The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-20

JOINING OF THE UPTOWN AND DOWNTOWN
SECTIONS OF THE GILBERT RoAD-rHE DE-
SIGNS FOR THE STATIONS AND PLATFORMS.
The long looked for joining Of the two actions oil
the elevated railway Sixth avenue at Twenty
second street occurred yesterday. The section from
Forty second street down 10 rwenty-second street
was built by tho Edgemoor Company, of Wilmington
Dell while the other section from Twenty -second
street down to Third street Is being erected by the
Keystone Bridge. Company, OF Philadelphia The In
cident, which was regarded important by all tho
friends OF rapid transit. iDasmuch as it now gives
thcm a structure compieted-all but ties and rails
from Forty second street down to Eleventh street,
gave rise to tho following communication TO the
HERALD
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
A sensation somewhat elevated above tho ordinary
social events Of the day occurred last eyenng IN Que
of tho most fashionable localities on sixth avenue,
and attended by citizens dressed suitably for the
grand occasi IN IN citizens clothes the happy event
has been looked to with the deepest interest
from the TACT parties since their entrance to
New York society from the pelshborng States OF
est public sensation OF the season, and the engage
mcnt only dates from the 10Th OF October From the
first 1t was determined that so important an event
should be celebrated in ordinary manner
and in style as lar above INC ordinary plane
society the high position OF the happy couple
occupied in public attention. Tho idea Of having
wedding IN u balloon lost its novelty. and was not
thought OF this occasion. brilliant thought
struck the joyous PAIR us they walked down Sixth
avenue among tho busy throng They decided "a
nave the ceremony performed on the Gilbert Elevated
Railway, being at novel and Tho nrst wedding
Of the KIND that had occurred in the city Of
Gotham. marrge IN the open AR ON an ornament
tai double track railway something that had not
before been thought oil.
large and nihusiatc assemblage fled the streets
for blocks around Twenty.second street and sixth
avenue. wedding took place, and the joyous
couple joined IN the iron b0nds OF wedlock by
the Rev MIR. Pullman.
Miss Eoge Moore was robcd q canary colored dress
oil exquisite pattern, Of very costly material The
travelling suit dark brown, which Will enable HIM
AmIty street aDoule days, who're no will
take the railway Tor Bowling Green. Colonel Mulberry
Sellers gave away the bride, remarking at the time
that mllions in "and that those In favor OF
rnpId transit would mud It out when the railway was
completed from The Battery TO Central Park.
j. I. WRESTLEWORK.
The next point Of interest in the progress of the
Id the joining of the west section, be.
ginning AT West Third or Amty street and extending
down Grand, which Is also in charge of Edge.
moor Company. The structure being erected down to
Eleventh street, only eight blocks have to DO finished
to join It to the Amity street portion, that was al.
ready completed last summer. In West Broadway.
where tho work. owing TO the blocking OF tho street
by and wagons, has boon beset with greater dit
lculties than any other point, and where most Of
tno iron has DO hoisted ut night without tho aid
OF the engines used in Sixth avonue considerable
progress has also been made IN the last few days.
Working upward from Worth street (Oshins), tho iron
is up 10 within a block OF Canal street. This Ia
the work OF tho Ph1nix Bridge Company, Of
Phenixvllle Pa, their section extending from Grand
down Morris street. large number oil painters
already busiy engaged, principally on SIKH
avenue, In painting tho structure This hrst coat OF
pant IS yellow ana Is beng thus curly applied III
order protect iron. The final coloriLg mas not
yet been determined upon.
NEW CONTRACTS
New contracts have been concluded with the Edge.
moor Company Ter completing the structure from
to sroS =. a'd Ma aa ls
street. The ties, which are oil yellow pine arc
already being placed in position in West Broadway,
as well Sixth avenue, Tor tie rails which are 10
he LAID in a week or The greatest activity pre-.
walls, not only along tho route but AT the
Offices Of The company where tho managers Of The
road, MIR. George M. Pullman, Commodore Garrison
and Others are coseted ali day periecting the de-
signs for cars and stations. II has been decded not
to place the guard rail inside the main rail. the
New York Elevated Railway, but outside, the en-
rineers OF tho Gilbert road considering that this posi-
ZION assures even greater safety than the other Tue
guard rails which Will render It impossible Tor any
IRAN to leave the track, are to DO eight inches hSn
perenced rendering the sharp curves OH the
narrow streets along the route-or instance, from
nue. into Ainity street, To obva,e this difficulty the
southwestern corner building At Church ana Norris
streets has already been purchased ny the company.
aud there an easier curve viii be Obtained ny carry
ing tho the first story OF the house
Mr.. Cropssy the arts., has been engaged for some
time perfectn the designs OF he stations. which,
as already been previously stated, arc to be
0l highly ornamental character he following
Will idea OF the main features oil The stations
the principal streets, as Tor instance, Fourteenth
or Twenly-third (at the smaller streets tho de
mansions will necessarily undergo considerable mod-
ficatiousl:lh he STATIONS which Will be on both sides
Ut :he not be OF wood like those on the
Ninth Avenue Elevated Railway but of iron. Iron
stairs, i've teet widc with ornamented Daiustrades,
will lead up from the edge OF tho sidewalk, approached
by stone platform, so that lady driving
up to the may aght from her carriage al the
the stairs rhe steps are to be OF easy ascent,
and will DO IRON twenty TO Thirty IN number broken
by covered Platforms which Will serve the
purpose OF resting places TO the short winded. An
balcony platform, 80 BY IL eei VIII be reached
tho OF tho stairs, anu then, passing through
the ticket Office with plate glass front, aud the turn.
stile which 10 register the passengers as check
| upon the ticket takor, the waiting rooms Will be
reached. ON side will DO the ladies' and ON the
other the gcntlcmen's waiting room. each oil which
will be 10 Dy IL feet and ii feet high from The floor
to the largo ventilating skylight above. The
rooms will DO neatly fitted up, the Innings 10 be OF
polished wood and tho seats oil black walnut Retir-
lug closets are to be provided In each The
platform be 1888 eet long BY ID feet wids tho aim
being make the platform nearly as long as the
train render ngress egress oasy and
rapid possible. Both In the covering OF the stairs
and ROOF of the upper structure turrot style OF
architecture Will be foilowed.
wniic It has been generally stated by tho officers OF
the company that the road would probably not be
opened to travel until LIST OF May the rapid prog
ress the work renders 1t not improbable, in
the opinion oil some Of them that the first train wil
be- run by the LIST OF April