New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-21
TO BRING THE PILGRIMS HERE
RAILROAD MANAGERS MAKING EXTENSIVE
PREPARATIONS.
EVERY CAR TO RE IN SERVICE AND EVERY EN-
PLoYE TO BE ON DUrY-wHAT SOME OF
THE ROADS ARE DOING.

rvrpv CAR no RE IN SERVICE AND EVERY EN-
P1oyr TO BE ON DUrY-wHAT SOME OF
THE ROADS ARE DOING.
No nort Of the varied labors involved by the
,pproach OF the great celebration involves more
care and hard work than does the preparations Oh
tho railroad companies which centre in or near
New-Yorl, to carry the great crowds that VIII
no in attendance. There is not so much ulNnB
involved in this as in some other phases OIL the
Centennial work. but the amount OF ue'"ii
required to perfect the necessary arrangements
would appal the average wordy committeeman
Railroad companies dislike having idie cars on
their hands, and when great emergencies 90 "rlse
the first difficulty is TO find the necessary loiF
iro,stocl, Even when that is accomplished. after
n fashion. nv calling in all the old cars from the
repair.shop and borrowing from friendly rail-
rosds NJ a distance, there still remains the
laborious task OF arranging the schedule SO as
N secure room and safety for extra trains, ana
many weary hours have been spent by railroad
officials in this work within the past few weeks
re nersons appreciate the real extent and rcspon-
sihiI,tv ~ such work, nor will the mere repeu-
tion NJ revised timetables enlighten them much
A word about the work already done Dy tIle
various companies, however, Will give some iuea
of the size OF the crowd that is expected.
Tho New-YorlS Central and Hudson River Rail
rood has made preparations for the ceIebrnhoh on
a vas+ scale With the exception OF TWO specIa
ovcr,sion trains there will be no change whatever
in the timetable for the busy days. There VIII e
extra trains, indeed, hut they will be run rs eo-
tiors ~ regular trims while extra. cars VIII Ne
,,er+ ready at various points along the hne' 10 w
daed IN tho shorter trains where the increase may
mot no sufficient 10 be formed into separate sec
t,on. Besides this IL is expected that hrge
number Of through cars will be received IRON cou
Meeting roads in the West. which will be at'Hoheu
N the regular trains and altogether vast lncrase
Of facilities will be provided.
EXTRA TRAINS READY TO START
Fverv weekday thirty-two trains come into
tho Grand Central Station over the Hudson River
DoiIro,d while ovrr the Harlem Division there
como thirty-three more, in addition 70 nine short
trains from Spuyten Duyvil, which stop al the
Tbir,ictb-st station About 450 coaches are used
reo,larlv IN making up these trains, but the ROAD
,ju have fully hundred cars 20 be added ~
oriors noints and in the larger cities full extra
trains will be kept ready 10 he added rs separate
soo,iors The Wagner Pasce Car Company, Also
I'LL have all OF It's available slp ping and dining
rom, Ears ready for service, but the road places
u, chief reliance upon using many OF its cars twice
~ ,bree times the same day. Great as 10 Is eN-
,oc,,d the influx OF visitors from distance viii
no IL must inevitably be the case that the greater
mart NJ the crowd will come from within hfty or
n hundred miles OF the city. On the busy days
therefore all Of the trains that arrive in the city
carly, will be az once made up again and sent back
for more people. and this will be kept up as long
., ,bo orourd continues. After the celebration is
over. there will not he much difficulty in getting
the peoplc home again, because their departure VIII
he protracted over q Longer time
As regards fares, the Hudson River road has
arranged three schedules. From all points en-
bracrd within the territory Of the Central Trathc
Association, including Chicago, ST. Louis and Gin
cinnati connections Of the roads arc authorized to
coll IN April 81 10 80 inclusive, excursion tickets
AZ tho cost Of fare one way, with 81 added with
ont reuard 70 distance East OF Buffalo, and down
IN within thirty Liies OF New-iOrk round-trlp
tickets will be sold rs late as the morning OF MAY
/ at the rate Of n cent and half mile each way,
instead OF two cents as usual The cheapest tlcke'
20 be sold az a reduced rate however, viii be 81,
and within thirty miles Of the city there VIII I've
no reduction In addition 10 tins there VIII De
two big excursion trains, on which the rlte VIII
bc only one cent mile each way The hrSt OF
these will start from Syracuse on the evening OIL
April 20 and viii stop At every station between
there and Albany. The other starts from AlD ssn
down TO Cold Spring Tickets for these trains
will be good returning on any except limited
trains, but only through May ]; -.--,,.
On the West Shore Railroad similar arrange
ments have been made, but there Will be larger
number OF special excursions. The shorter trains
will he heightened, and at the more Important
points full trains will be kept ready 10 be run as
sections Of regular trains. Precisely the same
conditions also, have beon adopted regarding
reductions in fares as on the Central Trains ar
rivng early will likewise be sent back along the
route to be used again, and in fact this SYST
will be used on ali the roads that run TO New
| York during the busy days. There will be an
evening of April 2s and another the following
| day, and from Syracuse two other trains VIII be
run at about the same hours. From Utica, also,
an excursion train will be run on the evening OF
| April 20, and from Albany two will come on the
| following morning, while another Will start from
Newburg Tickets for these trains will be good
| On all trims returning until Mny 2. Only one
special train has been scheduled returning, and
| that will leave for Albany at midnight Of April
so. Besides these the West Shore will run no
| BELONGING 20 the Fourth Brigade of the National
Guard, all from points west Of Syracuse. There
| will be considerably over 1000 men on these
seven trains, and most OF them Will use sleeping
| cara hut at their own expense. They will start
| for home ON Wednesday morning.
EXTRA SECTIONS OF REGULAR TRAINS.
| On the other roads that enter Jersey City and
,ts vicinity the same rates OF fare will be charged,
| and a similar system viii be pursued regarding
the running of extra trains. There win be only
a few excursion trains, however, IL any at all as
the companies prefer 70 run simply longer trains
LIN cTtra sections There Is scarcely any differ
/ snea between these roads as 10 their arrange
| msnts except what arises from the volume OF
| business which they may do In ordinary times.
| nae and unless the weather should be bad, they
/ All expect 20 have just as many passengers as
'sar civ SEVENTY trains regularly come into the
| s.ation ~ the Delaware, LAckawanna and Western
4 PafISoad IN Hoboken every day, and on tho three
basE DAYS ef next weak this numecsy1u ne largely