New-York tribune., 1884-01-04
THE WEST SHORE TERMINUS.
TRANSFORMATION OF wEEHAwKEN.
THE NEW DEPOT USED FOR BUsINESs-FEFRY IA
ctfITIEs-READY FOR A LARGE BUSINESS


THE KEW DEPOT USED FOR BUsINEss-FERRY IA
cttITIEs-RrADY FOR A LARGE BUSINESS.
Wechawkcn is not a name that cOnjures up !
rlc,sant re,oectons II suggests to the Imagination
bo.serous jewellers indulgng in unlimited h0atoAS OF
beer In cheap grogshOps and undeectabe odors arising
from oil tanks seldom mentioned except WIZ con
tcuptuous emphasis even BY thosc-and they are In !
a large majority - who know OF 1t only |
rv bearsav Consisting Of fat land lying at the foot OF
Bergen Tl It was Oycrshadowed by region rejoicing IN
arlsocrafic possibilities Is aspect was uninving ana
II seemed 10 be forever doomed TO basc plebrah ana III
the main existence All this Is true OF "e'hh"k'h
a. # was II not true Of Wechawkcn as It's 1t mas
beer awakened of its normal condition by beins maze
the terminus Of the West Shore Railroad aud
can hold its head proud and erect in the presence
of ts ncghbor on the hill in antie patton OF soon Deco
ing an important industrial centre.
The new depot OF the Wos Shore Road was opened LOT
business on New Years Day that day the traveller
from Ncw-York who went WeehaTkea-wards Iouhu at
the foot of Forty-secondst handsome Ierry'ho
Iicbt, graceful and ornate In appear
auce Within carpenters aud caDhct-
makers were s busy putting the finishing tonch 10 the
woodwork But enough completed to show "hat tne
general appearance will be- II in keeping with the
exterior There is display OF vulgar paint. All Is
finished in hard wood showing the natural grain The
preyaipg tone f. derived from California redwood Ihc
general aspect and cleany Stained glass Ieu9
variety to the here and there The ferry "hch
has heretofore conveyed passengers to Weehawke Is an
aquatic vehicle which united the minimum OF accommo
dation with the maximum OF discomfort It's days OF ser
vice as Weehawken feIryboat are now numbered Inc
ferryboat into which steps from the ferryhouse
new coumodious and powerful The cabins are hnishcd
In hard wood. The windows have stained glass
at their tops. Each cabin is furnlshed
with q handsome chandelier, with twelve pendant
lnoandescent lights The West Shore Company has four
such The ferry and passenger house on the
Weehawken side is OF the general style ana nhsh as
the ferry house the NewYork side but much larger
The waitingroom for ferry passengers hfty by ninety
feet. North OF It is the main watngroom' ninety
feet square; it Is not yet finished, but
is lofty and imposing in appearance. On
| one side Of It is the ladies waiting
room; on the other side the gcntemcns room There Is
also restaurant 0ar9er-shoP, ana ne I uSrl
OF frsclass railroad depot WIN modern
al rapidly approaching completion Overhead are 2ces
of the superintendent and division superntenlent5
Throughout the use OF pant has been -tulo4'H Ht
! The walls are all finished in hard WOOD, California
redwood being most freely employed; Stained glass
is alsc displayed here aud there to sdyantage liere
il nothing extensively gauGy OF hI'DUE aGou' " @ My
building; at the same time II Is not 4'cAln9 Ii pio
| nOunced tone.
| FACILITIES FOR HANDLING BUSINESS.
But the attention paid 10 artistic effect and comfort IN
the passengers buildings is secondary matter In view Of
the extraordinary facilities for handling large volume OF
business which the terminus to possess The water
frontage Of terminal property is one ana one-tmrd
miles m length. The ferry frontage Is coo feet long
with accommodation for SIX slips, three OF which are
completed North Of the fcrryhouse are two sup' Tor
transferring cars TO floats. The remainder Of the water
front north Of the feryhou-e viii hc divided into twelve
piers, 200 feet wide and, with the exception OF
Pier No l. LOO feet in length Ine distance between
the ul-r- viii br 80 nc AMI the drpluo water l"cuN,A
feet which VIII permit the largest ocean steamers 10
r Iir6ad irlcks win OK course run to the extremity
at each pier Pier No. is open pier. On Piers Nos
d6 5dG @ a' and Two sfors hi.a Pier Nos t. D
! and have moi yet been competed. On Pier No the
j21G, @ ay lorarc a,g og capacy @ Of bushels and
viii cost 77Jo,OO0 On the adjacent per 40 - ahon-
| built nos 10 and II viii be used as as coal
transfer piers ann 30 no. L. - % @ I,'. f ~ X yards and cafte
sheds When an these piers aye completed tne amount oi
AZ The rear of The ferry and passenger building WIN
| be an immense train shed covering eighteen
l5SGs p5raTe w wooden Sheds here In tho yard
! Immediately In the rear OF The piers theIe WI. De
sol' oy he train shed two mix sheds are already com
Pccd .|gTe o 5S tSg} doc " gag. Of o m Near tie rouSd
! house are small gas work. for the manufacture
oenrer buiiiiGgs and for the passenger cars.
bg what is termed the Pntsch system which largely
trciLe south OF the terminal property road las been
%%eo22e3 aSd SGd'afg a5gsed. w leading nom the ferry to
| Union HIl for the acgonmoaatloa OF on p'71IrIl,
ro3crT fl Of h@ Wa,t shore Complny at Wccnawkcn
i5Oacres In extent. part Of IL viii De reserved for
building lots on which probably many of the men em-
/ p.oycd 10y the railway viii make their homes
/ IN addition 70 INt properly l 'l.i H '' Wy
owns extensive property and valuable ferry franci-cS IN
! NewYork It las two blocks Of ground fronting on
| the Hudson River lying between Thirty -iith-Sl
and r. ry -scv.ntl-st and Eleventh and t|rHtH aFes
Here two large freight sheds approaching complexion
They are 500 feet long extending from Eleventh and
! Tvefth aves, SO feet wide and stories li-h Be
tween Harrison and Jay StS a." COMPANY owns prop
rry which viii be used downtown ferry slips IL now
owns large block aud pier IN WiliansoolE adjacent
to the oil storage district Thi- will De uscu Tor tgt
,rrrf 10 the RToosyu terminus Of the VAL street Ferry.
! The West shore Road what L. known as the
! Fort Lee Road, which, when extended. VIII afford
! direct connection with the Ncw-Jcr,cy Central Lrle
| F.nu.ylrauil and Delaware and L1ckaWauud roads
n now connects with these roads by means Oi the track
Of the New FORK, Susquchanua and Western RtlFOhd
one track Of the line from syracuse 70 BitdlO was
opaucd on January l. The remaining track VIII probably
| be opened some time in the spring.
The completion Of all the terminal faces OF the west
shore Road must cause Ia the population on
the shore VI the Hudson opposite the upper part OF
NewYork THIS VIII render stu moro apparent the nee
esy that already felt OF establishing additional Terry
services I'm that neighhOhOoL Al present there Is no
regular ferry ABOVE Foytysecond-st, connecting New