The sun., 1879-06-10
EXTENDING RAPID TRANSIT.
PUSHING THE ELEY1TED RIIL TOW4RD
man BRIDGE
Opening the MetropoIitnn 10 Fighty-Tirst
STREET.-THE Mnnhatt nviiie within "a Fort-
night, nnd to Ga armnnsvIiIe y on Thereafter.

Opening the MetropoIitnn 10 Fighty-Tirst
STREET.-THE Mnnhatt nviiie within "a Fort-
night, and to Cnrmansviiie "n Thereafter.
The extension of the Metropolitan Ele-
vated Railroad was opened ycstsr'l as far rs
Eighty-nrst street. 1t is n continuation Of the
Ninth uvonuo road. and connects with the
Sixth avenue road through Finy.thrd street.
The first train was run over the new road at III
o'clock yesterday morning Passing beyond
Eighth avenue formerly the last station in
Fifty-thrd street. the train ran down to Ninth
avenue where 1t turned OF upon the New York
Elevated tracks. They are building n new
station in Fifty-ninth street to take the place Of
the old. The red cars Of the New York company
do not. as yet 60 above Fifty-ninth street. But
they pnss by Finy-third street along the track
upon which the Metropolitan switches. and to
guard against collision here the same eabo-
rate system OF switches is used that has for
some time been employed ut Fifty-third street
and Sixth avenue. There is lofty box. com
mandng nm uninterrupted view Of both the
street and the avenue. and this is fllled with n
series Of levers. whose polished steel handles
may be seen through the windows. Wtr these
levers accurate switching. in theory at least. is
absolutely cnrtuin.
Between Finy-ninth and Eirhty-nrst streets
there II only one station. which is nt seventy
second street. II scrms TO be iull suuply for
the NECESSITY within the distance" Alter the
start from Fifty-ninth street the passenger en-
trrs the country with u surprising sud- lcnuess.
Between Xtieth and Seventy second streets
you look down ut rs extensive a group Of shan
ties ns is TO be found anywhere on the island:
This is on the right side ~ the road. Over and
beyond II is the thick foliage Of the PARK. Be-
ing lifted so high above the shanty settlement
you can LOOK into every nook OF u. see tho pigs
and the gonts roofing and browsing in the en-,
closures. and. the dwellings being shells. and
four-fiths doors and windows. you can see nt n
glance all the internal economy Of those primi-
tive and interesting constructions. IT, MS you
FIRST whirl by IL. you are impressed with one
s"nse more than another. il will be a sense of
shirt sleeves and babies. Coming back you will
notice that all the outer and polite garments OF
the conventional world arc scrupu ously dis
barefootcd. In half n dozen trips you Will be
master of hundred interesting details.
On the left Of the rond. as you 90 up tho land
Is cut out in garden patches. Cabhuges. heels.
and onions wave their green tops along the
slight -wells of the ground. crOw,lng up against
little whitcwnshed cabins here and there. Be-
yond them YOU get glimpses Of the HUDSON nnd
Of the luNuriHnt New Jersey shore. Above Sew
rnty-second street the Immediate ncighburhood
OF the road begins to present more amenity. md
the last station. At Elghty-irst street. is in u
charming country. Numerous children who
were gathered there yesterday. Watching tho
going and coming Of trains. were bhreiooted
and tanned.
The trip from Rector street to Eiehty-nrs, is
made IN twcnly-eght minutes. Most oi the
passengers Yesterday were those who travelled
from curiosity. The stations at seventy second
and Eighiy-frsl streets are still unfinished. IL
is expected that NJ tho end ot u fortnight IN"
road will be- opened 10 l06h street and In about
the same ratio of time II will BE- continued b.
High Bridge. The structure has IN" red color
- the Nrw YORK road to a point lust above
Lgi ~ iist street. From there on IL T. painted
yellow .~h brown. like the road in Sixth ave-
nue. Every other train from Rector street
branches Of upon the extension.