New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-30
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
THRILLING ADVENTURES ON A NEwJERsEY
| RAILROAD.


To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: am looking for house in the country
within an hours ride from this city, My experience has
been interesting although far futless. My prediloc
tons are in favor of NewJersey but find dcutes IN
every direction. There roads managed Win some
regard for the comfort Of passengers but they 40 no
lead TO Orange Bloomfield or Montclar, where WISH
TO co. The complaints Of passengers on the motifs ana
Essex make me hesitate about travelling upon that route
recently went to Newark on the Lehlgh valley az AZ
press train at 11iO a. IN. Unfortunately haSing nNo
members OF my family with me- had negecteu 70 Pro Pro
vide the yact amount for their tickets ana onereu aso
bill to the ticket agent at Barclayst who refused sg 70
and having crossed stopped on the other size "i'
Quaker friend with had both hands iuli OF Sh
"Shcw your ticket" snarled out one OF the men, WIN, t
the other seized hold Of his arm wait unt ga, c he
down my bundles, and VIII sho% rhG yshsd upon the
Quaker, and gave him severe pinlshng NE h hoS his
saving that II they would release him. he woulu so I
Ticket was informed that these gentlemen hold speeci
commissions as Constables. Possibly they cariieu INN
had now lost my opportunity of going on the im zo
train but was allowed pass through the gate IN c cne
to take the next train This through oegan character
drawn by frst-class engine nboutt Is.
inquired Of an intelligent JerseymaH Why th fba trains
mens OF this train were so elegant VIII oar each
nd rsdcd f were always shabbyi He informed
me that some times the directors OF the a9au tb
hrSnr Train Should always be kept in fine order for
that purpose paid extra fare for al my htr and
hcinP me penalty for ncglecting To go 10 Dfoh anu
getting the exact change necessary TO puy uGkes
on the train was witness Oh in dt in front
tbe conductor and gentleman sitting ulrecty III no'
of me The latter Morris and Essex cohilhHteI'
had taken this tain intending 70 sioP 9Nel ~
ark 10 do some marketing, and to complete Ms a.
tourney TO Orange by later train The conductor IN
sisted upon punching his ticket IN s9en manner Vas a.
express that the entire trip to which the "o
entitled had been enjoyed 10 lils ~, ,I u.s. ~
GTS ea me HTHe must then put me ON
piled the gentleman have since been hIo,ihe iar
F TSaroad are OF the NONRESIDENT persuasion
must confess TO sensation OF astonishent az
the conductor "slow the train and collar my passive
neighbor. Two brakemen were suhnohSH 70 ne
ductOrs assistance. The passenger was liea Unor d
hacks of the seats aud the heads OF my family ana
dropped with his hat damaged and coat torn from ,e
platform of the moving train lie 1edI upon tI u an
who has vowed not to pay his fare again so Long as
his ticket holds out He gets Pt on to e
that the President OF the road had gwen orders V
let these id Jerseymen do peddhg DuSilcS' aioAe
Having missed my railroad connection at Newark by
of these episodes was obliged 10 a train
drawn up q side-track and headed toward Mohleh.
for my family to the waiting train; The CON
ductor on my application, unlocked LOCKED t,vo uo OF
three one Of u the inmates emerged with rush
The situation Of the trainfour well-ted passenger
| n weIl-LnoWn New-York merchant and Newark manu-
facrer having" stopped over train IN the
ticket the conductor had proven heavy enough 10
sis the combined lifting pOwcrof all the employees on inc
train The passengers had declined to AID IN the
OF removal In order TO punish and ALL the CON
ductor had locked cars, switched them upon slde-
track and detained them there awaiting INSTRUCTIONS ny
telegraph from the President OF the Railroad The tram,
| which was the $40 from New-IOrh was not released
from this limbo till the arrival and passage OF the GO
train The extent this delay, subsequently learned
was due TO the circumstance that the President ad gone
10 his villa on the Hudson. 1t only remains to state mat
reached Montcair too late to get back before Suay.
| Lest your readers should deem the above narrative
faucfu send herewith responsible name, ready 10 DE
used i'm an affidavit that all the above incidents occurred
| i'm one day on the railroad named IA HoAESEEktk q
Nec York, July, 1870.