The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-16
VOL. XIV NO. $50.
EAST SIDE RAPID TRANSIT.
an rvPERIMENTiL TRIP THRotGH THE
nOUERY AND TINED IJENJE
>o,.e Noticcd ut some Points thnn In
s,.th Avenue-Theories In Regard 10 1t
To he Opened In Ten Days Eighteen Win
.,.. 10 the Forty-second street Depot.

Mic
s,.,n A,e,ue-TheorIe. In Regard TO 1t
no he Opened In Ten Days Eighteen Min
ute. to the Forty-sscond street Depot
r,,,rcxcursion trains passed over the cast
,,ns,n,.,, NJ ,hc Now York Elevated Railroad
.os,c,dov afternoon from the Hanover square
,,.,,,r n the Grand Central Depot. Tho first
sSn,.',,cJ n, ihrco now lakc.colored cars. was
-, nc Locomotives u "A urctty little piece Of
ua,,,incry with four drive wheels and no en-
.,osi,, cab to hide its trim smoke stack and
s,.i,oi ,,roror,ions tho tbcorv heiny that
pi'''', -, ,,h, -, 49,, ~ -, s,,,rls
tkittish horses utko lrlsN from gums vi sp,'"'
and the noise OF escaping steam rather tlnn
-, tina aban~nf tho moving nbioct Engineer
NON "'o o"",0 W. -, r,,i,,,,,r
Bell had his hand ON the throue ana Ehg.nuel
saOA" ,",,S his bnnJ on n rollshcd brass
h''''9" w" 20 - II -, ,'ori,,,s roints
guard. Mon were NJ WORK NJ various I''
along the line and specially good lookout
vas noodod 10 nrcvnnt accidents Tho tops of
was noSuoI 70 p,v'r r"I r,b rust In tho open
doorway OF tho first car. casting long look
VIZ ~ ~. at,,lders ~, Engineer Bell
hheau over VI" &C. 81, .''1,, = ,.ht,a
stood President Cyrus W. Field with whHe
rosebud in his buttonholc. Hurrying hitler
..,J ,h,,her ,hrouyb tho train was the Hon
anu thithor uiVusu "'N W =,
Lawson n. Fuller ot WESTMINSTER VINO mas nlaue
ra,it ,,anst his study by day and his dream
ieP'u a.. H., c,,o,, roor. Dr
py n's"' 'oi 'o nc - A., ..,,,t,ai
Gilbert WAS present 10 compare inc prhcucW
wotklhg Vi ."v lv"'' VIZ, '"", W
tan Elevated Railway. Besides. there were eN-
AsscmblymAn PCll, who fought Tor the rond In
Albany in 1874: Cant Mayne Of the royal navy.
60 C,a.,os 7 Carda Jordan 7 Mott and
hessrs ChHflcs D. Nahu" '"r""h L. ',V'' any,
Joseph sclgman of the commission that laid
GU, the routes and established the kinds Of
structure OF Doth the raplu u"hs" conp"n'V'
Sheriff Daggett of Kings county. who said he
...,,.,d ~ roriI tronat in Now York but
hppiVN'u VI i"''" ans -, - Nil
diint want any Ia brooA'Yn' ~.
bows. Bishop and brewster. and Edward IT,
cnhor, \, 0ilhort Rush 4 Co of Troy. who are
3ow putting the nsmdhE So ,bd mn AMY
ultlonal S",a ~ ALL S,;,b uests n,i,ai hv Tho
sIeo onsS TIa ,rr .'nr,,d M minutes before
SSin,'Scock and ,bns" MI" we're acrurately pune
H. anu dnr " wwyitation were i"ft behind
.ual 70 We We. nuuI = ,,,f ,'"'''" "''1 ~"
10 I'm tnv o, MIA vas in good .rrits put he
iresincnt req Was IN sT' ipisny ~ The
10 nis susun y, H. c,tir inward trin The
hoo IL ,adc sgh,ly crnns hing sound on the
new rails PROPERTY owners who are dis
shIisn ~ WIZ, hi'os m,,,., hovn r"tired 10
sart pplaccs IN sulE Al least only smiling faces
sn.n p sncn In ill.,, windnWs and do@rwnys
M9rkng GlrIs sn9'S gPrYn' Tba n t nahiuh ra
c.lieIs from n rrio H. r, ii, T.nti"s siiu
s um, ~, PIN s,r.oi A. Wnll street Il
~ ere,ted with smiles by dozens " bankers
WI 49, ra, VIZ bannanni f., bn in the
, NJ 1891 n, M n,tr"nces IT, tber Noes The
,ycnrsionists plideJ smoothly over the high
iron stilis TINT carry the road over the deprcs.
.iom IN Nn,v E.w.ry and Utmost before they
Gcra aware had tnssri through Chatham
,nnsre and were going mo the east side Of the
Bowcry There tie train attracted more atten.
Ron than anywhere else on the route. Shol
owners ' and clerks rushed 10 their doors to Sc,
y; , anH seats +" ,rt si.ht %, The great cas-
pic wonder. Boys shouted Mt il. Many horse
rorted III n"i.e e' 10 Hose in ill.,, cars was
little greater in the Bowory than in New
Bowcry. This waS owingio tho, fact that th'
efYot WAS something like piunging on "a surfac,
road into deep cutting or passing close 10
perpendiculnr wall II rock. To those in TIA,
Street. however. there was little If any. in
sreased noise.
Just before the train passed out Of the Bow
try into Third avenue il ran over abou, half
Block OF track at "A considerable distance iron
lho hnuses Then while IL remained nearly II
he middle Of he street the Wheels struck H.
Ieoti9n of the road where the up and tho dowi
tracks are connected 10y SPINNING glrdcrs.
Slight hut noticeable increase of sound wa
heard due IL il conlecturcd. To- The glrdors ear
rying sound vibrations 10 the iron IF Tie othe
roadway No stop was made until the train ha
rolled around tho easy curve int Forty -secon
ytrcc, and arrived Mt the nearly finished static
NAT oycrlooks Fourth avenue: D., pu..,,..
Ten minutes for refreshments, Preslder
Fled shouted
The excursionists thought this was lok,
but when they emerged from the ears they SAL
standing lust outside the station door n hug
bowl 6lIcd with claret punch. This, however
was only lure. When the excursionists Ia
approached the punch bowl they were able I
look inside the station. where they saw lon
HE head Of the room an improvised sideboar,
made OF dry goods boxes and laden wit
glasses. Behind II stood two coiored waters
each with his hand on the throttle of chan
payne bottle. Among those who arrived /
iatnr trains were Park Commissioner Samut
Uonoyer. Col Pelton. Gen. Horace Porter
Lawrence Turnure Henry Havemeyer. Co
VIM f. Muller OK President COPYRIGHT, an
Gen Ceorge W Palmer.
Tho time made in running the trains yesteI
dey moi stonninp nj the -tatioua was abot
eiybtacn M fn,it,'s hlt there was no attempt I
meIn fnat limo prnailnnt Field said p6sit
toi a. ~, 90 ,l ,y,iI IL. n,,ened ~ nas
.an, , ~ ON W. Ntnlav ia octb inst Whnthe
p nssas ~ niUit,"s, W." ~, nv, 'r nv Il
"} VOW ot y rut thon.S II yas mere nunsti"
evVu lot SOY ~ usH 4 n VOC 90, ~
" Nlilc WITH tihli9 MHui" nj uh ~, ~ a.
W. YVeninG nui az n,St ~ IN ~ Ui o vi
qua sa!d may in" hHnh s,F' udan,m WI ", ~
l., u9"p'o'cu W "'e ION VI N''0'H"'' ~ VI
nv po,i, 1ror.;, r,n,,,t.si..ror ror.l.r 7
nhplu lFahst Opiniil yUau ,. =,
Mou 'hid WINE no s'1VE on tne saa,i3n See'ci
uh{ lnoklng uoWn AT ron,,m dN,Iut , up r., o
~ Wh- 5tlVeh mo W. Htht1 IN a., i, y, y
n '"T nn in n V 5Sy he ns
,aHr nm WIS lly oii,ssiuh ~ ~" ~ - H.
~ htil ohn !" ,o 'n' etH w MN. ~ 10 W
sn "hd Toh' rth prm, Niri s be- sih VIM
h .up AZ rputth nNchur ',,o' t,s " 49,, ~,
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