The New York herald., 1871-12-03
A Ride ON the Third Avenue
Cars.
/ Trip from the Herald OlIice to
the Depot and Back.
Scenes, Incidents, observations and
Lively onversatiO1-FOod for Legis-
lative Reflection and Facts
for the People.

QDgIe melDCeT OF tue community may DOdSb oAu
blow and be very PharIsee Of the Pharisees with
out nJuriny any interests but his own; but II Q
whole people conceive The idea that they are lnnac-
nlate it Is quite Inherent affair. Now, there il
nothing we Americans pride ourselves on more tnan
the assumed TACT tnat are the most go-ahead and
progressive people on the face OF the glODe. AMI,
snguIarly erough we boast more OF our means Of
travel than OF anything else, although the iac.s are
all against Leaving out altogether the question
OF steam communication. IN which. 10 say
the least, we have no advantage over
European countries the want IN this
the metropolis OF the country Of quick transit
ought TO be sufficient to toie dowl oar Glorious
Fourth orations. TIE TACT ssares III the face on
every side as we
GO UP OR CONE DOWN TOWN
that III the matter OF passenger tranc the Island
OF Manhattan we are lar behind the aye. London
and most OF the cities Of Europe are far ahead OF
IN this resi- eci In tie former city ride III.
teen miles In steam cars IN any direction and re-
turn in Shorter time than 1t w0ull luke us 10
reach Harlem IRON the HERALD office. Then the
accommodations are excellent. Each passenger mas
. seat secured to HIM; rowdyism is rendered
Impossible through admirable management, anu the
employ es are attentive and oDhging. We properly
call our city vellcies cars, though ''carL,'' would
be . better term; bot the English Calm taat their
veuiCtcS are ''CdTridges," duu sO tuGy dTe MOdclS
Of cleanliness anu orr, they differ from as
much as raclag yacht differs from mudscOw.
rne London omnit uses. too, vastly superior 10
our Broadway STAGES. But 1t is with tue street cars
we have to do III this artlc.e
THE THIRD AVENUE RAILROAD.
or all the city railroad companies the Thrl Avenue
V perhaps tile most conspicuous for mismanlse-
ment Its directors strain themselves III deL.on-
straung their contempt Tor the convcn ence and CON-
tori Of the luoic. wnle desperately active IN hoard
ing RIeenbacas Their CARS cOnsDlcuously li.tny;
vermin have Tree pas ses on them, and laXurlate III
cushion pIckpockets do good business the front
Platforms; conductors .re sulky anu drivers INSULT
Ing. The unfortunate passenger is liable 10 be
pushed from the seat lie has paid for AM perhaps.
cursed at by the employees OF the road. L. the pas
senger is lady sne may have TO undergo, II she
travels at night, the lmperliaent scrutiny or the
conductor aud driver AMI listen to nDald jes q.
Then, II 1t suits the wnlm OF the tight eggel and
wlde-rolhns master OF the bell and strap, sne IL
liable to be showed or the platform into
the middle OF dirty street, block away
from the ace where she desired to al.gnL
II sue demonstrates she Is lnsutcd, she discovers
that ner pocke. DOCK Is vst the Ir eluS
ductOr On lne platform auxn ana cnucale nlIn0f-
ously, au poke the eieuant young InAa Oh tue rear
Policeman 0n the corner Oi me street. 90 well IS
tnis u4dersto0l ~ passengers on The ihiru avenue
cars tnAt
EVERY MAN LOOKS OUT Foa HIMSELF;
the ladies' nave 10 truss Providence keSs, thieves
ulsholeSC CONDUCTORS Aud ULIer veruln nave Y good
hme On tue road; Dut passengers suler Ia many
ways.
during the uay demonstrate this. Tie Cars start
uum Iue seniry box cOnce II iron,lnx me uEKALD
snCnlzed anlinais era 4 round, obeLieut 10
tAe yells OF the driver; ana JACK INTO
tue traces nne, hays ~ r done Gooa Eysr serses
anew seem sign with every wsilsA vi lLelr ab0re
vlated rails over tnclr ,hn oacxs betgn" anu when
tney neigh each weii-cvndtiUned morse pa slnx up
park row VI q tfOt Thanks ~ nOrsey krOan and
sur,nks has narlcss. luxgIhI nJ the rens, wnl.e
sunerlD1 unil.leI aOuse, Tue poor creatures STUN
bic Iur q st.ri- pull nun. RAIN, ana nnay 40 OF
with rush. People going mp town IN marry see
,nls and rusn iol llie car. ine Car Il cousauctel
for t~ euty.tWO, eevch al sue; Out tne conductor
dues not mind taat beiore Chatham street Is
F.fTY PEOPLE ON THE CAR,
al squeezing pushln. and snovlng, IKE so MANY
cattle III \ pen. Aua The human catue don't pitcn
their teeth, grim ana bear H. As We arc Dau.ea
along up the hiii into the bowery Inc irvnt AMI
rear Platforms are led; iad.es stAnding IN the mid
de VI the car ale usneu; with every JOLT heavy
noiulnk Oh " the sLra totcs forward or vacx.
ward anu Crush tn0sc WAC are seated, anu then Inc
uneven motion sc. .lousy intc.l .leres wiIn Inc KeuLe
men CHEW Ioudcco, AID iaues dresses dre Coll
seQuenLy, varnisnsu VITA the JUICE Oh tile wec0.
Tnere Is geniielan IN me wno vb ecis ue.ng
treated III inls manier. DOR ielow he noes nos
realize thai he Is III New l0rx. protest addressed
to u conductor oi u vehicle III lha ielpniL boston
or baltimore would OuuULicss be uecuel. but our
conductors uie frames III L"e school Vi lndAhcrence
70 puDlic opinion. But
''M0ve forward there I" snou,s tne conductor, as
he pushes The VA selger III Irult Of Inn ilgnt III
reach r inc " eon.uuac.oas @ .iars.n sus Is ..are'
has breathing room iUr himself ana Two ladies', one
on elncr hana, ana refuses TO move. inen tie
conductor reg sters u vow and Iuinis It. lie tee
graphs with hls fingers to the driver, aud the
driver grlns back through tue glass III reco4nlton
0i The weii-known s,gnai. lne ROAD dps u II lie;
two three rou.ns yulp ON the end ala, lorn, anu
without woru o warning ,ne Car Is stopped w.tn
O jerk Uf course the contulnacious Gentleman
goes forward n0enS ~ ems, and all be-
hand follow him up. The conductor then
bu0ches nali dozen 'iares' and shove, them llto
the Car from the patforru The car is iuii aDd tns
platform empty uni the neat balcl oI "iaies"
jump On. A grin spreads over the lace oi the con-
anu laughs uproariously. surely II Is u plcasait
Joke.
street ana rourteentn slec, and some get oh.
POOR wOAAS wuh CHiLD
In her arms, and carry q iasket, eDdeavors to
push tnrolgn the crowd Oh Human beings IN the car
anu gain tne p aiiOim.
..Look alive, now, ,ook alive - cries the conduc-
tor, and tne poor OLD iady mas scarcely ner sklts
well clear 0l the crowd and IL pressing
toward The step wnen the ben rings she
umps TO the slippery street as the
IS moving, and as sne Is whiried around, uying TO
Keep her 100 ing and save Tue child, tnc CONDUCTOR
laughs aloud. ne aiiv.r looks bach ana gr.Iis ani
two or three friends Of tne conauc,or ol the rear
platform utter yen a dengnI 1ne conductor -
evidently OF ophion tiat every 'lare" man of
aDle To Jump un me Car wniie IL Is III motlon. lie
thinks he Is Insuited whcn clleJ upon 10 lake his
hands out OF his pockets aild pun Inc strap Aud,
Di cOu sc, the drivers icengs musL Dc consulted;
ior he knows his tights, anJ believes that every
man anu woman ought TO tc inaie 70 Jump OH the
car, nc matter at what rate II Il gOing.
1hen mark -
rnE CONDUCT or THE CONDUCTOR
and mis- md Inference to the cJntOrL OF ths passcn-
gers. On most ines a notice ls posted NJ In
every car III view OF the travellers that tue
conductor Is required TO keep the doors closed.
There IL no sucn notice IN thi, car. The conductor
Keeps the door open there are too many peo.
PIE cruwuinV IN 1. 10 aulnt o. It's Deing shut
anyhow, and every lew minutes ne elbows ms
way forward, opens the door, and, muiied 10 tne
throat ~ lie ~, cnas a,anty with nus cuuul the
driver, fierce blast OF Icy wind pouring III tue
Wnie and chiillng The poor women IN the Car 10 INC
very heart 1hey do not complain, Tor tley lear
Insult and the men selnsh. They su1er In
snence, anu wait they hope tnat the next Tine
they travel on tue Third avenue cars the weather
Will DC miider or tue conductor less brutal.
Amcrlt ANS are distinguished Tor tneir patience.
bee now Al IL demonstrated here. IL ~ Saturday
night anu inns ~ q through for Harlem. II must