Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-22
ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK.

to read between the lines.
ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK.
nipples on the Current of Life I'm the
Metropolis.
What promises to be an epochal engineer
ing feat, the construction OF the Pennsyl-
vania railroad tunnel into New York City,
Is practically assured, since the city au-
thorities have approved the franchise. Much
Of the preliminary work has been done and
millions spent in acquiring right-of-way
The practical part of the work will begin
at once and will be pushed with energy,
skill n unlimited resources. This tunnel.
which is to cost not less than $40, 900, 900,
and probably a great Zeal more, will be
twelve miles in length, and will extend
from Hoboken to Long Island City. 1t will
pass under the Hudson and East rivers and
Manhattan island. There will be in all Eve
tubes, three under the East river and two
under the Hudson. The tunnels will be
eighteen feet six inches in diamater inside,
and each will contain one track. They will
have a depth OF thirty-seven feet under the
Hudson and thirty-hve feet under the East
river. Electric motors will be used for the
hauling Of trains. Work must begin within
three months and end within Eve years.
What the tunnel will do for New York is
here briefly summarized:
1t will cause the expenditure of $50, 0OO,-
900 in wages for workmen engaged in COM
struction.
It has already cost the operating company
nearly $1,000. 900 for property for Its term
inal.
1t will connect two ~boroughs OF New York
City with the west and south without the
disadvantage OF a ferry system.
1t will reduce the time between New
York and Philadelphia, for through and sub
urban trafic, to ninety minutes.
1t will develop Long Island as a place
where persons Of small means may obtain
homes at low cost and yet be within the
same limit as to time as now prevails be-
tween Harlem and the Battery.
II will make Herald square the center of
the city as a quarter whence travel will be
disseminated to all boroughs.
1t will increase realty valuations from
20 to so per cent along its route and thereby
provide for an extended debt limit and a
-consequencent enlargement of the city's
credit. .
Miss Fannie Knowles, 20 years old.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Zeph Knowles
OF Grant avenue, East Newark, N. j., wept
for Joy because OF the restoration OF her
sight after ten years of total blindness. On
Wednesday a soft cataract was removed
from her left eye by DR.. Morgan OF New
ark. Immediately after the operation she
was able to see, and now her sight in
that eye has grown much stronger. An
other and similar operation was then per-
formed on the right eye, and the surgeon
declared hat as soon as the wounds re-
sulting from the operation heal up Miss
Knowles will be able to see as we'll as
ever.
Several times during the day the young
woman was so overjoyed at the bright
prospect before her that she became al
most hysterical.
Ten years ago Miss Knowles. with six
other little girls and their Sunday school
teacher, went to the woods to gather au-
tumn leaves. All were poisoned by ivy.
Miss Knowle the most seriously, as some
of the poison got into her eyes. All the
children except Miss Knowles recovered,
but she lost the sight Of both eyes COM
pletely.
The man who is ever ready to bet on
huytulukg y nuft % Il JULIE aNCu-AG OalCb
on a small scale, said suddenly to a group
of members Of the Mug House club in
Harlem: 'I1l bet a case OF ketchup to a
bottle OF curry powder that there isn't a
man in the party that can name the de-
nominations of United States paper
money" All lost, n all were abashedf
when he mentioned 81, 81. IS, $40. $40. $50.
800. $500. 1000. $1,000 and $40, 900. Most
men are unaecustomed to handling notes
above 500 and few ever saw one OF SIC, 600.
In one Of the popular musical extrava-
ganEas a waiter says tosa hotel manager:
"What wages do / get7"
you give me half what you gather"
says the manager.
In exactly this way is much Of the serv-
Ice in New York hotels and restaurants
paid. In one well patronised uptown res
taurant the man who takes your hat and
coat pays the proprietor $3.50 a day OF
night for the privilege. He has four as
sistants and he pays them. He does this
out Of the tips he receives.
To all but a few old and favored Gus
toners he gives checks. Upon those to
whom he does not give checks h waits
himself. He addresses them by name and
expresses the hope that they are wen.
From these he expects TO get nothing less
than a quarter and he/is seldom or never
disappointed His receipts have amounted
to as much as t25 in a day and night and
seldom drops below SO.
Miss Anna stapleton Is suffering from
the effects OF a peculiar accident on a
Ninth avenue surface car. The car was
crossing Forty-seVenth street, when in
some way the fun force Of the electric cur
rent found its way into one Of the cleo
trical heaters placed under the seats Of
the car. There was a sudden outburst Of
blue name and a slight report. Miss Sta
pleton, who was over the heater. received
a shock which made her hysterieal and
caused partial paralysis. When she ar
rived at Bellevue hospital she was unable
to speak and had lost the use OF her right
leg. Her condition was pronounced very
serious. Another young woman. who had
an adioininE seat, vas slightly shocked.