The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-12-03
INTO new YORK.
EOUTHERN RAILWAY TRAINS
RUN INTO NEW STATION,
Passengers From The South Pass
Under Hudson River and Beneath
the City to Reach The New Ter
minal OF Pennsylvania Avenue.

portation from the Southwest direct
to the heart of New York City be-
came fact this morning when the
Southern Railways United States
fast mail handling sleepers from New
Orleans and Birmingham via Atlanta,
rolled into the magnificent New York
Passenger Station OF the Pennsyl-
vania through the Tunnels under the
Hudson River, which were opened
for traffic at midnight. Travel from
New York direct to the South began
when the southbound United States
fast mail left ten minutes after mid
night, being the first through train
to leave the Station. During the day
the other five through trains OF the
Southern to and from the South
THE New York, Atlanta and New
Orleans Limited" 1.-The Birmingham
Special" operated between Birming-
ham and New York via Atlanta, 1.-THE
Southerns Southeastern Limited" be-
tween Jacksonville and New York
and also handling sleepers between
New York, Aiken and Augusta,
THE Memphis Special between
Memphis and New York via Chatta-
nooga, Bristol and Lynchburg, 1.-THE
New York, Chattanooga and New
Orleans Limited" made their first
arrivals at and departures from the
New Station. This mamonth pass
enger station which covers twenty
eight acres and is the largest build
ing in the world ever put UP at one
time, was put into operation under
the handling Of force so we'll
trained that everything was working
as smoothly when the first train came
in as II the terminal had been in use
for months. The location Of the sta
ton at the space enclosed by Seventh
and Eighth Avenues and Thirty
first and Thirty-third Streets, enables
passengers to alight from trains only
few blocks from their hotels, and
by its use the Ferry trip from Jersey
City which has been a part of travel
to and from New York since the first
trains were run from the South, goes
into history. Passengers who wish
to go direct to the downtown financial
district can leave trains at Harrison.
New Jersey and take cars through
the Hudson Tubes, which will put
them to lower Broadway in a few
minutes. With the use Of the new
station Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
in New York comes the operation OF
only electrically lighted sleeping cars
tween the Southeast and New York.
These sleeping cars that supply every
convenience which modern ingenuity
can supply, now take passengers from
their homes in all important points
throughout the Southeast to this
great station. in the heart of the
hotel, theatrical and shopping dis
trict of New York, with the CORES
ponding service in the opposite direc-
ton. The magnitude Of the great
Improvement which the opening of
this new station and the Tunnel Sys-
tenn puts into use and the extreme care
which Is being exercised for the pro-
lection of passengers is the fact that
private fire department of thirty
men has been organized and placed
In charge of a fire protecting plant
Installed at a great expense after
the most careful study despite the
fact that the station building and the
material used in the tunnels are
what would generally be considered
absolutely tire-proof. During the
day OF the opening thousands of in
terested sightseers were enjoying
their first opportunity to inspect the
architectural beauties as well as the
ample and excellent facilities of this
great passenger terminal. The fol-
lowing named passengers are among
the first to arrive at the new sta
tion in New York, on Southern Rail-
way train No. 30:
Mr.. Sela p. Masten. New York, Mr..
). .. Miller. New York, Miss S.
Nobel. New York, Mr. j. w. Tom
linson, New York. Mr.. w. w. Thrash
er. Macon, Ga; Mr.. f.. II. Woodside.
SimDsOnVillp & O.. Mr. Wy podo
Manager Of Brooklyn and Trope of
japanese Performers, f.. w. Pierce.
Charlotte \. c.: Mrs NJ Freeman.
Coney Island; Mr.. A. S. Raulett. Jr.,
New York; Mr.. r. j. Bing, BROOKLYN;
Max bioomberg. New York, II. n
randolph. Atlanta, Ga; Mr.. and
Mrs. j. ID. Baker, Jacksonville, Fla. {;
j. ID. Woodside, GreenviIle, S. c.: r..