New-York tribune., 1905-08-09

the company took Up the problem OF providing
adequate accommodations before the fire was out
early yesterday morning. They at sent for
material begin the erection OF temporary
terminal, and began securing the country for
workingrnen and by daylight three hundred men
were work. IN the seven ferry slips FIVE float
ing derricks were used 70 remove heavy obstruc-
tions.
Two Of Hoboken's FIVE fire companies remained
the ruins all Gay pump water the still
snouldering embers. Thousands of sghtseers
rounded the ruins from morning TO night. but the
forty policemen had little difficulty in preserving
order.
The entire property consumed or destroyed by
the flames cannot be replaced by expenditure OF
much less than sS25 oo0, according 10 the
servative estimates. Thomas B. Clark general
superintendent OF the Delaware I-ackawanna and
Western. who had come from Scranton as soon os
he heard Of the fire, estimated that the railroad
property destroyed worth least s7o 900 Vice
President E e. Loomis. who IS acting president in
The absence OF w E. Truesdale in Switzerland said
thar The actual loss 10 the company would not ba
much more than 10000 He went 10 Hoboken at
j o'clock Monday night, and stayed until morning
directing the officials He has approved rough
plans for a temporary station which will be used
aa'll the new terminal is completed. Work has
already begun the foundations Of the new struct
ure but a year viii probably be required for its
completion
JAM AT FERRIES
Those who had 10 use the Hoboken ferries to
cross 10 Manhattan 10 work got a taste Of the
Brooklyn Bridge jam. The ferry accommodations
were for hundreds where thousands wanted to use
tIem.
AL trolley cars which usually run TO the Lacka-
wanna ferry house. Were TO Fourteenth-st.. Ho-
bokeH. The jam began about $50 a N. and lasted
for TWO hours. The Lackawanna boats from
Isrh-st TO 23d-st. Christopher-st and Barclays
When work was begun II found that the ferry
racks were ia fsir shape The lay-up slip. IN which
tie Hopatcong lay when the fire broke on her,
was unaaTmed but without landing stage.
Tugs were 10 the shipyard for il, and II
shoVed into place and rigged up. and by a m was
put in nse. From that time boats landed and
departed quickly possible. alternately Chris
topher-st and Barclay-st
The mex, slip south. one used by the Christopher
81 boats was found 10 be badly charred and the
float slightly dana ged. BY midafternoon the pom
;oon was repaired and rerigged and with a few
piles driven each side Of the near the
land. the slip ready for The Barclay-st.
boats shifted into that slip at 445 o'clock
and Ire service both lines doubled willis
boats were continued 10 be run from the l4th-st
Eip.
This morning a third slip will be in readiness
and By tonight If the piledTivers can replace the
burned piles, there viii be five in use. Another is
available. but cannot be ready before this morning
The southernmost one cannot be repaired for some
time.
ENGINES PULL Up TRACKS.
Early in The morning before daylight and while
he rails were stiIl hot, hiched chains TO them
and then locomotives hauled them sleepers and
zII out from where the train shed had been Men
with sledges broke the FISH plates and the bolts
Then lsborers mace ready the earth. new ties were
aid and rails placed BY : O'Clock last evening
incoming trains discharged their loads ONTO a
platform az close 10 the ferry slips the
o.d one The departing trains will be in their old
places tine Today.
THE DAMAGE TTEMIZED.
Martin Dasb. proprietor Of The Dukes House.
1xes his loss at $1,000. largely furnishings
re building owned by the Hoboken Land and
lu.p1O -eIaert Company, was worth $4,000 and was
practically destroyed. The Public Service Corpora
u9E dxes its loss az sz50 900. a seemingly high FIG
ura- The Joss the ferryboat Hopatcong, prao-
ucaly totally destroyed. and the Binehanton
partly baIned, viii reach $4,000 There were but
tao r3lrozd coaches destroyed They We're Pull
man gslued a. $4,000 each. a total OF s'"h
T-s would make the total loss about $500, ex-
elusive of personal iosses by several hundred Of the
railroads employees Many Of the men had TWO
5se uniforms and be suit Pu6c 81 tse Service Gc 0Sr coF
loratois offset 10 extent ny ,d tnH Iu ,b
thousands mad 70 pay IL NeEark 10 ee from
ne Lecila wanna depet 70 me sies GLle Of the Rose
Gale Boat Cub. which were in the Ouke5 tnOv .t;
lley r-cr. s..ged they are valued at about 5000
j. happened that four members OF the Siup % the
building was threatened. their inst thonghnt "ae ~
0f tLf highly priced trophies, when tHeS 4os' Az
tine IN removing 20 q place OF saIetS'
THE NEW TERMINAL.
Tie new Hoboken terminal viii cost about S2ooo'-
CO. The Improvement comprises a ferry ana rali-
road structure. with six slips 10 accommodate the
boats running 10 Barclay, Christopher and Ad
sts while sixteen tracks viii make rapid tram
movement possible.
The building VIII be absolutely hreproof It's
construction viii be OF steel and concrete through
The main waiting room VIII be one hundred
feet square and n1ty-four feet htgn, with enCr-
nous windows ell SIDES. From .his will open
women rooms, smoking rooms luncheon room.
.aEosl and Information rooms and numerous other
dependencies. The restaurant viii bs on the sec
ond floor overlooking the water, and VIII accom-
Iu0dste TWO hundred. paople- - wide balcony pro-
jects from The restaurant for dining out or doors
lu summer.
A wide concourse giving TO the second
Deck of the boats will mold thirty thousand people.
Passengers from boats 90 trains will not be
PEELED 10 pssE through The main waiting room,
may proceed through a torty-foot eoncourse
broad nisht of steps leading % the tracks.
Ils tracks viii rern2ln on the grace level and