New-York tribune., 1876-11-25
1sITA BOGUS ENTERPRIsEi
THE HUDSON RIVER TUNNEL UNDER SUSPICIOUS
DIRECTION


DIRECTION.
The Hudson Tunnel Railroad Company was
tncorporated under the general railroad laws Of New
York and New-Jersey, in May, 1873. circular shaft
30 feet in diameter sunk in November 1874 to the
depth OF 20 feet An injunction then put stop 10 the
work The following information is obtained from the
sworn adavits and testimony OF the orignators ana
promoters of the scheme made during the htlgauons
which followed and from conversations with the men
themselves as well as with outside persons
The scheme of this tunnel started by ID. C. HasRlns
of California Convincing others OF the feasbhty OF the
ulan he organized a company and secured enough SUD
scrbers for the stock comply with the law In order
tbat tbev might Amply for charter He associated with
himself William NJ Force of Newark, Senator Jones OF
Nevada and TrenOr W. Park of Vermont ana the iour
men have thus far furnished all the money necessary for
experiments and for litigation. Several iIDuncuOns nave
been served upon them but they have succeeded III Dea
ing their opponents every issue The last request for
an Injunction was denied on Nov u by Judge Nixon, in
the United States Circuit Court at Trenton ana TINS Is
said to have ended all the troubles OF the Tunnel Com
pany. On Monday last Henry S. White, counsel Tor
the company served notice upon Moses
TAYLOR, President Of the Jersey Shore I'M
movement Company. and Samuel Sloan, President
of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad
that the commissioners appointed TO condemn he lana
owned by their companies would meet at TaylOrs ote
Jersey CITY, on Dec. 2. The commissioners are W. H.
williams ex-Judge James L. Ogden, and r. =. BacoL
The be condemned lies on each side 0I tne center
OF Ffteentl-st, Jersey CITY, the COMPANY
side, and the Delaware, LdCkaNdnla ana
Western Railroad the other side OF the line Ine InhheI
Company only wishes under TINS line beneath tne
surface the laws OF NewJersey give the owners con-
fro of their land under certain circumstances, 10 any
depth and this caused the lawsuits.
Just what damage will be done TO the persons opposing
the scheme cannot be determined by unnteItsted people,
and the courts allow them none Mr. Haskns sald tHaI
ii had been fntimated to hiIs0at opposing companies
fought plan in order TO make the Tunnel company
paw large for the privilege The attorney Tor the
Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad company,
Mr. Brsbn, said that IL simply question OF Iegdy
He thought there legal right III the PfOceetung
but as the courts did sustain thisassumptOn nOthg
was 10 be done in the matter but to allow the runner
Company TO 20 with its work. .
Col VIM H. Paine, OF tue engineers Tor the East
Riy Bridge, Is the Tunnel COmpany's engineer. The
paD which he has adopted far Is to suk shat upon
The Jersey CITY side aud excayate both east and west
for the tunnel Compressed air, conducted through ar
locks and forced by steampumps from above, VIII give
great pressure the headings. The excavations VIII
only be carried forward three feet ahead of the brick
Ehoyeed into hopper, from which pipe VIII lead up
through the shaft the surface The pressure Oi tne
air obtained by pumping viii force TINS senl-iiquu
matter through the pipe, aud II VIII be discharged INTO
the river The trains will enter ana leaNe the tuo Oy
means Of long approaches having descending grades
The actual number Of shareholders ana the amount
subscribed cannot at present be ascertain o. MI mas
kiDs. is the prime mover IN the nater, says lhey
are not asking the public for any money at presen ana
until they do they do not 70 make thelr AFFAIRS
who convinced that the scheme Will be
successful. They pay all the money and have never
sought publicity of their plans, because experiments ha
tO be tried litigation had 10 be met and failure was pos
unless something unforeseen should occur. When the
books opened for subscriptions he say s. the public
shall know everything Work will not be begun again
until after the land has been condemned