New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11
QUICK WORK At SANDY HOOK.
QUARTERS FOR TWO HUNDRED PASSENGERS
A LARGE FORCE OF woRKMEN RAPIDLY CON
STRUGGLING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE
GUARANTEED PEOPLE

STRUGGLING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE
GUARANTEED PEOPLE.
The silence and summer calm Of Sandy Hook were
broken yesterday BY the hammering Of carpenters and
the shouts Of telegraph nnemen and roofers. working
on the Old sheds Of the Jersey Central Railroad Par
tit1ons were going up and new floors beng laid. in
preparation for the passengers to be landed from
the cholera ships. Early In the morning Chief En-
gineer Jacobs Of the Long Island Railroad sailed down
OIL the tug Long Island with gang Of fifty men, under
The direction Of J. II. Cummins. the company super
intendent Of buildings and bsFan the work Of con-
stuction and repair. In the AFTERNOON hundred more
men came down where the narrowing cape stretches
it's sinunk out into the yea and the relentless
beating OF the waves and little hive Of industry
sprang up on It's sandy shores.
sandy Hook rs a barren expanse Of sand. marsh and
underbrush, about FIVE miles in length. The Govern.
uent testing grounds at the extreme northern end
The old railroad sheds the western shore, on a
point about mile and half south OF the Government
works. At this point the shore line doubles outward
al a blunt angle. The underground OF scrub oaks and
bushes withdrzws from the waterline about 1000 or
100 feet, and leaves sandy plain. There Is a pier
there with western frontage OF about 200 feet. and
a southwestern frontage Of about 600 feet. On the
former portion Is she'd about twenty feet high at the
peak the roof and fourteen feet at the caves The
sides are partly boarded. and the northern end IS com
pletely closed From the eastern side four hines
OF railroad track Between these tracks are three
platforms each about 400 feet in length and IL feet
vide. the south Of the tracks is another PLATFORM
raised about four feet, and south OF that is line OF
elevated tracks for coal dumping. Between this and
the portion of the wharf which faces southwest Is a
triangular space filled with old piles which could be
aoored over II necessary. On tie most northern strip
Of platform Is shed extending out about nall us
length On the second platform /, similar shed, 80
feet long. The other platforms are uncovered These
sheds are fourteen feet high in the clear.
The carpenters at work Yesterday boarding up
the sides Of these sheds with onench stuff and tack
ing bstens along the joints. Fvencb ioists were
laid upon the platforms, and flooring of close-lad
boards tackled on the jolsts. All doors and windows
open TO the south. Partitions will be put across
at every seven feet that rows Of staerOoms VIII
he formed, each being by II feet in dimcn-
sons. The main building on the water 'front.' when
Is about 200 by 80 feet, will be used a dining hall
The long uncovered dock Will be used = promenade
gang OF rOOfers at work covering the sheds
with flexible roofing material, and Mr.. Cummine said
that when he got through with the sheds they would
be as dry and tight any one could wish. force
OF Western Union unemen at work rcstringing
the wires that had fallen off the old line Of poles.
Two sets Of instruments have been put in place in
The little room that used to serve for ticket office.
An operator from Long Branch was on the ground
Yesterday, and the saunders were soon ticking away
merrly Two barge flare lights OF the kind which have
bec,me familiar through their OH the cable rail
tenan, Warren who is in charge OF the engineers at
tho Government station. With the help Of these lights
the work will be pushed night and day.
A dripping tank-car Of the jersey Con'i,u n"o
stoos under the SHE'D. II had been hauled slowly
I'D from Long Branch over the abahdoheo uaeAS o'
the SANDY Hook Line in the morning TO supply 'he
1workmsn with drinking water. TWO sets OF we'll
boring appsrstus we're expected yesterday ana were
10 be put in immediate operation. Al ooPe" '"
about eight feet excellent drinking WAFER "a" Nc
obtained Rack near the line Of woods 'nefe arc
eight or ten houses which used 70 oe re seyeraI
the employees of The railroad There arc Tyo' ss
good wells near them. These b udinks 'o .n% for
uscd as barracks for the guaru vi ""
the physicians and Ohciais. ~. ,ho, tho present
By this morning 1t is expected .nit t"o an so as
sheds will be boarded up and paruu,o.u h. Huijt
to be habtabe. Additional sheds wiz inc. i, he mn
the remaining platforms, ana te.s WI .rrived
up on the sandy plains The tents ndo IT.. tan
In the afternoon, and the carpenters .s mrotahle
tenant Warren TO give them an IDEA Vi uie ~ nnor.
dimensions that they could make up so' Va That
ing for them in advance. The Lieutenant sa' ruv
three different styles OF tents were used W s nnt 10
and he didn't know which kind mlght 1e
the Hook, he unable to give tie t uno 10 the
wbea tbs sheds are completed accoie, aI.nt 100
plans now contemplated there Will 20 Ae" 90. az
tooms. Additional sheds can 10 put UP ~ iS''