The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-19
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Weighted down with distinguished
guests train flashed under the Hud-
son River between New York and Jer-
sey City today on the first official trip
through the new tubes in the record
breaking time of three minutes. whis-
ties on the river blew in unison and
bombs were exploded on the roof of the
Pennsylvania station.
With this era-opening Journey for
New Jersey and New York, the second
set of tubes of the Hudson and Mannat-
tan Railroad Company in the great
subaqueous and subterranean system
which is binding the two States closer
together. is complete and ready for the
public a first train for passengers VIII
leave the New York Terminal buildings
at p. m. today and by the time the
q, 900 commuters to New York for New
ark start toward home this evening all
the tube trains will be running on
schedule time as merrily as though the
system had been in operation for
year, and the confirmed first timers"
will have an opportunity of securing
the sensation of clipping from hve 70
eight minutes of the elaped time across
the Hudson,
Among the guests at the ceremonies
in honor of the opening of the tubes
were Mayor Jacob Haussling and his
wife who had made the journey under
the river in a private inspection tour
Saturday night
The official opening train left the
Terminal building cortlandt street On
the, stroke of 10 o'c'eek. Aboard as
guests of the Hudson and Maahattan
Railroad Company were:
Distiasuished Guests.
John F Ahearn, president Of fhe Bor-
orgh Of Manhattan; Charles L. ADAMS.
I'd. treasurer of Harvard University
and director Of the Hudsoa Companies;
William f. Baker, president Of the FIRST
National Bank: William H. Barnan..
treasurer of the Hudson Companies aaa
member of the firm of Harvey F'z'7
& Sons; Emil L. Bons, Of the iarsaufe-
American Lire. George w Beyd. sea-
eral passenger agent PennsylNaa.A
Railroad: United States Senator trark
O. Briggs, of New Jersey; Arthur Bsis-
bane. editor Of the Evening Journa.
Colonel FraaElin = Brown a. i.
Bryan r. H Bagher. first deputy eoln-
missioner of police; William II. cheese-
borough. Dumont Clarke. director %
The Hudson Companies; General James
S Clarkson, Henry clews, the awe +
known banker; f. {. Converse. Of tl59
United steel Compsny; William Il f,af-
bin, Leroy &, crane former Unitd
States Senator John Il. Dryden, prest-
dent of the Prudential insurance Coul-
pany; W c. Edwards, John f. Eutis,
Puplic Service Commissioner finy
Fisk, head Of the banking house x
Harvey Fisk & Sons. Wnbu, g. l'isi1.
vice president Of Hudson and Maahst-
tan Railroad Company; Sherin Thomas
F. Foley, Governor John Franklin Fqrk
OF New Jersey. L. A. Giegorich. justice
of the Supreme Court; B. J. GreenhGxs
Lawrence Greener president of Bor-
ough of Queens: James A. HamiIl, La
Roy T. Herkness. Arthur II HrarR.
George H Harvey. Onion Trust eoRi-
pany; Colgate Hoyt. II 3 Helms.
Felix Isman. F. B. Jennings, geaes Al
James Jourdan; David Bennett King.
W. Delaney K1untze. 6 Al. Lane os
Boston; Edward Lauterbach. Wilaeia
Loeb jr., Collector Of Port of New
York; e. e. Loomis. J G Mccu,loucs +,
J. II. MeCraeken, New YORK t-aiVer-
sity; Cord Never Patrick F. McG ~ ia.
president of Board Of Aldermen ana
Acting Mayor Of New York city. Post
master Il. ii Morgan Of Nsw York; 7.
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