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Show A Wonderful Tunnel X CORE UNDEn RIVER AT NEW YORK MARVEL OP SKILL. Succeitful Completion of Qlgintlc Talk That Has Taxed the Ingenuity Inge-nuity of the Dett Engineers. En-gineers. The railroad tunnel which has Jutt been completed under the North river from Now York city to Weehawkun, N J., Is u marvel of Ingenuity and skill, for It wa found when tho two bore made from opKislto ends approached ap-proached within 125 fiot of each other that they were only one-eighth nf an Inch out of nllgnmcnt and only thrco-quarter thrco-quarter of an Inch out of grade, which, considering the tlto nnd tho length of tho tunnel, I something never before heard of The completion of this seventy flvo million dollar tunnel now makes It po slblo for one to wnlk from Now York illy Into New Jertej. and It will not be long beforo trains will bo speeding through them It I now flvo )oars slncu the first announcement wat made of thn project of building tho tunnels, and It was only altur a stren iioii campaign of criticism and opposition oppo-sition that work was begun The route of tho tunnel Is from tho Jersey Meadows, be)ond Hergen Hill (Wrehnnkenl to Thompson nvcnuo, I-ong Island City. According to tho plans as an nouncwl, every safety appliance nnd mechanical protection against accidents acci-dents known to railroad sclenco la to bo Installed In tho tunnels I'lcctrlclty will bo tho only motlvo power Tho current for lights will ho entirely separate, sep-arate, as In tho Nov. York Subway Tho city police will linve Jurisdiction, und tho city health department will havo sanitary supervision Iho now-est now-est ventilating apparatus will bo provided pro-vided Tho railroad romiutny has ol road) ordered steel car, to replace Iho wooden ones now In use Tho now l'ullmnns, too, will ho fireproof. A speclnl safet) feature will bo tho roncreto walkwu) or sidewalk, built Inside the t' u h vcl with tho car wl'-' . 't Muro i an acclili t or a i ue latseogors will Ki nbie to rei i-imo walkways from i rn nludb i ir doors Tho cables V 'or Wiitei nlpe for protection .11 i i, und part of tho signal tctil U. bedded In the .oucrete binoath these sidewalks. Tho construction of tho tubes has been designed with a vlow to safety Instead of retting upon the river soil, they aro lupiwrted by Iron foundation! founda-tion! known ni tcrow pile, such s are used tor llghthouto pro-t In tbe raso of tho trolley tunnels built further south, tho tube rest In tho soil, for they will not havo to bear trains of great weight Iho I'enns)lvnnla tunnels, tun-nels, on tho other hand must support 100 ton electric locomotives, and bunco It wan necessury to provldo Iron foundations extending nit tho way down to bedrock The method of construction haa been tho sumo as In tho trolley tunnels, tun-nels, and In thn Knst river section of tho Subwny As tho shields aro pushed forwanl through thu soil, or through nil occasional uprising ledgo of rock, cast Iron rlngu aro knitted together, forming thn links of tho tubes Tho lining Insldo tho cast Iron la In ho of concrete, a part of which will bo tho ualkwnjB already described. Much has born told of tho Manhattan Manhat-tan terminal It ha been decided that this Is to ho n railroad station from top t bottom, with only such sub-sldlar sub-sldlar departments na nro necessary Interior of Tunnel, 8hovlng Safety Walkwaya of Concrete. to tho comforts of railroad passengers. There will ha restaurant and arcades of small Bhopa near the walling room, 300 feet long, but thero will bo mi thentor or hotel or beer garden despite frequently published rumor. To tho various train platforms, below ground, the passengers will descend tu elevators, and nt tho top of each elevator shaft will bo electric signs showing what trains nro duo or waiting wait-ing In Bhort, thero Is to bo no convenience con-venience lacking, and tho plans seem to provldo for roominess and comfort enough to supply tho demands of thu future Now York, however fast 'ho population Increases. |