Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-30
? Copyright, I5os.

oelWSen lt ana the Mhln passenger ( n tranee--is the parcel room.
 The train shed will accommodate 2S tracks, they will be surrounded on three sides by broad platform. II k estimated that these 2s tracks will hold at least $50 coaches.
 There will be seven platforms the full length of the train house that will be useG for the trucking of express matter and baggage. At the ends of platforms will be elevators that will connect with a passage leading under the tracks to the baggage-room. By this arrangement the trucks will be kept out of the way of the passengers. Suburban traffic will be handled quite indep pendenty of through traffic
 This will be rendered possible by the ase of the two train levels already al- luded to. All through trains will come in and depart from the train shed on tracks slightly raised above the level of the first floer, while the suburban trains will enter and leave on a grade IT feet lower; in other words. the su- burban trains will use the basement, where the tracks form loop.
 Just what the capacity of the snbur- ban service will be can be judged when it is said that the arrangement of tracks will make it possible to care for 1000 trains in the course of day of Is hours, and to do this only two tracks would be required.
 Needless to say, the terminal station is bJilt for the future as well as for the present. Ii is planned to meet de- maLds that do not now exist.
 T.,e tracks will be divided into two gro IDS at the Summer street end of the basement; they are to be sepa- rated by a wide space devoted to plat gorms-ine inner one to be used for loading only. Stairways lead down from the general waiting-room on the floor above; thus the outbound pas senger, wien he reaches this inner platform, can get to his particular train without difficulty. The outside platform will be given up to the incom- ing trafhc, and the two crowds can be handled without mixing. The low CT floor has platforms sufficient to al- low fl rains of three cars each to pull Up alongside of them-seven to side. This plan will permit the sending out of one train every 60 seconds, and will give egch four CT five times tha, long for loading and unloading. The plat forms will easily accommodate s5.00o people.
 Arehitecturally, the building is faul- y h several ways. The decorations Of tht main entfance-they are of pol ished Stony Greek granite-haye had to stand good deal of criticism, while rather more serious blunder has 1 been made in the roof. It IS so flat | that from the rear the building pre- sen!s d squat appearance, but forlu- nately this is defect that does not show from the front. On the other 1 hand, one very gcod and very prae- l tical feature-one in which the strue- Ture probably excels any other n the country devoted to similar purposes is the adequate facilities for lighting it will have.
 The most striking and satisfactory ornamentation is contained in the curved front. It is constructed of solid masonry to the third floor, and from | thence oil a TOW of columns extend to l the co9nice. The colonade stretches across fhe entire front; it is surmount- ed by a clock 14 feet Tn diameter. The l facade will be of stone and brick. On each side of the entrance and extend ing down Cove and Summer streets, will be d glass and metal awning pro jeciing as far out as the curb.
 The building will represent the very latest ideas in the matter of heating and ventilation. Electric motors will drive the fans furnished hot blast and 1 tempered air. while exhaust fans will 1 insure thorough ventilation. Steam and compressed air pipes will extend l through the yards and train shed and i to the tracks of the suburban level l The purpose of these will be to heat
 the ears in cold weather; they will also be of use in testing air-brakes. etc. l There will be ten boilers in the power house. The electrical power will be sup 1 piled by Westinghouse compound en- zines of 300 horsepower each, di-
 .ectly connected to Westinghouse gynamos.
 Nineteen elevators and lifts are to be
 Ised in the building. They will be To- t.ated in different points in the bag. lage-rooms. train sheds and at the of
 Ice entrance.
 One of the most important mechani.
 cal features is az ice plant, where ict
 will be made for use on the trains and
 in the restaurants. Another will be a
 complete refrigerating plant, fire en gine department and pumping plant
 to prevent the flooding of those DOT
 tions of the grounds that are below tide water.
 In constructing the basement for tht
 suburban service 1t was necessary te
 go 90 feet below the level of the ocean
 which, by the way, is only 100 feet dis 1 1ant on the DorceSter avenue side
 The city of Boston is to spend abou
 s1,000,0o0 in the building of bridges and sea walls To effeetually shut of