Show THE PALACE HOTEL SAN MY lly PROFESSOR the lalace palace hotel occupies tile the entire block upon the southwest corner of new montgomery and market manket streets rearing its huge fronts feet extending 0 feet westerly up market and jessie and stretching its vast flanks 30 feet southerly along new montgomery and band annie this architectural monarch ach lifts its colossal bulk above the very business and social centres centre 1 of the pacific metropolis lines line of horse cars connecting directly with all principal streets business bu sinless centres bentres cen tres leading places of amusement or resort and all nota ablo able localities constantly travers sar the entire city even to its remotest suburbs run directly by or within a minutes walk at the neighboring foot of the cites grand central avenue which passes directly under its northern front are the stations and docks of the great overland railway terminus with the athe piers and sil slips 11 11 of fhe the principal steam ferries which cli ell swiftly bridge ithe he broad bay in every habitable or pleasurable direction A A few blocks southie so fie the thelm immense mense menso docks and basins erthe P 11 ti co with their grabe fraad gr aad wad wae fleet of transpacific trans pacific mail steamships for the sandwich h Is gands sands china japan Tapan australia india inala dla dia and the nations of the orient the great building was commenced nearly two tygo y years ea rs ago it originated in the enterprise foresight g and liberality of the great pacific banker the lamented william C ralston balston Ral bal ston and his financial peer senator sharon enlisting the ablest architectural talent of the continent and summoning to their aid the acknowledged chief of hotel managers warren leland iceland from the scenes of his atlantic triumphs they committed to his superintendence the inception the progress the completion and the subsequent management of the vast building when about one year sine since ethe the tho throng of other and still more gigantic tic enterprises caused the withdrawal of the great banker from this senator sharon became and has since sinco remained the sole proprietor etor the general style of architecture within and without is almost severely simple amplitude solidity strength and permanence reign in every part of the imposing e exterior ater of the stately structure with mariada myriads of bay windows diversify y ing its four immense fron fronts ta from top op to bottom aud und partially partial I 1 y relieving the oppressive which must otherwise characterize it of its literally stupendous proportions and its absolute immen sity one gains gaina an excellent t idea from an admirable photograph froin from the studios 0 bradley Rulo bulo gaon the celebrated gold medal photographer photographers not only of the pacific coast doall ta but of the Unit united iad lad states SL ate 9 whose M i new art palace most appropriately graces the right foreground fore ground ninety sl hundred and fifty square fon feet or nearly two and a quarter aeres acres underlie under llo lio the stupendous structure itself while the bub sub sidewalk extension extensions 3 iu in 0 abe the ithe basement area to upwards of three acres its general form is an immense triplicate hollow quadrangle including one grand central centra crystal roofed garden court hauked flanked bya by a lesser and parallel court on either bido sido seven lofty stories surmount the deep deepa and na basement and thio through tigh a considerable sid erable portion it has bag eight the lower story has a height of nver over twenty y se seven ven feet tile ho uppermost sixteen the deep foundation wall is twelve feet thick stone iron brick and marble aro are the chief materials of the brick alone its construction consumed all outer and inner and partition walls from base to top are of solid stone and brick built around within and an dupon upon a huge buge skeleton sm leton of broad wrought c iron bands J thickly bolted together and of or such immense size as to 1 have havo ave avo required tons for this purpose alone alond thus the building is really duplex a huge self helo supporting frame framo of iron of enormous strength I 1 witult within illas rilas massive walls of nirm firm set sel brick and ond so solid lidston stone e the outer and visible walls are aro proof against fire the inner and invisible frame secures against tl earthquake mho tho supporting column columns within and without ar araj airon ron the tho cornice of iron and zinc faur artesian ian lan wells having havinga a tested dapa capacity city of gallons an houn hour hour supply rhe iho great gallon galion reservoir under the central court co besides filling seven roof root tanks 1 holding gallops more ahr three large steam fire pumps fot fol force ace water through 45 ain brou wrought ht iron upright fire maln mains re reaching aclAng above the joor loof and distribute it through bain hose bibs and feet of divo ply carbonized fire tire hose thus doubly and trebly commanding ding every inch of the tho vast structure from roof to basement within and without five patent safety catch hydras lic lie elevators I 1 running noiselessly within fireproof nire fire proof brick walls ascend even to the roof promenades electric fire report at the office the exact locality of any nire fire or even extraordinary heat beat in any parlor bedroom closet closel hall passage stairway or storeroom special hotel watchmen regularly patrol all parts of the building every thirty minutes day and night hight A self acting and se self seif lf registering telltale tell tale indicator instantly reports at the office any ady neglect or om omission islon ision of their duty besides all these precautions a fireproof iron staircase in solid brick and stone and opening through iron doors upon every floor 3 ascends from basement to roof every floor has its exclusive and its own tubular conductor carrying all letters for the postoffice post office directly to tho main letter box in the general office A pneumatic dispatch tuba instantaneously conveys letters messages or parcels to and from any pointon tho the different floors two thousand and forty two ventilating tubes opening outward upon the roof from every room bath bathroom roomi and closet insure constant purity and thorough sweetness of air in every part the grand central court feet teet by 84 feet has a carriage and promenade en trance through r the east eat front on rew now montgomery street of 44 feet fed width expanding into a circular driveway 52 feet III in diameter surrounded by a marble tiled promenade and a tropical garden of rare exotics exotica with choice statuary and artistic fountains within this court opposite the main entrance Is is the music musio pa pavillion papillion in which the instrumental band exclusively attached to tho the Palace render renden choice selections ns at stated inte intervals ryals during every afternoon and evening off the tho central court open the main entrance to the hotel office 63 by 55 entrances to tho iho room llo lio by 55 the tho grand difili dining room by 55 the tho music an and b ball bali all ali by 55 5 tile the ladies lower reception parlor au by 40 reading room of the same size billiard room 65 by 40 41 barber shop and bath rooms 40 by 40 committee rooms tooms and other gen eral apartments devoted to the pleasure i or convenience of guests guesta and pa patrons arons on the second floor tiro are private dining dining hall and the iad lad lesly lesil drawing room 84 81 by 40 the total number 0 of 61 looms rooms exclusively for guests above the tha garden floor is most are 20 feet square none leas less than 16 by P 5 they are equally well finished and furnished throughout the tile heavy carpets of most arti artl artistic armistid stid and aud beautiful designs were manufactured r exclusively for tins this hotel the massive furniture original and unique in design was made by special contract in san sin francisco of the finest and most beautiful native NN wood at an cost of over half a million dollars the rooms looms are expressly arranged feruse for use either singly or in suites of two or more their connections and approaches are such thit an nn individual a family I 1 ora orn or a party of any sie slap can have a suite of any number of rooms combining tho the seclusion of or t the h c most elegant private residence with the numberless luxuries of the most perfect hotel every au outer ter room has baa its bay window while every parlor and guest ep chamber bamber has its own private toilet ample clothes closet and firo fire grate grato all the rooms have wide approaches 1 pro aches or orr entrances from the broad arcades surrounding the three inner courts through which fresh air and bright sunlight have free heo necess access to even the tho most interior rooms room from the spacious arcade promenade surrounding the lower or garden floor broad entrances admit guests directly into the baza bazat fronts of the numerous elegant stores occupying Clap ying the tho lower floors along 1 aw L Bl montgomery and market each of these stoies has a show window fhaid facing upon ther thir promenade along which shelt sheltered ered dred from all c M and without even the tho necessity of ering lady guests may indulge iu ce shopping to their hearts content tha tiie ca pl petals atals of the columns along the upper corridors are crowned with elegant urns and vases of rare and beautiful flowers and plant plants 11 whose twining tendrils in luxuriant growth gracefully festoon the balconies while the delicious fragrance of this tropical conservatory pervades the air of the court as well as that of the neighboring rooms with delightful ul perfumes independent of outward atmospheric changes this crystal roofed garden gardon enjoys its own local sub subtropical climate of perpetual summer where as in some charming nook of fairyland fairy land laud the balmy breath of incense laden air may at once refresh and recreate its delighted guests classic statues of the four seasons also adorn the corridors of this arial serial tropical conservatory from broad walks and observatories surrounding the lofty roof and readily accessible by the elevators the guests enjoy a panoramic view unsurpassed in breadth and und beauty within and without in all ap and belongings the kingly structure far surpassing not only in size but in grandeur all the hotels of europe or Am america prica richly just justifies fles the propriety of bf its happily chosen name the palace ho hotel c and fittingly thrones within its royal hails halls easily emily governing and guiding all reigns the world re downed king of hotel managers warren leland princa prince of good fel fell lows and king of genial hosts whose thousands hou sands sanda of former formen guests have spread liis lifs enviable fame quite around the globe globes of no one may it more truly be said that every guest becomes his friend and every friend but multiplies his guests THE PALACE VILIA VILLA A A wholly novel and an immensely popular idea in the history of hotels id Is the original and excellent decision of senator sharon shaton to attah to the palace hotel pro proper r 1 t the e depe magnificent country resi resl residence c 1 and estate of the late mr ralston at belmont as a kind of or country extension or rural duplicate of the central palace itself easily and quickly accessible by rail charmingly located among the beautiful hills and groves and vales of a 4 delightful country retreat ample and commodious beyond comparison lavishly endowed by nature ana and enriched by art its broad aeres acres of fertile lands fruitful orchards and graperies draperies gra gm perie perles tropical hot houses and conservatories conserva tonies tories Us its artistic ferneries fern eries erles and lovely gardens ample stables for princely studs of horses with its unlimited ranges for riding driving and tind picnicking make it a tho tha thoroughly roughly royal adjunct of the great palace itself within the noble mansion so ion lon iong long renowned for its hospitality palatial suites of apartments parlo parlors its guest chambers dining rooms ball rooms billiard rooms and music rooms aud and art galleries with accumulated wealth of choice pictures and rare statuary combi combine neto noto to make it a rural elysium set in the midst of a country paradise gues guests of the hotel may choose between it and the vil yli laal iaal jig from city to country and combining id at will the choicest pleasures of both old call cali the myriads of eastern and european celebrities who have enjoyed its boundless hospi hospitality will find it hard to khow know it as Is any other othe r than the Ralston balaton villa or to see in the grand pallice palace hotel itself aught but the memorial and the monument of the dead banker whose kingly brain and roy royal a I 1 h heart C art and master hand bave have wrought into and stamped the them me i elves feives upon tho the grandest public works and aud tho the noblest private en which baie have beautified and glorified ills his chosen home methe ho the golden west women AND DEVILS oid old winston wigston was a negro preacher in virginia and li ills llis 1 is ideas of theology and human nature were often very vety oriz oril original ginal t agen A gentleman t leman ieman thas acco accosted ted tl the 10 ol 01 old oid d gentleman one sunday winston I 1 understand you believe every woman ha has s seven devils how can you prove it well weil wellmah sah sab did you never r read e geo PLO in do bible how bow beven seven il ebbels were ca bouver mary Magal magalin lin iii oll oil ob yes uve read that P ld you ebber hear bear of lem cm bein cast out of any odder wom vom woman ri sail sall I 1 I 1 CC no never did I 1 1 well den all do got bem fem cm 7 at t J |