The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-29
MAGNIFICENT DEPOT
At WASHINGTON, DC.
Twenty Million Dollar Struc-
ture Was Used for the
First Time, Sunday.
MODEL FOR. THE COUNTRY.
HONOR WON BY PATRICK CLARY
OF THE LOGANSPORT DIVISION
is WELL DESERVED-OT OTHER
RAILROAD NEWS.

Washington. Ost 29.-The now rail
way station which, with its approch
es and tunnels, cost more than $20,0OO,-
600, and which is intended to be a
model of it's kind for the whole of the
United States, for at least two genera
tions, was first used Sunday. The
work has been under way for three
| years.
| Standing close to the national capitol
and the new senate office buildings,
| the station is one of the most con-
spicuous piles in Washington. III adj
dition to it's architectural projections,
| it is one of the largest stations of its
| kind in the world and its dimensions
are greater than those Of any station
| in the United States. Even St. Louis
will now have to turn over the palm to
| Washington, as the building proper is
20 feet longer and 30 feet wider.
The "concourse' which corresponds
in its location and general use to what
is known in the ST Louis union station
as the midway" is admittedly the
greatest hall of its kind in the world.
! The features of the station, which is.
expected to arouse the greatest inter
! est. are the special entrance rooms for
the president of the United States and
! q suite for diplomats.
Situated at an elevation of about 60
| feet above tide, and with a gently slop-
ing plaza and approaches to insure
perfect drainage, the magnificent sta
ton directly faces the capitol and the
new senate office building, and is with
| in a few minutes walk to either. The
station site before the work of con-
struction commenced was low and fill
of about $50, 800 cubic yards was neceS-
sary in starting the Improvement.
Is 632 Feet Long.
The station building proper which is
of white granite from Vermont, is G32
feet 10 inches in length, and 210 feet
8 inches in width, and the general
height of the building varies from 60
feet in the east and west wings, to 12o
feet in the main waiting room. The
main entrance, leading into the general
waiting room is through three arches.
500 feet in height. The general
waiting room is one Of the finest and
most commodious in the country, and
200 feet long by 100 feet wide.
The height of the roof is about 12O
feet and is beautifully decorated.
Plenty of light will be supplied in this
room through a circular window at
semicircular windows on each end 30
feet in diameter. To the east of this
general waiting room is located the
main dining room, containing 6,456
square feet of space.
This dining room is very spacious in
appearance decorated with marble col
umns and mural decorations. 1t will
make the most elaborate banquet room
in Washington and is calculated that
more than a thousand people can be
accommodated in it at one time.
Presidents Suite in East Wing.
To the east of the dining room, lunch
voom and women's waiting room. and
in the east wing Of the building, is the
state reception suite and presidents
room, with a private carriage way
leading to it The state suite, which
Is for the use Of the president, diplo-
mats or official parties departing from
or arriving at the station is a new de
parture in station building. The main
reception room of this suite contains a
total area of 2.130 square feet, and the
general layout of this suite is such that
trains may be reached without coming
in contact with the public.
At the extreme west end of the sta
. ton is located a carriage driveway fol-
use of the general public and from
which entrance is directly into the
ticket corridor.
All the woodwork IS solid mahogany
The passenger concourse is the largest
room, under a single roof, in the world