New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-11
THE STATEN ISLAND RAILROAD.

This road is already in the hands OF re-
ceiver, Judgments to the amount OF over si'0Oo"Vo
having been obtained against IL by Westneld SUI
ferers. 1t has had competition whatever, ana
since 1t was built 1t has been operated In
way which has dissatisfied the people using
IT. The managers claim that there has been most
dis heartenng lack of patronage while the rates OF fare
have been moderate basis Passengers, on the
other hand freely declare that the wretched
dations OF the road have restricted the development
OF the sand that the minimum cost at which the road
has been operated has rendered people liable long de-
lays and constantly fearful OF disasters. However pla
sbe this may must be confessed that section Of
Staten Island, which the railroad cleaves has wide re-
pute for health that at hardly OF the
II between Vanderbts Landing and T0ttenyille, the
terminus connection being thence made by ferry with
Perth Amboy, any improvements buildings to be
observed Rents too and the price Of real estate In
numerous Instances not more than one nall what they
are at the same distance In New Jersey and Westcheser
For all this the railroad company is not responsible;
nevertheless II cannot deny culpabllty In several I'M
portant respects An the rolling stock has In con
slant 1900 and is in very poor condition.
Raised roofs have been put in some OF the cars but most
light. and which scarcely allow tail man to stand up
right At night each is lighted with two Kerosene
lamps, feebly brilliant but powerfully odorous totally
insufficient to enable any one TO read. The seat
cushions have a moldy, suspicious look very dread,
ful 10 lover OF cleanliness, but not more painful
than the sitting atmosphere generated by the
disordered stoves used in Winter. The loco
failing when snow-drift a train unusually heavy
tests their capacities The ballastng OF the road Is even
execra6le than the rolling stock The rails
iron, and Of order the badly regu-
lated and the violently Joed from side 10 side
In riding The Company, either through Lack OF fore
sight or penuriOusness have never purchased snow
pillow, and IN consequence during the past Winter ac
cordng to the passengers stormy days trans were
detained hour two through having gear where
with TO clear slight Except III Instances OF
this kind, the trans do not frequently miss the hourly
boat between vanderbilts Landing and Whitehall-st;
but owing to the stOppages at Quarantine and Tompkins
ye the journey by water takes 40 minutes, making the
full time from Perth Amboy to New-Iork, two hours.
The trains generally time at the way stations at
which all trains stop. No Communication tickets are Is
the OF single tickets being ~ cents l-
Guiding ferrlage) from New-YOrk to Courthouse
az miles, and intermediate stations, and Is cents TO
stations beyond Courthouse to Perth AmDOy (20
miles, Packages of these tickets sold at discount
OF 10 per cent Nine trains run daily the last one
leaving NewYoTk at D. There Is "A demand not only
for later boat, but that the boats meeting trains shall
direct between Whitehall and Vanderbilts Landing
The valuable time Of the business using the road
needs TO he economical more than Is possible under
the present arrangements