Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-25
MEET UNDER RIVER BED
Opening Passenger Tunnel Between
New York and New Jersey.

Opening Passenger Tunnel Between
New York and New Jersey.
NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-Graspinl
hands in fraternal greeting acros:
the New York-New Jersey boundary
line. from the platforms OF electric
trains so feet under the Hudson
river. Governor Hughes and Cover
nor Fort today formally opened the
first tunnel connecting the metropo-
lis with the New Jersey mainland.
Marking the completion OF one OF
the most stupendous engineering
feats Of modern times. the meeting
OF the two governors will doubtless
become historic.
President Roosevelt pressed the
electric button in Washington that
started the electric trains bearing
Governor Hughes and Governor Fort
speeding toward each other, the for
mer leaving Morton street, New
York, and the other starting from
Hoboken. The trains met exactly
on the state line. at which point the
tunnel was lined with bunting. Then
followed the memorable greetings
between the two state executives. A
congratulatory message from Presi-
dent Roosevelt was read.
In addition to the governors and
their stafhs, the trains carried dis
tingulshed representatives of the mu-
nicipal bodies of all the larger cities
Of northern New Jersey, as well as of
New York. officials of the tunnel
system awaited the trains at the
state line. Following the brief exer-
cises in the tunnel both official
parties proceeded to Hoboken, where
the program provided for short
speech-making and an inspection of
the tunnel plant, Great public dem
onstrations marked the opening at
both the New York and Hoboken
terminals.
The celebration will be brought to
a close tonight with a dinner at
Sherry's, in which the state and mu-
nicipal officials of New York and
New Jersey will take a leading part.
The tunnel officials say that this din
ner will eclipse anything of the kind
ever held here. Governor Fort and
Governor Hughes will be the chief
speakers.
The route opened today is a double
track road extending from the Lack
awanna 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 Nine
teenth streets.
The fare in the McAdoo tunnels
will be cents from Hoboken to
Nineteenth street and Sixth avenue.
Eight-car trains of steel cars will be
run, and the time will be ~ 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 sta
tions the platforms are so arranged
that the passengers may enter and
leave the cars at the same time.
The moment a train stops at
station the doors for outgoing pas
sengers Will open automatically. A
few seconds later. as the car is
the doors on the other side
will open. There are no bells on any
IF the cars. When the last door is |
'losed the motorman will get flash |
signalling him to start; but until
every door is shut he will not receive
he automatic signal. One import |
INT feature of the system is that
none of the stations is on a curve.