The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-28
GREAT ALTON
HAS been OPENED.
First Regular Train Sent
Through Hudson River
Tunnel.
1000 PERSONS SEE IT START
Vast Concourse Thronged Dur
ing the Evening by Sightscers
and Travellers.

New York, November o7.-The Penn
sylvania Station, in Seventh Avenue
between Thirty-second and Thirty
third Streets, was opened to passen
gers between New York and point.
South, West and Southwest at 9:at
o'clock last night, just two hours ant
thlrty-two minutes before the frs
regular passenger train to pass through
the Pennsylvania's Hudson River tun
nels was scheduled to leave the new
! station. throng OF some 1000 per,
| sons was on hand when the big doors
leading to the main station, from the
seventh Avenue side, swung open.
A little man ran through first and
running all the way, reached the frs
ticket booth to be opened and bought
ticket to Elizabeth, N. j., and re-
turn. He has the distinction Of being
the flrst person to buy a ticket In the
new station for a station not on
Long Island. The Long Island SER
vice na was inausurated several weeks
Awed by New stations Beauty.
AS the crowd passed through the
doors into the vast concourse on every
hand were heard EXPLANATIONS of won
der, for none had any idea of the
architectural beauty OF the new struc-
was ablase with lights.
iorters In handsome uniforms. and
bright new red caps scampered about
answering questions and directing
travellers. Baggagemen were stand
Ing at attention waiting to check the
first pieces OF baggage. while the sta
ton master, tall and military-looking,
hurried about to see that everything
went as it should.
me opening Of the station means
among other things as one railroad
man explained. that It will now be pos
sible to travel from New York to Broad
street, Philadelphia, in two hours.
Perth Amboy Train the First Out.
!, ne first train to leave the new sta
ton this morning was local for
Perth Amboy. N. j., and intermediate
points This train got away two min
utes after midnight. 1t was followed
twenty eight minutes later by a
through train for Philadelphia, Bal
timore, Washington, Jacksonville. At
lanta, Birmingham, New Orleans and
Southwest. At a. NJ, the first Phila-
delphia express to start from Man
haitian Island for Philadelphia. left
the station.
All these trains were crowded with
passengers and they all seemed proud
the FIRST trains to leave the great sta
ton.
The express to Philadelphia, which
started at / A. NJ. was the last of the
night trains. and with its departure
the throngs in the station began to
dispense. The next train was not due
to leave until A. NJ. when the first OF
the day trains to Philadelphia starts,
to be followed at hourly intervals by
other fast trains for Philadelphia
The opening of the station to the
through service West and South
means the connection of New
York City by direct all-rail route
with Philadelphia. Baltimore. Wash
ington, Atlanta. Birmingham, Gal
weston, Jacksonville. Richmond and
New Orleans.
1t has been possible to make the trip
to any of the cities named for several
months without crossing the Hudson
by boat. through the McAdoo tunnels,
but 1t was necessary to change In
Jersey City to the Pennsylvania. From
now on, the traveller bound to the
Maidr Gras will board a train in Man
haitian and not leave 1t again until
he arrives in New Orleans.