New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-28
NEW FACILITIES IN THE COAL TRADE.
IMPROVEMENT AT HoBoKES FOR TBS RECEPTION
STORAGE AND SHIPPING OF COAL-THE NEW

NEW FACILITIES IN THE COAL TRADE.
IMPROVEMENT AT HoBoKEN FOR TBE RECEPTION
STORAGE AND SHIPPING OF COAL-THE NEW
DOCKS AND SHIP CANAL or THE DELAWARE,
IACKAwASNA AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY.
The improvements at HObOken for the receipt
and shipment Of coal by the Delaware Jackawanna and
Western Railroad Company 80 nearly completed mat
the Company has abandoned Its docks ut EiLaDethporI
and hereafter all the coal arriving at dewaer over that
railroad will Dc shipped at the HObOkcn doch Ihese
docks situated between the passenger depot "f the
Morris and Essex Railroad and the point At which 1t Is
proposed TO begin the construction OF the Hudson River
tunnel the mproy emens covering many acres As early
ms 1869 the Delaware, Lackawanna ana WesHra
Company began 30 deliver ANAL portion OF lis coal
here two small docks constructed by the motifs and
Essex Company. Since that date the former Company
has built four large docks at cost OF $lo0ooo eaen'
the whole havinga capacity Of not less than 1000 cars
per day. In addition there Ia standing room for over
700 loaded cars on side tracks above the docks
The arrangement for the delivery OF the ears al tne
docks II upon plan different from any previously miro
duced at ports adjacent 10 this city, but the pr
ciple has since been adopted by the Lehgh Valley ka
road Company az Perth Amboy At the end OF the nam
line of the Delaware Lackawsnna and western falroau
the cars are placed tracks having declining grade OF
80 feet per mile over which they RIM by the force OF
gravitation to the entrance OF the main dock Here tho
are over short having an inclination Of
two feet in ten by VI stationery engine 10
hight Of 35 feet from which point they are again pro,
pelled BY gravity the dock Ia suc pockets ana
sbutes may he desired BY this means the coal IL un
loaded from the directly into barges, boats,
ctc lying in the slips. Al the extreme end OF
the docks an automatic switch allows the empty
ears to pass upon the track which they are
again propelled by gravity to the point where they were
1T first abandoned by the nGne The docks are built on
piles 30 feet long They have storage capacity Of aoot
10 900 tons each bu it is the intention in most cases to
the coal directly into tho vessels, thus oding ne
necessity OF rhaulng. In case anything shond occur 10
prey the shipment of coal regularly To tdeWaler ne
Company has provided reserve yard at Port motifs,
capable Of holding 100000 tons of coal Owing 10 the
fact that the gauge OF the Delaware Iackaw anna, ana
Western Railroad is feet, while that OF the Morris ana
is feet ga nches It has been necessary TO PRO
vide the tracks at Hoboken with n third rail- Inc
amount track the different docks and approaches
n equal to about 20 miles The slips have depth OF
about IG feet OF water at low tide ,
large ship canal 100 feet wide. extending from the
outer end OF the pier 5000 feet westerly IL also beS
constructed at cost OF 100000, which, when com
peted Will 20 feet " wafer At low tide The sd's
OF the canal consist of timber cribs, filled with stone ana
built cost OF = 30 per lneal foot IL - also
proposcd % build coal dock Oh the south sllr or
this canal keep the coal which arrives over the
Morris road separate from that brought ny inc
Delaware IAckawanna and Western Company. ms
dock u have capacity OF about JO,oDo tons. Inc
amount OF coal brought annually TO tide-waler by the
Delaware Lackawanua and Western Railroad Is nearly
900 900 tons, tBreefouTtbs OF which comes from ne
Company mines in the Scranton coal region VI
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