New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-12
TUNNEL CELEBRATION.
Ssaf of McAdOO Enterprises At
tends Smoker at Sherry's.

Financiers. executive officers. engineers. members
OF tie executive STATS and even some Of the sand
hogs" who sre connected with the enterprises or
the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company, COM
monty known as tie McAdoo tunnels. so-ceiled
from William q. McAdCo, president OF the COM
psny. took a might or last night attend
smoker at SheTTy's as the guests or 9 NJ JACOBS
and J. V. Davies. TIRE chief engineers.
y the enthusiasm and energy those present put
into enjoying themselves is any criterion Of the
way they are constructing the tunnels. there will
be question that they win be finished on time
There something doing" every second. and.
IN the words OF the press agent there was not a
duh Minute during the evening. over four hun
dred persons were present, from the heads OF the
banking firm that furnishes the money down 10 the
Office boys in the executive Offices
Mr. Jacobs was a lenent master of ceremonies
and let mrth be unrestrained. Mr.. McAdoo was
absent as no was out of ;he city. Others present
were Mr. Davies Pliny Fisk. ". N. BaTnum. W.
s. Fanshawe and Wilbur Fisk. OF the banking
Arm OF Harvey Fisk & Sons. which is furnishing
The money for tie enterprises; ". G. Oaknlan
president OF The Hudson Companies. which was the
first corporation formed build the tunnels; An
drew Freedman. a director Of the company: Colonel
J. II. Wells and Dewitt Clinton. OF The architectural
firm Of Clinton and Russell: Frank Logan, OF the
Logan Iron Works; II. c. Sanford, chief engineer
OF the Deznon Construction Company; A. n.
Parker. principal assistant engineer of the Pennsy-
wanna Railroad W. P. Robins and John Oakman
OF tho architectural firm OF Robins & oalIman;
Wallace king, vice-president Of the United Build
ings Material Company; lincoln Bush, chief en-
gineer Of the 1.ackawanna Railroad; George B
Fry, superintendent OF the ORourke Construction
Company's work the Pennsylvania tunnels; Dr.
A. J. Loomis chief OF the medical STAFF; Hugh
Hazleton. consulting electrical engineer; Paul
seurOt, Office engineer: I. p. Artaud, purchasing
agent. and F. y. Hyndman. chief clerk
The ceremonies, which started long before
the dinner was over were formally opened by Mr..
Jacobs IN little speech, IN which he expressed
his appreciation OF the confidence In the work
shown by its financial hackers and his pleasure
At being associated with such fine force Of men,
W G. Oakman said he had never been associated
with any work which had given him more salts
faction and promised much for the future.
When Mr.. Davies said: "You know. without the
sineWs OF war We wouldn't be Of much account"
NO, check! No, check! walled chorus from
PIiny Fisk said that ''the sinevs Of war might be
the dollars and cents that We all despise Sat the
brains and intelligence he saw before him. W II.
Barnum. Andrw Freedman. Wilbur Fisk and Pat
IN response to the insistent demands OF his men.
speed s s SS he 6a d e hooes FOR his
when they got in front OF the peariy gates unless
end tunnel under the gates.
There was an interesting programme OF music
given by some OF The men themselves The feature
the programme was the Sand Hogs Military
Band Dressed in the yellow 'slicker' and hat
and rubber boots Of the tunnel worker. and with
Tin. with bazoo attachments. dozen OF the men
dlScouTSed weird music from raised PLATFORM
n ID Bastow led with all the grace OF Sousa-
Suddenly, from an obscure corner OF the room
sailing through the air hard roll. 1t struck
the leader in the neck but did not abate HIS ardor
IN another minute relics Of the feast from all quar-
tiers OF the falling thick and fast the /
hapless musicians, but they stuck 10 their horns i
until got a salt cellar in the ribs and
other had his wind cut OF by defty hurled plate.
Then the band retired and the walters began to /
take away the debris.
A quartet; W. S. McElroy, who told funny stories; !
Theodore Waters who sang tunnel ditties and 1
other entertainers who followed were received more
respectfully. but al agreed that the band was the
greatest fun Of the night.