, 1881-07-16


ground Railroads OF the Great Mes
trupolks. .
Dtooklpn Eagle.
Although railways and raf1Way-bultdinE
ara tlryisll TOPICS to ut1, 1t would seeiti. but
engineers anu contractors Oil tho ono ha1,tl,
md to legislators, directors, aud sF!arel,old-
ers OH tho other, ynt something Ut romance
n,ay be picked even ont uf them to aillliso
Tic rnsc1cntllic world; and, therefore, at q
contemplated for their own tlhllrishfng null
beautiful city, It niuy ho Interesting ~ those
OF them who have never ypt crossed ula at
ssptlonai lStsrost-the Lo'';aon u.u!srkrount|l!
lintiwas. II H.. nsstlrediy, t'ts % u nao
M: anly Of human s,lti sslentli!an
vernnce, igIiorailcG Of defeat, which bcut tho
French at l'Ulgtlers and Ag1lculrt, ustat--
lsllea the EMpfre on which tl'a stl!t d9es hot
rowing underneath this vAst city, III this
direction a1l.l tint. III circles. dnEOllnis. ant!
right angles, !!tler lotlMss Nllt churches ant!
itss isons's, III r"s R aid saS6,, briafs, froa, lie
sQuatOnloll OF the far east 10 tho gorgeous
niaintn0ns!o,n ut tile far west; emerging here
md thera for moment litt, le FUR light ot
LlaH u43t kuHW tluuE4tlE NNNlA Illtt} nt%
tarkIsss; ti.ilneiinr, ,br9eil,E, wallInE ~.
arclli'tg over. underptnntuE l'ouse blocks,
btttrcsses, ranging stregts alni rnotf,'g with
cas!-lr0n Rirtors, Greeting. transverse jack
rulls md building ,statlols, r'lnn'nE tp, vel,-
tlat0n SHUTS. mid tinAlly settng tic railway
trat1,s agoing tll0reln to the number OF some
1,h0D to Z, ,0dU q day. -
fro.t ~ ali otsr EnsIst railways i. tI!ls@that
Ii ],a9 lleltlar beginning nor pllA, UtAuI
lines ars alternatioiis, 1t cuttings alu runs fl
tlle opet,. moro Or less elevated aboyH the
varied by a ttlnnel; th!a Ia a continuous buf-
ruw, Succession Of coverad wnys, with
tro,iglls Of various lengths at Irregular III
teryuls, open to tiio sky fur ltgllt. but moro
you measure spaee BY nl!les; lIere, you count
1t by clNll!s and fllrlQigs, Other lines run u
dozen. perlaps twenty or thirty, trains daily;
the number Ut trains puRS!nK over tug Ill ui
Thss iii : most tl,rlylns q stier Illies % not
count up more, thGn 4l0o sterling q mile Il.
| their receipts; The Underground y!ells oyer
q t:10 sterling = nl1le. Lust year, lSS0, l50,
on WhlHun!tay, lss0.-t!e tlay when tic
| greatest nuInber went 0y6r t,-tlo number Of
ett stations wss & i. l6f j. Thase iacts nt oHce
Gys as y ss uasfFto Ess 5 Rsf|sse Ras
| aill show WllRt q blessing 1t Ii to thu vast
population whigl, must gtt quickly t0 It's
WORK, at!t! to which the hreat or country n!r,
now Within reach OF The poorest, ,s lie anu
Tie ilrst portion OF the Metropolitan Un-
derKroulA ltallruAl, extending fr1in DEallup'a
r,al to FarrlMEslQll. street, was Opened for
then Ia tho. ,,ature Of ai. oxperln,e!lt., So
pr0lupt and granl was lts success that the
work was continued, until now Its Fainittca-
tions exten4 III . th!ckly-wabbed Network
ont woSe psopls StSls i've Ss t. syery | c''tral aud
fre4s!ehtga point where people work.
Extensions wore rapidly that!A westward
tnWAFt llatn1nerxlnttll, aiid eastward into tle
strnots; While i branch llne, julnln< the lirst
secluded quarter OF st. Joli'.'s Wa9d. While
ona clrGle ,Will carry yt!I f,o,i slo9.Fsats3 ..s3
rnatl, alt EdksWara roatl, Ia Nothing Il i'll and
kensll9tos,, NJ optor elrvla conveys yYn by
Kings Cr9Ss 70 }he norlApTi c!alM 9l s!l1'
lrbs, nAtab!y TO kVNtlsll mil Cahslon towns
extended. nsW improvements haSa tse!'
lAlded, tlla tuilttanoy ii, Englnnj, ~ w0ll III
lM Amcrlca, R0ln0 to lIlNr9aso ttlo coIiyall'
s oS lSxaFss ot Ill., 's 'rays'sr r; s'ft
coyprsl ways, ,or, tunnels, and Nyery oppor
tuli!ty l,aa leen taken to tncroase Qle i,!.nl
lvr of tie for!Aer: " That tho !AtHr ,alnllaa-
ts af ate y Sey e & sSy ss5a'n syfx,;s Wiy a fa e
Ii purchased has beun na1srata In prize,
tt.e lsns bt tils roatl l,aa simply been na.le I
valley lnsteal OF q .burtow. put when, O.
hal to p4Fcll4sa rows Vt castly >liallslons
| h4f built. tals plan too expensive. II
tiar!lratt larRc buildings. wii!cl, hnvo hees
HAaerplnnul. tho bgslEcss III which WA ~
| tor q ,llo'nent lnturruptWl.: :.For t!,ve ,nllcI
ct r:,!lway more tl,al.: mIvpo cnt!e yartE|s {, .
earth WA ro,ltoyel, AnJ 0t tllo clNy wl!lel
" H|attet Tls ,!s!y stations, aro p@tlnIlrao!! @ y,
pose. The do!.ilo statio1. 1t KSnsnEn It'll
the.a, and nay hs bFteay ds4erEbs.t: ,.,.,
apurtnielt, f0rty-f0ur bY, ltltrty.llvo flW'
Which Ii used as u tofrestinleut lnoin. III
two ttokot o!tccs-~t0r aliis Station la double
a. peltlK at u junction betwBpl. two linus ,a
l0nxlng to different, coillRanEcs--nre acrus
the ent1s of the building. Tlcse. Us we'll 4
J the station walls ulll room, aro very light
IaF slHn tia1