The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-04-27
|, 8 MS Mobile Freight Depot.

The L. q N. are rapidly push
ing on the work on their new
freight depot, so as to have It
ready for tho fall business. A
Mobile exchange gives the fol-
lowing description Of how the
station will appear when complet-
ed:
"NTork on the new Louisville
and Nashville freight depot is pro-
giessihg satisfactorily to all par
ties concerned. The brick walls
have been erected up as far as the
floor line of the second story and
good idea OF the scope Of the
building is now obtained bya VI
sitor to the scene. Mr.. Edward
Mullen, who is in charge Of
the work Of erection, piloted a re-
porter of Tho Register around the
the structure yesterday afternoon
and explained how everything
would appear when completed.
The building will face on Theatre
street and will run back along
Water street 600 feet. 1t will be
fifty feet wide. The front por-
tiun OF the building on Water and
Theatre streets. will be of two
stories, and will be used for the
freight Offices of the road. The
lower floor will contain general
office, partitioned into several
compartments, but the one office
will have dimensions 10 by 20 feet.
A stairway will lead to the second
story, where the floor space Of 19
by 20 feet will be divided into
three Offices.
The depot proper will be
of mill construction, brick and
steel with wood flooring and
joists. The slate roof of
the depot and the second floor
and roof of the Office portion will
be supported by extra largo l.
beams. These will bear very
timber cross pieces and joists.
For the foundation of the struc-
ture there were sunk 800 piles, each
30 feet in length. This gives O
foundation than which there is
none better. Over this is erected
the brick foundation, rising into
the wall of the structure.
The west side of the depot
will be cut open into doors
eight feet square, with a space
between each Of four feet. The
doors will be hung on weights
and will be raised into the wall.
Over these doors and extending
eight feet out all along the west
side of the depot will be shed
of corrugated steel, affording fa-
cilities for loading or unloading
drays and wagons in any kind Of
weather without damage to the
freight. A pavement of asphalt
will laid extending all along this
west end of the depot and about
fifteen feet in width.
On the east side Of the depot
the wall will be one continuous
opening, although with doors.
These doors are mounted on what
is known as the Coburn patent
trolley hinges, allowing them to
be rolled all along the side of the
building. As they are arranged
to roll in tiers, three or four doors
can be rolled on next another,
covering only the space of one
door, ,effcctuaIly close this of build
ing. This allows for a car to be
loaded or unloaded no matter at
what point aboint the depot it
may be situated.
The depot will be equipped
with all the latest improvements,
including the compartments me-
cessary to properly divide incom-
ing and outgoing freight. As
compared with the present freight
depot, there will be facilities and
space to handle three times as
much freight as can now be hand
led, and with less trouble and
confusion. The total cost Of the
building when completed will be
about $40, 900.
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