The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-20
vANDERBILT'S VICTIMS.
Railroad Outrages i'm West.
chester County.

al AnNAShaAt SVumuulty VA tnO W - sSsA
Arrangement Of Colossal Corporation
the Hudson River Railroad is Doing for
Suburban Residents Mass Meeting at Yen
kers-A Graphic Description of the Com
pany's Depots and cars-What the
se People Are Going To Do About tt
Indignation and disquletude are now disturbing
tho proverbial peace OF those hitherto happy and
still influential communities living In suburban Sc
clusion on the picturesque and wealth-bestrewed
banks Of the Hudson River, IN Westchestcr county,
between Y0nkers and peeSskill. To series or pro-
racted annoyances and cxasperating inconve
niences imposed upon them by that |
giant ana remorseless monopoly, the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad, IL seems
that Commodore Vanderbilt has since the compile. !
ton OF the Forty-second street depot piled on the ,
tabled feather which broke the already overbur-
deRed cames back. Goaded almost to desperation |
the people indicated now, not only stand at
bay, but are prepared TO 'plcdge their lives,
their fortunes and their sasred hon
ors" In enort having for its object
the vindlcation Of their abstract rights and the ab0
lition OF those grievances which have grown too
CALLING TO be longer endured 1t were vain 10 at
tempt recapltulauon OF the outrages complained
or some OF which may De found In the resolutions
given below, sufficient to state, however, that all
the discom(orts arising from travelling In filthy,
damp and poorly ventilated cars, coupled
with the indifference or inselence OF the o1acials
and employees OF theyroad, while the abused patrons
are compelled to Aay exorDitaut tariff OF freight
and passenger rates, have been for years past and
are now beng DAILY ana hourly felt by the commu-
mites, who have ~ lcngsh resolved to
FIGHTy THIS MONSTER MONOPOLY.
For the pasttwO weeks, since the new arrange
ment went into effect by which all trains running
OF YouEers have their terminus Forty second
street, intensc dissatisfaction has existed in that
ana the neighboWng villages This has been
caused partially ny ,1e Withdrawal OF express
trains, and, 10 great cxtonL by the
alleged unnecessary mode of dragging way
passengers all Ground the Hariem Rive, and then
''dumping" them at Forty-Lfth street to find their
way to ther downtown places Of business as best
they can. TITS claimed that ny either or the modes
OF communication iNdIcated the people removed
distance Of halaan-houl's travel from the city
by the dse0ltinrEance OF fast trains running into
Thrtich street rs formerly. Another nagrant dis
regard Tor the lights wishes OF the travelling
public hos pceR: the ignoring altogether OF Glen
wood station By this blonted raf-oad corporation.
This STATEN, SQUARED aoo1r mile north OF Yonk-
ers was crec'Ad some years ago by the residents o.
that vicinity us induenlent 10 the railroad COM
! pany to stop trans there fer the convenience
| OF Numerous partes dong business In tue city.
Those VINO nave beAi for years In the i.aDit OF COM
Duttng from GeDv nsTill siOw nave TO swallow
1 the main village depot
rti WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE DOING ABOUT 1T. Ni1N
local press large anu inauentai body ii cMlzens
evenins or the purpose Of denouncii,g tue unscrS
psa0us aggrcss,ons on their rights bv the corpora-
insure reiief aRanSt wnat they gross tmp0st
tion upon the privileges Of The travelling puolic.
preside, briefly aaae ssed the meeting calculation
O tue important subject for the cons,aeration OF
tnsy mad , met los ans parpose 81 demanding re-
the largest corporations IN the cunnty, presided
over by Mr. vanderb,lL and Ills satellites. 1t should
be Remembered ina. in tnar, a. wen as every otacr
first the people who gave the right or way, ana
secondly, the s!ockaolders While these latter have
Testmenis, the people nave rignlJo 4se afhHei
quick ana nN oier prveecs & should 10
naensoe: ,o Ia ms ass eorPoraon Their rights are
'wItn Indifference and contumeiy. The peo-
pie pay taa nat corporation sni sixteen per cent
eight per cent would be q very lalr remuneration.
IN order TO cover up these vast gains they have
people OF ionkers were conveyed from thai village
to Chambers street inaan hour, but now occupies
! an honr ana thirty minutes to travel the same
distance They had q right to claim that this half
hour be restored 10 them. According it charter
the Hudson River Railroad does not terminate al
many ought TO convey the travelling public
to enable business men to reach their places
OfbusiDesS dOwD town In somewhat near the same
po,nt Indicated. Mr. Vanderbt runs the road not
10 the interests OF the people, but for the exclusive
sertion were wanted look at the passenger deaors
along the line OF the railroad. Take ours for In
NOT FIT FOR HEN HoosT
lr Vanderbilt VIII not listen 10 our complaints
~owll go 10 the Legislature, and ihmE we nave
E.. N n
JonN W. OLIVER, IN response TO loud calls on the
part OF those present, said snai, owing 70 the new
YORK central and hudson River railroads,
many Of the river :, towns were now. now.
suggested that tine railroad company run express,
trans 10 Thr,ietn street. ana also that reason.
convenience OF those living at that place and
/ DEPARTED ci,i2ens who lived in yonkers twenty
years ago--wpen people were, conveyed from New
formed. Tor nifty dollars per annum-coad be
brouEht back AGAIN :, to-day they would
W,uks was thunder The favorable auspici lies
mcntioned MANY had bought property on the bank
| arrangement mas been changed without ever CON
". A. GIBSON next = idre ssss the meeting stating
That the lime Tor pi,senisns petitions 70 me a,r
~ WAR roTHK KNIFE
Although II was at present conundrun how lone
1t woGld take the railroad company to- con.
vcy passengers from Y0nkers New
York. i've or six PEARS years ltence he
would venture to say that me time required would
be Ut leas; two hours Like many other victims ne
happened 10 own piece OF property Ia the village,
and this. he thought. nad deprecated /
$1,000 Ia value since tire new rail- \
road arrangement lad gone Into effect. /
Alihougli receiving sixteen per cent OF rs orqnal
Investment now, IL would not he many PEARS before
The railroad COMPANY woa,d claim Twenty-Five per |
cent. IL was 1f 1855 eMfNa H3 ~
USELESS TO PETITION rOR REDRsss, "a
~ every desire OF the people 80 expressed had net
with Insult There Is hut one way Dy which we can !
AFFECT this corporatiou and that Is by going 10 lhe
Legislature. he advocated no: only Tire up tnlnat
OF q committee to bring about the desired rad /
road reform, out also that the p,enVers thereof pe
furnished win means to prosecute. ihe necessary 4
measures, and Tor that purpose he WIS wiling to \