New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-29
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

Jay Gould gets daily batch Of newspaper clip
pings from papers published all over the country, and
he smiles grmly he reads the varied comments on
his recent long and interesting interview in The Trib
une. have many Of these. Mr.. Gould was
about brtay candid in that interview he could
well be- yet journal that he has hidden
purpose in view when he talks freely lie was
often satrical ard emphasized his satire by smiling at
his own grim humor; yet, one PAPER gruveiy says ::
He viii not be regarded By any as impartial" No
body Of sense could make any such mistake, that is
certain. And after reading Mr. Goulds statement
that tho Manhattan Elevated Company had examined
at least 100 electrical motors and found none
Of value, another Journalist tells from his fancy
or the prospectus Of some English company, Of q
highly successful motor used abroad. 1t was doubt
less newspaper editors like this one 10 whom Mr. Gould
referred as prepared TO underwrite the Underground
scheme.
One Of the reason. imagine Mr.. Gould laughs OF
the idea OF Broadway underground road and declines
to talk about the engineering problems involved,
learned incidentally from another man than himself
T was telling DR.. Norvin Green president Of the
Western Union, Of some inquiries had made Of the
engineers OF the Rapid Transit Commission whom
had found boring for foundations at Broadway, Bar
clay and Park Place They had then gone down seven
tytwo feet and had struck nothing substantial These
points about the highest ridge Of the island
below Canal-st. DWELL" said DR.. Green, smiling
4" II they had come to might have given them
information which would have saved them trouble. We
sunk a large number Of wells at the time Of con-
strucng the foundation OF the Western Union Build
Ing, and We went down 200 feet In some places. We
struck waer-pure, fresh water, for we were down be-
low the bottom of the bay and nvers-but the wells
soon filled up with sand for there is little below MS
here other than Quicksands.n / have an idea that
Mr.: Gould already knows this, and that is why he
smiles.
"You are wrong about Park Place and Broadway
being the highest point In Broadway" said director
Of the Terminal Underground Railroad Company,
which once proposed TO build line through Elmst.,
Lafayette Place and Fourthave. 10 the Grand Central
Depot. "There is higher point about Broadway
and worth-st. We bored IN broadway all round that
higher point and found ouieksands as thick as the
Western Union people could have possibly found
them. What was once Taylors Hotel in those DAYS
about this region somewhere had 10 be 'shored up at
that time The hotel has gone away above CaTal-
st. but YOU may be sure the qucksands are stI, in
battery"
GWhat has become Of that old enterprisc-the
Central or Terminate asked. ut was originally
called the Central Termpsl,S the director said as
the idea was to extend the New-York Central to the
City Hall BY depressed track. 1t was reorsanlzeo
as the Terminal, and still exists as corporation
with prior rights TO build through the original route
adopted II the Rapid Transit Commission should
select this as the route for the East Side road that
company would be very much alive again. nave
reason to believe that it will adopt IL as far north as
Forty second-st: and then further north by Lexing
ton-ave. though how they to get through Harlem
flats underground IS a mystery 10 me; uon' Dc
leve that engineering feat to be possible
The recent accident the sixth-ave. elevated rail
way on the curve at MISUNDERSTANDING ana
Eghth-ave should be warning TO the officials Of the
road 20 compel engineers to use tie utmost caution
In going around it. Many tid people have had Their
nerves rudely disturbed By sudden lufch OF the car
as IL bounced around the curve at high rate OF speed
II is said that train can 60 around the curve at
fifteen -anhour gait without the slightest DANGER
of leaving the track but people would rather believe
this than be In q train when the experiment Is made
Perhsus II wod be wise for the company to station
Waterman at One; hundreden dtenth.st. who could
keep a sharp lookout and when a train went around
the curve 100 rapidly ne could report the fact TO head
quarters and have the engineer disciplined New;
York is composed Of impatient, huryfng public ana
Harlem is no exception, but this great curve is
stumblingb block 70 their "hustlins' dispositions ana
the more deliberately train crawls around u ule
better people viii like It, Gentlemen please 70
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