The Washington herald., 1908-08-20
FINE new STATION
Wheeling. W. Va, Proud OF
New b. & O. Depot.
COST THE COMPANY $2,OOO,OO
HandsOmest Terminal in Middle
West Will Be in Service Early in
tiOns for Passengers Journeyfng
Between the East and the West.

Baltimore. Nd. Aug. I9.-Announcement
has just been made Of the completion
of one Of the biggest improvements in
which any local corporation is engaged
that OF the new 100000 station Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Wheel
ing. ". Va. The significant feature Of
the work is that il was carried through
as originally Planned in the face OF the
recent Industrial and financial depres-
sion. during which most corporations
made It a point to postpone construction
work under way. The new station vii
be used from September /
The building IS 80 feet long. 30 feet
wide. and three stories high. and is OF
hreproof construction throughout The
exterior walls are Of brick faced with
pink granite and Bedford Und) limestone
70 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.
floor and roof constructions are Of steel
and concrete. and the roof is covered
with green glazed tile and sheet copper
a large power plant across the street
from the station IS provided specially 10
heat the building and furnish electricity
20 operate the various elevl tors and TO
light the building. as weu as the ada
cent conco1rse. umbrella sheds. tracks.
and freight yard Besides the ample ac-
I commodaJion provided for the travelling
public baggage and express companies
/ &c. numerous ohaces are also provided
on the upper floors for the various rail-
I road officials
The building is designed in what might
[ be called the American Renaissance style
I OF architecture. and. while IL must serve
as Office building as well as station the
station idea has been emphasized through
] the prominence given 10 the three large
/ entrances on the principal front The
I building IS located between Chapline
I street on the east aad Market street or
I the west. fronting north - feet between
I these two streets on q plaza formed by
/ the railroad company on land bought f0T
I the purpose.
Passenger Accommodation
/ The railroad tracks pass the station
I 20 the south on an elevated steel vladuct
/ at second floor level Passengers reach
I the track level by two fights OF massive
I REINFORCED concrete stairs leading Up be-
I tween the tracks 20 the two steel UNI
breua sheds. thus avoiding the crossing
| o. tracks al any tine. This steel via
duct built in connection with the sta
i ton. IS an elevated structure. S feet wide
I by e55 feet long. carrying four rock-oal-
I lasted tracks and two concrete platforms
[ with umbrella sheds. and spans the
streets at either side OF the station, as
wei as Wheeling Creek This enJirs
| structure has a Fe-enforced concrsts
I floor. waterprooted and drained. so that
/ it does not iu any way Inconvenience ths
. public on the streets below
Entering the station from the plaza one
J goes directly into the large general wait
. inE-roOm. which Is s. feet wide hy 81 fee'
long and 81 feet high This room is dec
GRATED architecturaIly with massive Tus