. Rides and rambles on Staten island . n, Snug Harbor, Livingston,West Brighton, Port Richmond, Tower Hill, Elm Park and Erastina. Another 10 RIDES AND //.I i//;/./.w singer oul Bays w itli equal melody, Train on the lefI for Tompkinsville, Stapleton,Clifton, Rosebank, Fori Wadsworth, Arrochar, ami all points on The East Shobe. This is a rapid transit company in deed as well as name. When the passengershave left the boat and are seated in the cars, the train moves off without delay. Thetracks arc double, and these is nowaiting for incoming trains. The stations arcenclosed and have elevated pla
. Rides and rambles on Staten island . n, Snug Harbor, Livingston,West Brighton, Port Richmond, Tower Hill, Elm Park and Erastina. Another 10 RIDES AND //.I i//;/./.w singer oul Bays w itli equal melody, Train on the lefI for Tompkinsville, Stapleton,Clifton, Rosebank, Fori Wadsworth, Arrochar, ami all points on The East Shobe. This is a rapid transit company in deed as well as name. When the passengershave left the boat and are seated in the cars, the train moves off without delay. Thetracks arc double, and these is nowaiting for incoming trains. The stations arcenclosed and have elevated platforms to the floor level of the coaches. Passengerspass through the gates, drop their tickets in the chopper-box, alter the manner of the •• L ■&&U&&m*& ■■■<yMV*gafca<B roads in the city,and t h efive - dlltfare is all that is de-mandedbetween Krast inaand Arro-c h ar ; a 1 ell-cell t ticketinnst bebought;it bears arebatecouponon v, hich five cent i is refun-ded at theendofthe r a i n s. A Hamblb. •(>suvf I run rap-^4 idly, and st at ions are manyand short between. < me is hardly passed before another is announced. This seemsa vaai improvement on the old way of the ferryboats making all the landings, which was slow and tedious. And. with all these advantages, the tare is only ten cents fromNew York, boat and rail, to any station between Krastina and Arrochar. The train runs on express time, and the tunnel just east of St. George is but a \\ ink. the darkness comes and goes so quickly. After the tunnel, coiiies named for old Governor Tompkins a place of growing commercial importance. Thelarge Btorage houses of the American Docks are located on the water-front. The New York Canoe club-house is here, and for those who admire the artistic models of tiny craft, a \isit to Tompkinsville will prove interesting, rjntil thirty years agothe Quarantine Buildings were located near Tompkinsville, as if the people of New ON sta ten island
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