New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-29

TIE great engineering struggle Is over and day
i-t- shines ~ last through the tunnel Thus
chez Engineer Parsons might picturesouely sollo-
c1,ze living comfortably back in the biggest and
easiest chair ln the once OF the Rapid Transit
Commission. t-t 1Ir. Parsons is given neither 10
lying back comfortably nor TO solIoquy- He VIII
ne- -eel u-tl The trains are running smoothly on
TIL Underground railroad Of New-York city, now
re--.-r completion, carrying hundreds OF thousands
C passengers daily. after that until the tunnel
s.-5e- -1a East River 20 Brooklyn and that under
the Harlem and up i-to The Bronx are finished
WI BE- rest them Perhaps by that time stil
r-r--a- problems VIII engage lis attention
BEFORE long TWO cars win be run over portions o.
t. tracks which the Interborough Rapid Transit
Ccr--arv is LAYING IN the subway rapidly as
rCes-8e--or Two OF the coppered and vestouled
Eo- -t-t line the second-ave. tracks from Eighty
ui-t1-et. 10 the Harlem River, Of which hundreds
hsve already been shipped 10 New-1ork but two
a. tle wheezv- cre king and generally cisreputaoie
dc trans which JOLT across town fl Tventy-eighth
AID --aluty-ui1th SITS. The copper sided cars can
r-t ra H. their way beneath the streets until the
ttir5 -aI is laid and charged with the current 10
T. turned % erorn the dyuaTnos al Flfty-eighths-
a. -re North River which have not yet begun the
rl-vl-a-t that once they 20 into commission, viii
ncFl- wholly cease. except by accident The fires
o-ce lehted there must blaze beneath one or an
ot5e- 20 the great batteries OF boilers night and
Ca ANTI the subway cars cease 70 run. For this
che Two cars first chosen for use IN the tun-
re- ar storage battery affairs capable OF carrying
Tier own driving power They have conveyed OIL
Co.'S 90 the Iutcrbo-ough company on inspection
tours ard may prove toe valuable n some OF the
FRA v--k below ground 10 be allowed 10 see the
lirht ~ CAV again until the third rail begins 10
th-llL neT- March or April.
The fears of some newspaper sensationalists that
The coppe-e5 and ves-ibuled new cars may be got
t1to the tl-neI with difficulty are not shared BY
The enginee-s and the officials OF the Iater5oroUgh
coupary There are several ways in which that
task might be accomplished without serious conse-
ouenoes. one Of which. and that most likely TO be
scopied, acr1rding 10 those in a position 10 know.
W Be to unload them from railway transfer floats
lno Tie great storage yards above the point where
he subway cIpe beneath the Harlem. The connec-
ions between these Yards and the subway tracks
WI not be less complete and easy than those be
t"een the elevated yards al various points on the
tsslen and The main lines. between the car
houses anG The surface roa6s
A. Tor The Two storage battery cars they VIII be let
49, Nhere wanted 5y the simple use Of temporary
---lso tracks from The surface roads at points
- tAe work b. not set completed. II would
49, atte- t.w hours OF track building, 10
So. 3Ay cars wanted from the Broadway surface
- st One-aurG--5-sr7d-f ,-errv-fllird-st 70 the
eu-- - lhf subway where they pass 10 the via
frr - ne Manh1t-au VALLEY. There Is al open
tbst -. west Wal InclosIrg the subway tracks al
Two -s1aetis or "a level with the surface road
f--.f.cl,,-. are practically finished in the tunnel
frt-s - NAs upper ra-t q tie CITY and the
scrl-s ~. ~ pefty laid. The three are complete
fra--ev.o-i = ..aliaryile viaduct and the steel
isaed. al -. le station a. a.anhattan-aye is In
raU The 49,. required there row is tie third
LAYING is -, "ofk and The painting. Track
- = +----oaly tnlsfes ...,--- 1,ts,,-.,- :,
1er.rt oor,-s~-o. po.ats between the work OF dif-
yet been MADE ne connections have noi
q course. the section -
south Ferry hs-c that unae, -. Ie city Han 70
|1--eaiy ne entire subUsv - "a, -, -
az sun 70 be dug The vork rs sgs ,o1 me 80
z-e9,,- @ s .-Laelg under the East River to
oi1cl-ries encountered and n !. "a sIi'e % =
slso within tso years from The 49, ,o- -
nose sections was begun '-lle "oiA Oh
80. i,lt. ~ The power house OF tn ,s.rt,,,.n
$500 Railway, At Secon8-are
cfee-anc-tVsen tg-1lrth-st men - ano ofe-aen-
special instruction 10 operate fba quali.l'1
!, 80 TOT schooling The mea is simns- :. -,
ost az tie Flftieth-st carfouse =, 20 ma
s-ss' Hallway Company. which ... ,lI,,.,r.,.s