New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29
TERMINAL
OPEN TO PUBLIC SUNDAY
Finishing Touches Now Beng
Put on Grand CentraFs
New Structure.
A MODEL FOR CONVENIENCE
All but Stainless" Building
Smooths Way for Travellers
In and Out Bound Traffic
Separated.

Final plans for the opening of the new
sie,. cocc0 Grand Central Terminal at
mldnich, on Saturday were discussed yes
tcrday at q meeting of nine officials rep
resenting the New York Central and the
New York. New Haven & Hartford raii-
roads. The problem Of handling the DIE
crowd which is expected to view the STA
ton on Sunday was considered also Whilc
not the least important matter under
discussion concerned the acoustics or the
main concourse Two thousand or more
men are working night and day to get the
terminal in readiness for tho opening.
Among those who attended the meeting
were A. r. Whaley terminal manager and
chairman Of the committee: Il. L. Pollock
general manager. and \. -. smith gen
eral passenger agent Of the New haven
and these representatives OF the Ne"
York Central. II. T.. Willa", assistant 40
the yice-presidcnt: L.. T. Nosburg gen
eral passenger agent; q. \. Harwood.
chief engineer OF the electrical zone i'm
provements and Miles Bronson. supctin-
t.ndent Of the Grand central Terminal.
The size Of the main concourse-which
could contain city Hall with ease-has
been responsible for great deal Of study
a to tho use OF megaphone announcerS.
II is known how fast the apparatus should
bs speeded m other parts Of the structure
but more experiments must he made In
the concoursc before it is decided.
one Official said after the meeting that
the acoustic properties ~ the concourse
uermitted a moderate volume Of sound To
be heard i'm every part, but as the con-
course will accommodate thirty thousand
persons. il may be necessary To nave
gre, ter volume. that all may hear and un-
dcrstand. That. however. is only q detail,
though from the railroads point OF view
an important one. The bigger problems
faced in building the station, which COW
ers seventy-nine acres. made this seem
simple
Aside from one stairway u the nam
concours.. placed thor" mostly for esthet-
f. rca sons. II IL a Stainless structure. one
goes up and down irclines. He may 80
below the level above the Level or stay
ON the level and never use stairway.
II may be a bowling blizzard OUTSIDE OF
above the main concourse the sky IL ever
blue studded with IS stars BY day one
NAV see the signs of the Zodiac in it and
a suggestion OF the MILKY Way.
one feature the traveller will note IS
IN. complete separation @: through ana
local inbound and outbound traffic. This
will he accomplished by separate waiting
,oous and concourses. The tracks are on
two levels. the upper for through trains
tho lower FOR locals. II Is expected that III
time fully So per cent OF travellers VIII
enter or leave the station by entrances on
the cast and west sides.
Tn. main entrances are IN vi street
and they open on the main waiting room.
This in turn opens into the big concohrse'
uhich contains no seats and Is free OF
.,ervtbiua bur ticket and information
booth. The concourse opens on 10 the
train platform II is three hundred leet
from, i9d street 10 the train platform
Arriving Al the station by train. the pas
seneer will step 10 a platform level wth
tho car floor. and any course nc may tol-
low will lead him To the street without
tts coming in contact with outgoing traf-
~ Tho bagcaFcmeu will have q section
.u a. themselves \ trunk may be depos-
tied in tho station. checked ana placed III
+, train in fft"en minutes. the station
,.s,auraut. which i being rushed 10 COM
r,e,ion. will hold separate tables as wen
az lunch counters. Among oth'r Things
there will be woman's bootbiacK pariof
vher. negro girls will shine '"m up.
II will require river of 25.OD gallons ot
ro, water a minute TO neat the terminal
This does not include the concourse. II
has been decided to leave this part UNI
heated. as persons passing through VIII
have no cause 10 tarry. II heat is needed,
however. II can he supplied. as every pro-
vision has been made for H.
II Is planned TO reopen Vanderbilt ave-
nue. on Saturday. and a big force OF men
was at work yesterday getting that thor-
ourhrare i'm condition for use The wooden
scaffolding in 4?d street was being taken
down. and by Sunday New York VIII nav"
an unobstructed view of the terminal
from the outside as we'll a. the inside.