The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-15
Omnibus Regulations.
10 THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.

10 THE EDITOR OF THE HEkALD.
Eyw YORK, Feb I, 1855
~ addition TO several remarks In your st renowncd
ssoe a6sat hs dangerous agcment Of stages, my
saf Aac aDoit fortnight since accident which almost
Dstr ms my iNe. II happened thus II stepped into
6pOnd assc nage Broadway, ator riding as Gar as
plrt Nunu pulled the strap but tho driver NOT iooeen
sg onn'ciouy for the door 10 be wholly opened coud
mn vaaF CGaut, being the second step and another
e coming NJ full speed in the direction For rear
Cog run Wer did not al'ght. The stage driver sup
mex nosscn nut the door had caught my cloak and part
my 6rra vas dragged nearly haK block in the dirt
saes sne rain II several gentlemen GU the street had
I0 Noticed tho accident and my aid who knows
ou .sati wout have been killed As it VAS only es
caJcd with E0yca bruises. hope that something
will be done W the public against these Oft recurring
stage caused generally by rerson having TO
YOUNG LADY.
UV TUE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD.
NRw YORK, Feb 1, 1883
Ieee that agret many people sending word to you
about me bad regulation Of our omnbuses, 30 think
have right speak In dorcnce Of the schoolboys II
Iget Broadway and Forty street stage and
OF Thirty ninth street and II say he is not ut
tho his route he yes at nae loud enough 70 arouse
keep from being murdered SUPPOSE and this is MOI the
worst OF il: they will hardly evor give boy his right
change Now think follows money 10 o. good 70
him ~ another and like TO 500 justice done oyen 70
sLH0OLB0Y.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD.
NEW YORK Feb. Z, 1868.
While all that you say and true as TO tho
necessity for reform in tho management Of our omni
buses, why that attempt is made to reform the
crying nuisance Of city carsf Did you ride in
that proved the rule Of discomfort. Stopping each
others toes amiug elbows into each 0there sides hot
surely there mover were SO many people frequently and
previously thrown into stale OF suffering aud disc
fort as daily crowd our city cars Inc cars are uno.my
seat and all In order that tho capitalists who are
stockholders may realize fifteen 10 twenty er cent an
nuay their investment This is PARTICULARLY the case
with that close corporation tho Sixth Avenue Railroad
Please aid your suffering fellow citizens in thor pantve
cry tor kEfokM
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
lam glad that the HERALD has not refused It's
columns 70 the just complaints OF citizens concerning
omnibus abuses This Is far tho part Of your paper,
and may add without lst,cry. generous. inasmuch
the sub occupies much in paper which might
be proftabiy flied with Advertisements will en-
deavor not to occupy many lines II you will include my
among the number Of your admitted communion
tions Tho omnibus system mas been q nuisance
snce-from a deposition TO econornisethe proprietors
Withdrew their conductors and imp Sod the duty OF col
lcctng the pay tho drivers The latter arc mosty
an ignorant class Of mon, unpolished IN manners hac
Quanted with pa money and way dis4uali
fed for doing any oher duty than attending 70 iher
horses in crowded streets thsy have enough 70 do
To avoid collisions with otscr vehicles and TO keep their
horses from aling our slippery pavsmcnts. Add TO
this in storms and mrcsts aud IN extreme weather they
required tning and uagoving their bodies
and limbs daily, hourly, pcrpetua.ly. ! always
pity the poor fellows, and though sometimes
noyed by their insolence, think on the whole
they have the worst Of it The passeneets
suffer various ways. Every gentleman is u money
p1sser for those below him the stage and the or
he is mani who Sits nearest the driver is the common
carrier for all the passengers Questions Of change and
god bills constantly arr Q, and more than half OF the
attention Of the driver and all the attention Of his
gers occupied in these DISCUSSIONS Who gains by all
This. Certainly not the ubcsurcy not the proprietors
More vehicles injured by Collisions, more horses
srraned BY falls and passengers driven TO the rail
road cars by than would pay the
penses conductor for each omnibus. For aever
ride in omnibus when can help it, and have not
ridden, except in extreme cases for years.
There no city in the world but New York that would
submit to such system for month. Let remedy II
by walking by using rairoid Clrs. crowded they
are If no remedy can be found by law. CTVLS.