The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

Baltimore. Aug 2Z--The proud residents
Of Wheeling are congratulating them
selves upon having ore Of the finest rail-
road stations among the cities Of the Ohio
Valley. The station has Just been com
pleted by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company at a cost Of about $500.
90. The Wheeling station is said to rival
in beauty and appointments the new
Union Station in Washington. erected
jointly by the Pennsylvania and the Bal
timore and Ohio companies
The significant feature Of the work
Of both is that IT was carried through
as originally planned in the face Of the
recent Industrial and financial depres-
sion. during which most corporations
made Il point 10 postpone construction
work under way. The new Wheeling sta
ton will be used from September L
The building is 80 feet long. % feet
wide. and three stories high. and is Of
freproof construction throughout The
exterior walls are OF brick faced with
pink granite and Bedford Gnd) limestone
10 the second floor level. above which
they are faced with Howard brick and
trimmed with limestone and terra Gotta
[ All interior partitions are Of hollow tile;
I floor and roof constructions are Of steel
and concrete, and the roof is covered
with green glazed tile and sheet copper
Has Large Power Plant
/ A large power plant across the street
I from the station is provided specially 70
I heat the building and furnish electricity
/ 70 operate the various elevators and 70
! light the building. as weU as the ada
cent concourse umbrella sheds. tracks.
and freight yard. Besides the ample ac-
commocation provided for the travelling
/ public, baggage and express companies.
SC. numerous Offices are also provided
on the upper floors for the various rail-
/ road officials.
/ The building IS designed IN what might
7 be called the American Renaissance style
I Of architecture. and. while II must serve
I as Office building as well as station. the
I station idea has been emphasized through
/ the prominence given 70 the three large
! entrances on the principal front The
I building is located between Chapline
/ st-eer on the east and Market street on
/ the west fronting north - feet between
1 these two streets on a plaza formed by
/ the railroad company or land bought for
I the purpose
Passenger Accommodation.
! The railroad tracks pass the station
I 10 the south on an elevated steel viaduct
! OF second floor level Passengers reach
the track level by two fights of massive,
/ REINFORCED concrete stairs leading Up be
I tween the tracks 20 the Two steel UNI
I breua sheds. thus avoiding the crossing
I os tracks at any time Tins steel via
duct. built in connection with the sta
/ ton, is an elevated structure. IS feet wide
T BY ss5 feet long. carrying four rock-bal-
3 lasted tracks and Two concrete platforms,
/ with umbrella sheds. and spans The
/ streets al either side Of the station, as
well as Wheeling Creek This entire
/ structure has a re-enf0rced concrete
Goor. waterproofed and drained, so that
/ II does not in any way inconvenience the
I public on the streets below
Entering the station from the plaza ous
I goes directly into the large general wait
.ing-roon. which IS 50 feet wide by 80 Zee,
Z long and 30 feet high This room IS dec
[ Grated architectu-aIly with massive Tus,
I can pilasters and heavy beamed ceiling
/ Il Is waiuscoted throughout with Verde
antique marble. and the floor is laid witt
white marble tile with dark red borders
/ Three large art glass ceiling lights IlU-
inmate the middle Of the room from sky
/ lights IN the roof. while the room is light
[ ed electrically by twelve specially de-
/ signed massive brooze plaster bracket
I lights, carrying three large opal globes
/ each. and by Is large bowl fixtures on tbs
/ ceiling. distributed one each IN the center
/ OF each ceiling panel
/ The walls Of this room are painted Z
rich scarlet lake. toned slightly toward
terra Gotta red. with all window and doc,
trim. pllasters. beams. &C. an old ivors