New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-03
T0PSY-TURVY 42D-ST.
Tens of Thousands Practise Noun
tain Climbing Therein.

Forty-second-st. had to come up yesterday, pos
sibly because holiday crowd numbered in tbs
tens of thousands wanted to 1t to reach the
Grand Central Station. The pavement .huf1ers
chose tho busiest day in the year make merry
with the Tagging about the station. II the rosd-
way many pitfalls that thero were not
enough fiagmen TO go around. The contractors
trusted to luck and draped The red danger hags
about the unguarded holes Ten Thousand people.
according TO tho count of one Of the station door
men. got sand in their eyes III the afternoon. uhen
a stiff breeze blew through the street Tho sand
came from miniature mountain which the PAYERS
planted alongside the north curb early in the
ing
Getting to the Grand Central Station yesterday
good training for those of the pleasure seekers
who are going climb mountains They had to
skirt chasms more frghtful than those they will
find in the Catskills and when there was block
ade of teams and streetcars there every
few minutes. they had plenty OF preliminary train
ing in climbing. II was revelation to people who
live in other parts of the city and who have not
visited Forty-second-st in those days when the
sidewalks are anywhere but where they ought
to be-
ct know now what The Tribune has been kick
ing about" said one citizen. he stumbled over
a block Of tagging and narrowly escaped pitching
into one of the holes through which visitors from
West get glimpses of tho interior Of the island
THE idea OF q municipality like New-York per-
hitting this work to go in rush hours! 1t should
be done at night" Then the wind and the PAYERS
the station wondering why oculst did not seize
the golden opportunity of opening an office there
New-Y York Central officials were indignant over
the paving situation about the station yesterday.
At Forty -second-st. and Vanderbiltave the PAYERS
saw fit to repave with concrete and build fence
around it until 1t hardened. This left a way so
narrow that two people could not pass. and in
which many men and women with suit cases got
tangled.
ITO think that they would walt until the busiest
day of the year fix up this corner. said ono Of
the superintendent of transportation. 1T could
have been done week ago well as not. but they
prefer to wait until We have a record breaking
holiday crowd to handle"
why don't you insist having the work done
at night?' some asked
Then tho railroad company would have to pay
for it. while the contractors would stil draw their
allowance the original contract. which called
for nothing but day work" was the explanation.
ayes Is going slowly The upper half of the north
roadway is piled up the pavement, and will re-
main there until after the Fourth. The Degnon com
pany actually had cleanup crew at work be-
tween Fifth and Sixth aves. yesterday, and that
part OF the street is in fair condition. Much of
the sidewalk remains be laid. however. and II
will take most of next week TO do IL unless Forty
second-st records are broken. One slab of the up
rooted pavement in front of the West Presbyterian
Church, which is in the middle of this block. was
laid Yesterday Those who como to the church to-
day in carriages will not have to trail through
cinders, for the first time in month.