Though Building Inspector Dohl,
was present fncetiously ordering the
props to DO removed within thirty
days. II Is ono OF the largest and
best and strongest built buildings in
this or any other city.
From the foundation up, the best OF
materials were used. The building
stands upon the highest ground in the
city excepting the Broome street
range OF hills and is the first seen in
approaching the city from any direc-
ton. The building, which Is six stories
high, affords splendid view from its
root of the surrounding coun try as
far as the eye can reach.
Fort Delaware. down the river. is
seen amidst the distant smoke. and 28
miles up the river the grain elevators
and new public buildings can be traced
amidst the smoke of the manufactor-
los of Philadelphia. The highlands OF
Jersey afford an eastern background,
and to the west are seen the rolling
hills of Southern Pennsylvania and
Northern Maryland.
Though George w. and William d.
Hewitt of Philadelphia were tho archi-
tects, the building was erected by
Wilmington workmen, as general
rule, Mr.. Calvin |. Swayne, tho we'll
known Wilmington builder being the
contractor in general and nearly oil
the sub-contractors were Wilmington
ians The building committee was
made up of such entel prisiug men as
W. H. Swift, VIM. w Pussy. DR.. Jas.
A. Draper, VIM. G. Pennypecker. Geo.
| w. Bush. +. Briughurst, Jr., Preston
Lea and Thos, d Smith.
| One thing noticeable is the airy com
| fort about the Offices In all the stories.
/ They are large, well ventilated and lit,
and in q short time tho whole 81 will,
no doubt DO occupied. By tho means
of the great elevator the sixth story Is
about as easily reached as the first.
In the third story Walter 5. Hayes,
| ESQ, and Sputswood Garland, ESQ,
wero found nicely domicIled In their
now offices, and from the business
| appearance of their offices their clients
seem to have had no difficulty In find
ing them. Dr. Peter L. Cooper, f. Is.
Cotton, Frank Wooley, and numbers
of business men, professional men, and
all other kinds of mon who mako up
the business of Wilmington, were
found happy mud contented In their
new Offices.
special Invitation was accepted by
tho REPUBLICAN representative to visit
the Delaware Camera Club rooms on
the sixth floor, The visit was u most
Agreeable one. Spread out on table
were scores OF photographs OF noun
tains, hills, rocks streams, forests,
dells, waterfalls, sunsets, personal
likenesses singly or in groups that at
trhcted the greatest interest.
The rooms are lifted up with great
neatuess and care and with every I'M.
proved fUCi!ity for taking pictures
The members Of the club are amateurs
but their work is worthy of profess
SIGNALS, Tho club has 43 members.
and the following are it's officers and
committees.
President, John NJ. Rogers; first
vice president, Miss Rachel s. How,
land; second-yice-p president, Richard
L. PIN: recording S ccetary, Earnest
Is, MacNalr; corresponding secretary
Miss Eleanor G. Walton; treasurer
Caleb VI. Steward.
Executive mmittee-Alfred D.
Poole, Charles K. Jones and John Ii
Dainty.
Membership Committec-Ml NJ. s.
liilles. Miss Ii. S. Howland. j. A.
Comfy, George A. Elliott, w. c. jack.
son, G, II. Thompson, John NJ.
Mendinhnll.
Excursion and Entertainment Com,
mittee Miss Mary Mathcr, A. G.
Griggs, A, II. Hellcr, A. Z. Phillips, W.
III, Slavery.
1t could not bo expected Tint the
committee aud MI others Interested In
the erection of this splendid building
could be anything else than pleased nj
their sucCt So Congratulations were
showerGd upon them by the 1000 PEG
pie who eniuycb the privilege of going
through the building. The great ole
Nator was kept busy taking crowds iE
and down to the respective stories, bu
the sixth story, where tho magnillcen
collation. was served by b. u. Jones
WIS immensely popular,
No one WAS moro enthusiastic over
this evidence of Wilmington eater
Prise than bishop coleman, who
un an elevator trip up, said to r.
PUBLICAN representative. Vow for q
, new hotel commensurate with TIA,
growth and enterprise of Wilmington
r ad4unato ii, WORT yon:' TIE reporter
Said "Mo will. ami he las done 30
1t . o'clock this morning, prom ptly
business commenced Ia tn. company
neM aud beautiful quarters In the Hrs
story.