New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-16
FOR THE COMFORT OF PASSENGERS.
NEW PERRY OF THE WEST SHORE RoAp-THE
BRIDGE OVER WESr-Sr. NEARLY READY

The new ferry OF the West Shore Railroad from
Frankn-st. NORTH River. opened yesterday, and
all business formerly handled at the West Thirteenth
st. ferry was transferred to FrnnldInst The nse of
the West Thlrteenth-st. ferry by The West SHORE
Railroad Will hereafter be discontinued The deci-
sion TO open the Franklinst. ferry fastened by
the increa sing demand OF the milk and express trafc,
which, at this OF the year, IS unusually heavy
The company has erected two temporary on~-story,
corrugated iron structures which flank the driveway
One Is used a ferry house, the other as baggage
and express Office The pier is uncovered and there
is only one bridge for the boats To land passengers
at as yet. The night superintendent Mr.. Colhns'
said that II the purpose OF the company I'd er'o'
handsome ferryhouse the site as soon as possoio
which would contain every convenience ior pnsSen'
gers and that while they were niuch craGs'o VI
present for room on OF their recent removal
he believed the change would BE- highly SATISFACTORY
to all downtown business men.
There will be three boats on this hne running
during the busy portion Of the day at Intervals Oh
twenty minutes, and during the slack honfs nv
intervals OF half hour. The uptown ferry OF the
West Shore Is at West Forty -secondst
When the idea Of elevated bridges across West-st.
was broached, the Pennsylvania Railroad was one Of
the first companies realize lis Importance and was
ouic, 10 act upon II. II not only built bridge
across Westst. but, carrying the Idea to Its l9Gca
conclusion began building complete system OF eie
waited bridges which will enable It's passengers IN u
short time TO enter the waiting rooms without coming
I'm contact with trucks wading through the river
front mud. The entrance to the Westst. bridge IS
through brick building the southwest corner Of
West and Cortandt SITS. The bridge ends In neat
waiting room, from which doors to the piers OPEN
The passenger then walks bridge suspended
from the roof Of the ferryhOuse by powerful iron
trussps From the end OF this bridge. which Is elgh'
feet WIDE hangs swinging section twentyseven FEET
long and seven feet wide and from this still another
section or apron" eight feet long and six and hall
feet wide. when the boat Is secured to the pier.
these swinging sections lowered BY means 0i
chains until they rest upon the upper deck on Tie
ferry boat. When the boats start the sections are
raised agnin
on the Jersey City side Is similar system OF sus-
pended bridges connecting with q large bridge which
leads into the main waiting Of the depot. From
this main bridge lead starways to the street and TO
the Annex ferry to Brooklyn. The elevated bridges
on the Jersey CITY side being used to discharge
passengers from the boats now, although the work
has not been fully completed on the New-fork
side yesterday men were at work testing the swing
Ing sections Of the bridge and watching the effect Of
The tides upon them. superintendent Bloomsbury
said that the tests would continue until the company
was fully satisfied 10 the safety OF the bridge
under nli conditions lie did not think II would be
opened for business for two weeks get