The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18

tract for the mammoth tunnel was
y - let recently and II the greatest
undertaking OF It's kind In existence
This long series of tunnels, extending
from the city hall 10 Kingsbrtdge ana
Bronx park. will be equal In Length 20 an
the greatost railroad tunnels in the world
combined. Ten thousand men, beginning
next month win have to work on TINS
fnuuel TO complete II This viii be equal
10 the work Of one giant man $50 feet TAFT
having the strength Of the most powerful
steam engine ever built II this giant
were 10 lift all the earth and rocks that
are TO be. excavated from all these tunnels
in one sbovelful II would make pyramid
or a mountain 2s6 feet high and i32 feet
across at the base. II would weigh 5000
oIg tons and contain 432 cubic feet
When loaded on cars u would extend bVo
miles, making a string Of teams reaching
from New York city TO Nome city, Aias-
ka the furthest northward town in the
Erited States domains. near the Arctic
sea Nine million three hundred thousand
days work will be needed TO build this
new underground railroad. IL one man
were 10 do II all he would have had 20 be-
gin work 5.i76 years ago. That is away
back In the stone age.
Iabors of One Man.
without losing single day for rest or
recreation. he must have worked through
the long savage stone age OF over lo,Wo
years. through another 10000 weary years
OF the bronze age, and then through over
5000 years from what we call the pre-
historic age down through the CHRISTIAN
era No the present time.
In 1909 this human mole would have fin-
ished his task What would he have
thought upon then coming to the surface
and viewing this greater New York OF the
twentieth century? The 100000 cubic feet
~. a.
ing and ceiling OF the walls OF the tunnels
Of this underground railroad would make
q concrete sidewalk five feet wide reach
Ing from here To Chicago. The cost of
building this new rapid transit system,
Sbo0o,ooo II paid for In one gigantic silver
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The work ON this system OF twenty
miles of tunnels beneath New York city
wili he begun near the city hall within
thirty days The mayor aud some other
CITY nlteiais will perform the ceremony OF
turning the Brst spade OF earth Work
mei. viii then begin to excavate IN forty
different places from the city hall 10 Har.
lem Tho underground railroad viii begin
iu front of the city hall. making A great
loon ufidef Park row and broadway en-
clrciing the postafilce building The first
station viii be at barclay street There
viii he entrances az the street level con.
sisting OF neat iron aud bronze frame
work. with glass roofs covering the de-
seenaing atairways. These stations will
Ne on either side OF the street, as IN the
case Of the present elevated stations. only
messenger viii 20 downstairs instead 81
nm 60 take the trains. The paasageways
leading down viii be- walled with white
emanuel brick and lighted By electricity
until they are almost as bright as day
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the four-track syyten, OF express and
local tracks begins. viii be a oommodiou.
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