Identifier: architectenginee0910sanf (find matches)
Title: The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Architect and Engineer Co
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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Court of the Old Palace Hotel. speakers during the evening was George T. Bromley, who was called upon to respondto a toast, The Ladies. This he did in a more than usually happy strain and con-vulsed the people with laughter for several minutes. He was received at the close ofhis remarks with three cheers given with a will by all present. The formal opening of the hotel did not take place until October16th, when another great crowd assembled in the court to listen to a con-cert, given under the direction of the new manager, Warren Leland. When General Sherman and Secretary of War Cameron and partyvisited San Francisco on September 21, 1876, the court was the scene ofanother popular demonstration. In the evening, after an elaborate ban-quet, General Sherman appeared upon the balcony of the first floor andimmediately won the approval of the people by bowing graciously whenthe band struck up Hail to the Chief and beating time with his hand to 42 The Architect and Emrineer
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;^;^-^^^^-3— The Architect and En^i^inecr 43 the strains of Marching Through Georgia which followed. Shermanwas a great admirer of San Francisco, having visited it ten times, and wasanxious that every one should hear his voice. To the immense throng hecommenced : I have an idea, from the form of the magnificent dome of this hotel,that I cannot make my voice heard. Can you hear me? And immediately there were cries of, Yes, go ahead ! Shermans first words were a tribute to his old friend, Billy Ralston,with whom he had been on intimate terms for years. I remember well, he said, when we used to take our blankets fromdifferent taverns and sleep out in the open air and pay $3 for the privilege,and now I come to this beautiful Palace Hotel, which I pronounce superfot^to the grand hotels of Paris and Vienna, which I have visited. All honorto the strong men of muscle and brain who have brought this city out ofIts chaos and made it what it is. All honor to Billy Ralston. No matterwhat he has

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