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now in force. A passenger from the bridge upon reaching Bridge-street station is at liberty to change to the Fifth-avenue branch or he may continue to Grand-avenue and there change to the Ridgewood train.

If he continues on the train, at the Gates-avenue station he is at liberty to change to the Broadway line and go down to the ferry. At Myrtle-avenue and Broadway there is another transfer station, both to Ridgewood, and down Myrtle-avenue to the Fulton Ferry, or he can change at Grand-avenue to a bridge train, if the passenger is desirous of continuing the ride he may change again at this station to the East New-York train, and getting off at Gates-avenue go back to Myrtle-avenue and Broadway.

The Kings County road is now a continuous line from the ferry to East New-York, and is being constructed out toward Canarsie. Traffic is constantly increasing as the passengers become aware of the quick time that is made. Ridgewood is now but little further from the

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City Hall in this city in point of time than Harlem, and East-New York is even nearer.

New York Times Feb 15, 1888 page 1, col 5

On Feb 14 of 1888 an accident happened while the Broadway elevated was under construction. I have taken from that artical [sic.] descriptions of how the elevateds were built at that time, this was the same year the Myrtle avenue line was built and it is safe to assume it was built in an identical fashion.

"Excavations are first made at the curb line, about 60 feet apart, concrete filling and stone blocks are put in. Square angle-iron uprights are planted 22 inches below the street level and securely anchored after being plumbed. the uprights tower according to the grade. Four-foot girders of riveted wrought-iron plates are bolted to the tops of corresponding uprights. They measure 45 feet across and are fitted with top and bottom seats to hold the longitudinal girders, which are constructed in the same manner as the cross-girders described. The longitudinal girders, however are 60 feet long and weigh between five and six tons each. The top and