Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-06
NEW TOWER INN
Structure to Be Restored in Six
Weeks Time.
PLANS ARE ALREADY PREPARED,

Accommodations.
Undaunted by disaster, the Tri-
City Railway company will have the
new Black Hawk Inn up before the
public gets through expressing its
sorrow over the disaster of last Fri
day. Untimely as was the destruc-
ton, General Manager Lardner IL not
. man who worries over spilled milk.
Naturally enough he felt pretty dis
heartened when he reached the Tower
Friday afternoon. but he viewed
the situation philosophically. He
at once gave Gen. Supt. Hun
toon orders to clean away the debris,
and while the smouldering en-
bers were still hot Huntoon and
his gang set to work at their task.
They did not complete it until day
light Saturday morning. but they
had restored order out Of chaos, and
everything practically but the foun-
dation and tall chimney had been re-
moved. Such of the furniture as
could be used was transferred to the
picnic pavilion, to the north of which
tent had been erected. and the first
car load OF people to arrive at the
Tower Saturday found Managers Nc
Hugh and Linn on hand ready to
serve their inner wants to the queens
taste. The first story of the picnic
pavilion is to be enclosed in glass at
once. a temporary kitchen built and
the public will find that it will
not be disconnected, il the beauti full
inn is gone.
Manager Lardner this morning let
the contract 10 Sievers & Anderson
for the temporary improvements on
the pavilion and also for the tenn po-
rary kitchen with dimensions of 20
by 30 feet. These alterations are to
be completed by Friday of this week.
Tho New Structure.
Architect Hammatt, obedient to
Manager Lardner.'s instructions, was
at the Tower Friday afternoon and
has the plans about ready for the
building. He says it can be put
up in six weeks time or in two
months at the outside. The
contract will be let as soon
as the design is approved by Presi-
dent Louderback and associates.
The new building is to be much
larger and much better adapted to
the grounds and to the superior
accommodation Of the public than
the other.
1t will be nearly double the size,
three stories high, with dining hall
and retiring rooms on the second
and rooms either for private parties
or accommodations for lodging pur.
poses on the third floor. II desired.
The kitchen will probably be in the
basement with elevators for the car
rying of provisions to the upper
floors. One great advantage in the
architecture of the new inn will be
that it will have four faces. that is il
will be just as attractive from the
depot where the cars arrive as it will
from the east, west and south fronts.
The main entrance in fact will be on
the Forth side. The building will
be 80 constructed that it may be
heated in the winter and it will be
made just as inviting for parties at
one season of the year as another.
It will cost in the neighborhood OF
SIS. 200.
With all these improvements in
prospect We may feel after all. much
as is regretted the loss to the enter
prising company, that it is an ill
wind that does not blow the public
good.
There are now strong and we'll
founded suspicious that the fire
of Friday instead Of being ignited
By On improperly insulated wire
came from a carelessly thrown cigar
or cigarette stump.
A Child Enjoys
The pleasant flavor. gentle action