The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-20

New York, Sept. 20--Just 900 years
after it's discovery the city of New
York is to become a part of the main
land of the United States and the
celebration of the 300th anniversary OF
the discovery Of the Hudson river,
which is to take place at the end OF
this month, will also mark the elimina-
ton of that river from the local trans
portation map. For 1t is now definite
ly announced that passengers from the
west and from Long island will be able
to reach the heart of New York by an
Iall-rail route before the first Of the
year as a result Of the opening Of the
under-river tunnels within the next
few months. In consequence the river
on which the first steamboat was run
lby Robert Fulton, 10 years ago, and
(which has been crossed by hundreds
of millions OF travellers by steamboats,
every year since thenS will soon cease
to be a line of passenger travel In a
word. Manhattan after 800 years as an
island. is soon to be annexed physical
lily, to the rest Of the country, and the
great celebration in honor Of Henry
Hudson and his discovery OF the river
(which bears his name, will also COM
Imemorate the passing OF the river.
TRAINS win be running through the tun-
ineIs 1t is stated, by Dec. i, and with
In q few months OF that date 1t Is ex-
lpected that the under river service win
be handling nearly half a million pas
lsengers a day in the new terminal OF
the Pennsylvania and Long Island rail-
roads, leaving the picturesque Hudson
river practically deserted. Within this
station, which will be TIA feet In
length and 433 feet in width. will bt
more than sixteen miles OF tracks ly-
! ling in layers varying in depth below
the street level from thirty nine Il
fifty eight feet. The concourse alone
is $40 feet long. and 210 feet wide. anC
altogether the structure will furnish I
most remarkable monument in memory
Of the passing of the river, the S00tF
anniversary of whose discovery il Il
be so royalty celebrated by this city
in a few days.
Good and bad boys went fishing IL
Harlem last Sunday. They didn't ever
lgo to the river, but nshed in roarinl
torrent OF water pouring down Man.
, haitian avenue from two hydrantl
which had been opened for flushing
purposes. Hardly had the stream be-
gun flowing before 1t was seen to b,
, full OF fish from an inch to ten inches
in ength, and all alive, o. The newi
! of this piscatorial prodigy rapid!
lspread and scores OF boys and girl
came running from all directions II
share the spoil. They cared not ;
straw for their Sunday clothes, Blu
plunged into the rushing waters an.
2 scooped out the fish by the dozen. Boil
the open MIGRANTS kept belohing gu
! fish and older people began to join ii
I the sport. One man caught eleven
!. (which he afterward ate for supper. an,
La little boy got fourteen. The fish wer
mostly bass with some sunfish aznonl
them. and their appearance accounte
t flor the unpleasant taste the water ha
q had for some time past People en-
: joyed the fun more than they did tn
d reflections to which It gave RISE TO
o without fishy additions. 1t seems to b
up to the water department to explai
whether It Il running an aqueduct o
y an aquarium.
i There In always something the trou
1 Ible with the police. Just now II 18th
]. discovery that perhaps 1000 Of Their
u are non-naturalized foreigners who ar
Esaid to have obtained their cftizenshi