, 1879-03-27
ho DEVOTED 10 any other purposes than rail.

rnals!"
II anrrcl,cnd mol; though there Is really no
reason Why n tunnel lnt1lt not he CONSTRUCTED
tha' would In profitable Tor 4 carriage roat! "
for attrctcars. In fact, hct1ese TINT you ttt
viii live tn sec not un'y mo but more tunnels
un!cr The Hudson nIvcr. 1t Is Us easy nnst hart!
u sn0re cxpcnstvc than to h,lfltl bridge. Fur
tho present, however, to not snpposo any nm
ri carrying Into ntul from The centre VI Nav
York freight md passengers iT stentt'."
THE WORK 70 rE ACCOMPLISHED.
How long wlll 1t take to construct tunnel
like thIsfH ...
~ nm assured Tint 1t eau 10 done within Two
:" do you think wo have the engineering skill.
In t!ls rountry to construct tunnel under
Watcri'
III ito not doubt .ln. we hare; but, IT not, We
llaye tile Whole world 10 choose IRON, nlhl there
hrc plsnty Ut engintrrs whu havu shuwn thcIr
tries.h
Doctor. Without desiring to nnnoy yuu too
much with gestttsns. have you any idea how tile
tn1si People VII Gss ts1 e{ eas thn
t1sicl, ly the tolls to bc charged on tile freight
ninl passengers"
NO MONOPOLY FOR ANYBODY.
"Would t!,erc not lie danger Of the tunnel
being nonopolIzed by single votnpany7" =.
"siy hl!' specially l'rnyldcs Tint oil roads shalt
esess2 ass s25af' u SEaopoy nEp % 5'''f thus destroying all
"Is It contemplated that Tic railroads enter
Ing the city BY tic tunnel would III ANY placc
con1u to the sllrfncaf"
e as uG''sls4s,, s'lt ,p;r"v provides that they shall
"''Th.y ea'lnutt then. be In nny sense street.
raflsnals ,lor elevated enilroalel"
"Nut at AL thu bill lorb'ils H."
low will tl,is tunnel be e0nstEuctcdl"
III hare told soit nil | know alout thu project.
] ain not familiar With the "details of Cot,sr,lc.
ton, md, ns have told yon belOrc. my business
!s only to provide such a law as will retain fer
New York City tlIht pre-etni!cncc I'll commerce
t. which sl'e more than any otlcr city, + Gu.
ttt1cdr nn't cr prospcttty always necessarily III
cseases The prosperity nj thu stusc."
THE MODE or CONSTRUCTION.
Thanking The Doctor for tis lucid information,
in .cCnrtl IN Tho Tunnel bill, the reporter suc-
xceded IL Obtaining from other sources The ful.
Towing details In regard 10 the noiu of co,lstruc-
tton CONTEMPLATED hy the engineers In tue cl,,-
plUy VI the Hudson Tuuncl Company:
Ii Is nrnroscll to work frum caetl side of the
liver Mt the eatIc time. IN It's pnn uf coiiatrtc-
ton expensive ctI1cr.dan, caasons, Or Brunei
alr introduced intu the face Of tllo tunnel with
sufficient prrssuyu To hold It 1T place. or keen
back ntltl prryCnt the irruption OF silt, cny,
or sRtcr. will, IT, Ia believed, overcome tic
ordinary difficulties. An asr::pipc will conduct
compressed mir from tho SURFACE to the heading.
This air pressure fs expected to asstst ftl keen.
Ing out water il,lt unfolding Tic roof Of earti,
during excavation, III front Ut tile masonry; atso
TO supply nlr 10: the workmen, who will work
IN considerable numbers Un platforms. 1'tt
tunnel wills will be constructed OF thu bcst
lnsd brick a,ll cunient ttirca ftet in thickness
circlt1nr In form, tWenty-slx 1eet III width u,l
twcnty-!tntr in hight palMtcl white illsldc antl
! lighted with gas, With tluub!c-tracf railway
heavy steel rails, upon stone ballast five iecI
frs,Ill the bottom.
proachcs will to nbout la000 feet. Tic c,tranrt
in sllr ,Iersey side ol thu river will bc from
.crscy ave,ln to Fitteunth street, Jersey Ctty
fhclcc to Iltiusun street un The river, tuncc ,lr
der the rlycr, cnrvng five degrees nortEwart! Il
sIartun street. New York City. The ura,,.l tlc
not will hu hot fur from, Washington sp,lnru n,u
Its floor ahunt s'xty feet below tllr s,rtilrc TIL
delivery Of frcfghls TO tic kurfacc will be by elc
| Yators.