The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-07

xsths. AT tons, ssous four ysars ODD, valued =.
s3rseSpomt s7s tons, new, valued .. $4,000.
osrrey s7a .cns, nree and hall ysars CID, valued 81
lola 2a6 toms, four years old, valued o. slb,eoo.
Baston, 22o Ions niees years old, valued u $1,000
no Eason vas formerly osusd and the 1lsGry
Cemetery ferry, but ~a purchased by this company With
tho other property and placed shs dry daok by order
Of Er jonaa Cheshire, superintendent Of tho ferry al
which ;mo she vas thoroughly overhauled sid re
nsso a ~ s.os ss s s oss
nfy persons; IN ADDITION 10 wb,on each boss has
and rom one 70 two boat hooks These are placed in
convenient places the lover dock In sdd,on 70 which,
the upper deck placed rrum 70 tso long oori
e pYesers covered wih painted CANVASS, san hsvag
hng lanyard at,anned sApAss OF snppo ting snpe twenty
tbnty pereons In he water until aAsatsnos oorid be
eight wooden buckets 70 be used IN case Of eve
The Martina in addition 70 other hs preserving sppsys
.S i, shs % css ~ he
vhOn capable Of sustaining oe weight us one CT more
psrsons In tho water
Each q be ferry bridges sse supplied with fsom
70 two ossk buoyss ladder and . boat hook. placed
that they can Be bsoufns into use, required, II mo
ments waning
The Tenth street ferry has two oosis on from four
O'Clock in the morning until nine ooock ss night has
Ten MINUTES during .hse hours From nine ociocs untl
quarter psst ono q night here but one boat On, max
ING twenty minute ,rin, Lssr .na' hour, up 10 -four
On the Twenty thtro street ferry there but bosi
running from SIX O'Clock in The morning up ocock
vented ,cm 20 dons by vesses suoboyns Oh NE nouth
of he alp VI Twenty third ssroeI
TIE LIeHYe.
Fna company nsve sss n ex.mp'e worscy q 'sao.Ds
their ferry shps bridges and paasenger ways u pigh
there being ten large sas Lights Inside Of he ferry gates
Two OF snsIs being ne end ot each bridge TIE boats
al rresen neat and oean Appearance she ladies' cabins
Al being VEL cushoned ne cushcna 70 the same bcsns
o. the npest red velvet plush.
The prc7emsnis 10 % she present. ns ascus $500
s1s OF me business done by the Terry n We way Of
ranspcrAce By he crossing o. ournry wagons large
The city from Long Iand taking thaa ferry n preference
70 .he ,c-e. ones very i.,se number Of f1nerals.
tory Inc foot passing over these ferries - yes quite
fpetsntrcsnt DIVIDE 10 great meneure 70 the ia tsat
nss mo H ana
Greenpont . greater o. leas sxsens during tbe warm
wssshs'.
rhs ferry bas bson in operation now aboas ,x year,
James Y Ws.sisury sba VIM. r. yinsus snd : asas,
The superintendenoe or J. E. Rrrwn Fsq, Tne posss Of
ibis ferry are me
CaacYn!a Of 2sa tcns DC "a rv NcsSvv WeGseyvek Cr
IN fsol.
CIV Of w,nansorrs, Of sqs tons, eug by nesur Ter.
r.ne, Patterson \ sack, n 1859; and the
Folk in 1874 In ,hs new style vl,h circular dech
tho Cssoru,. nss . msAlpc nspos:. Ia sood c,de,.
about sixteen feet icng.
The City OF Willie mst org hss no bcss vbsteyey On
boasd OF her, although she kept constantly running for
the transportation passengers and vehicles Of All kndr
The Gerard Nuyv has metanc hieooss On bosrd
which 10, however, totally upn. for use-h hay.tg
hole in ono side Fufcen;y srge 70 thrust ones hand
On Wednesday, the I'd tnst one ptke pole wss placed
board the two arst nAmed boats-they beng ne ores
Geo os q me SOs, .ss eesssd 'p ss ss a. ,9s
furnished either Of The bosts for nfs savsf Unul
"wednesday shs boats hsvs for long sme, been wxhoai
dsscsibsd -nolw4ihsiAndng he assuraaoss Il NJ
RoWs, ne supsrintsndens Of we ferry, 70 our re-
s,s. Ss M, ss ssss. sssA sS "s vel supplied vi" so''
rAs ssiagss are ,osa,y rurov.aea with snxe WtcIe
for savinG s sxoepxng a boas hook) sho williams
wss hia IN ens:on alsd,sy % supply ANsa Win CoA.s
ne boAh ualiy hept In cleaniy and cymfytsble
oondiuon, with We exception Of lights 10 lhe oabra
.: night, vkioh Ne very dseosen', thes being
scarcely SUFFICIENT sey psssengHU, s;sng sbposse eaoh
ober y dsoern Me prease ooupseaiSn Of her neigh
bor couneennnoc much less 70 road ~ with any degree
Of accuracy or case
I've ooAe ae LeH IanhinS non sse St,oex 10 70 9
morning unsil teo ocIonf = nEh doaag ~hoh une q
ntended 70 maze Ven minute uipe After van ocl )ck ai
neet mere oas one tee, FenninS arl we o'enek .
.ae morning, nesng Irom .seny mauee y nALcnr
% be placed In Of aoclden, ether Of no
otner eoee. me engn@ eaco ooss nave been
.norougny ovc.psuNa - Ioo .oye W Don WThe during
nSon.
MrRovnRn.
M. Hscwn nA rsi oompaeed ioe oous1ucton Of ne =
ana supsAnki rAch 70 me arp % We row Jork sde sd
AhSus Constructing . hml1 one On ihe Williamsburg
scs. u,,,,-,-
nere are tvo slips 'or boats 90 sho Williamsburg rde,
one OF whioh hs vev, very seldom used ex epi vixen
ae other beng repaired, Asd one en- me New York
sde be bridges on ocsh sdee o. Me river are suprord
~ chains nsead Of Rosis each capable Of bearing ron
thirty TO forty tons Weight The hrdgos ou no Williams
nu,s sde arc hung ever ne ASs 90 tas 10 cAse q 1er
giving way would 10 dcnk fer any serious da mage "
be done, unlcss ~ ptchins no iosd thrreon rrton
ah forward INTO mo clip. mo bridge on ho New sosh
side hung over the wafer, End supported ~ Ave isoh
chain, the nnme work being us9 " new
Tbe ferry house on he Williamsburg SIDE has "a arch
or gateway OF anoua fory oy thrly- one feet, COO
airing room about twenty-five feet by twelve for
mo AccomnodaGon 6 male and lerasle passengers, ou
one end ana me otnef room About al ioet o. III sod
- an edf. and store room TIE house On he New Yors
Gde ooDians nrec roous, ooo I1 mao and ono Tor fe
nae PssenSens nno one useo - nn ana storo room
me 1on nero snous tne same sse ~ ma, oo me WI
.Amsou.s soc Ane nsnS On We slpe ana prAsce o. 1'
Ieffy are psssaoe -
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