New-York tribune., 1908-02-26
UNDER THE HUDSON
TO JERSEY A FACT.
CROUDS TAKE FIRST RIDE
IN TUNNEL.
President and Governors Help to
Link Manhattan to the Continent
-Featurcs Of NezC Sub7rGy. /:

Manhattan Island vas welded 20 the con-
tfnanr Yesterday afternoon, and the ceremony
was graced by two Governors and the President
Of the United States. II was the opening OF the
so-caII4d "4icAdoo tunnel" or. as it Is officially
known the first OF the Hudson & Manhattan
Railroad Compauy's tunnels under the North
River. Since the present terminal OF the tubes
Is in Hoboken it was in front OF the temporary
kiosks there that the speeches OF Governor
Hughes and Governor Fort were delivered TO a
crowd of fully fifteen thousand that chssred and
cheered again although the wind bore OF The
sound OF the speakers voices and reduced their
efforts to pantonirne, far as the general
crowd was affected
The keynote OF the speeches OF both Governors
was the fact that New Jersey and New YORK
would be drawn more closely together and each
would be benefited thereby. There were plenty
Of congratulatory remarks for William G. Nc
Adoo. president Of the Hudson & Manhattan
cor,Danv. who looked more than ever like
Abraham Lincoln as he bIushed beneath his silk
hat A letter from President Roosevelt was
read in which he expressed his regret that h
u-as not able 10 oe present and said the tunnel
vas an achievement IN which the engineers and
business men were ito be mostly congratulated
Altogether IL vas a day Of hand shaking. good
fellowship and pride in a great work well done
SPECIAL, TRAIN WITH FIVE HUNDRED
The ceremony began with the embarkns OF
about FIVE hundred guests on q special train at
the 10Th street station OF the tube IN Sixth ave-
ma which is as far uptown the line is now
omen. There we're fully fifty policemen, mount
ed and afoot to keep persons away from the en-
trance which IS under the Si-npson-CraVforu
store The presence OF the police and q dozen
photographers attracted crowd and 1t seemed
; that most OF the persons dtd not know what the
ais arrftt-d9
in sharn contrast to that OF the eager Jersey ctti
za,s who had gathered in HOboken as early a.
Q O'Clock in the morning
F2v process of elimination the double lines oc
nofTcs allow ed TO filter through those persons
who carried the necessary passes As these
e7,asts went down into the station they found IL
not unlike the subway only that the place had
a more cheerful aspect and the number OF the
srarfou. 10" was inscribed in blue on big
ground glass globes. The guards and ticket
choppers in gray uniforms. wore little caps vitn
short vfsors close to their foreheads that gave
them a distinctly German appearance As one
observer remarked. quite appropriate for line
that runs into foamy old HOboken."
There was waiting train OF eight cars. with
the forward car reserved for the two governors
and their suites. The power had been shut or
and the cars were In a half light from the few
fncandesceuts that We're fed b. the storage BAT
raries Finally Governor Fort and Governor
Hughes came arm in arm. behind an imposing
vanguard OF half a dozen strapping policemen
E,orIovvirr them were their STATS. outShinfng
even the guards and ticket choppers in the mat
ter of uniforms Then followed a number of
e7,azts including Edward II. Hartman Who
Was conspicuous IN that among a sea % silk
.torrers'- he wore a dun colored derby. Close
beside him was Cornelius Vanderbilt. while the
officials Of the construction companies We're
scattered throughout tho Coytege that entered
tho first car There was then brief period "
waiting while the following message was sent
by n special telegraph Instrument that had been
installed in the station:
To the President Of the United states The
first Official train OF the HUDSON q Mammalian
Railroad Company. under On" Hudson t'1Vsr.
. awaits vCur signal and pleasure
WILLIAM e. MADoo.
PRESIDENT PRESSES BUTTON
II was lust 3. .40se D m when the fash of the
extra lights in the car told the passengers that
president Roosevelt had touched button On
his desk in Washington and sent the power
cor1rsinr through the great tubes There was
-naartnr throughout the train and at the same
,t-,a Winkley the master mOtOrman. threw
/ a-crrd his controller and the train launched
I t,-v,ard II was a quick trip BY the timing
/ -, ,,noFHcial "clockers'' the 14th street station
I .a.bsa mast a minute later. the Sth street sta
,,oy at AZ and the Christopher street station at
/ IA Al inst 3: i6Ix the trains speed was sonis-
/ .bat slackened and the watchers from the win
+ 80 ~ a glare OF red. white and blue mean
} ,asoart lights These marked the boundary Iina