, 1880-03-16
TUNNEL UNDER THE HUDSON,
Description Of a Tremendous Un.
dertakfng.
4 Dsnhls.fratk Railroad finder The Hudson Ri1v
from Isnty city 10 Hsw FORK.

uSA 'n"o ~. 20 teHeHoo"o "e'A,
smoothly lined with brick, sixty feet deep.
inp.f1ouse, This we'll In covered by n clumsy
,yno,lnn shontv hirh .no,,r., ~ n;ln',t - ,,or.
wouosm W., ~ o,tants, nRn enous' o"an"t ue1-
and treo @ G beiers to CO coa p ap pG SeR pe
e sss and os9 s for tS h,s snn,n
IL ot ,ho font NJ F1f,oonti, 1a~3 atront
~ H r.o,o i a ,saw 1lor, s'ftG,, ~,
pennsyiyania Ferry to the lIoboken
"s., ns y s's TO e 1ayos 1yoss es two city
oughfaro nearest the river bank. rho rlyer %
originally flowed where tho shanty is, mid
underneath the filling Is tho Original slit.
The great we'll beneath tho shanty IL not to
bo = terminus Of the tunnel. It Is simply .
starting point whle', the tunnel shaft is to
pierce, and 1t was sunk because that WINS
deemed the better way to begin tic great
work. The tunnel viii be worked back bo-
inE i t!1rouell M iho % surfco bsyond @ Erio strcce.
in Jersey avenue. Eventually thls we'll Inlay n,ay
q may not BY closed Up, but III either event
misses any ottar % point II, it's co,,ran' The
thSnmei hi whe,, con,pint..sl viii he two miles
ionE, and tliree.u'inrtcrs OF a 1nile Of Its
length viii BE- directly beneath the bed Of
a
Nav York hanE md G tilerc il vida stretnS hS
VII " 1oa h M e sant fIo TX crsey
shore nearly across the river, Wien q shofs
anTfara II Kit civ o1 At 1ts Ioweat no,nt T ~
fnn NJ ia t,,n;,ei ,Svtit he IN fncf hnintv ~
supfnca 1 ~ F" The rivnr md nhomt t,s"nfW
n"ntnth t}ie ~ rivcr bcd'' The N,nv YnrE fCr5I-
nus nn snnnp % 70 m M ~ " ta cv OF ,v h
m1t1, nno III fnot " nrn.s afro9t ,nhy Ia
ssim,ost Kim % cxnctiy s nnnosit NJ Etftncnih strt In
Je5sey cIty: cSIt a.r. '.D :. -.,, haon
nc2f y ~ innosaihia ~ ~ ay"ovnto Mwvt n" mnnel
tSrn1 ns o p9;Ssbg1 XIII tb"1 oa ~ e1eMvuso nj tIa
nmtsut an.i s1 ,,st In foT,,t W. fta ttrcr nnrt
e tia way: Ffssidsat Z L Issklns edSssd III, the
WALTON @ ~ by b0 nressuro nv 20 of = ar. o' powerful
Ea,ipnk 81 t,,,s ,Shg,h'u ga't thp tShMppnes 1unifrata
engine aad tils5s srs Three 6oo,H!sefs, BE- BE-
earan =, af 5aas,o III e 81 sae aeessIbo oss
IHs ~ ;fo Tnn nrlnInol n,on n'u IL tn bore ono
SHIFT sufficiently wide for doable railroad
sa... % rotfrn91 onr y - ,gs fonud neccs-
ss :, nr ~ e"rs. a.r th,shnd A. w nnw tha lin
rai IL nomuoen,3 ~ ttvn ai,1fts, sio by aida.
ike , - 1 the bnrrcis Of Of towiing.plece. and
1roi ,n1,iIo II hoa "a ~ - 1s ,sISi ench cor-
ta;n ~. a'ngin ro,irooa ,ruSt and Viii bn twet,-
@ tsln 7stt, st T., .,i,ich Hlvne raon
tor oa pireetorss @ m % na1adEcoaei,, tho talest Ok
~ r,i,rno.5 ,.ei,toin, quay ~""o"' ~No
4"t'pt y;sttor tTS ~ In adtp of tho rrcat brick
,,,ai, ts", sa,,a ,. H. u i,ike snrn,s hniier nm
trndinS frnm ri Tia ,~dli nt, tha rfver side. md
extsndlnr !'t sisfeon M W" |eet e. toward tho centre.
thnra ~ ora nne t.hca ~ md nincs i,cnns of
1,ni:a Io nud mnS etsa,,sn,,mn nnnn tha nit
fnr,s isanosth n tV IN n;o{ {fnr,h With nnnenrs
tn bo nj t,ie bottom M mo- Of tllic liz we'll. wllich is
nf ,,',,iIv wnter Syove1,nr; vg; ' tho stit tl,at
~ INA he@n fl,rown from III f,nnn s Tho nrn. ~
trri;nr hniinr ia what IL Ennw1, M the ntr-
iocE, by Which tie egress and n entrance nc Of tie
the anof s, 1 renertar epe NJ eip u man m
nntaT tr M tha t,,nnci vcstarflav IL m tn wnrE In
II. md PRESENTLY Id Saw four Icaye il The
snn ,vTs a,m yar te Tx fTnm thn arm
Iocf n Was opcu: but % theqo q is Is an % uneF door @
t&has & sas vas shut, ind beyond it, III III tic: tunnel,
snuare si,i inch was malntaincd. Tho men eli.
he eneInrs nj n,iSizeai the airnrcssure in tio
ioc2 ~ WIFI fhnt n the tn tunncl' md them liza
nassn Ss pET i%to tha @ tunnaI II tnok tn minmtos
n H ~ this Mcn c VIII WITH henri or lnnr diseases
co"id 'fs nnt wnrE ,,ner mi, tcse o condftons M
honithv vn,,nH rHm ara sniIi In pxnerlnnca no
nrasaoa furthcr % tI;s nrnsst,ra vii Haye to ho
Had dha tn fn;, nav ,yh nsrod ~ tn
auMDeut no ,;t s,aonaG fntn iha nir.pocE c1naed
1uH fSn Toor hehsni them, and sirnaIeT tfN IN.
nioonr io uvo1 Tin cunynEsoI nir wns nIlowca tn
escao WIZ t.a tnnaan lo MH s ~ fatW
stea FL afo nrescnt.v III door nncne
ttm' ttn,,ea,' M nInui of hrnyyn nv smolfe roiied ont
Gms MGnso ~ GaoI ioct pnd 20 It th1nned nt the
i1rMs OF Mo Workmen .T1s passg M tn9o49ste Mesg
KY s,ns th s,noo " tha oantioa bv
n t 1! taI5 W. " ,ho, tho Mau ~ 1ynrl IN tSn eho
Es ,Snt ~ i.tna', Huo 3nmn," ~ c"nIias ma
cans,,,uod mc " ,,v ii'en n dnv. and the smnke
tpn@ cr.otn y Sreat itniTancn to the wnrk
al.nougn uy nv very nesI oattia ,rIts
euAEss Aenlt nv ttt uoo oirD -,or ha,t o.,,Iif
ann., Ia ,,scsl H. fi,c n1nco nf rHnt]ies Gnn