New-York tribune., 1909-07-20
uloUO TUBES OPENED
ocrr CITY JUBIL1NT
OYER NEW LINN
,J;sEmeat Of Boast, Three
uipatcs from Brond''og, Is
celebrated.

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Je-ses i' ,,,,,r--Jersey CITY three iii'''"
Platform -. The trains went II II sho"'i-
frc'n Pc - and took over scores "l Il'u-
" ana -. direction. following the scheoUie
dot and making ''s
. ,-o,e +Free minutes
the iaii,'' Is nothing quiet IN the way J''
Bl' M 7-rev went Wild over there ana
81 th' celebration the like of which never
ahfasii'U ,,.r-e All day long bunting buried
vas IL 5,-,,a mite and frecraclers made NE
tnt u" :, .7a rir1fd There We're speechts pN
puIU--- rho sfavor and other local ceiehrl-
the % =. -s-,-sssrtatives of New York 'lty
iies - 17,- t7a men who built the tunnels
ana &c. rs,antian in the CITY Han ana "
In'.' oo-- in tle afternoon. and hreN o'NS d" ".''
oai- ,,,,5 concert IN the evening WIN d pun
3i'1,.. ,,.,srration over Mr MeAd"e ana MS
h' Ut The celebration overlooked INT" t"-uaH'
+be hand concerts VIII 50 -" -''
t-.a davs more ,.,.
RI. official opening train VAS sent 'll
i - Ifrr1e after 10 O'Clock in the morn
.bo,,t Two thousand guests gathered j"
% .,,,rsa under the Terminal Buildings -
nN - ,rfn Il IS not often that 50 many
.h, have made their mark IN the ""''u >
ns+ together. There were bank press
S che dozen with silk hats. railroad presl- 4
-, !, stiff stravrs and world famous en-
- IN farming Panamas IF such an incredl-
,regve q, to suggest well-to-do brother
..,iraers on the isthmus-
,r.Do0 CONGRATULATED
-. 2 zrcA6oo president Il the Hudson
,,.,battan Railway Company and the man
- .be whole enterprise. stood in the middle
-. aoor inlrrisoned by a ring OF hand-
.,-,rs who refused to let him 60 Win MN
- bis 5aY,ghter. Miss Harriet Floyd McAd'o'
,sn5er girl in white. with great blue oSlrlSh
hume in her hat.
mar mounted q low. flag draped stand ana
,-,onnced 70 such as could hear him that 'he
lights would be turned out until after MISS
,Ica5ao had turned on the power for the hrs'
.-.,r The lights went out accordingly, except .
~ = few 10 show what was going on MISS
,,,ssco .stepped 10 the front Of the stand ana
rrsbe5 switch. The lights came back with
+,mn and the whine Of the air pumps on the
rating trains downstairs began again
The crowd heard the sound for about eleven
,.,s,ss. then the rlotorrnen found the whistle
co-x and everything else in the world was shut
q. m the screeching sound. Boxed into the
tr ration. the noise ran riot and shriled the
ssupsess nerved conductor into mental protest |
N. s;n kent ur1 for fully I've minutes. until the
NeAdoos and the principal guests had boarded
thsr train and taken their places.
A hurried telephone message took the news !
r1stsirs and across the river. and twenty dyna-
-He bombs were set of on the roof Of the Penn /
tylYania Railroad terminal in Jersey City. Be /
sre the third one had exploded, the whistles Of
Tie riyer craft had taken il up, and ferryboats. D..
Ess white excursion boats and hard working
tlgs we're whooping their welcome.
FIRST TRAIN DRAWS OUT.
A; 1924 O'Clock the first train drew out, with /
81 GcAdoo il the front car. beside the motor |
nsn It ran swiftly and smoothly around the |
curve out OF the station and rushed down under |
shs river bed. The trip took just two minutes /
and forty seconds
AT Jersey City the passengers went up in the I
tlsTstors to the street level, almost 100 feet /
tbove and landed in the Pennsylvania station /
on the Exchange Place sidewalk. according |
Is they had taker the elevators at the front or /
rear Of the station.
E1ctange Place was crowded with people and /
Entering from sidewalk TO roof with bunting. /,
There was row Of automobiles for the es-
fs1ally distinguished and official guests and a
sTS Of brightly tagged trolley cars for the fel-
'oFs Of baseT sort. mere bankers, consulting (
eaEineers. railroad vioe-Iresidents and the like.
1he whole procession made of for the City Hall |
os AlC SufsNS dITlktQ 1utTE were ltlTtc /
more trains 20 bring over all the party. The |
ee'0hd took few seconds less than three min |
tes to make the trip. and the others had to
van trife that period to allow those
thsaa 10 discharge
fU the particular benefit Of the guests. trains I
s''e run along the Jersey shore TO the stations
. noooken. and many took advantage of this /
inspect the tunnels for their fun length. TAX !
= - Eains al The Lackawanna station for the /
- BACK to Manhattan by the northern route. /
as7cuoh o. the tunnel from Jersey City TO
Aeh VII not be thrown open TO public /
a. Niol august . Jersey City sympathizers /
80 tunnel operation had their reward later in I
nay. when at O'Clock all who had sub
~, 80 $40 or more 10 the tunnel day fund
H. ~oihltled to ride through the tubes and
''ef the stations to their hearts content
e eEoWD RUsHES FOR TICKETS
Coz ls real opening, so far as the public was
'ess came later stjH BY ! o'clock there
s, curious crowds about the Terminal Rujla /
so-.,.- 90 tieularly at the yawning entrance in
- - street A row Of policemen stretched
.ss use entrance held the boisterous I'm cbecl, (
r. meg back all who could not show the en-
by - aus of invitation which were sent out
hss pshy- Or the very stroke of ? the
sooa - way instantly. and the policemen
"a 0u' 81 the way Of tie rushing crowd
Tor ot .-.liiered down into the station at the
es,7ls-s. speed There are no stairs at the
cinss s''eet entrance. but very broad in
doen - - ---.e'e' sweeping in two ample spirais
te s.s.,a- moor Nobody stopped TO look at
boc,ss .-a They swarmed up to the ticket
her bsrs s-.l demanded fares Instantly. jamming
ledgss {, through the press at the window
for ne : Desperate attempt TO get off in time
He
s,d sor,, 80 s'fs on a bench near the entrance
then yo h...il -llenas Of the company and watched
tor Nss. H''h grin Of the greatest satisfac-
eie Ct The IN .'-Ni ticket booth stood in the mid
q TIE irco-, ii'or space. squarely in the path
% buying -bt- e'of.'i- Everybody seemed bent
tss, and ~. FAet right there and nowhere