Evening star., 1900-06-30

the sidewalks. the top OK fhe room ~ Ax.
teen feet from the noor., Here - located
the power and heating plant and the ma
chinsry which is nee1ed e supply all the
wants Of large modern building such az
ing star Company. In order that the curt-
osity of the public in this particular may be
gratified with comfort q platform has been
built along the west side, to which access
Of the public hallway On the first floor. From
this elevation may be seen the machinery
which operates the dynamos. the pneumatic
tubes, pumps smoke consumer, etc. All of
this power and heating plant is located in
the south end Of the basement and theother
end Is available for Use to locate the presses
in the event 1t should be necessary to en-
large or to change the present press room,
which is in the building owned by The Star
Immediately adjoining the north the
new Star building. The use of electricity
for power purposes is. Of course. very sen.
to pump the city water through the build
ing. 1t operates the pneumatic tubes,
which are such an important device in
power for the presses, for the linotype ma
chimes on the top floor, and for whatever
use power is needed it is supplied.
Perhaps the most conspicuous object in
this place where go much machinery is to
be seen is the electric switchboard. In
itself the design and the material would
attract attention. 1t is made of white marble
inclosed in framework Of bronze. It
center of the intricate system of wiring
which extends through the building from
top to bottom. There may be also found q
water filtering apparatus. from which the
supply for the building is obtained. There
is also a sewage lift. The drainage that
is collected in basin beneath the floor of
the basement is lifted by the apparatus to
the level of the city sewers. In the base
ment also is a lavatory which contains a
shower bath for the use of those who are
employed in the press room. There is a
room for the storage of coal beneath the
sidewalk on Pennsylvania avenue and in
the extreme corner of the sidewalk vault is
the storage battery room, where the sur
plus Of electricity produced In the building
during the hours when the use Of power
is small can be put away, so to speak, and
drawn upon when the demand Is the
greatest
The vault under the 11th street sidewalk.
with two stairways on the outside of the
building Is set apart for the use of the
newsboys and route agents It is a large.
well-lighted and airy apartment where the
boys receive the papers. and then, they
are supplied they leave by a separate stair
case from that by which they entered, SO
that the two lines of boys coming in and
going out do not interfere with each other.
The north end of this room is used for the
delivery of the papers. At this point there
Is a hydraulic elevator for bringing paper
into the store room, which is at the north
end of the basement Here there Is an
other hydraulic elevator by which the paper
Will be taken up to the press room.
The Editorial Floor.
The entire seventh floor Is occupied by
the editorial and news departments of
the paper. This floor has been specially
planned and arranged for the purpose and
it is believed that In point Of convenience
and facilities it will be regarded as a model.
The general access to this floor is by means
OF elevators in the public hall. The en-
trance from this hall is into an ante-room,
which has a domed ceiling decorated in
gold. 1t is wainscoted In oak, and there
are doors which lead into the edito-
rial rooms on the one side and into the
news department on the other. In an al
cove in this room are the telephone and
pneumatic tubes.
The main editorial room Is ut the corner
with a magnificent outlook over the city
from the broad windows. The finish of this
apartment Is in mahogany, with a frieze
in relief work and the walls covered with
burlap, the whole decorated with pleas
ing design, the colors in harmony with the
woodwork. The mahogany used in the
trimmings Is further enriched by handsome
carving, while the same decoration Is found
in the mahogany of the paneled over-mtn-
iel. The facings Of the fireplace are mar
bic. On one side of the room is an alcove
for q book case. while on the other side is a
recess for a desk Private rooms open on
each side. To the west is the room of the
managing editor and the literary editor,
which shows an attractive scheme of deco
ration. From the entrance lobby there is
access to corridor, which leads north and
ends in the largest room on this floor, which
is known as the news room, where those
who handle news matter will have their
desks and also where there will be places
for the reporters. On each side OF this
passageway Is a tier Of rooms, Ave on one
side and three on the other. One
room on the west side IS devoted to files
Of the newspaper. another contains the cuts
and photographs used in the illustrating de-
partment, while in the next room visitors
who wish to see employees are received.