The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-28
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around tho loop. n hearty cheer went up.
AS soon MS the five cars had beer filled,
tho train was sent away. At Brooklyn
Bridge an enormous crowd lad gathered
end the initial train was given a voc
ciferous reception.
Stations Crowded.
The people turned out en- masse to
christen the new road and 1t is csti-
mated that nearly 10000 rode during the
evening.
The desire Of people to ride on locals
rather than expresses caused a great
crowdng In the STATIONS In the central
part Of the city, but aside from n little
deviation from the schedule, the OPEN
Ing was successful,
Hundreds OF policemen had beer sta
toned along the route. but the crowd
was so orderly that many OF the reserves
were sent back to their precinct quar-
ters ~
OF years or study Of the trans-
p 1s problem on Manhattan Is
first stage OF what will be the most COM
prchcnsivc system OF rapid transit In the
world; Cons derIng the peculiar difficult
ties fasea BY It. buders the subway
and construction. In the shape of an ir-
regular Y, with the stem resting at the
City Hail. the tunnel runs north 20 Forty
second Street, where 1t bends sharply
west to Brondwny and out that thorough
fare to 1Q3d Street. AZ 4 y
Four-Track System.
THIS portion OF the tunnel is four
two for express train service. At 1881
Street two tracks divergc In q generally
northeastern direction cross under a corr
ner Of Central Park and on to the Har-
Int 1p.1,{ o1, gv,os tIx,v
means Of n tunnel made famous by the
engineering skill called INTO play to COM
plete i. tier passing. under the river It
continues e.,idiI TO Third Avenue and ,145th
line Is continued upon vaduct 10 Bronx
I Park. The West Side branch Of two
t continues north from 51o3d Street
where II energcs from tunnel and is
continued unon n viaduct to Its terminus
at Spuytcn Duyvil.
Nine Miles Ready.
Nine miles OF this total OF about fifteen
We're ready for traffic to-day, but II is
expected that the East Side division and
the remainder OF the West Side f5ne Will
Gently authorized line from City Hnlltun-
der tho East River to Prospect Park,
BROOKLYN Will not be completed for about
under construction and authorized Great
or New York will have between twenty
two and twenty-ihree miles Of subway
and allied lines $s q "a s.t
{ March ~ 1850 after years OF agitation
and LEGISLATION, out OF which the present
project grew. 1t had been decided by 4
municipal ballo. that thc city should own
structed under private contract on money
8 hoaned bySthc city. to be repaid by the
contractor with interest.
Contract Provisions.
The contract under which Mcdonald
undertook the work provided that he
should construct the subway road in four
years at a cost Of $4,000 oa: that ne
s SEQ, have TIE risht.to operate i for
twenty-five ycnrs; that the city would
furnish him with ss5. 900. 90 BY an Issue.
OF bonds bearing 8 IL per cent. interest.
the 81. ,oo0 ana interest by annual IN
stalrnents. Tho entire property would he
Tong TO the city, and at tho end OF tts
lease :; ihe. city could release The system
contractor was I o Axe his profit out or
the, construction ma operation Of the
road . n q n -
Tho tragedy OF the entire work, which
up to date has cost about 1oO lives lies
practically In.thc division on Park Ave.
nucsin. the Thlrties and Forties: 4 series
OF misfortunes and accidents befell this
section. causing number OF deaths. en-
failing many damage suits and financially
running the sub-contractor. who, to crown
the .one dark chapter On the subway
accident.
Thing Of Beauty.
5 The term tunnel, viii, Its generally
convened meaning Of a dark underground
passage. Is lily applied to the subway.
but thing OF heauty In the whole pro-
ject tho esthetic has been kept In mind.
and It. re- ,as, the highest type Of
white glass Ties the iron work is IS tasty.
and us far as possible has been 5designed
with an eye to the artistic, as we'll as
strength and dura bility, while the STA
ceramic til'ng. Each station has Its own
distinctive color idea. and the decorative
scheme Is varied IN each. This was done
that The. prtnai.,nE color may Indicate
the ncality 10 the underground traveller.
whosp s,lsl,nl means OF knowing his where
are conimodlo.,s and brilliantly ligh;ei.
and the hnishilgs are all Of bronze. brass
and other metal. woodwork being e!mi-
nailed a. fals as possible.
A Great System.
The raplu transit system. OF which the
subway opened today is but the first
a.aEe ,,hen completed VIII make * !, New S,l,
tracks, elevated structures and vladucts.
over whicf will run express rtains at
nearly a ne q min1st, wlllsreach to the
,.iiy,s 1nri!iern and southern limits, and
diving under the East River, make the
extreme ii stern skirts Of Brooklyn. rs
ACCESSIBLE to the great business districts
ns1the n,Mrtment house crowned heights
OF Harlan II Is. estimated thnt Owe. TINS
vast system, fand those OF the Metropol-
itan Street Railway Company and The
Manhattan Elevated Company, will pass
annually more than nine hundred millions
OF passengers. = M I'll
Has Many Links,
NJ Crossing this huge system OF public
utilities Will pc the sreat, soo s . p, pi
Company. which crossing the Hudson
River from the Jersey shore TO Mann s;.t.
TIM Island will go under the city. dive
under the East River and furnish an
exit to the great Long Island country;
Other links In this giant system nre the
New York and New Jersey Railroad tun.
mel, the Hudson5and Manhattan Railt tI,,,
nniythe New York Central Terminal tun-