The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-24
NDSOME
BUILDING IS
THROWN OPEN
Many Visited New Home of
First National Bank
During Yesterday.
BUILDING ONE OF THE HAND
SOONEST DEVOTED TO BANKING
IN THE STATE, AND THE INTE-
RIOR FITTINGS AND FURNi-
TURE MODERN IN EVERY RE-
SPECT.


SPECT.
The handsome new home of the
First National Bank was thrown open
for inspection by the public yesterday
morning, and from the hour of the
opening until the close last night at
O'Clock the spacious bufding was NIL
ed with visitors, who were pleased
with the handsome interior fittings
and fixtures which are modern in every
respect. The big vault came in for its
share of attention. In fact, every Wis
itor took particular interest in the
vault with its heavy doors.
To each visitor was given a SouVe-
mir by the officers of the institution,
who were present to show the visitors
about the building. The souvenir was
the size OF a $40 gold coin. and upon
it was the name name of the bank, a
picture of the new home, etc.
Pensacola is now able to boast, in
addition to its other fine buildings, the
honor of having one of the finest and
most compete bank buildings in the
United States, certainly the finest for
many miles around. The bank Will
open for business Monday morning.
The modern classic style Of the
bank has been worked out in harmon
ious but different details by the ar
chitects, Now bray & Uffinger, of New
York. and the construction has been
under the supervision of Mr.. F. NJ.
BIount. architect, of Pensacola.
The pure white marble of the ex-
terror, with the handsome Ionic col
mns supporting the pediment, to-
gether with the fat arched windows,
attract attention from all who pass.
The First National Bank bears on
the front two bronze tablets, fitting
into convenient nicAes, and bearing
the words, First National Bank. Safe
Deposit Vaults
The construction of the building is
as nearly tireproof as modern i'm
provements will allow, the steel col
umns, beams. etc, being enclosed in
strictly tireproof materials.
The exterior is of the whitest of
Georgia marble, of the finest cutting
and finish, with large pediment and
porch and with fat arched windows
glazed with plate glass. The base
course is of polished Maine granite
The main banking room in the cen
ter of the buildine has n--oiour ceiling
ncrgnt of over thirty-five feet, and is
richly but neatly ornamented with or
namental plaster ornaments and other
mural decorations, the walls being
done in a delicate but beautiful shade
of cream and old ivory.
The materials for the cabinet work
are of the finest grades of East India
and San Domingo mahogany, import
ed from British India and from Cen
tral America, and finished in a dark
rich color and with the highest OF
cabinet finish.
The rich marble used in the count
ers and wainscoting was imported
from the Sienna marble quarries of
Italy and is moulded and carved &C
cording to the architects designs and
given high polish and gloss finish.
The metal counter screen is of
solid Statuary bronze of United States
standard alloy, and a fine example of
the skill OF the expert metal worker
The thing in the lobby and public
space is Cf squares of the hardest
Tennessee marbles arranged in a neat
and harmonious design.
There are separate writing and
waiting rooms for depositors, while
the officers rooms are most conven-
iently arranged, adjacent to the pub
lie space and to the working force of
the bank.
The rear of the building is devoted
to the rooms of the officers and board
of directors.
The building is lighted by gas and
heated by steam and has
the latest improvements In sanitary
fixtures.
The burglar proof safe deposit and
vault is of extra thick Innings
of chrome steel and extra heavy
supporting and surrounding
the walls, thus adding protection
against fire.
The outer chrome steel door OF the
safe deposit vault is seven feet in
diameter and twelve inches in thick
Less, including the thickness of the
bolt work, and is fitted with
the latest improvements in time locks
and automatic devices. The vault
contains several hundred safe dsposit
boxes and storage closets of various
sizes, and weighs over fifty tons, the
large circular door alone weighing
nearly fifteen tons.
This vault also contains extra
heavy steel chests for the storage of
the cash and securities of the bank
and they are further enclosed by a
heavy grille partition. This vault is
also equipped with an emergency
door, which is one of the latest i'm
provements for preventing any pos
sible lockOUtS.
Separate freproof book vaults are
provided for the storage of the books
and papers of the bank and addition
al vaults are also built for surplus
books and papers.
The paying tells cage is equipped
with Grayis telautograpn. so as to
enable him to communicate with any
OF the bOOkkeepers without leaving
his cage.
FUNERAL OF J. o. SEEIEY
The funeral services of Capt J. O.
SeeIey, who dieS Friday afternoon,
are to be conducted at the family
home this afternoon at 1:3A. O'Clock