Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-27
TraYnHays i'm Dublin.

DUBLIN, Apr, 3.-N hen atliVcu III ~"
lin was ut once struck with an llpproVemen1
IA sign of life and progress when cnn'raSlcd
most agrceably with the old state OF things; |
saw tram cars running from Nc'Son flllar,
Sackville-st, along nearly all the great lines OF
traf;c to the suburbs, to Rathunes and Icre-
nure to Sandymounb to Denny brook, and from
the Exhibition Palace around by Carlisle bridge
70 The Park found that lines were TO be In
mcdiatcly opcn to Contarf and Dnllymount
ainng the North Strand, and to the Park along
the North Circular Road had been travel
j;np rood deal by the trains in London, and
r. INV surprise | found everything III better
stvle in Dublin The cars are splendid, con
strpcted in the best manner, upholstered richly
and beautifully high -rootrd, wide, conmodl
Gus, admirably appointed in every way, proVld
ad with rood horses, and well conducted, the
employees doing their wolk attentvcIy, respect
fully and silently.
could see that the trains were felt by the
public to be great recommendation: that they
were popular with all classes, and was told
that they had increased the business In the
shops and the rents in suburbs wherever they
went Grafton-st the most tashlnnable shop
ming PLACE and promenade, would not have the
tram cars on any terms, SO the road was forced
to po round by DawsDu-st. Now Dawsou-st.
fuuri,hcs and GraltnE-st bitterly regrets lis
urIslocratic conccit, which does not pay. There
il at the present moment Il contest between
/ Earl.st. and Abbey-si for the Inc chat Is to
run to CIontarf.
Altogether the tyamways arc Il signal Success
whcrcat | was exceedingly rrjolced, as it show
cd what [rishmen could do fnrtfcmsclves when
they set about it with will. On the lst cl
February, last year, the Tcrcnurc line opened
with four cars In few days they were IN
creased to eight, carrying 1000 passengers.
Now. fifteen cars are placed permanently on
this line carrying S,S49 passengers daily. Inc
Exhibition line opened in July. 1t has four
teen cars. and carries $3.50 persons. Sandy
mou. t. opened III October, carries 2,4uo. But
as this is greatly trcquented bathing place for
the working classes, the traffic in Summer will
be immense. The tram will supcrscde the out
side car, rafting along 10 cloud OF dust; and
we can easily understand what boon this will
be to the women and children who 20 out to
Irishtown 10 thousands for their annual abIu
tons and ventilation, This line goes through
Dolicr- ST., where the competing carmen used
to wait to pick up theirconlpcmcnt Of fares,
| with the wcll-knOwn question to every pcdcs
trian. Coin out Sr?--Goin ont, Nam? -
1t is not easy to recognize Dublin life with
out the outside car, plying 10 lrish'own, Black
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brushed, bu, hardy horses the brukcn. rusty
harness the patched Goals and comical old
hats, Of the droll, iocnlar, noiSy 'Jarvey>' So
intensely Irish. English cabs had long dis
placed the old inside or covered car, the
most Irish of all. 1t was always SO light
on the back that the leather band. already re-
paired with ropes or cords, was constantly in
danger Of breaking, in which case the fare
would be pitched out on the road, the door
being in the back In any case il was with 10
small difficulty you could keep your seat, while
the shafts whrr shooting up in the air over the
horses shoulders, and the driver, perched nigh
on his seat in front, was whipping and scu!diDg
the poor animal with all his might.
Remembering these things was delighted
to see on my return to the dear old cuurtry.
that the people Of Dublin had arrived at the
same of perfection so far az street locomotlnn Is
concerned. and arrived at it too as if per- SnitHm
I was glad to see the name Of an esteemed
things 50 well. and with such uuanim0uS ap
plause on the part Of the public
Mr.. Burlington first appealed 10 he nyan
pie of the United States; to New York and
Brooklyn, with nearly 10 miles of streets
traverscd by tramways, and carrying annually
about 90 900 of passengers to PhiIadcl
pbia Boston, Baltimore, &c.; to Canada: to
South America: to Liverpool and London. He
produced statistics demonstrating the Immense
accommodation, the superior safety, and the
financial success Of the tramway system every
where, showing that while in New York twice
as many passengers were carried over 633 miles
of tramways as were carried over $50 miles Of
streets by omnibuscs 10 London, the fatal ac-
cdents were in proportion as one to six IN ia
yor Of the tram Still the cry was that tram
ways in Dublin would be "a public nuisance;
they would destroy the city; they would ruin
that highly deserving class, the cabmen they
would spoil the business Of the shops; they
would iniurc the railways &C., &c. Men who
do not choose to part with their money where
there is the possibility Of risk OF who don't
like to be disturbed in their old lazy ways, are
never without excuses for doing nothing. Even
an appeal like the one which Mr.. harrington
closes his letter to the citizens could not move
the hearts of such men. He says
"Thcy are truly the arteries Of Il great city ;
ventilation, for if they cannot bring the parks
to the inhabitants, they can convey the lnhab.
itants to the parks. On q fine Summers day,
the pleasure of trip to the Peoples Park to
the Geological or Botanical Gardens; to breathe
the salt sea air at the North Bull or Sandy
mount where the comfort, ease, and safety OF
the locomotion is great where the expense in
wolves no conscience prickings Of extravaganza;
and where the delight of seeing the poor faded
wife dim eyes sparkle with an unwonted lus
ter, and the little pale-faced children with the
sunshine OF bright world playing upon their
pinched and haggard features cheers up the
toilworn artisan; is one Of which those whose
lines have fallen in different places and in
different sphere have no right to deprive the
great masses of large city population.
The Company have now about 500 horses,
running 40 cars and six ordinary buses per
day The have lately acquired the remaining
bus lines in the city, and in a very short peri
cd their convcyanccs will extend in every d.
rcction. Their cmpoycs-m mostly Irish hum
Der $40. They are respectable body of men,
and are remarkable for their activity and apti-
tudc in line of work comparatively new in
this country. They are literally paid and
spirit Of emulation is kept up by their being
classcd according to merit and able to rise to
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