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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-15
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY

The court of General Sessions
Tor Lancaster County will convene
on the first Monday in March.
His Honor, Judge Gary, will pre-
side. The following jurors have
been drawn, the grand jurors for
the year, and the petit Jurors
for the term.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-15

Editor Clark Of the Enterprise,
WAS some better yesterday but he
is still quite sick.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-15

List OF letters advertised for
the week ending Feb. IA, 1899.
Mrs Caroline Creedon, Mrs f W
Stevenson, Miss Dollia Scott, W
IL Balm, Z l. GuIIcdge, (2), John
Parker, I \ Teak.
j. +. Gregory, p. NJ.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-15

Editor Connors, of the Review,
has been confined at his home since
last wednesday with la grippe.
With no backset he will he able
to be at his post when the weather
mOderates.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-15

Coroner Iolng held an inquest
yesterday over tho body of Ed
Vaughn, a co!ored boy near Bell
town, who came to his death by
choking.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-02-15
!. l.ocal M attsYe,

The advertisement of Elliott &
Crawford, the new firm, will in
tcrest everybody needing stock,
wagons, buggies, harness, etc.
The snow measured eleven and
three tcnths inches in Columbia
Monday morning.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
Closing prices:
General Markets.

New York, July7.
FLOUR--State and western quiet and a
shade easier; winter patents, SB.ela4 10; winter
straights, S.}.50a360; Minnesota patents, $3.95a
40; winter extras, $2.0Oa3
WHEAT-No. red weak and lower all the
forenoon under bearish cables and better
northwest crop news; July, 7s7sa791sc; Septem-
Der. 7sssa7s94c.
RYE-Quiet; state, &C., western, 6516c., f.
b., atloat.
CORN-No fairly active, but weaker with
wheat; July, 80 g. l6aS34c.; september, 3S94a39c.
OATS-NO. quiet; track, white, state, ga
&c. track. white, western, 32a37c.
PORK-Steady; mess, Ss75a9; family, $1,000
alOi5.
LARD-Quiet and steady; prime western
steam. S53Oa5.25 nominal.
BUTTER-Firm: state dairy, l3Iaa17c.; state
creamery, l519alS16c.
CHEESE-Steady; large, white, &c.; small,
white, Shc.
EGGS-Barely steady; state and Pennsylva-
mia, l5}9al6c.; western, l1aal5c.
SUGAR-Raw steady to firm; fair refining,
&c.; centrifugal, rs test. 4lpc.: refined firm and
active: crushed, &C.; powdered, 59sc.
TURPENTINE-Firm and held higher at
4l18aA2c.
MOLASsES-Q and firm; New Orleans,
32a38c.
RICE-Firm; domestic. 4asa7c.; Japan, 4Aa
SIC.
TALLOw-st Steady; city, 4 5-loa4ssc.; coun-
try, +sAaiMc.
HAY-Quiet; shipping. eoa65c.; good to
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
Central Vermont Railway.
Timetable.
CORRECTED TO JUNE, 20 1899.

CORRECTED TO JUNE, 20 1899.
trains leave Barre daily, except Sunday, M TO-
GOING SOUTH.
S.1O A. M.-MAIL. For Boston via. Lowell o.
Fitchb'4ry New York via: Springfield and
all New England points. Parl'r car to hos
ton via. Lowell, and White River junction
to New York. without change.
~ .oOP. M.-FAsT EXPRESS. For Boston
Lowell; New York via. Springfield andvia
\, New London. Buffet paror to Boston
m P.M.-LOCAL PASSENGER. For North
field Randolph, White River juno
ton and Windsor.
II. 90 P.M.-NIGHT EXPRESS. Leaves Barre
week days only but leaves NJ ontpeler i y AZ
AM, daily including sundays. Due Bos'
ton via. Lowell daily 8.15 A. M. Boston via.
Fitchburg, daily Except Sunday $50 AN
Sunday 1920 am. New York Except Sun
day) Ii .26A. M. On Sundays runs to Spring
field only. Wagner sleeping cara to Boston
via. Lowell and to Springfield
GOING NORTH.
u 40 A. M.-LOCAL RXPREss. For Burling::
ton, st. Adams, Richford Rouses PJInl and
Ogdensburg Connects at Essex Junction
with express TO all points on Rutland Il. n
= or z. M.-MA1L. For Burlington, Rutland
Cambridge Junction. st.. Albans, Montreal
Norwood, Ogdensburgn and the West. Wag-
ner Parlor Car to Montreal.
h 10 P M.-IXPRE6S for Burlington, st. Al.
bans, and Montreal. Pullman Sleeping Car,
Montpelier Junction 10 Chicago, without
change Due Chicago 8,45 Pm. next night.
Connects at Essex Junctionfor New Yorh
via, Rutland and Troy.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
SERUM HELPS PATIENT.
DR.. DOty Tests His Remedy on yell
low Fever Victim.

DR.. DOty Tests His Remedy on a yell
low Fever Victim.
New York, July S.-Dr. Alvah H. Do
ty, health officer Of the port of New York,
has made the first test Of his yellow fe-
yer serum by administering 1t to Oscar f..
Lackey, passenger on the United States
army transport Mcclellan. now detained
at quarantine. 1t looks as though the
treatment would prove successful. Miss
Helen Clendennin, another patient, is in
no immediate danger. In speaking of the
matter DR.. Doty said:
Miss Clendennin is suffering with a
mild attack of yellow fever and is i'm
proved, having lower temperature. She
stood the transfer without any trouble
and was made comfortable in one Of the
private wards Of the hospital, with Il
trained nurse and her sister in attend
ance. l have every hope that she will
improve right along.
Oscar +. Lackey, the yellow fever pa
tient, was in very bad shape. His kid
neys were heavily involved with 35 per
cent of precipitation. On his arrival at
the hospital found that it was impos-
sible to give him nourishment, as his
stomach was very weak and refused to
receive anything. His mind was clear,
however, and his temperature very high.
ION being told, at his request, that he
was in serious plight and having had
explained the use Of the yellow fever Sc
rum, he said, doctor, do as you think
best
HE was then given three injections
While | can say nothing of the effect of
the serum, l can state the facts. When
he arrived at Swinburne island, his tenn
perature was very high. Now his tenn
perature has fallen nearly two degrees,
and he is somewhat more comfortable"
Alleged Murderers Arrested.
Buchanan, Mich, July S.-Two men,
supposed to be the murderers of Martin
Meier, the wealthy recluse, who was
strangled to death at his home in Chica-
go June Z, have been arrested here. One
man goes by the name of Smith, and the
other says his name is Brock.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
A YEARS EXPORTS.
Interesting Statistics of Our Deal
inxs with Foreign Countries.

Stutist1cS VI Our DCul.
inxs with Foreign Countries.
Washington, July S.-A study of the
details of exports from the United States
during the fiscal year just ended, the bu
renu of statistics says, shows that every
part Of the world has evinced an increns
ed desire for American products. Eu
rope is the only part Of the world which
has failed to increase the amount Of
money paid to us for our products, and
this, the bureau says, is due solely to
the plentiful supply of breadstuffs in that
part Of the world in 1899 as compared
with 1893 and the consequent decrease
in price paid per bushel. 10 Asia, to
Africa. to South America. to Mexico, to
Canada and to the Hawaiian Islands and
Oceanica our sales hNve increased in
quantity and value as compared with the
phenomenal year of 1898.
TO British North America the exports
in the fiscal year 1899 will be in round
numbers $0O,OOO,OOO, against $50, 100000
last year; to Mexico about $25. 900, 900,
against S21 2O5.O0 last year; to Cuba
about $lS,OOO,OOO, against $S.26O,OO0
last year; to Porto Rico, $500, 900.
against $1,5OO,OOO in 1898, and to the
; entire West Indies group $35, 900, 900 in
round numbers, against $28, 43S, 900 last
year. South America, to which our sales
in the past have not shown as rapid in
crease as those to other parts of the
world, shows slight gain in 1899 and
will reach a total Of over $4,000, 900,
against 500, 1921 900 last year.
TO Asia the exports Of the year will
be about S47,OOoOO0. against $44 .S44 900
last year, China showing an increase
of over 80 per cent and Hongkong about
an equal increase.
The value OF exports to the United
Kingdom for the year will be more than
$25, OOO. 900 below that Of last year, while
the reduction in the value of our exports
to France will be more than 100000 900;
to Belgium about S40000O0, and to
Spain about $2,O0O,O00 This reduction
occurs almost entirely in food products
and especially breadstuffs.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
Alleged I'm bexxler Escapes.

San Francisco, July 8.-Willard e.
Baker, formerly employed by the Adams
Express company in Boston and wanted
there for embezzlement, has made his es-
cape from the officers sent out here to
take him back. He was recently arrest
ed at Seattle. Wash, and after SUCCESS
fully fighting extradition proceedings was
turned over to Inspectors Dugan and Nc
Memory, who brought him to this city.
In company with his guards Baker
started for the Oakland ferry to take a
train for the east, but he managed to
give the two officers the slip near the
foot Of Market street.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08

Probably the fact is not generally
known that Texas was at one time
and for many years called the New
Philippines" The first settle ment In
what is now Texas was made by
French emigrants in 1885. During the
next 25 years there was an intermit-
tent struggle between the French and
Spanish for supremacy, resulting In
favor of the latter, and in 1914 the
name Of the New Philippines was
given to the country. This was its off,
cial name in Spanish records for many
years and until the name Of Texas,
from a tribe Of Indians, gradually
came In ,yogue.-Indianapolis Joul nal.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08

Pittsburg. July S.-Orders have been
issued for the resumption on Monday of
all idle coke ovens in the country. and all
ovens heretofore on five days a week will
be put on full time. This will be the
first time in the history of the coke in
dustry that all ovens will be on in full
and means the resumption of thousands
Of ovens that have been idle for years.
Many more men will be given employ
ment as a consequence.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
Easily Fixed.

Remember, boys" said the teacher,
that in the bright lexicon of youth
there's no such word as fail"
After few moments boy raised
his hand.
well, what is it, my lad" asked the
master.
II was merely going to suggest re-
piled the youngster, that If such is the
case it would be advisable to write to
the publishers Of that lexicon and call
their attention to the omission"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08

Arlington, Ills, July S.-Charlcs Snltse-
man and Miss Kate Horfoldsteimer
fought duel with revolvers in Il buggy
near Seatonville. and the doctors believe
both will die The cause of the duel was
the desire of the young woman that
Statesman should marry her and the re-
fusal of the young man, VINO had been
keeping the company of Miss HWfolI-
steiner for mnnv m""..s
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
A Hole In His Heel.

A hole in his right heel enabled a
negro workman in the diamond fields
of South Africa to secrete and steal
gems to the value of $273,O0O. These
he expressed in small parcels Of fruit
to a cousin In King Williams Town,
In the extr,me south of Africa, from
which place both recently departed for
England.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08

Washington, July S.-The war depart
ment announces that there were export
ed from Mntanzas. Cuba, to the United
States during the past six months, 1,453
gallons distilled spirits at value of So
40; of molasses and strip, 221 ,557 gal
Ions at value of $15,309; 1903, 588, O99
pounds of raw sugar at IL value OF 81
S41 ,91S and miscellaneous articles Of the
value Of $l4,096. Total value of exports
for six months, $2S17,7 O2. No exports
were made to countries other than the
United States
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
SUBURBAN TRAIN SERVICE.
Asthma Can Be Cured.

n K. Niblo, ex-school superintendent
kNnchester, Pa, says: 81 have been a
Eat sufferer from asthma for years, blu
lave had a splendid winter, owing to
surprising efficacy bf Brazilian
EN-" A lady in Cincinyati, who ha"
fcred with asthma for II years, conl,
lie down; was perfectly erred WITH
William Balm.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
Judge Grosscup Better,

Chicago, July S.-Reports from Ash
land, o., state that the condition Of Fed
eral Judge Grosscup is considerably i'm
proved. The jurist is no longer confined
to his bed, and every indication is that he
Is on fair way to complete recovery.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
Montpelier & Wells River R. R.
TIMETABLE.

n TIMETABLE.
Corrected to June 26 $780, trains leave Barre as fol-
lows: Gong East. Sundays excepted.
IN 7.3O A. NJ.
W Connects at Wells River with Accommodation
Train North, and with Mail and Express Tram
auth ov.r Pasumpsi: Division Boston & Maine
~ II, Through train service from Wells River via
plymouth or W. r.. Junction to Boston. and VIA
EJellows Falls and Springfield foi New York
sErrives in Boston 80 p. M, New York (Grand
GSntral DepoD 40 p. m.
s* I2.2oP. M.
's%'Through service, Burlington to Fabyans. Stops
~ all principal stations between Wells River and
Thbyans, arriving at Fabyans 400 p. m. Connec.
ions at Fabyans with train for Portland ana ga
Washington, arriving summit 80 p. M Con.
ects at Wells River with the Mail Train north over
Fhssumpsic Division, and the Pacific Coast Elk
&c q" via Canadian Pacific Railroad to Montreal,
Quebec, Chicago and the Pacific Coast. Through
&}eepiny Cars, Montreal to Chicago every day ex-
bpt Saturdays, TO Pacific Coast every day ex.
Sept Sundays, Also with Express Train arriving
'yans, Lancaster, Whitefeld, Jefferson, Berlin,
araveton and Grand Trunk H. II.
3.25 p. n.
III Connects at Wells River and Express train
E orth over b. & M. Il. r. for st. Johnsbury, Lyn.
2onville, Barton and Newport, with Accommodation
rain South for all stations between Wells River
md White lGlVer Juuctloh' hiso WIN LAP,en'
rain North over White Mountain Division for Lis
Ion, Lttleton Bethlehem Street, Profile House,
Twin Mountain, Fabyans Crawfords, Whitefeld,
Mefferson and Lancaster
Nj Trains West
eayes Wells River Sis, 10 80 m. 2 80 $40 pm.
IA Arrive Barre 10 05, a. IN. II 10 05 p. m.
@ SJJRURRAN TRAIN SERVICE.
Leave Bare 73O, 1920 A. M, 1920, 1925, sos,
0J05 P. M.
5 Arrive dontpelier, 745 1875 A. M, 1870, $40,
s0,25, $40 p A.
N Leave Montpelier, $50, 0.45, ll.55 A. M, l2.45
x.6O, 5.t5 pm.
"a Arrive at Barre, $780, 1905, A. 1910 90, 405.
LOO P. N.
VA W. A. HTOWELL, General Manager.
Nj f. W. STANYAN, Superintendent.
III F.W.MORsE, Genl Pass "A gent.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
Zurlin den Ii Out.

Paris, July S.-Gcneral Brugere, former
chief Of the late President Carnot's mill
tary household, has been appointed mill
tary governor Of Paris in place of Gen
eral Zurlinden. The latter retains his
membership in the supreme council of
war
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
LuckY John A. McCarthX.

Albany. July S.-The legislative print-
ing contract for two years. beginning
Jan. next has been awarded to John
A. Mccarthy of Albany for $138,315.41.
Two other bidders were considered In the
awarding Of the contract.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
RUTLAND RAILROAD
Time Table Corrected to May ID, 1893.

*Daly. )Daily except Sunday.
Wagner Parlor Cars to Boston and n. /.
EWagner Sleeping Cars to Boston and New
York.
For detailed time tables consult folders.
e. l.. Pierce, IL. A. Hodge,
Geners Superintendent, Traffic Manager.
II. II. McKeever, Gen. Pass Agent.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
Fourth Class Postmasters.

Washington, July S.-The following
fourth class posmasters have been ap-
pointed:
New York-Adrian. Cornelius A. Jack
son; Hartford, Fred Shapley.
New Jersey-Calno, c. NJ. Dimmick.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Quotations of the New York
Stock Exchange.

New York, July 7.
Money on call easier at 5a5lf per cent Prime
mercantile paper, 3Ha4 per cent Sterling
exchange easy with actual business in
bankers bills at $4.s7a+.s7A for demand and at
$4.s5a4.S512 for 30 days. Posted rates, S48ea
4.s81a and $4.ss>h. Commercial bills. S4s5.
Silver certificates, 00a61. Bar silver, 6O9sc.
Mexican dollars, 47Ac. Government bonds
steady. State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds
irregular
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08

kley, George McAllister, VIM w
kley, Orrin, Jr Mclaughlin, John
Glow, Chas A Martin, VIM X
|, Joel Meaker, Horatio G
nchard, Geo W Miner. Francis
nchard, John Nichols, AFRO +
nchard, Origin Nichols, Erastus W
Itwell, Clark Nichols, Geo W
vman, Edwin Odds, VIM
ce, James M Page, Chas II
ckett, Clarence A Page, Jos Parker
dford, Ira B Parkhurst. Alfred 5
rill, Albert Parkhurst, Chas
40, Tram NJ Parkhurst, Horatlo N
40, Nathan Parkhurst, Lyman d
Teton, Byron Peck, Eugene "A
penter. Chas ID Perrin, Geo.W
penter, Orvis Perry, Chas FL
r, David G Perry, Leander.
rigan, Thomas Perry, Heman &
TX, Henry L Phelps, Geo w
*, VIM Powers, JAS
:, VIM Putnam, Geo B
is, Allen F Richardson, Chas l.
is, Frank E Richardson, W. f.
lis, Chas Ripley, Lafayette u
lge, Albert f Riddell, VIM H
lge, Leroy Robbins, Hiram
Ice. Lewis H Robinson, George S
Ice, Luther G Rogers, Albert
I've, Nelson Rublee, John H
Ice, Wesley Sanborn, VIM d
v. Henry A Sargent, Seth 7
rv, Jason Savory, Geo w
LEY, Andrew j Smith, VIM
llev, Henry NJ Sterling, Lewis
ant, John NJ Stratton. Geo +
.kee. Willis p Scribner, Prentiss S
20. Moses Seaver, Latham 7
yall, VIM II Smith, Albert
ms, Edward p Smith, Hiram, Jr.
ms, Ira H Streeter, hu1us
rar, Perley Strong, Lemuel ID
Ter, Alfred b Stow, Calvin
Ter, Joseph A Taft, Geo ID
nch, Albert Thatcher, John M
nch, Alison Thompson, DOS b
nch, Chas G Thompson, Ozias II.
nch. David F Tilden, Eldon A
nch, Henry W. Tompkins, Ira II
nch, Orlin Town, Gel NJ
e, Frederick NJ Varney, Chas e
E. Henry 2 Varney, Geo
drjch. George w worse, Samuel g
ran. Go Waterman, Eliston
rington, Nathan West, Stephen
AsaD Wheelock, Nelson w
8, Chas E Wiley, Chas
den, VIM Wiley, Benjamin p
den, Eli Wiley, Harvey
mes, James f Wilson, Carlos
+. Calvin Wood, Albert P
ward, Chas Wood, Warren +
Wand ,Hezekiah ID Woodbury., VIM W
! + !: i % i: 1 SSS:S; Com.
he following corrections and addi-
IS to the Honor Roll have been hand
10 me:
CORRECTIONS.
chard, Origen A Beckley, Oran, Jr.
ker. Horace Warmly. George
}, Fred NJ. Richardsoh' Ch"r'es IL
West STEPHEN
NEW NAMES.
itch, Leonard Dow jerome
,v Joshua Rowland, William H
croft DanielP Rowland, Hiram d
-. Davis Jackman, John NJ.
10. Charles Fl Keith, Clinton
,e. Horatio G Nichols, Lucius
twell. Alberto Sterling, GeorgeW
,enter, Mason b. Sterling, John H.
Thurston, Lucus IL.
he above is submitted for careful
mination and further correction If
essary. l am in daily receipt OF
tai cards and letters, some OF them
,nown to me and the names given
y be wrong. May l ask as far as
venient that parties sending new
aes will state the company and regi-
1T enlisted in, and if in Vermont or
le other state. We are greatly i'll
ted to both daily papers for the as
ance rendered.
GEORGE Il. CONNER,
Com. Post So, &. A, II.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
Suburban Service.

TRAINS TO MONTPELIEK.
!enye Barre $40, $50 A. ", II 90, 3.06. 5.l".
II 90 ?. n.
TRAINS TO BARRE.
Leave Montpelier 6.35, 9.16. 1850 A. M, l2.5h,
8 80 aud $40 p. M.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
Wiliiamstown Trains.

Leave Barre l.20P M. 4.3oP.M. Due W illiams-
town 1.55 P. NJ. 5.IO Up. M.
Leave Wiliamstown 7.30 A. M. 2.3o P. N. lne
Barre sos A. M. 400 P. M.
!. II. FITZHUGH, 3. W. CUMMINGS,
Vice Pres. & Gen. Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agent
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08

The Weather.
Showers; southwesterly winds.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
Miscellaneous.
TO RENT.

Mrs. l.. A. Houghton runs the Barre
Steam Laundry. Take your soiIed linen
here for treatment.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-08
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Waste paper. Call at this
office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

their counsels WELL and II was not until num-
Der of valuable pieces of real estate in the
neighborhocd of the old New England station,
at the foot Of Summer-st.. had changed hands
that the general public was definitely certain ~
the exact location of the new station.
In the purchase of the necessary land for the
site many handsome business blocks we're m
cluded and as the Boston landowner is in nowise
different from his brother IN other cities, the
company was hit pretty hard in a number OF
instances hard in fact that the thirty five
acres purchased represented outlay of over
$9OO0,OOG
With hands free TO 20 ahead the train ser
vice OF the New England roao was transferred
to the Kneeland-st station of the Old Colony,
ana when the abandonment; had been competed
the work Of dcmolisnlng The old structure was
begun. In the mean Time George r. Francis. of
Providence. well known civil engineer. was
called in and made acquainted with what was
wanted ia the way of a railroad station. The
fact that the location bordered upon Fort Point
Channel. a harbor inlet where the tide rises and
falls from five 10 nine feet. and that the excava-
ton would De at east three or four feet below
w-water mark presented "A problem in build
ing that was fraught with many risks and
called for the exercise Of the highest engineering
skill Mr. Francis accepted the task and i'm
medately began layout for the foundations
Before a shovelful of earth was excavated IT
was necessary to surround the entire area for
the station twelve and one-half acres, with
an enormous Golfer dam Of J-inch panks, and
from tbirty-fve To forty feet m '"1gih Thus
protected against the inflow Of the t., powerful
steam shoveIs SET at work digging the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01

trenches for the piling, and making excavations
for the other underground construction. Prog
ress slow, with these enormous en-
gipes OF labor, barbados of old dock crib
bing were encountered at every point These
tInbers were as vigorous and unyieding as
on the day they were placed In position, notwith-
standing the fact that they had reposed IN their
moist bed of clay more than two hundred years
A score of woodchoppers were employed IL
breaking out a pathway for the shovels At
many points dsused sewers of finty hardness
were unearthed. and, in addition, were found
rusted out gas and water mains, old fire wells.
enormous deposits OF debris from the gre; mr.
Of 1872 and a dozen lines of crude granite pier
work TO remove portion vi the latter a score
or more divers were constantly employed 10,
month Perseverance finally trumpned. and a
dozen pe-drilers were set in operation to pro
vide suitable resting place for the enormous
steel ana granite superstructure OF the man
building In this part Of the work alone 4-"o
piles were driven the largest contract oil the
kind ever placed in the United States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-01
FIGHTING THE TIDE

The proximity OF the station to FORT folh'
Channel. through which the ocean tides now
made il necessary to construct the entire lower
surface Of the station In such manner a. 10
counteract the upward tidal pressure. az other
wise il would have been twice Hooded every
twenty-four hours This was effected by laying
from six to eight feet of concrete mixture inter
spersed with sheets of waterproohng, ana nun
dreds of tons of old steel rails. The thorough
less of the work in this DIRECTION Is found II me
fact that not a drop of udewater has thus raI