New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-25
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
AN ELEVATED RAILWAY FOR BROADWAY

hs iS 10 sVo,;ninc IT. Jobn r Wckershsms descrip-
n,sr tor an Elevated Railroad for Broadway IN
u'p '" Ps ~ r,.L - ,-,;.b ha claims as his own
your paper Va INC nm 49, - -. ka,,e, than any ef
Invention, you say, appears " I Ia :. ve have
1.-THE schemes pre'iouh! pu, o e Pros5usv which
heard OF no scheme, Tor the Ieiei VI t.
20 decidedly commences ltseh 70 c'ns .t -
your paper of the 2lst June, you Puoh,n an1sue''
.oJ Lien for an Elevated Railway In Broadway, BY
q Or. and in relation to it, you say, IL Is IN
-. .os,.or+, Iike that of Mr. Wckersham though 10
many lcsPeo's' I'M :. 100 20 no an imnroyemeat on
some paitcuiai'' y -. 81 tne 2str June a fs,>d
ma Fnn % G-+9n claims % have also inv eDed plan
PeIsoA M - ISv.v Tor broadway Ga the day,
iof th To- s i;,.r from Mr. Wickershsrn and
20" P"' - III. ~ onn,i-h NJ Wickershans Mird
tht Sun @bu ~ vup q, ros, obisc,on, made - the
~ ',.d ., Ir fJr,s b,lt- OF his roof Of eorrugs
80 ,,s,.ol IRON ,urnounted by bis ion gTati@g Hse
leo Vu"e'' l,, .t,ch IA IN rstst the pres.
"a @ose@ JAY &C y l. ,.co nnn 4. on III ptiee
49, - 81 ,,;r> 1b ntqced uDoa ~ ai5uth Of tHDal-T,
and pTessed ~ me fhEe1I, ~" - ~
nsne 90 TX n.;ced ,be,e letters and plans Of those
roulu n~' .SrIsr d.v bot have been waiting to
LANE there would not be caima1n T. fs0se
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The pamphlets published ia lsis, lone OF
them Containing explanatory remark and estn .es OF the
cnst and income Of The rsIsay .no sppen 40.
ne b ,b d. sinos and ths explanatory remarks
- 80, she. | nave sntlcip a,ei those geutlr
bs, ciioN sV I'll, sted Railroad by =, Ies.t from
M ~ - yes,. ard that the plans claimed by them IS
~ III ~ mir own invention are, "a every important
; 80, ms,ive onw.ll cODies Of II do not say
80 -, g not !, "a ,tqar kabe e01actd>qc> With
copiesJron ou' NO. y, a.. C,r AN Flev.ied R.x.y
sIne opo " wy 80 :, 49, and the invention made pub
"noD ,, as F.b,nsrv 1870 when psition-d the Cor
,; ~ The Wi. Se of making and using ia Broad
he models OF which Invention open to al visit
or. Will thew ere beng madr, in Philadelphia in lsto-f
e sras snSe beng n OF the fall size aud
reigl1d n0,e Aaa 1ro tuns They eisht feet IN
Stsntu S .n..o NOR tbsn .Sfv feet in length aud
~. h.,.len e. oo0 and s. 600 beside, more
"a,sord a holf NJ NV own time
9es "Au " ser conpIeted in Oo;obe- is47 snd
~. al e' I
"a -: ri ~ ~ which time IN order to increase
eu ~ ti;, -, ~ ivsntioos and gain friend, 20
ne Pu"iony " ~ a. IA, I; III and from he CTR
Pr'yeo' 81 r. o,voor. and occun ,nts OF pro
D"eof0' y, me 81 ,Gsy fr III. whole Length II
nd hid cards of initiation and also tickets Of
va" si'e' "' 49, sec;.l r,e.s .nger TO each of
nonlssioD' 49, ~, mid he found req sssns them
.se 49, 70 Wit xd exsmIne hose models and
,ba5r an, endav.s
ngt era aso At the City Hail the
tI,.otI. tbs Cornnrn.iop sd September, ls4- (sse
,-,iIa, L.sid.s b.iry exhibited Il the Fair of the
s,;,nts held a, Castle arden in October ls4-i
ANT ic@u ins''o'., ions and subsequently, tber,to
rnIn r ., ,ha marie If million Of per,ons must
PIoo~uI! h j.; ar d;tinn 90 which their publicity
s1,,blr t,tend.d by the etibution Of more than
q, and drawings descriptive Of those i'm
| proven ems
At the tine of this exhibition az castle ustoeh e"ei
upon yourself at your sihce, No coos,
Of the bel mentioned pamphlets ana d!i"lhes Ioop
Of which are agsinl erewith presented {" you sa r9u
ted of you the kindness when you visited Inc 70
anime nose models and Their sppendagcs one Oh "ul'u
called The working model being then !" operation al 'n-
place with pas, CIR. or n o"gp mr. 'ne 'euuer
car, W0y Inc. The Sei' "'""'' !" 49, '5 W
aud fl. lanoiDg al the cars ~thoat Waking up
stairs &c al moving IN regularly ia ''si -
plsccs You compile VITA nay qu,s 'u hs no',c If
Gel o. erailon ano you anu sA'0
! Tin your psprr. Li.., =.
The mood descnbtG III ihe accouip * 49, :, -, H.
Plan No. 3, beng Tue "'fh hs "', liz, ,,;csd no
op'r.ror' was ,he "hy ohe .u'' u Is'f plan M
visi'oTs ano although me TWO "'ne "'i :, 80 co.,
| snd No ? were 'Nhintd ~ me sA''o , ~ ~
end Of the working model ye As nere " - ~ f
attached To th-in 'h'y N"'" "''." W w p,;,,.d IN
persons ana uoih So' I hs IL W,k.,,h.m As his
| relailun 10 'ho pau ~. az r,,5.is ,rus, have
| owP, now seemb N"' 'u'so - - ,hink
"c'pec You1 nou't ".oi - ~ ~ vi k,r,b, am as
have RENE HOeTeu 'n~' VIC t' s Or, - C,,.s Of
vel 80 The plsns OF Mes'rs ois s,' oI'j j 80. -
s(ne oh' 81 ~0st ~o't''c ~'., . 49, t ,ss mo
OF ms o"e' &c noer;sls ussd for tb. floor of
| Zee gO"'T' ana The Mn" VI n'"eii'' '''N W.
the promensots. a
1t is known 10 many OF our oiuzen' rr th. e,f of
pkpning my pr1p'seu S e. rol,horgb mad
B'0oduoH IS cary as ue sunneI "a . ,d I-,sds
as chief engose r' mace o'n ph . Rrotds.y
ss tSiy a. 'y limos. impasssbe. although in
was she"uy con- oa, - ic.nssJ for thAt street
ESQ mere "eIe ony ;rsSad On s60
Ihelr hunoef nave SnOo 'H'i' 'o' ~ ~ 80. 49,,
In the following winter il3h February ofol pe''"
the Honorable the Corporation rs oe"Is m-hVnoN 70
permission TO construct and use my improvements. ~
broadway That petition will show, that even ~ thAl
esry day and before began making my uioues Su' ul
iu prov nts; and had only maze me cra"hgs % my
plsns therefOrl hsd anticipated ana cahe1' All ,e l
portrait paris 81 he improNei 0H e1@"@ oy 9S'''
| Nickersham, Otis ana Orion.
Tits petition OF mine referred 10 Special COMMITTEES
oCa Hoard Of Aldermen consisting of James { Souesu
! Dsnil ID Briggs and Thomas ID. fa;psn, Esqs~ who
os6. f.vorab . repnrt thereon (bu it will b. by re-
-, g. 1, ~ a. ,hev o,rl 10 the use of horses loco
% ~ ~ a,c, H. road wbch report was uaqa-
49,, = - =. RI D,srd. If Aldermen and apprOy-