New-York tribune., 1902-02-09
FINE NEWSPAPER HOME.
NEW BUILDING FOR THE CHICAGO
TRIBUNE"-DEEP BASEMENT AN IN
NOYATION IN THE LAKE CITY.

Chicago. Feb. CspeciaD.-The new building for
The Chicago Tribune is at the southeast corner OF
Dearborn and Madison sts., having frontage OF lfi
feet in the former and 1O feet in the latter 1t is
twelve stories high and the exterior architectural
effect is exceedingly pleasing Bedford stone, hand
somely treated. Is used in the first four hoors ana
above tLat a non-absorbent brick trimmed with
glazed terra Gotta. The main entrance ana hrst
and second story corridors to be finished with
marble of handsome coloring and texture. The cell
ines will be finished glass mosaic The corridor
floors throughout will he marble mosaic All corri-
dors above the second floor VIII be finished Win
blue veined Italian marble. The metal work Is 10
be of statuary bronze and iron The interior wood
work will be of mahogany, and all the floors will
be polished hardwood a.,
The Tribune" company will occupy with its
business office the ground floor at the corner the
room being 20 by so feet, finished with marble and
, bronze and with rubber tile floor Easy access
will be afforded from this well as the
main han to elevator especially intended for
the use of The Tribune company and its patrons.
The general offices of The Tribune will be on
the third floor and the composing room on the
fourth floor The fifth floor will have lunchroOm
lockers, etc. for the printers. Shower baths and
every device which will add to the comfort of the
employees will be located in every department The
most painsta king provisions have been made for
cutting off this part of the building from the rest
by means of double glass in the courts and double
ceilings and floors. to admit OF all the neces-
sary work being done without conveying sugges-
of il the other tenants OF the buildlnS
Seven high speed elevators of the most modern type
are provided for general tenants of the build
ing,
Perhaps the most interesting parts of the whole
building are the great basement rooms. thirty feet
deep. extending sixteen feet below the Lake level
They constitute marked innovation in Chicago
building as the Ole easements rarely exceeded a
depth of seven eight feet, while Ten feet has
been the limit of Easements in the newer buildings
With the view of providing all possible basement
DVr0E aTn n
other mechanical departments of the paper anG
building the architects adopted the bold project of
endorsements, ana, although the work was at
tended with considerable difficulty and some delay,
il was carried successful completion Ihe
pressroom in the upper basement Is % oy lb , Ieet
in dimensions, eighteen feet IN height tne cehhS
being eighteen inches below The sidewalk level
mere are IN il e Dd cirruiatton departments OF
the paper The sub -ba will contain the cleo
trotyping department machine shops. eiectrlc
printing roller manufacturing plant and paper
storage, Around the pressroom will be balcony
whicn will be occupied by the mailing department @
The stereotyPing department. will be or the same
floor with the prsSSroom on leHet eI Win niS icS
viii overlook on one side the stereotyping room.
win be equipped with autopIate machines which
will turn out stereotype curved plates much raster
than they could be turned out with the old fash
The pressroom viii contain. in addition to the
Hoe nine cvIfnier color press six new Hoe double
quad-octupe presses equipped with eleGtrc @ h con con,
trolled by the pressman from any point on lh5
press; made to start and stop, SLOW uoMA OI SBTeu
up will by simply pressing buttons. The ,Duildlng
| itself IS anchored pillars of concrete built IN
caissons sunk down bed rock, about ninety feet
below street level and the press foundations are
entirely from with the building, so that
there will be no vibrations felt throughout the
5uiiding from the running of the presses.
The Easements, a well the entire quarters 10
be occupied by The Tribune will be thoroughly ana
scientifcally ventilated by a combination of the
plenum and exhaust system.
In the basement there will he a great duplex
pump directly connected with the electOr pit in
the basement, that in case of flood the water
can be readily thrown into the streets above
The building is expected 10 be ready for occu-
pancy before May /. In the permit taken
out for its construction its cost placed at
q OO0N0 II is believed 10 be the most perfect
newspaper building in America