The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-01
THE STATEN ISLAND rEaRrss.

What Passengers Have snGcr--Ghe rsrsE
Shore Boats Withdrawa Yenserdry.-Ar
Indignation Meeting ~ Wevryb Wastisx
Men, Women md Chi lven,
Every individual unfortu...s enough 70 reststt ia
Staten Island has been made aware time and again
that those at the head Of the TWO ferry companies
running thence from this city care but little for the
comfort convenience or their patrons. For PEARS
they have been snubbed, their rights uamplea
upon ana SO insulted by the indifference and neg
lect Of these 0lcias, that It has at last become
fOregone conclusion that 'they had things
1xedn In such manner. that they.
were above being made amenablc To
public opinion. 1t has not only been the occasional
disappointment Of hauling OF boats at certain hours
most desired by Staten Island RESIDENTS but IL u
the unblushlng assurance OF telling you when
being expostulated with, 'that 1t Is none OF your
business-we run this ferry" On both ferries
that from the foot OF whitehall street and tho
North Shore boats from the foot Of Dey streetit u
the same. II breezes little stronger than usual.
or fog sets in the ierryborts oftentimes with
drawn from regular trips, aud the poor passengOfsI
have to wait in rooms destitute OF any conyenence,
pleasant especially to the ladies. ~ ''''''' ''
At last however, matters have eliminated. and
M1e sr e M0r fo S1r s were w
people that cOngregated at the company's dock,
arser q long waiting, held an Indignation meeting
and their long pont up wrath found nttlng words to
express contempt lor those who were instrumental
IN deprving them or the pleasure OF reaching their
homes AT Two O'Clock the passeagers assembled il
tue waiting room and, calling Mr.. J. IL II. WILCOX to
the char, and appointing Mr.. Ia Henermann score
tary, rec0unted their difficulties IN vigorous Ian.
guage some Of them held that the same work had
been going on for years, and often on Saturday
nights, when detained IN the city later than usual
they were compelled to be away from their families
until the following day. They felt that OF the three
boats owned by the company a. ieast one might be
ell'ng on the pay they had never known
and running slowly, the trip could not be made with
safety. Again, they rightly found fault with the
officers IN not giving them such notice as kilograms
from the island when In their opinion II was I'M
practicable to run the boat, that they might not De
kept waiting for hours and at last forced to ma
lodgings In hotels.
The sense OF the meeting being taken. resolution
was offered and adopted with acciamati0n that the
chairman OF the meeting be requested to call upon
President ]. g. Vermuhl and confer with him ID
regard to the recurrence OF such detentl0ns. ana
request from him q little more attention In the
future The meeting then adjourned, men. women
and young ladies wondering where they should GO
or what they should do for the night. Can there
not be some remedy? Passengers would rather
take three hours In going the distance than not go
ct all; and II Is dangerous to ply swiftly over the
route IN fog is there not safety IN runQtng slow.
using whistles and log horns'