The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-27
The Broadway Omnibusses.

II requires but little effort to convert a conve.
nlence into a nuisance, and the drivers OF the ON.
nibusses seem bent upon showing The public, with
now little trouble the change can be effected. A
tew OF them are properly managed; the create
number are conducted with degree of reckless
ness, careessness and indifference to the comfort
ana safety OF the passengers, which call for promp
correction at the hands of our city rulers. Being
IN urgent haste to meet an engagement, YOU hal
IN omnibus which s going "rght up, sir" o.
right down, SIR as the case may be. Having
first interr0gated the driver strictly wheth, he j.
really in earnest, and being answered with tn,
most solemn asseverations that such IS his sncers
intention, you take your seat. AT the next block
YOU are suddenly stopped and supposlng that q
new passenger Is coming, you wait patiently som.
moments, when you discover that the driver i
amusing himself with looking up and around IL
every direction, North, South, East and West, t.
discover, If possible in the remote distance, some
that he should ride, by Geographic signs. You pull
the string indignantly and are answered with cone
noment, SIR" You wait another minute, and thei
repeated pull puts you again in motion, but it il
only that the same farce may be enacted at eaci
succeeding corner, until the complement Of pas
| sengers Is obtained, which means eight on side.
when there is only room tor six, or six on seat,
which but comfortably accommodates four, or un
~ some other " Buss" which started a half hour
later IS heard rafting behind, when the driver
whips up into broken-backed gallop, and dashes
onward like beggar on horseback. The fun OF
The race is occasionally interrupted by running in
10 gig or llgnt pleasure carriage, or com
| ing bolt against lamp post or hydrant and hurting
uckless box passenger upon the pavement, OF
crushing some innocent little girl laughing on her
way to school. IF these amuse ments, for such hey
would appear to be to the drivers, in addition e.
the fright given to all the old ladies' and gentlemen
who may be about crossing the street AZ you pass.
do not induce you preclptatey to resign your seat
YOU at last reach your destination long after the
time you proposed, and inclined 10 vow that you
will never again enter an omnibus when in haste,
and never. for any consideration. to expose III.
ives OF your children in such breakneck vehicles.
Ia the name OF humanity and of order let stoI
he put at once 10 such disgraceiul management
and let not the passenger ieel, when he enters
omnibus, that he is longer under the protect
# the law, but at the tender mercy Of seiwlled
driver.
The omnibusses should be obliged to start at re.
yular intervals, and pursue steady course, never
topping except TO take in or let out passengers
The rule OF stopping on the right hand or the left
according to the pulling Of the string once or twice
should he observed in them all, so that no driver
an land lady ANGLE deep in the mud in the mid
lie OF street AL racing should be strictly forbid
| len under penalty for each offence For all nc.
idents from careless driving the proprietors and
rivers should be made responsible, aud all rud.
,ehavi the part Of the drivers should be made
latter of complaint and punishment land in his way
hese vehicles, now the most dangerous, perhaps,
n the world, may become safe and proper even tor
our wives and daughters. O. Y.
NAvAL.-A detachment of Marines under COM
mand OF It. Devbn, passed through Albany yesterday
morning en- route from New York Erie 10 join the
| steam fIisats Michigan ~ her guard