The New York herald., 1871-11-02
THE GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT.

ODesisg Day % shs Traiss o. The New Yerk
Coespa1 and Hsdssa River RaSIwayv-Des
ssr11tiss or tho New System Of signals Sse
the Msvenenfs Of Trainss switches and H.
sises.
fhe trains OF tho New York Central and Hudsou
River RafiwAys commenced running nom Com
modore vanderbnvs Grand Central depot yesterday
morning for the nrst time. Everything had bseu
put In she most perfect order, ana consequently
there. was NO moro confusion attendant
upon the arrival and deporture Of tho
various trains than 4 experienced ss any
depot Of any note or magnitude of there would
have been had the company been regularly
occupying the structure for years. ms eieesnt and
spacious waiting rooms were al In the highest pos
sble state OF neatness ana looked me very pceere
OF comfort and convenience, while the superior -
commodssions for purchasing ucks1B, shippDg ~
gage and getting to and from the street % ne oosD
called forth many encomums from those who had
an opportunity Of witnessing them. ffs ar
The FIRST train TO leave the depot was the regular
Chicago express, which took its departure Is thA
usual hour-ten O'Clock A. M. A finer train than
was this eft this city. 1t consisted or ssvea
superb drawing-room cars . smoking and bag.
gage car, and carried as many passengers as could
conveniently be seated. After this had gone sns
usual number OF trains over the road began 70 ayye
and depart on the regular schedule time. tssan
One OF the greatest features OF this depot b -
most admirable system Of telsgraphic signals By
which tho movements OF all trains both In arriving
and departing are regulated and directed A pre-
viousy meRtloncd in description Of the colossl
structure published In the HERALD some tune
siacc there ore thirteen sracs inside the bail1laU
These are used varlousy for the trains Of the New
YORK and Harlem, the New York and New Haven,
osds ana ae rom one %
commencing on the east side. At the north en4 8
s SepG sH sP 70 S s
structure. is small once, wherein the sunececr'
ana operator s,.. nod mo kso% @
Of switches the opening and closing OF the
doors leading from the waiting room q the
ner OF this once is table upon which are tnf{y-
two keys Twelve OF these are numOeredfre4 eng
N. \. q. 4 II T., sssrs;S' N. :. hsrssm, Sarsi;
connecled with bell or signni dlsc, Is tho case
oacaes se key wsns roo%
and the doorman opens the door to admlt the pas
sSes'fs sSe srain IN ,s' start Se ousnes 0' snis
key twice and two bells are struck ~
sa sa tx Esy sss
.Y,n or "Z,n as the case may be, and the engine,
which has been standing outside the depot backs In
waiting room" once and the doors are cosed, 20
that they nave none OF that running after cars 20
which many lives lost; he then touches twice
the key marked Ttart, = Tor whichever road itnay
chance to be and In instant the tram darta away.
There Is no earsplltting blast nom the
engine to direct the brakeman's move.
ments, NOR is Onea head made TO ache
for the succeeding two three hours ~ the lever
lasting ringing Of rnc everlasting engine Deli'' eos
the train glidcs out OF tue magnhccnt depot on it,
Journey almost as n0iseleesy a. q lingo serpent
II train Is arriving and it u desired 20 place u
on any one OF the tracks within the depot INC IA.
rector' touches q key c0nnecrtng with olBc out
near the switches. and the track he wants te tram
run IN on Ia indicated In case the ,UWibchnAn
should not he looking In the dirocfon ofths esc at
the time the drectOr touches the Key anei in con-
nection with the dlsc ~ rung winch Of course d.
rects his attention. "A soon as the switch nos been
properly adjusted the switcnman teioGrnphs the
TACT to the director by means OF b stRnal ga1
THIS systcu OF telegraphic ngnais was goeten up
exclusively by MrJ. NJ Toucey, the able aud gem
tlemanly manager Of the depot aud far surpas9bs
any thng OF the kind that has heretofore ever Deen
| carried into eject either In this country In
Europe; anu it Is eminenty fttnG ana proper that
It should be So connected az 10 IL wlGh the grandest
and most magnificent railway depot the world has
| ever seen. 0iQ1s aH t--tNFt oay Ffe9s--g