The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-17
BIGGEST In TEE WORLD.
The Mammoth Train Shed
Of the Pennsylvania
Road In Use.
NIGHT TURNED TO MONDAY



The running OF trains over the pennsy,s
new elevated structure this morning
inaugurates new and important era
in the history Of railroading In this city.
the great red span OF iron, copper and
glass that constitutes the largest train
shedin the world was brilliantly iiiumin-
ated with sixty-four arc lights at nine
o'clock last evening. There are eight
long rows Of them suspended above the
eight platforms. From a distance they
appear like some gigantic constellation,
lighting up the arch with brilliancy al
most equal to that Of the midday sun.
lt needed only the cleaning metals of
The snorting engines, the polished sides
OF moving trains and the hurrying and
scnrrying OF inbound and outbound pas
spngers and the uniformed trainmen to
fll out the picture that the travelling
pub ic win become familiar with in a few
I hours scenes that are to convey first i'm
pressions Of Jersey City to strangers in
the long years to come.
SURVEYING THE WORK.
Beneath the mammoth, glistenIng
structure a crowd of officials and en-
ployes gathered and surveyed with pride
and satisfaction the work thus far ac-
complished in the improvements now GO
ing on around the Pennsylvania's term
linus.
The starter was busy in his box satisfy
ing himself that the electrical appliances
be is 70 deal with were ~ working eeaer,
but not moro SO than Mr.. William e
Ettenger, who IS in charge of the entire
electrical system, including the myriads
q two thousand candle power arc lights.
The electrical system that is to control
the movements of the three hundred and.
odd trains every day is said to be the
most complete in the world. The con
ductor has but to press button to notify
the starter that his train is ready. The
starter is kept posted on the movements
Of the ferry-boats to the half minute.
When the train is ready to start the
notice is Instantly flashed to the men in
the tower, who BY a perfect system of
signals take care of its safety until it
reaches the tower at the Newark avenu g
crossing. Here another set OF tower men
take up the responsibility
: Sunday, of all other days. was chosen
as a matter Of precaution. The traffic IS
usually lighter. There are not SO many
trains running as during the week days.
THE FIRST TRAIN.
The first schedule train to run over the
elevated structure was the Owl train.
which PHaiilIfif Size VA Vas fgadssad 81 iocos
motive No. 78a The crew were Con
ductor b. Keys, Engineer John Nerce
and Fireman George Zengle-
Conductor b. Keys also will be ac-
corded the honor of directing the move
meats Of the first regular trnin to move
Of Train No. g. She will be drawn by
Locomotive No. 1S4. with Engineer
Harvey at the throttle. This train IS to
move out at 634 this morning.
The newspaper train, however, will go
out over the elevated tracks ahead of
her by few hours. Loaded with tons
Of news on the siding at Hudson street,
she Climbs quickly but quietly upon
the elevated structure behind Locomotive
No. ga, shoots like a meteor up the
tracks and Is soon lost to view behind the
HILL r. Atkinson will conduct her
movement. NJ. Mahoney will be in
charge of the locomotive, with j. G. Lee
as fireman.
A GRADUAL CHANGE.
But two trains will run over the surface
road today. Train No. 9. Western ex-
press, will move out at 6. As p. m, and the
first section Of train No. %, Southern ex-
press. will move out over the surface
tracks at Q. 10 p. m
The last train In on the surface road
during the night was No. A. Philadei-
phia express due here at % a. M, in
charge of r. Atkinson, conductor; w.
Fnrman, engineer, and Thomas Kerr,
brennan The last train that moved out
over the surface tracks during the night
Was No. 81, Washington express, at ~. 80
q. N. John +. P. Williams was conduc-
tor. w. p. Garabrandt engineer and f.
Anderson fireman
: None but slocal trains will be run over
the elevated tracks tomorrow. Perhapsa
few of the Susquehanna or Lehigh trains
will be added Tuesday. BY Wednesday
or Thursday it is thought the crews Will
be familiar enough with the signals to
without she slightest possibility of an ac-
cident