The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-14
Inauguration OF the Third Avenue Railroad
Depot Assembly Rooms-Interesting Statis-
the CurfOus.

On Thursday evening the spacious rooms Of the
building of the Third Avenue Railroad Co, between
sixty -afth and Sixty sixth streets, Third avenue
inaugurated by grand invitation ball. gwen by the
conductors OF the road to their friends and
quantances Between fifteen hundred and thousand
ladies and gentlemen present joined tho fes
tiv,ics Of the occasion His Honor the Mayor; cx.
Recorder smith President King, OF Columbia College
John J. Giles, Teasurero of the Fire Department: Colonel
Duryea, Of the Seventh regiment Superintendent TALL
madge, several Aldermen and Aldermen Judges heads
OF departments Of the city government officers and drec
tors OF the company and other distinguished gentlemen
were present during the evening
Tho ball was certainly brilliant affair. Grace and
beauty from every part Of the city there. II
the ball Of the and reflected great credit upon the
management The officers and directors of the company
not little pleased to the respect shown the
conductors BY the assembagc such concourss Of tho
bopsoss The conductors less proud W present
such host OF friends The two large rooms each
" feet long by fifty feet wide thrown open for dane
ing, and these larger than the company present
required Two distinguished professors OF the erps,cbo
rcan art masters o. the ceremonies under whose
direction and the inspiration of brass and bow the served
and serving mingled gayly together, tripping the
boards with light merry hearts m the break Of day
~ ,he % sams d@ansoes were surlng abs ngS ao
agreeable change of entertainment was provided.
The new depot, IN which tho ball was given, was com
mcnccd 1856 and completed about the rst of May
last but the Offices Of the company occupied about
the commencement Of the year. The large rooms
are intended 10 be lct 10 the public for con
ccrts. lectures, balls aud public meetings. Pre-
scnty they may be considered little distant from
the hour of business but the company, taking by
the forclock look forward 70 the growth o the city up
town Tho entire cost " the depot and stables including
land excavations, opening and grading SIXTY hftb and
sixty sixth streets and all other necessary work has
been thus far hundred and Eighty thousand four
hundred and seven dollars and sixty nine cents which
amount with the exception OF forty thousand dollars OF
mortgage and loan has been paid from the surplus
ngs ~ the company during tho or ia erection over
and above paying tho stockholders their per dv
dend From The Presidents report TO the directors and
stockholders Just issued, CLEAN some items not with
out interest 70 the curious statistics The gross
cepis from passengers for the year amounted o four hun
dred and two thousand i've hundred and seventy nine
dollars and ninety eight cents, being daily average Of
eleven hundred aud dollars and ninety cents The
largest receipts any dag nineteen hundred and
twenty seven dollars and eighty three cents and the
smallest hundred and two dollars aud cents.
Three hundred and eighty eight trips per day
now made by the cars, one hundred and ninety
eight of which are from Yorkvlc Twelve stages
owned by The company, arc cmpoyed tho
route between Eighty sixth street and Harlem river.
The Company sixty nine cars including four double
deck and open There hand Eve hundred
and ninety horses The number of passengers car
ricd within the year as be asccrtaned was
about eight millions. and nearly four thousand miles per
day by the But few persons have sustained
personal injuries from the cars and but one Ufe losa
track, rolled under aud killed lad. running
alongside 81 car stumbled aud fell under the whese,
causing the losS of an arm. woman Jumped on the
back PLATFORM 81 car while In motion fell and broke
her arm man attempted 10 take a package from the
platform q car 10 motion in doing which he struck
by the BODY Of the which broke his thigh man sup
posed 70 Dc under the influence Of liquor missed his hold
~ getting on the back platform of car and broke
his arm man, reported ~ intoxicated vi on the plat
form Of motion and injured his foot man
jumped on The back platform of without waiting Tor
10 stop and fell under the wheel OF approaching
IN an opposite direction, severely niuring NJ loot