St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-03

terested in knowing that each of the
kitchens is 30 by so feet in size. Each
Of the laundrieS is % by 81 feet. is
furnished with five tubs and provided
with a recess, upon the floor of which
is network of steampipes, over which
the Astor weekly wash will be dried.
Connecting with each kitchen IS pan.
try 23X14 feet. and over each Of these
pantries, on The ground floor, is a but
ler'S pantry of the same size connecting
with the dining room of each house. In
the basement of each house also, is a
servants hail." of 22X22 feet, and a
scullery of 17xl7 feet. The walls and
ceilings of all of these are tiled, as are
also the floors in the north house; the
basement floors in the south house are
of mosaic work.
10 the rear Of the house, upon the
SiXty-ffth street side, are j. j. Astor's
stables and carriage house. These con-
meet directly with the house, and, in
bad weather, carriage can be driven
upon the floor of the carriage house,
and its occupants can enter either house
without exposure to the elements. The
stables contain stalls for nine horses,
and on the second floor Of this part of
the building there are sleeping rooms
for five stab!emen and other attendants.
The fact that Mr. Astor has built his
stable in direct connection with his
house shows that he had no intention Of
creating a nuisance whenshe began the
construction of stable at the corner
for his mothers horses.
Furthermore, as it will be remem-
bered, after the people of the vicinity
had made their protest and he had dem
onStrated his right in law to build
stable there, he ordered all work upon
it stopped, although at a sacrifice of
some 500, 900 to himself; this sum having
been expended by Builder Downey
when construction was discontinued.
The school and playroOm Of the little
AsIorS is on the third floor. 1t is 20X2S
feet III size. In the mansard thcre is
sewing room 17X25 feet, and also in the
manSard there is room furnished with
shelves and lockers for the storing of
fur and WOODEN garments. All the
wooden parts of this room are made of
the costly and pungent cedar that is
used in the manufacture of fine lead
pencils. No properly-constructed III
sect can tolerate the smell of it,
Besides the guest chambers already
mentioned, there are five others upon
the third floor, all of them airy apart,
ments, varying from fifteen by seven
teen to twenty-three by thirty feet.
The house throughout will be lighted
with 5000 Edison bulbs, which can be
operated either from the mains of the
Edison company or by a separate plant,
although no arrangements have yet
been made for the latter. Including
that laid for the call bells, there will be
about forty miles of wire in the two
houses.
The hydraulic elevators run from roof
to basement. The outside walls are of
the most massive sort. the framing
throughout is of steel. and the entire
structure is practically fireproot.
Mr.. Astor. his wife and his mother
have all given much personal attention
to the construction of this magnificent
home. The younger Mrs. Astor parties
ularly has visited it many times since
ground was first broken, and the Influ-
ence OF her taste will be very apparent
when, some months from now, the
structure is ready for occupancy. 1t is
the general opinion of the very few
who have been allowed to visit it that
when completed the new Astor home
will be one Of the most artistic dwell
ings in the world.