The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-06
Fully 1000 Persons Swarm I'm Its Cor
ridors and Take Possession of Halls,
Offices and Elevators.
MAGNIFICENT OFFICE BUILDING
HUGE TOTALS OF FIGURES DEFINING
ITEMS OF CONSTRUCTION.
New Marion Glass Compnny-Bfg Sulli-
van County Levee to BE Built
Other News of Business World.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Nov. 5.-The Union
building, the pride of all Anderson people,
was formally opened this evening. There
was music on each floor and many allure
ments held out to the public, attracted fully
5000 persons. The doors were thrown open
at z o'clock and in less than a half-hour
the sidewalk and streets were completely
blockaded. The services of seven police
men were required in the vestibule and at
the entrance to prevent persons from be-
ing crushed. The manager of the building
stood for more than two hours in the lobby
on the marble staircase directing the con-
slant throng-crowding, pushing, but good
natured-that seemed to be growing larger
all the time. 1t required a half-hour to
get from the street to the entrance of the
building.
The structure was ablaze with electric
lights and every office was open. Souvenirs
were given away by many of the occupants.
The Swartz millinery story exhibited a $500
hat, which was sold to George Springer, a
wealthy lumber dealer of the city. The
Lion store exhibited a wrap owned by
Princess Louise of Prussia. Mr.. c. l..
Henry, who conceived the building and pro-
NOTED its construction, was present, ming
ling with his former neighbors during the
evening. Thousands of people rode in the
elevators and took possession of the great
halls and corridors which surrounded the
inner court OF the structure.
The building, although not among the
highest, is one of the largest office buildings
in Indiana In addition to the Lion store,
the tea store and millinery store, 1t con-
tainS 24 offices, or a total of $4,000 square
feet of floor space. Thirty thousand cubic
feet Of stone are in the foundation, 100000
brick in the outside walls, 10000 square
feet Of terra Gotta in partitions, 10000 square
yards of plastering, $1,000 cubic feet of con-
crete, 100000 pounds of steel, 100000 feet OF
hardwood floor, LOO windows, 500 doors,
| 1000 square feet of tile floor, 10000 square
feet of marble wainscoting and base, one
mile steel conduit for the electric wires,
five miles of electric wire for lights, tele-
| phones, etc, and about 1900 electric lights.
In its mechanical equipment the building
contains its own electric plant and water
works system, water being furnished from
, a deep we'll. There are two high speed
hydraulic passenger elevators, constructed
so that it is absolutely impossible for them
to drop under any condition or accident
that might arise to the machinery. The
building is thoroughly fireproof, no wood
being used, except for the window and
door frames and the doors and the finished
floor in the offices. All of the corridors,
lavatories and public parts of the building
are finished in tile and marble, the stair
WAYS being all of marble and iron. The
entire structure in its appointments is
fully I'D to the highest standard of build
ings of this character in any part OF the
| country, and provides for its tenants the
and electric lights, perfectly sanitary equip
ment, hot and cold water throughout the
| rooms and in the toilet rooms, a pure water
| supply and offices and business rooms that
| are well ventilated and ~abundantly lighted.
1t is owned by Charles l.. Henry, presi-
dent; Thomas w. Wright, vice president;
George Lilly, secretary; Thomas j. Nc
Mahn, treasurer; George Manning, director;
John P. Sears and William w. Lieb, man
| ayers. Richards, Mccarthy & Bulford, of
Columbus, o., were the architects: The cost
is lima at over a quarter OF a million
| dollars.