The Washington herald., 1908-02-26

hlfer- he has done what no other President q
the United States had an opportunity q doing.
snd none even among an Of his iilustriOus pred
eccssors could do u more wnrthfy ssarding 81
high as be does in the popular esteem and 81
secure in the confidence Of the masses q on
people.
Letter from Roosevelt.
The letter from the President. which
Mr.. McAdoo then read. is as follows:
White House. Washington. Feb. .. lss.
Ny Dear M NcAdoo:
Nov tlat a beginning is TO be made in o-cninc
Tor operation the Hudson tunnel. ] write 10 cx
press my f5syet that cannot b. present. IN per
son. sni my high APPRECIATION of what you have
accomplished. The tunneling Of the Hudson River
Is indeed notable achiefcnent-one Of thos.
achievements Of which al Americans are. as they
should be. Justly prou6.
The tunnel Itself and the great buiiding con
structed IN connection herewith. represent wors
Of Extraordinary magnitl5c represent cxtra0rdi
nary difiulties successfully overcome while IN.
d.fnCIlty and magnitude even surpassed by The
usefulness Of tho achievement The whole svstem
is practically below tide water and this makes
il the greatest subaQueorss tunnel IN the world
It is bigger undertaking than any Alpine tun
mel which has yet hesn constructed: and the sue
cessful completion represents moving New Jersey
bodi- three miles nearer 10 New Ycrk IN point
q AMuE. anu lLiltLctl lItIEdSSc INC td>e
from one State 20 the other.
All toe engineers and business men who have
taken part IN bringing this grest achievement 20 q
successful conclusion 70 be mostly congratulated
II Is the kind of business achievement which is in
the highest degree creditable 70 the American PEG
pie and for which the American people should
feel and publicly acknowledge their hearty gratitude
Sincerely yours. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Gov. Hughes Speaks.
After reading the Presidents letter, Mr.
McAdoo introduced Gov. Hughes. Di.
recting his remarks to the officials of the
railroad. Gov. Hughes said;
I'VE may well congratulate you on the
magnificent result Of your work which We
have seen on our "trip under the river
New York Is really 70 meet New Jersey
at all times and under all circumstances
even under land or water. To-day we
have the rare privilege Of congratulatine
ourselves on this new and unique binding
together Of our StatesH
Gov. Fort. OF New Jersey, was then In
troduced. He said:
1T means much to New York. thi.
binding together Of the people OF our two
States. but Il means much more for New
jersey
Speeches Of felicitation and congratula.
tion were made also by the mayors OF
Hoboken. OF Jersey City, and then the
visitors departed for the return trip.
Opened TO the Public.
The tunnel was opened to the public al
one minute past midnight, when .St-ss
trains started simultaneously, one from
the station at Nineteenth street and SIKH
avenue and the other from Hoboken
There were big crowds at the Fourteenth
and Nineteenth street stations. and It re-
CURED half a hundred police 10 keeI
order.
The first train from Manhattan was n
charge Of Conductor Henry FEBuch. anG
was operated by MotOrman r. A. Mills
who, with the other men who make III
the tra's crews. have been drawn from
the marlborough company.
With the beginning OF the regular traf
nc, the trains ran on five-minute head.
way