The New York herald., 1870-01-14
STATEN ISLAND RAILROAD.

TO rHg EDITOR OF THE HKRALD:-
Notwithstanding your cosmopolitan character and
well known philanthropy towards suffering human
iy, do not believe that 1t has ever come TO your
lot TO have heard OF that wonderful one-hoss
shay mean the Staten Island Railroad Corpora
ton-and It's thousand and one victims. In your
Ignorance must advise you that, geographically 1t
has termlni at Tottenyille ana Vanderbilt landing
and courses the thirteen miles OF It's length with the
speed OF comet-if comets do not 20 faster than
thirteen miles per hour. Its roliing stock consists OF
one superintendent, three wheezy engines and a
president at salary Of $1,000 u year; six emgrant
cars and three times as many dIrectors-so called;
three four fats," half dozen lanterns and about
5000 employees, and pays yearly dividend TO
the faithful or ten per cent. or the three engines
one has chronic whoopng cough and dts and
Is victim OF delusive attempts at getting well the
second broke It's sums against pebble about two
weeks since, and all the doctors III the town may
never make Humpty Dumpty well again, and the
thro Is slowly dragging Its weary engt along, and
is liable at any unexpected moment 10 burst up fall
10 pieces evaporate or get Btakey cit her all
at once, to our constant terror and Increased eX-
pense OF shoe leather. You must also know that
there are about thousand and one daily passen-
gers VINO have no other means OF getting to aud
from New York except by this one-hOSs shay. and
who. in consequence OF tins Aforesaid shln-Droken
locomotive are compelled. how far In the dark
futurity time can only tell. TO ride on the emiRranf
not oftcner Lnan twice day In gong from their
homes IN the forenoon. and three times the alter
noon IN returning rom their business, ana
leaving New York later than six O'Clock
I. NJ, whereat they are getting justly tndig-
Dant, and, taking INTO consideration the valuable
franchise OF this wonderful corporatlon Its eAorbi
tant prices OF fare and its unreasonable mode OF
communication, the surllness Of owners and It's ad-
verised promises to run. and demand OF 1t redress
IN these respects. And To that end we humby be-
seech thee on our behalf, the feeble, and tnou the
protector OF the feeble TO mildly remonsra rate with
tnls terrible old man OF the one-noss shay, COR
poraton or Whatever II may he called or short
comlng3 and give thcm warning that indictments
are already talked abOlt when the Richmond county
Grand Jury snail next convene, and that III the
meantime their thousand and victims are study
ing up railroad, and among other things threaten
that unless things are generally and forthwith
amended they Will compel the enforcement OF the
three following provisions OF law. each and all Of
when are daily even on every trip, notorivusly aud
hagrantly violated. Wiz
A. which provides that checks be axed to
parcel OF baggage aud duplicate given the
OF refusal the corporation shall pay such
senger ten dollars and no fare shall be received collected
from such passenger.
SEC. ~ Fin forming passenger train baggage, ,.
merchandise lumber be placed the
of the passenger and they OF them shall he
placed the Ocer who directed knowingly sf
feed such arrangement the conductor Of tram shall
ingly."
80 provides that the ringing bell the sounding
or steam whistle nj least eighty rods from where the ra
road shall travelled puplic road
sounded At intervals until shall have such
street. under penalty OF against tho corporation
ceedng twenty dollars and against tbs engineer
ing lily dollars or imprisonment not exceeding sixty days
Since Mr.. Stantons death the prominent names
mentioned for Associate Justice OF the Supreme
tnsvn tt,.. .hrnn at Inl.n,