New-York tribune., 1902-10-26

ned to
see when he was farmers boy and had 10 90
10 town now and then to sell a crop of potatoes
ne inwardly congratuates himself He s,,r,a
out on his hunt for a home refreshed NJ.
such bad place." he says to himself
\ striking Illustration of a railroad n,aLinu
its stations bright, attractive and comfor,ahIo
for its suburban passengers is afforded or The
Harlem Division of the New York Central -
the course Of the last few months six stationa
have been erected on this line each Of ubicb
is built and furnished with special regar5 ..
the needs Of the commuter. These statione -
at TuckahOe. ScarsdaIe, Kensico. Havtborno
Pleasantville and Chappaqua.
Unlike the custom Of some railroads MIL
adopt certain typ of building and then bniIa
all their stations according 10 this plan tha
New York Central has built each Of these sta
tions Of different design The efforts o. Tho
architects, Reed & Stem. working under ,bs
supervision Of Chief Engineer WiIgus have leeD
10 construct buildings in harmony with the sur
rounding landscape.
Photographers were accordingly sent orr and
instructed TO take pictures Of the s1Irroundfno
country where it was proposed To- build. The
plans for the new station in each case were
then drawn on the photograph Whe.e the land
to be built upon lay alongside Of q hin the sta
tion was made long and narrow Where il was
to he erected in an open space il was made
more nearly square, So as 70 stand our by
itself
In some points OF architectural styIe al the
new buildings resemble each other They all
have tile roofs Of green or red color. Within 10
a general waiting room, from which both the
ticket office and the baggage room are accesst-
bic. So that passengers can attend to these de-
tails without going outside The floors are of
terrazza made Of cement and marble cbips
which can he secured 10 a nicely OF rleanliDess
To prevent the traditional abuse Of using the
space under the seats into which 10 throw cigar
stumPs, paper bags, banana peels. apple cores
peanut shells and other articles Of a similar
character the floor is bent at a curve of 80 de-
grees and brought up even with the edge Of the
seat.
Instead Of tho oIdtiue baseburner IN tn.
middle Of the waiting room which is either
red hot and suffocating the passengers with
carbonic acid gas, or stone cold, surrounded by
a chatteri7s group Of bIue-nosed commuters
there radiators heated by steam from
basemen, furnace. There is no plaster. for the
walls are Of enamelled brick, OF various tones,
with timber work 70 match.
For the comfort Of the women passengers in
all Of these new stations there are cosey retiring
rooms, furnished with oak chairs, a lounge
cheyaI glass and other accessories for the mys-
teries Of a womdu's toilet In the Chappaqua
station there is also a smoking room for men.
All the stations. with the exception Of those
at KenSico. ScarsdaIe and Tuckahoe are built
of field stone taken from the immediate neigh
borho0d, and the powders mortarel to-
gether according o. a design without pattern.
The stone varies in color from red 20 gray.
The ScarsdaIe station. however, is built Of
| cement Which is used base, surmounted by
/ chestnut panels. which are framed about IN
terstices of plaster with English gables and
| chimueys If red brick and cut stone The sta
ton at Tuckahoe is built Of buff eo'ored brick
with terra Gotta trimmings. The station at
Hawthorne developed out Of plan for mere
train shed to afford protection from incement
weather. As a result fancituI structure was
! evolved, Of unique design. with coS-y suite Of
rooms and a long projecting ROOF rest'ns on
rustic pillars.
What adds much to the majority ot THESE
| suburban stations is their park approach, when
| is repIenished each sprins with plants from 'he
| New York Centrars hothouses at PoughkeeISie
| and Batavia The plots are cared for through
out the summer and kept verdant and a''Ta'-
| tive. What promise to be the most attractive
station grounds on this division aye at Ch'ili@-