The New York herald., 1875-08-29
MOVING THE MAILS.
rnr NEW posr orrrcE oocUprEn

The removal or the material Of the old Post omce
into the new building commenced yesterday Ailer-
noon Notice was received by the architect ABOUT ten
days ago that the new Post olce must De ready lor
the reception Of the mails and the entire business Oh
the department by yesterday evening a. 'ne lA'esA
In consequence the workmen have oeen ooihg
.he,r hest 10 get the building ready, and
succeeded by yesterday afternoon IN SO
far as to have everything order with the exception
Of few stamping and Of the letter drops
For these rough pine wood substitutes used for the
preseut The captain OF the watch and the general
foreman have been directing the in the new build
ing since Friday morning. They remained there all
last night Early in the day the removal OF the
articles most easily dispensed with was COM
menced from the old building Chairs, tables
and desks quickly hoisted out OF the
windows both the Liberty and Cedar street sides
Trucks stood ready receive them and take them TO
their destination. At the back Of the new building
piece Of ground had been fenced in for the Of the
workmen- This was now cleared and formed good
roadway between Park and Broadway The trucks
with the old and tables here from Park row
and left by Broadway. gang OF men we're waiting TO
transport them 10 the elevators at the back Of the
building BY these they taken to all parts
of the building, most OF them down stairs 10
the basement for in the newspaper department.
BY Eve O'Clock in the afternoon nearly everything had
been transferred except the distributing department.
This is the largest department. and from the contnu-
GUS work required the removal was tough problem
with the superntendcnts They last decided to fix
the hour for the removal at ten NJ. and the time in
which It should be done--dve minutes This
wonderful despatch was actually accomplished, and
that without any great difficulty. double number of
hands were at work. both night and day clerks being
called into service asserting the mails in the
evening The letters boxed up almost
ms put the drop At ten o'clock the drops
closed clerks mail bags boxes and all transferred
several trucks and taken TO the building where
they place and work in less than five minutes
nom the time Of leaving the old Post Office
SCENES THE OLD BUILDING
The aspect Of the floor in the upper story OF the old
building reminded OF the bull IN china shop Pa
pers srewed around with old nails pieces Of wood
old boxes too to be used and the old chairs left
behind. The had all left by nine O'Clock go
70 the new building where they had 10 assist in putting
things in their places. The cashiers room on the
Cedar street side also emptied OF all but few
desks and old chairs. The auditors room was in like
condition
on the ground floor the scene was bewildering All
the clerks, about 800 in number, duty, stamp
Ing and asserting the mails The unusually quick
passage Of the steamer City of Richmond made
despatch more necessary very large European mail
had been brought in by that steamer This had to
be distributed before the removal Twenty clerks
were busy at two tables arranging this mail Their
most expeditions employed stamp the let
ters, of them doing the work quicker than ma
chimes worked by steam.
MOVING TIE CLOCK
AT I1B r n. the pendulum or the old clock the
north side Of the general distributing room tick ed its
last tick in that position. ladder placed against
the gallery where it fixed and four men were en-
ployed 70 remove it Ii was acommon pendulum clock,
but the service it had rendered and its associations
made it an object Of particular interest at this
"Eight O'Clock {" called out one Of the men and the
clerks just about 10 close the Southern mail
when the Superintendent gave them the true time
twenty four minutes past seven o'clock About half
past seven O'Clock the baled description. On
the ground floor a number of clerks busy sorting
the newspapers and distributing them in the different
mail bags. On the upper floor the clerks busy
sorting rhe foreign letters while on the Cedar street
side they were hosting the more heavy desks out Of
IN THE NEW BUILDING
The scene in the new building not unusually
animated until open doors and a food Of gasight
informed the general public OF the informal opening Of
the new Post Office The number Of people present
during the evening not large. The interior of the
office presented animated and somewhat Oriental
spectacle. The confusion inevitable upon the occu-
pancy Of so immense new house by new tenant was
observable The general impression created by the
senlbe would justified one Of Dominic SIMPSONS
solid, hearty CALCULATIONS of "Prodigous" The
,nan,s immense height Of the building rather de;
floor enters comparison Of the
height of the walls, with individuals moving about
partially furnished The of The Postmaster and
Assistant Postmaster quite ready, and the former s
nescoed IN exquisite taste The Assistant Postmaster
stated that the present force would need be in
creased The immense size of the building is
evident than before its completion Ii would make
excellent public promenade weather But to re-
turn 70 facts At half past six the worxmen we're still
saving out and fitting wooden letter drops in their
places The Broadway side
TIE MAIL
At forty minutes past six p NJ. the hrst mail
brought into the Post Once the Park row side and
distributed 1t Of the evening exchanges for
the different newspapers The entire letter department.
lated, at ten O'Clock The money order department and
the executive Offices transferred about three |
o'clock thus making total Of about hours for
the transfer Of all the departments from the old building
10 the The entire force Of the Post once will be
on duty to-day, arranging and getting everything
shape,
AT MIDNIGHT
nearly all the mail matter, furniture, &c in the
new building As each department arrived at the City
hal theIe were loud cheers given 10 announce the |
event There hardly moments suspension IN the |
transaction OF business between the time Of cessation
on Nassau street and the commencement in the new
quarters Broadway
There was struggle as 70 who would purchase the
last stamp at the old Office and whom the first would
be sold on Broadway. Mr. II. F. Averil the gen
tleman, after many hours patient waiting whom this
last distinction fell
glance at the condition OF affairs in the new build
Ing at midnight showed the admirable arrangements
that had been made beforehand to uninterrupted
harmony IN the progress Of mail facilities. All the
clerks seemed be perfect the discharge Of their
duties, and hitch percept Ole the multifarous
intricate operations of the Office Letters we're sorted
and delivered In the most expeditions and
ner aud may be mentioned too that several colored
employees were as ready and expert any the regi
ment OF active and intelligent aOorers that met the eye
every side
The last mail was despatched at half past eleven NJ
s0i DaeinOfe Hoh the ola Dulldng ana to-day the |
Northern, Eastern (Boston) Southern mails viii be
sent at five p VI. The latter 60 as il the custom on
Sunday no further than Washington. Messrs Yeo-
mans, Sayor and Lawrence superntended the removal
Of the mail matter books furniture &c and they 40
Tar succeeded IN their efforts place the postal SER
vice Of New York IN an unexcepuonsly good working |
pondition.
One pleasant incident OF The removal was the presen
laton the General Superintendent Of the Money |
Order Department, Mr. Pimby, OF handsome service
Of plate composed Of tankard salver and gobets in
scrbed:-
Mr. Pmby, from his friends Of the Money Order$
( Department, New York Post Office, 1875
The presentation took place in a saloon Broadway
near al hand and WAS entirely unexpected by the
Gpient Colonel Mix made the presentation In few
appropriate remarks. Mr. Pmbys emotion was so
great that he could only reply in a few haf-choked
words OF thanks. All the members Of the department
were present and the scene terminated happily by
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