The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-07
A WHIM.
He l. .Aho9t tn Build ~ Palace uosn,
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ne l. Ah"o, I" Build u Palace Home
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Ralph Brisbane Nonesuch. who is re-
putei to have made "A fortune If Saj,.
eco. 900 in South African diamond mines,
has purchased a 800 acre tract III tio
Tcu.cscil district. near San Francisco.
where he will erect a novel residence
palace. in ~fact-uTon which st. 0 .0G0
will be expended aside from the finish.
ing. TIL is to be a structure built al
most entirely Of steel and glass.
The building is t. be- about a3O long
h. about 100 feet wide. At one end il
viii be surmounted by "A tower ll5 feet
high: ut the other end by a similar tow
er. but Of less size and height.
A striking feature will be the sides I've
low the cornice. which slope to the
ground with a curve at an angle Of about
45 degrees. In the slopn. sides are tn he
set huge oval windows 12 feet long and
made to conform to the lines Of the sides
Of the wall. The roof will be a huge
gale extending the entire length If the
building and terminating in another
gable at right angles. in which are
placed immense stained glass windows.
one Of win h will lie 50 feet long and 80
feet wide.
Not a foot of lumber or wood in any
shape is to be- used in the building. The
materials will be iron, steel, aluminium,
brass, bronze. platinum. silver, concrete.
cement and stone. And the only stone
usei will be sculptured marble in the
stalrways and the main frieze. and ONYX
and decorative marble in the bathrooms.
the stairs and a few other places. Then
the foundations will b. Of steel and con-
crete. The floors will be of concrete,
brass and aluminium. the walls of steel.
and the roof of steel. brass and .
The inside walls will be some Of oxidized
sheet iron. some brass. covered with a
preparation that protects the FURNISH of
the metal; some copper. some nickel and
so on TO correspond with the decorations
Of the room.
The ceilings will he arched and re-
lieved here and there with great bras,
me,lallions. The partition walls will be
COMPOSED of metal grilles extending
from floor to ceiling. arranged III vari-
't- ''olShS, i'iiiIIS Il VAST ItI WtTk
through which the visitor can see from
the grand stairway at one end to the
great ballroom at the opposite end. Rich
tapestries will ordinarily cover the metal
grllles and divide the interior INTO Is
apartments, eight of which will he cham
bers and consist each of a suite Of four
rooN.s--a sleeping room. dressing oom,
bathroom and study.
All tn. heating. lighting, ventilation
anl cooking will he done by electricity.
The servants quarters. the kitchen. tie
machinery and the laundry will ill be in
the basement. The waterwheel and DIV.
nanos will be located at the foot of the
hill a.consiierable distance from the
bUilalng.' The sole entrance to the base
ment from without will he at the foot of
the hill through a tunnel. so that no one
from within or about the house will STE
the approach or entrance of servant gru-
Ger. butcher or delivery wagon of any
kind.
h structure itself will be surround.
ed by IA broad walk. and outside of the
walk will be an artificial lake surround
ing the building and forming IA meat To
be crossed by IA movable drawbrid-e.
thus placing tine house practically upon
island. This lake will be fed bv wa
ter from artesian wells already in opera
ton and pumped up by powerful pumps.
The waters of the lake will also serve 10
run the dvnamos that furnish light. heat
and power for use in the building
Contractor.