The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-26
Governors Clasp Hands
Midway in the Great
Bore Upon Opening
Greatest Engineering Feat
OF Age DOOms Ferries
Big Demonstrations

NEW YORK, Feb 25.-Grasping
hands in fraternal greeting across
the New York-New Jersey boundary
line, from the platforms of electric
trains go miles under the Hudson
river. Governor Hughes and Governor
Fort today formally opened the rirst
tunnel connecting the metropolis
with the New Jersey mainland. Mark
inc the completion of one of the most.
stApendous engineering feats of mod
.ern times, tho meeting of the two
lssovers RS will doubtless become ris-
elorlc
al President Roosevelt pressed the
~Sectric button in Washington that
,fstarted the ctric trains bearing
Governor hughes and Governor Fort
speeding toward each other, the for
mer leaving Morton street, New
York, and the other starting from
fsIoboken. The trains met exactly
on the state line, at which point the
tunnel was lined with bunting. Then
followed the memorable greetin be-
tween the two state executives. A
congratulatory message from Presi-
dent Roosevelt was read.
In addition to the governors and
their staffs, the trains carried distin-
guished representatives of the NUM-
cipal bodies of all the larger cities
of northern New Jersey, as well as
of New York. Officials of the tun-
mel system awaited the trains at the
state line. Following the brief ex-
ercises in the tunnel. both ,t'icial
parties proceed to Hoboken, where
the program provided for short
speechF making and an inspection OF
the tunnel plant. Great public DEM
onstrations marked the opening at
both the New York and Hoboken ter
minals.
The celebration was brought to
close tonight with dinner at Sher-
ry's. in which the state and munici-
pal officials of New York and New
Jersey took a leading part. The
tunnel officials say that this dinner
will eclipse anything of the kind ever
ernor Hughes will be the chief
speakers.
The route opened today is a double
track road extendin from the Lacka-
wanna terminal In Hoboken. under
the river and through Christopher
street and Sixth avenue. Manhattan,
to Nineteenth street. The stations
are at Christopher and Greenwich
streets. Christopher street and
Sixth avenue and at Fourteenth
and Nineteenth streets.
The fare in the McAdoo tunnels
will be cents from Hoboken to
Nineteenth street and Sixth avenue.
Eight car trains of steel ears will be
run, and the time will be IL minutes
from Hoboken to Nineteenth street.
The cars are constructed entirely
of steel, of a type different from any
now in use in New York They have
wide doors in the center as well as
at either end. and at all terminal
stations the platforms are SO ar
ranged that the passengers may en-
ter and leave the cars at the same
time.
The moment train stops at
station the doors OF the side toward
the platform for outgoing passen-
gers will open automatically. A few
seconds later as the car is emptylng,
the doors on the other side will open.
There are no bells on any of thc
cars. When the last door is closed
the motorman will get flash signal
ing him to start; but until every ioor
is shut he will not receive the auto
matte signal One important feature
of the system is that none of the sta
tions is on curve
Work is now being pushed RAPIDLY
on the other sections of The system.
When completed there will lie direct
communication between the Pennsyl-
vania and Erie stations on the New
Jersey side and both the upper and
lower tubes, and the undergr ound
route will extend as far west as
Summit avenue in Newark
On the New Jersey side tire great
terminals at Hoboken, Jersey City
and Newark will De transfer points
for passengers from the various rail-
roads and trolley lines, that have
stretched their web of steel over the
state, and when all sections of the
new underground system, with its is
miles of tunnels, are in operation
these points will have direct rarid
transit connection with Herald
square, with the Sixth avenue lines.
and with the subway.
This new under-river system rep
resents an expenditure of nearly
$50, 100000. 1t is one of the worlds
fCnuffunad IN m oa