Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-06

something of the untiring energy and
endless ambition which he possesses
may be imagined after one has in
spected the realization of his great pur-
pose. The Bourse building cost in
round numbers 81, $50, 600, is 1854 feet
long. has frontage OF 1872 feet, is eight
stories high, contains 345 offices and
has total floor area Of 1888, 600 square
feet, or nearly eight acres. The build
ing ia of the modern steel frame fire.
proof architecture and is fitting testi-
monial to that famous contractor and
builder, Allen B. Rorke. The great
hall OF the Bourse on the ground floor
in which the daily meetings are held is
240 feet long, 126 feet wide and 45 feet
in the centre to the skylight. In this
hall are given daily by cable and tele.
graph the stock quotations, condition
of crops and general news from one
end OF the world to the other and the
daily visitors here number several
thousand. Viewing this scene from
tine broad gallery which entirely sur
rounds the hall, one is possibly better
able to grasp some IDEA of The immense
business interests Of the Bourse than
from any other single Wow of the build
ing.
The third to the sixth floor inclusive
are devoted exclusively to offices, of
which there are so on each floor. The
seventh floor is taken up entirely by
the exhibition department and in its
area OF 36, 600 square feet are seen some
of the finest and moet costly displays OF
manufactured goods ever placed on OK.
hibition. In looking through the mind
OF the visitor is at once carried back to
the exhibits in the Manufacturer
Building at the Worlds Fair, and it is
not difficult to imagine that you arc
wondering through the avenues and
arcades of that giant structure as it
was during the exposition. The res.
taurant on the eighth floor, together
with the kitchen and store rooms, oc.
cupy fully one-half Of the entire floor
area, while the several reservoirs for
the water supply. together with a suite
OF rooms for the family of the chief
engineer take up the balance.
Now that the reader has n general
idea OF the interior plans of the great
building, perhaps it might be timely to
speak of the material forces required to
keep the machinery used therein in
motion. In the basement under the
Fifth street entrance are six boilers
with capacity of 9o0.horse power.
Tbs fires under these boilers consume
nine tons of coal every "a hours. Every
pound OF this coal is weighed when il
goes into the building aud record il
taken OF every pound Of ashes removed,
BY this means the chief engineer car
estimate the exact value of the Goa
being used, and by following along suct
scientific lines as this in the manage
ment of the department every possible
saving is made, whereas 10 the average
plant of much less proportion the waste
in years time would amount Il
a goodly sum. There are also fou
dynamos with capacity of 1000 lights
seven large motorH and two auxiiar,
engines, and IA pumps are used I
secure the necessary supply Of water
Three immense Jewett filters, with ;
capacity of 800, 900 gallons a day reude
this water clear and sparkling, for al
the water used in the building, ey
cept that furnished the closets, passe
through the filtering process. Al
srtesian we'll, six feet in diameter
directly under the sub basement witt
flow of 300 gallons minute, furnishe
40 emergency supply, but as state,
this is little used
In addition to the machinery name
there ia fire engine which is algay
IN motion and ready for immediat
action, with a pressure of 100 pound
to the square inch. engines for drivin
out moist air and cooling the building
machinery 10 operate the 10 elevators
which are in continuous use, an
probably enough pipes and wiring j
various kind, that, il placed in a direc
line would reach TO the Pacific coast
This is in the basement and sub base
ment OF the building. The entire de
partment is under thu immediate cbare
OF Chief Engineer Robert \. Fowde
and his assistant, ". Il. Fowden, and
as may be imagined. large force c