New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-19

DIRECT CONNECTION MrNEEN NGw-Yo ASD
CONHf ISLAND.

DIRECT CONNECTION WTHEEN NEW YOHk AID
CONET ISLAND.
The steamboat NorWalk left the foot OF
WhItclails,. "a few In,as after IL o'clock yesterday
morning carrying COMPANY o. 500 who were To
witness ANA take part in tie formal opening OF tie New
York Bag Eiage ana jamaica and The NcNl ork and Man
latiau Beech Railroads The object o these lines Is 10
(urns direct connection between t!s cit Eni Tie beach
nj Coney Island MGnhaia Beach IS The name given 10
he eastern part ~ Coney and. which owned by cap
itlsts % NtG-York and Boston - whom tlc railroads
now completed have been butt The frst-nlIned road
stars al Bay Ridge 10 which ferry Is 10 nom the
Ba1,ry) cIosses the Brooklyn, Bath and Coney Island
Road aud ;he Prospect Pa ana Coney iaard Road and
passe, by a tunnel under t.c Ocean Parkway, slJ.,
distance cas OF Which the rotI GOES city 10 the
island The present te.lninu, OF tho Manhattan Leach
Road is at East NcwYOrG, but it intended - extend 1t
10 the TcBty Third STREET Ferry st Greeup"int From
East Kew York the roai Soaicirele, connecting
with the Bay Ridge Road at Tie point where the curve TO
the beach Is male.
The guests Of the Company yesterday proceeded d.
rectly to the depot at Bay nl-e, whcnc train Of ten
omen cars conveyed them rapidly and smoothly the
track with little DELAY whore The other railroads were
crossCd The party did not go al once % the Island hn
first rode over the Fast NewYOrk branch OF the railroad
At East New-York. we'll as Al numerous points on the
way thithei many people were assembled 10 view the
train During the waiting az EasT NeS-foTk a cannon
was fired honor VI the ROAD, and the band winch ao
eOmpanicd lhe excursion played several siecuohs Tne
party then returned this portion ~ the ROAD ana
proceeded 20 tro Manhattan raca Hotel Immediately IN
Inc rear OF which depot IL Ac built. Tue hotel itscif
s nearly plcted, ana is handsome and cOmniOdou
strut tuIe. .
The guests sreut hour Ia looking %; the hotel stroll
ing UNION the beach and enjoying he from
The spacious piazza Dinner WIS ther served ~ tht Large
din.uhal. - Z. COrbn. the brother ~ the President
of the company. said few words rsdivc - tc object
Of t1s road, and then introduced Joan NlusOw, who
made brief Irilarks and Introduced Inc remaining
gueakefS. All II the speakers Characterized the opening
1l tns ROAD splendid succ,ss, auo spoke COMFY
Jsllnd a possessing Of the finest beaches on
tn Atlantic Coast. Distrct-AttOfncy Truncy responded
u, tbs sentiment "Rspid Transit" and william r.. Rob
inson told bill for tic Eaet River
Bndge was passed IN ihc HOUSE Of Rcpresen Gycs The
general Of tbo road and olr set forth By
xJudge Van CDtt, While Nil Dr Wit spoke IN glowing
terms Oi tie CITY OF Brooklyn Gen. Slocun Gen yrcs,
Alderman Fisuer run- g. Bergen and Others also made
addIrsses Tao party tAtD separated part gUlu- 10
East Ncw-Yprs, and the remainder returning by Bay
Ridge 10 ths city.
The President Of tho COppsnJ j. Austin C0rbiT in
Enrope and Gilman - MnuiipB, T. 81. DuntoD. aud /. D.
Iiarfon arc among TIC officers. Among the gisrsts
YESTERDAY were Joan Winsow. IL. Il. Ciahin William
Rirha.dSuu COrpDratiOnCVunscl DE viii, Aldermen
Fisher. Arnutt. j3Grk and fitz, ex-hlyor John ".
Hunter Gen y. r. Tracy. Gen. IL. ". siocum United
States DisiTici.AttOlney Iein-y, Aud Joshua III Van
t1d-ai 81 Brooklyn and several inenbcr5 VI the
Stock Exchange.