The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-03-23

in some places it would wash the buildings
away A bridge is well lighted and cleo
trio cars are passing over It as we pass
under. Small steamboats, are going in
every direction. On one of them l no.
ticed after it passed an express train in
three divisions sticking out from under
roof which covered part of the boat.
Long before noon l reached my uncle's
house in Haddonheld, N. j. The next
day we visited a man who worked for
my father when he was boy. He works
in an oilcloth factory and lives in very
fine style, while his father supported him
during childhood days by making boots
and shoes in very small shop.
The next day Monday, March 9th, we
visited Independence Hail. In the Coun-
Gil Chamber on the second floor are pic
lures of Revolutionary officers. The
room is about 2Ox40 it. and was occupied
by the Governor of the Province and
councils from 1748 to the Revolution.
The room of the Clerks of the Assembly
is of the same size and it's walls are adorn-
ed by the pictures of Patrick Henry,
Robt. Morris, Edmond Randolph, Decatur,
Commander Porter and Alex. Hamilton.
Extending alongside of both these rooms
is the banquet room, in which Mayor VIM.
Allen entertained his fellow citizens
September 80, 1856. On the walls of this
room hang the pictures of John, Thomas
and Admiral Penn, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Penn and Mrs. Robt. Morris. Each of
these rooms is furnished with big old
fashioned brick fireplace. The crumb-
ling bricks show the effect of the fires
which warmed those early patriots.
Washington's old sofa is somewhat tat
tered, and VIM. Penn s ane-seated chair
is out of repair. The Declaration cham
Der is 40 feet square. In this room the
Declaration of Independence, the Arti-
cles of { confederation, and the Constitu-
ton of the U. S. were adopted. On the
lower floor are two freplaces. And we
see here the pictures of John Hancock,
John Adams, Robt. Livingstone, Benz.
Harrison and Thos. Jefferson, as painted
by some noted artist. The old Liberty
Bell has had the crack chiseled out so
they could ring it on some special &C.
aston.
We visited the Pennsylvania railroad
station in New York city, March 7th. 1t
occupies two blocks from 18th avenue
to 9Th avenue and from 3lst to 33d
street. The building covers nearly 8
acres and the subterranear yards 70
acres. Five hundred houses, including
several churches, were removed to clear
the ground for this structure. The build
ing is 43O feet by 7S4 feet and extends
1853 feet above the tracks or SO feet
above the street level. In niche is
bronze statue of Alexander J. Cassatt,
who planned and supervised the construc-
ton until his death in December, 1906.
There are Fl tracks, making total
length of 16 miles, within the % acres of
station area. All trains are operated by
electricity out as far as Manhattan trans
fer. The station proper is on the first
floor below the street. Here are ticket
offices, waiting rooms and gates leading
to trains. Each gate is marked by a
number, the name of train destination,
and time of departure.
This station is reached by two single
track tunnels 70 feet below the surface
of the river. The tunnel, % feet in d.
ameter, is lined by an iron tube and con-
crete feet in thickness. The railroad
continues east from the station, first in
two three-track tunnels and finally in
four single-track tube tunnels. running
under the East River to Lcng Island
City, thence by tunnel to the terminus
Of all trains at Sunnyside yard. This