Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

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Springfield, in the role Of Lisa" in the
White Slave combination. We have all
heard Of the man who riddled suspension
bridge down by striking certain key note
(according to Mulhattan). A somewhat simi-
lar circumstance happened at the Grand
Opera House, under the powerful acting Of
Miss Hooper, when she drew herself up and
utterly crushed the heavy villain Of the
piece out Of all resemblance Of humanity, by
remarking In voice tense with passion,
'R-r-rags are r-r-royal r-r-r-raiment when
wom for virtues sake" a piece of plaster
ing 6x1IS feet. fell of the roof of the sec-
ond gallery down into the balcony. where
it hit young man with green
goggles and surprised expression
directly on top of the head,
with resounding whack. The young man
yelled "How now. Horatio," Rats"
Murder" and Police" in so many sec
onds, and put up his hands with gesture
as If he expected the whole gallery ~ come
next, and thought il would be well to brace
himself for lis reception. Any one who
doubts this story Is respectfully invited to
inspect the plastering under the gallery
floor, on the right side facing the stage,
Mr.. Walter Gibson has accepted posit-
ion as private secretary for Supt Van Tas-
sell Mr.. Will Gibson has gone to Palatka,
Fla, where he is engaged in the gas fitting
business.
''How much DO you weight" asked .
yeGng man Of his sweetheart on Market
street yesterday, '.ss5 pounds" ws the
reply. Great stars" gasped the young
man, ''whO weighed you?" ''Oh It's
straight goods" said the young lady, II
know it's correct COZ l was weighed up here
at--coal scales on-street and they
made my weight ss5 pounds to an ounce. =
The great project Of tunneling
Broadway in New York city. for An under
ground Arcade railroad has been fully de-
scribed in these columns, and Is f great
local interest in this city from the 'connec-
ton Of Jerome Fassler of this city with
the enterprise. The headquarters Of the
Arcade railway project are in the Boreel
building on Broadway, in sumptuous suite
Of offices. Melville Smith Is president Of
the concern and Jerome Fassler Is largely
interested. 1t will be remembered that
Gov. Hill then Lieutenant Governor Of
New York; vetoed bill allowing the Ar
cade Railway Company the right to tunnel
Broadway from curb to cub, which the
Sew York legislature had passed, and this
action was, of course, discouraging to the
company. AT their Offices on Broadway
may be seen many thousands of dollars
worth Of pians showing the exact course
of the railroad and demonstrating the en-
tire feasibility Of the scheme.
Now, however, another company. the
New York District Railway Company, has
taken up the project of underground traffic
in New York and have projected . new
scheme fof solving the problem. A New
Yorker gives the following points on the
scheme:
Special to the Commercial Gazette.
NEW YORK, Dec. 99.-The new scheme
for an underground railway. projected by
the New York District Railway Company,
which filed articles of incorporation In Al
bany yesterday. seems likely to obtain
more definite results than the Arcade"
road project, II the assertions of those in
terested are to be credited.
The projectors of the road assert that
there will be absolutely no interruption to
traffic. The whole street between the side
walks will be excavated, and will be bridged
over during the work, allowing the streets
to be used as usual. About twenty differ
ent parts Will be done ut the same time
All the plans are complete, and have been
approved by specialists. The financial
backing is asserted to be all that could
be desired.
The differences between the proposed
road and the underground road In London
are marked. The ventilation, In the effort
to obtain which the London managers have
spent so much money. and which proved .
failure, will. ii is said, In this road be per-
feet.
The electric motors to be employed by the
road have been thoroughly tested, and It is
intended at an early date to give an exhibi-
ton of train run by this means on one of
the standard roads. The patents held by
the companies gives them exclusive power
to the exclusion Of any other method, to
construct four-track subway railroad lar
cades or tunnels), including the disposition
of sewer pipes and wires beneath the sur
face and between the curves of any city
street.
Additional articles of incorporation were
filed in Albany today by the company to en-
able it to operate road underneath Twen-
ty-third and Fourteenth streets.
The question Is which Of these two COM
panies will be the first to solve the inevita-
BILE problem of underground travel in New
York City.
The wildly imaginative account of Spring
field in 1885, which appeared in this paper
the Sunday after New Years, was taken in
all seriousness in many quarters. People
who read parts Of the article instead Of look
ing at the heading. have been around hunt
ing for the ten-story dry goods store on
West Pleasant street, and the GLoBx-R4-