The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-19

The new passenger station is In full
blast today. and, in fact, was doing
business yesterday, as at 7.55 o'clock
yesterday morning the last train left
the old passenger station for New Lon
don, and within ten minutes from thai
time the necessary track connections had
been made and the first train entered
the new passenger station. comin6 from
Worcester, at sos a. m. There was no
confusion over the transfer of business
from the old to the new station. Ind the
several trains came and went during
the day without any hitch whatever.
During Saturday night the shed used
for express and baggage business at
the west end of the old station, had
been removed. and the tracks at Fran
els street and south OF the street line
had all been removed. with the excep-
ton OF two, and these will be removed
probably to day or tomorrow. Crowds
thronged the new station nearly all
day, and the concourse, train, shcos
subways and esplanade were crowded
with people who watched the workmen
who were busy tearing down the sheds
at the old station.
TRACK CONNECTIONS MADE.
Yesterday morning all the connec-
tions I'm the north yard at Charles
street were made, and all the tracks
were connected with those leading into
the new station. On the south side OF
the station the work occupied more
xt<xl.t oil f1a ffh
had been placed and the tracks were
connected. OF course, there Will natur-
ally be few annoyances for the roau
officials before everything Is running
smoothly. but ar far as the public III
concerned none OF these viii be evident,
and one feature that Will give general
satisfaction Is that the same tiain VIII
be in the same place every day.
1t has been decided that the track
nearest the station at the end OF tne
platform will be used for through
trains north bound. The second track
will also be used for north bound .fdvei
hut will have comparatively few trains
-such trains, for instance, as accom-
modations. starting from New Lcndon
ahead OF an express, which Is schedIleu
to pass them here. The third track VII,
be the through track for south bound
travel, being used Tor an ,rainS ,ntnrmeS,a,e u ,e
roiuts. The fourth track Will have such
q use for south bound trains as the Sec
ond track has for the north-bound
These tracks can be reached only py
the subways and passengers cahno'
cross the tracks. az fences stand pe-
| tween these tracks, and thus there Is
great measure of safety
HOW TRACKS WILL BE USED.
AT the two ends of the concourse are
| the stub tracks. Those at the east enc
being lettered a. B. G and ID, VIII ps
| used for trains on the Worcester ano
| Providence divisions. including tn'
| trains for Pawtucket, Lonsdale, Black
| stone. Taunton, New BEDFORD an'
Rrockton and all points on the divi
! sions will be used for "a track Iol
| exnress cars. for Blackstone trains
| 4, for some Worcester trains. ID To-
| trains for Middleboro and other points
ON the west end of the concourse tn
stub tracks f, II. q and III will be use'
| for trains on the central and Stonins
| ton divisions, with two tracks Tor spar
| cars for attaching 10 trains mere am
| tracks for the New Engianu anu ras
| coag travel The two outside tracks ol
the edge OF the platform, tracks an'
6. will be used for freight.
IL is the intention OF the company U
furnish the public with every conve
nience for Information. and Gen. Agen
George L. Greene has uniformed fnel
nj All points where they are neeueo
and there can be no confusion. as u
the entrance OF the concourse MAJ
calls the trains and their location;
the stairways I'm the subways other me-
repeat these directions, and these me-
viii be kept on duty Just as long