Year: 1875

Nassau street is at last shorn of OF its sons,
and the Postal Department of New York housed in It's
new quarters. The HERALD adverted briefly yesterday
to the removal as IL in progress Saturday night
It was naturally to be expected that there would be
some confusion and delay and possibly, accident
two just to give sensational tnge the proceedings
If there were any quidnuncs the lookout for such
contingencies they must have been disappointed,
everything was managed with the most admirable order
and promptitude. The last load


LEFT THE OLD BUILDING


a little before midnight on Saturday In addition to
the moving there two foreign mails distribute
There about sixty truck loads of mail matter
and other material from the old Post Office. Between
ten p M the hour announced for the closing of the old
office before which the distributing office could not be
disturbed, and five minutes before twelve, about
twenty five loads brought in. This included
of the working furniture from the domestic distributing
department The entire force, both night and day,
ordered duty and at eleven O'Clock the work had
progressed satisfactorily that the force dis
missed. At 1920 the first detachment of the night
force dismissed only twenty minutes later than
usual, their work having been all done There was no
accumulation of matter at any time The Postmaster
and his assistants expressed themselves satisfied beyond
their highest expectations the manner in which
the work done


The Assistant Postmaster Mr.. Henry G. Pearson,
greatly pleased with the in which the new
letter drops work Up to half past two Sunday
ing the letters had all come in propery not had
failed to be correctly distributed by the new drops
The authorities also feel deeply indebted the super
intending architect Mr. William A. Potter for accom-
plishing the transfer at this early day. He has been
giving his unremttlng personal attention to the work
lattery. Early yesterday morning the


woRKMES WERE


in the basement fixing the speaking tubes, which run
along the ceiling and the long newspaper drops on the
Park side


The ronwork for heating and ventiating the building
has been entirely completed The radiatng pipes alone
within 40 feet OF forty miles Two passenger
elevators are in full operation running continually up
and down.


AT hafpast eleven yesterday morning Postmaster
James took possession of his office the grand
entrance, fronting the HERALD Building. After the
usual congratulations had been extended him by his
assistants the following telegram sent the Gen.
era Post Office at Washington


Posi- OFFICE NEW YoRK August 30, 1875
business been transferred there without interruption or
supervising architect deserves high praise for the energy
THOMAS sS'f%p1ay % JAMES SaaSE


The following reply received by Postmaster
I. L. JAMES, Postmaster. New York =


Accept pr my most hearty Your occu
am delighted TO know that no delays occurred The pen
s be- S 'e S ns Of s
men TO each time have visited old quarters
you have been able with your
miserable accommodation Give my thanks Mr. Potter
for his assistance tell all the boys
placed under obligations their activity de-
votion to duty during the confusion of the


MARSHALL JEWELL, Postmaster General


By this the Postmaster General evidently assumed
that confusion there must have been. He will be ad-
ditionay gratided by the supplementary intelligence
that there was confusion whatever speaks well
for the admirable administration of the Post Office and
the discipline Of the employees that such should be the
case. Yesterday afternoon


A STREAM OF sIGHrsEERs


flowed in and out of the building Here and there the
sound OF hammer broke the silence OF the Sabbath
apolshng rag was being furtvely piled the vast
expanse OF mahogany counters readiness the real
campaign which opens to-day. Brooms busily
piled TO remove the unwilling dirt from the floors The
pigeon holes were tenanted with letters that looked
saucy and snug in their bran receptacles. The
clerks looked as though they had been installed some
months and everything bore the air of thorough at
homeishness The enormous superficial area of floor
and the quantity of tenacious dirt which sticks TO
must certainly render the Post Office small pros
pective Goconda to the poor scrub of the dis
trlct 1t Is TO be hoped they have not saponaceous
ring