New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE ERIE RAILWAY COMPANY.

IMPROVEMENTS in THIS ClIli Al fhN hVi.N'
AND WEEHAwKEN-THE OIL TANKS AND
CATTLE PENS.
While the other railroad companies having
depots on the NewJersey shore have been lately prose
eating their improvements, the managers OF the Enc
Road have been BY no means idle. improvements are
gog on IN al parts Of their great concern, and the ex-
tensions required by the increasing business Of the ROAD
are being expeditOusy made In this city new aepo5
~ building at the foot Of Twenty third St, similar to the
Camberss depot and at the latter point new freieht
house Is Going up 70 receive freight f0m the new hoats
rese floats win bring the loaded across the river,
and the merchandise viii be unloaded for the first time
At this house, an arrangement which viii be specially
advantageous TO fruit and such other freight as suffers
bv tho present system Of much handling The hoats are
substantially built and will each bring over eight cars at
time. .. o.
Al Jersey City the building used for Eastern freight Is
70 xtended $50 feet making II $50 feet long The Com
paHy now has IN use docks and the i've freight
docks frpm which the place is named the Long DOCK
Depot" arc each soo feet long by 50 feet wide At Pen
Horn about four miles from Jersey City, the depot for
receiving crude oil in bulk The Company transports an
immense amount Of this article, receiving sometimes 40
,ar loads per day The oil is Thought directly from the
PerByya wells In oil cars. Each Of these has two
Axed tubs or tanks each tank holdiBg40 barrels On
arriving the depot the oil is removed from the car 10
cceyug tank placed the side OF the track This Is
mos, effectively done 10y an application of the Sphon
car tank and the other end is put into bucket OF
oil IN the receiving tank The air is then exhausted from
the yphou, By syringe and the pressure upon tine sur
Face az thebl cartank continues toIofee u ralluy
tbronah H., syphon uto the overlooking bucket nntl
has al passed from the ca-tank lnto tio go, o
ROur th0usHd gallons ~ oil NAV be enPted from one
TIC From the receiver-tak the oil is pumped by steam
Into huge round iron reservoirs, eap1be OF hOumg o
barrels each TNDOut Of the four 81 these are coneteu
Tr c made of the best boileIrOn aud are tarred and
sudcd upon the top TO shed the wafer L9oRlng down
tol he anon the roof OF one OF these reser
Vors the great body OF dark green Oyet unsepafhted
iro it, mineral clemeutsmay be seen roiing anu so
Iu bout Do the great cauldrUn, agitated by the stream
constantly pouring from the pipes beautiful cream
eo0rcd foam rises to the surface Die INC neau mon
rbmuacuc and every OF the billions OF little oubMes
~ hasIgs back beautiful prHmatic cOiols 10 tt sun
neir from the open trpdOur. A ladder runs down 70
hc oor of tuo tank but the deadly, sufocalinE gases
which MI t!e dark cavern all around lt YOU'D PrOoaoR
hsauty ovcrp0wcr any one who Shone De Oola enough
10 1tcpt 10 descend ln these receptaeles the OIL re-
nialus uutl IL wanted for Shipping, and then Is seen
siI 70 Wcriawkc and instead Of being again loaded on
ears barreed and packed upon carts TO be once more
nnpackcd and repaeked al the wharf the Oh Is forced NY
steam nuHp through these pPeS ana s4I Is over p es
hills Of Bergen ana iar away az MeehA Hher 5d1 g or
ell Au engine Of A0horse mower does tLe phP1 W. a.
Pen Horn After arriving at the large reservoir ~ wee,
,r, ,,,o, fl5e wharf ana from there may drawn
into vessels convenience Thus TINS valuable Dan
gi0us. and uuwledly LIQUID is received III cars ana ny
W distant, engine pOurs water into mousse ana
anviateS measure, the danger arising from the
mGIulmuhe nature OF the petroleum, ,.,- g.,
ward rN works, and adding angtherto the number
OF railroad deOIs which are cOhgregate on the New
chased y acres Of land on the WeehawkeH shore opposite
seveuivIihsr part Of which was formerly occupied by
the Hon D. T. Gregory as private residence ana Jney
49,. 80 l,,.,,,t ll,ce Inn Repgen The land upUn
which tie cattle be placed - divided into three
grades, hillside having been dag Gown TO tee sue
ct-sve levels rising ub0yethe other Ike steps Upon
the lowest ground the track runs ana west Of the track
aud close 10 Il Is the rise 10 Inc 6eGoh1
level. This is four feet above me lever |
off exactly
floor This arranged that the animals may DO driven
Of the doors directly Oh the plateau The wall
vnii makes the edge OF tins first elevation runs par
Alfc with tAe track aud close to 1t throughout ana Is LOO
feet long Bctweeth his well and the pdralle retaining
wall vest Of IT, winch rises 70 the thEd ieyel there Is
receiving pens which w receive inc animals dlrecty
fr the cI There will be 80 OF these pens, eacn one 30
feet ong W 20 feet deep arranged so La one pen sna
receive he contents OF one car WITHOUT M "a
confusing the different loads. Between the rear ot the
Inc ~ pens ana the retaining al, - q "a 40
thrUuch Upon the hird level bounded by the retain
tug wall which varies from 10 feet 10 II feet IN height
the pens IN Wbch ths catt are 70 NC tAoscu o
sale after they have been identified by their owners ana
ave m two rows separated by laue 80 feet wide. They
O. in number, each IS ieet long D % Ieet Woe anu
fully graded with descent Of one foot IN thirty for
drainage purposes They are TO be Boored WIN belgian
from reservoir containing 5000 barrels SITUATED
further back on the NIL IN SNORT, ths
winch il needed and viii be hailed with satisfaction by
earle dealers 10th buyers and sellers The track Is al
bt ready Tor use probably, IN six weeks. Besides ma
Fiug tho cattle ward rs intended 20 OIL NJ the water
front of this property the buk-head line. The
waterfront IS S feet long, LOGO feet Of s al
ready finished consisting Of strong CRIBS N stone and II ~
nrObabe that will be carried On the rest Of the way In
The meantime the filing N s Going ON inside the buzz
head now finished will probably be all done u three
months There viii then be ~ the service OF the com
MANY Grand water front adapted for Warehouses; 1000
feet long with land extending back 20 the railroad
track distance varying IRON $50 10 400 1eet ~ D. unoreo
that separate company 20 De formed % buhd ware
b0uses on this tract bat seems 10 know anything
slout H. This plan however, II carried ont. will be OF
great ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS than the cattle depot even
In addition 10 their improvements OF track ana dcpOts,
tie Fre officers are preparing magnificent new SUITE OF
Offices la the Grand Opera House ON twcutyhlfd-st
They will OCCUPY all OF tie building not taken up ny the
fleacr with the exception OF one or two stores on the
lover doOr the SOuth side, the othces VIII occupy
spaee OF IL by feet all the stories except the
frt on the North side they Will have "A feet by 70 feet
az available room each Of the fOur Stories All the
Offices now In The building at the foot o. Duanes VIII be
removed 70 rhe Opera House as soon az II u Completed
WINCH VIII he in the OF taree weeks Tie fittings
81 these Offices viii be OF she most magnificent order
The railroad excitement 3 high just now In NeWJersey
Three lines ali running 10 The West create no little
rivalry Notwithstanding this there Is no definite au
thoritv for the statement that u was Admiral Fsk who
iuced the Jersey citizens TO protest against Inc C0Inlnn
npaw deposits. -...
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