New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-13
AUSIIN CORBIN CONFIDENT.
PLANS CALL FOR WAY sTATIoNs-FRoM BROOK
ryy TO JERSEY CITY IN TEN MINUTES.

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The new tunnel project. unlike the ones heretofore
exnlolted. which contemplated an underground COM
,nun,cation between Brooklyn and New YORK,
provides for route OK uaVei from 'he
central part Of Brooklyn under the East
River to New-York, and then under that CITY auu
the Hudson River to Jersey City, making direct line
from the Long Island Railroad depot to the Pennsy
yona Railroad depot The starting point In Brooklyn
,s nj Atantic-ave. and Fort Greene Place, near the
present depot of the Long Island Railroad The line
Of the tunnel will he under streets rs far as possible
a public franchise being secured. instead OF under
priyate property which would have to be purchased
The lines OF FatbuSl-ave. and Fulon-st Will Do lo
lowed as far rs Clarks ST. Then the tun-
mel will extend under that street and under private
nroperty 10 Pneappe-st., get straight line rs
possible TO the river which will be reached under Fur
man-st where Pneappest would reach II II eAtendeu
The route laid out extends under Maiden Lane ana
Co-tlsnd.st in New York, and then under the
Hudson River to jersey City, where the terminal
will be near the Pennsylvania depot 1t Is proposed
to have several stations in both Brooklyn and New
yorh connecting with the surface by passenger ele-
GATORS The probable points for these In Brooklyn are
Of Fulton-st and De kalb-ave., the Cty Han ana
Charles and Fulton sts., and in New-lorK at >ouui-
St. Broadway and West-st
The tunnel will little less than four miles long
md will be twentynine feet high and twenty one Ieet
wide II will be lighted by electric lights ana Trans
will no run by electricity. For portion OF the route
under the Hudso1 River an iron tuDe' Vt wv '"ue'
will have TO be used according TO Charies NJ 'acopS
the engineer who has made the preliminary porine'
An officer Of the Long Island Railroad IS quoted as
saving that work will begin at once, ana brooAlSn
will he the scene Of the first operations AS soon as
h o,,si.e consent of the authorities is secured the
excavations will begin the Long Island depot Ut
Flatblsh and Atlanc-ayes 1t is propOseu u oi4iie
Rrookynites within six minutes OF New-fork ana Ten
minutes OF Jersey City from that point Ele'a'oi'
Will carry passengers to and from the Underground
stations and the passage through the tunnel VIII De
80 o,,c,, and nleasant The tunnel would greatly
relieve the congestion OF bridge travel, and besides
would give Brooklyn people direct connection Win
the railroads OF the continent.
"Tne light and ventilation Of the tunnel Of
prme Importance said this officer, and we will pro-
vide both Oh the most improved scientific principles.
The lighting of the tunnel and elevators Will be
bv electricity The ventilation will be provided BY
scientific methods The business OF tunnelhhS simple
today co,npared TO what 1t few years ago, and
the cost i, vastly less believe this mode OF trans
porting passengers will be the most conior'apie' slo
and eAped tiOus that has been devised
II was learned in this city last night that President
pohorts 4 j. Cassatt, Frank Thomson and wayne
Macyeagh have all approved OF Mr. Corbins plan' ana
that secretary Tracy and General Horace Porter are
also interested.
Austin Corbin was seen by Tribune reporter last
evening Just after his return from Philadelphia. lie
said
The report that tunnel is to be started and
constructed between FlatbIsh- ave, the terminus OF
the Long Island RalrCad, through Ncw-lork Cty
over the route stated iO the map filed from flatDuNh
ave station, under Flatbush-ave., FuiOhst', ll"e
spple-st the East River. Maiden Lane and CoFt
hndtst New York, u some point In connec'lOn WIN
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad at jersey CITY, IS correct
This is substantially the line agreed upon II may
be varied Later IN some respects but tie intention
Is 20 construct the line from Flatbushave. to the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad by the best ana most Piac-
ucabe route The leading men In the fennsyNdnla
RaIr1ad and I'm the Long Island Railroad are the
promoters OF 1t. The corporations as corlofdtolls
have not as yet taken any corporate acuon In regard
" it, The tunnel 10 TO be bdllt FOR two purposes
6rst for the handling OF passengers between Bioth
lyn and New oik, and Jersey City and New YORK,
in substantially the same manner a. pas'enses are We
give short route for the citizens OF Brooklyn ana
Long Island 70 and from a connection with the
Pennsylvania Railroad at jersey CITY The character
OF the material 10 be taken out Of tie tunnel between
Brooklyn to CortlaDdtst.. On the North River Is
Substantially ascertained it is intended to con
carly date Across the North River Iaot tunnel
IN order to test lie ground before that section Of
the true tunnel will be undertaken but no serious
obstacle IS believed TO stand IN the way OF an ex,
tension across that river II the class OF tunnel
as Is TO be constructed between Brooklyn and New
York ~
eted In IT, the plans 10 construct tunnel from
Atlantic-ave.. Brooklyn 10 Nationalist. New YORK.
That has not been altogether abandoned. but u IS
intended TO construct that tunnel for thc present
Some OF the men Interested In that organization are
also Re e IN THIS ana a aa mo Of he 70
vania people. will not be quite ~ acceptable 10 theh
In connection with this new line without further
consultation with them General Newton. Mr.. Brice
and Mr.. Lauterbach. who were In the former orsaa,
ton are not in the present one but Of course VIII
have an opportunity 10 Join this one well II, upon
consultation they approve II and are inclined to JOIN
General Tracy and General Porter are in the present
plQnn