New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-27
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between tho Island and NewJcra~y are tniv navgnbs
~ smn,i boats boy, about years oliyfile croasiDg
,o sh gfouno, near Clifton, was strrct BIZ grst "
MIN anu down over into lie Bay. Hi]body had NOS
Egw,yyrsyY.
Travel was seriously obsrrctoa nv thc form Trains
On all the roads from hall am bor III two bour, ne.
hind time, aud the horaoesrs made ,,yIuar trims "A
long intervals. On the srlngfiedave J,c in Newark
travel WIS entirely suspended. John cabin a raurer
was found buried In the sn0w at Vcsf Esd snd ,gas
cared for nj the Third Precinct Police stytI,u
DETENTION or STEAM canal
heavy storm prevailed on the Hudson Of all po;nts
above HcwYork, and the river Il froze over solid a.
far south Sing Sing. Tho night trains n tho Hudson
River Road arc running from to twd horrs behind
ume The cold Is intense, aud tho wind biowng fresh
from the morrill, causing be fnow to drift Ieayiiy.
were seriously detained " the roIr. Nal from Boio.
and Albany wero two hours LoiDi time h the InoTning
The Pcnnsylyania Central through tail dfved cn tire
ani the philadelphia special due ct i2z0 ached The ely
late In the afternoon Tho Western .al b. the Eric Que
Mt 100 distributed at ocIocs land the nsgt
mall was correspondingiy late. Tie eveIipg mail from
tic North was rnrch bcalrd time and tt nland roads
scen 10 DC entirely 9ociaaeh. the ndrsDancrs were
almost wholly deprived vi their evening Exchanges.
RAPID TRANsIT-wHY TIE BRoADfyAY TUNNEL
DOESN'T WORK.
To The Editor Of The Trfbpnel
SIs: If our city is without metns for con.
Portable and pid city transit u Is ret cr locz Of pr
vate capital and determined effort. Out Company ha,
expended nearly $4,000 In constructing woaib
ing section Of railway extending Ayicr Broad
way FROM Warren. TO and below Msrtay-st, which
is IA successful operation. II has been v.tod ~
thousands Of citizens, who have examined tie gen
ora plan expressed their unqualified approval thereof
and Joined In memorials In behalf 10 the Il sature
The existing works demonstrate tho entire praett
cabilty OF constructing q railway under Broad
way without invading private property vault priv
legcs and without serious disturbance OF the business
travel of the street. No valid reason has ever been
presented why should not be permitted to abs al
and carry passengers For tie past two years have
boon peioniDs the Legislature TO grant US permiseos
10 carry passongers and had this concession beCD ci1R
nay granted, Tie Underground Railway would ere this
have been completed and In operation Throughout neary
the whole opgh OF the island; and the strge OF our ~
town citizens TO get home witnessed last night would
have been unnecessary, for or Completed tTds1
Will accommodate between 5000 and 900 passengers
per hour.
We have abundant capital at command TO build ths
line, and are DESTROYS OF setting $500 men at work. is
Harlem River. All that lack 10 he permission Of us
Legislature 10 curry passengers We respectfully cal
upon Hs Excelency the Governor Hs Honor the Mayor
the President OF the Park COMMISSIONS The Commissioner
OF Public Works. tho Controller the West sidc Asso,b
t0l, tde East Side AssocatiOn the Committee OF OBs
Hundred, aDd npOn ali 0tcr officials and cOOd citizens
who favor the immediate construction OF fast railway
10 forward and lend helping hand by Urging
tie Legislature 10 grant our petition FOR The carrying %
passengers. Respectfully, A. T. BEACH,
President Beach rheumatic Transit Co., No. eco Broad
way, ~.
Gsts- York, Jan. %, 1871