The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-07
Queer Scheme to Build a
Railroad Tunnel From
New Jersey to Long
Island.
BRIDGE PEOPLE NOT WORRIED.
Mr.. E. T. c. Young Says the North
River Bridge Will Be Built,
Nevertheless-Is COrbin
In 1t?
In 1t =?

Another tunnel under the Hudson river
Is projected, and this is to be "corker. /"
Not content with passing beneath the tur-
bulent waters of this great river, the Uun-
mel is to also 60 beneath the treacherous
East river and find an outlet on Long
Island. This apparently wild scheme had
its origin in the fertile brain Of Austin
Corbin. and took active shape Monday,
when
INCORPORATED.
The New York. New Jersey and East
ern Railroad Company filed its certificate
of incorporation in the County Clerks
office. 1t has capital of 100000, and is
to have five miles of road in this State and
about one mile in New Jersey. 1t is to be
an underground standard gauge tunnel
railroad. and is to start from some point
in Brooklyn at or near the junction OF
Flatbusn and Atlantic avenues, under
ground and under the East river to this
city, and across and under the city
and under the Hudson river to some con-
venient point at or near the boundary line
of New York and New Jersey. The road
to have some branch lines. one of which is
to run to some point at or near the Bat
terry. The directors are Everett R. Rey-
nolds and F. NJ. Kelly, of this city; Will
j. Hehre and Alfred N. Hehre of Hollis,
N. j.. Charles MacVeagh, of Morristown,
N. j.; Frederick Cook. of Orange,
N. j.; William J. Kelly and Plerson A.
Brown of Brooklyn, and Daniel S. Voor
hees of Wood bridge, N. j.
IS CoRBIN IN 1T?
This is supposed to be the scheme ad-
vanced by Austin Corbin, an account OF
which was published in the Tribune Oh
Saturday. Mr.. Corbin denied absolutely
that he was contemplating such an under
taking. At his Office Yesterday afternoon
it was learned that Everett r. Reynolds
is Mr.. Corbin's private secretary, and that
Frank NJ. Kelly, William J. Hehre and
Alfred N Hehre are clerks in Mr.. Cor
bins office. Long Island Railroad stock
went up four points yesterday in response
to the publication of the incorporation oi
this company.
WHAT THE PROTECTOR SAID.
Referring to this scheme one day last
week. Austin Corbin said:-"I have Just
signed an agreement with the Pennsyl
vauia Railroad by which Long Island ano
New Jersey will be united by tunnel FOL
our mutual advantage. and for New York
1 MS we'll. OuE Dlhu W ~ uOWu tb SOhis
point to be fixed by the Pennsylvania
| people, and reach the bedrock, and then
come across, passing under the city oi
| New York and continuing on tc
| Brooklyn. 1t has not been deter
| mined whether the route shall have {
single exit to the surface in New York
| CITY or more tnan one. If one is deter
mined on is will emerge near the Battery
| SO that passengers may take the elevated
| roads up either side of the city. Ii the
| engineers fix on more northerly line. Il
will cross New York at Cortlandt. or per.
haps at Chambers street, and then there
| will be outlets to the west and east sides
| so that passengers may take either Hne o
| rapid transit trains.
| ELECTRICITY will be the motive power
| We can make the run in nine minutes
| and that without regard to weather O.
| ANYTHING else. Not only will it enabl
| travellers by the Pennsylvania and Lonl
Island Railroad to come right into th'
| heart of the city. but the road ends nigh
| and morning will play large part in re
| lieving the jam and terrible congestion
| of passenger traffic seen at Brooklyn
| Bridge and at the ferries over the Eas
| and North Rivers"
| DON'T HURT THE BRIDGE.
| l asked E. f. G. Young to-day what h
| thought of this scheme and no replied
| 81 do not believe there Is anything in it
| The tunnel proposition will cost too mucl
money, and people as a general thing d.
| not like tunnels. l do not think tn
| Pennsylvania Railroad Company is con
nected with the scheme because it has
| interests in Long Island that woul
| warrant large OUTLAY of money. Its IA
| cilities for reaching New York and Lon
Island are perfect now, and / have II
| idea that the company will take an activ
| interest in promoting these propose
| tunnels"
| "Do you believe that the tunnel projec
| will interfere with the construction c
the North River Bridget"
Not in the slightest degree. We RI
Gently received a decision in our favo
upon condemnation proceedings and W
are now raising money to construct tn
| bridge All that remains for us TO do
to prove that the bridge will be payin
| investment and raise the necessar
money, and / apprehend no difficulty
| this"
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