The New York herald., 1874-09-27
ON THE WAY HOME.
Disgraceful Railroad Mismnnngement-
Tho SuTerings OF tho Passengers from
CreedmOor New York.

Disgraceful Railroad Mismnnngement-
Tho Suferings OF tho Passengers from
CreedmOor to New York.
1t was about twenty minutes after five O'Clock
when the las. shot was fred, and, as the time
tables had 1t that train would leave for the city
at ha.tpast five and aIother-the last
at quarter TO seven, o grand rush was
made for the depot The crowds poured out OF the
gates In streams. pulling and tugglng at one
another goOd-naturedly IN their haste, each being
anxious to secure good seat, and every one half
fearful that the first train would leave
before they could reach the station for
the locomotive whistle was already CIV.
ing apparent warning BY its occasional shrin
blasts that time was up. In very few minutes
every seat in the fifteen cars that stood on the
down track was occupied. and 1t being ascertained
that seven other that stood on the up track
were also TO be tackled to the others before the
locomotive started, they too were seized upon
They were not by any means sufficient to
ACc0MMoDArE THE CROWDS
that were yet on their way down from the gate
way, and 80 hundreds OF them who did not want
TO walt till the iorty minutes past SIX train came
along determined TO make the best OF a bad
bargain aud got on the platforms. Tue time
fixed for the departure OF the train
arrived, and instead of the train
being started the locomotive was detached from
1t. went down the track and disappeared In the
distance. Meanwhile the crowds kept pouring
into the cars until in every one oil them were
probably as many standing as there were sitting.
The Platforms, too, every moment gained
new accessiOns to the hundreds already
packed upon them, and as time wore on and
six O'Clock arrived and there was no sign OF the
TRAINS departure, the baggage cars were eagerly
seized upon by those who had before made up their
time not an inch OF available space was
lett unoccupied. The heat on all the
cars. owing to the frghtful overcrowding. was
intense, and as there were several ladies among
the il-ated passengers the condition OF affairs can
be more easily Imagined tnan described. Thus
packed 10 surocatlOn. the crowds IN the passen-
ger cars and on the platforms and IN the baggage
cars waited Tor the start homeward; many, half
DEAD from hunger. patiently waiting
I'll the twenty minutes 10 seven train
would come along, which, it had been
given out, would bring number OF empty
cars to accommodate those VINO were obliged to
stand on tile platforms OF the already filed cars.
AL this tine the two in which we're the Lord
Mayor and his lacy and gentlemen friends and
the car In which were the members OF the
two teams renamed at the head Of the
tram, the distinguished party being obliged,
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for the coming OF a locomotive, and exposed, too
to invasion from the crowds from the Other cars.
1t was in vain that the poor people on the plat
iOrEs and those VINO, tired ana hungry we're
budoled ike 80 many cattle on the doors oi the
baggage cars, begged The raiirOad officials 70
hurry up and
GET THE TRAIN OFF.
The fellows ouiy answered win sneers and re-
Piled, ave know our business" The situation
Mas beyond description horrible The women
were IAN, from hunger and thirst; the cars were
50 lull aud the neat .iom the presence OF 30 many
persons being together IN small space 50 intense
that 1t became almost impossiO,e ior person to
breathe. and YET no one ia the cars was able 10
get out the alsles were 50 closely packed; while
those on the platform and steps we're fearful if
taey got on for moment they would be una bic TO
get back again. 1t was now aef seven O'Clock
and yet tucre the cars remained at the
Creedm0or station, with no more Indicate
apparent ola start tnan ever. The long expected
station. II mao but lew cars, ana these were
filed with passengers Where were the promised
emp sra,n on tns er rrv ,ve ns o' .ne
selves, only to ind out that tney had
to stand on the platforms as before. Meanwhile
those VINO hac patiently waited on the roadside
anu at the station for the arrival tins tram so
a. W avoid the diocomlorts OF tue other tram,
to put the Two trains together had to either take
whatever place ne, cou.d get Cd the cars or stay
at CreedmoOr all night. THIS only auded to
THE oESBRAL MISERY.
as the only places avaaDie on any OF the cars
anu CD the platform tried u make room ior these
uuIortunates, and hau ed them up beside them
wDere the. knew they had 10 run the rlsk, once
the tram got under way, OF getting pitched head.
long tnte the roadside At the hrst curve. he
twenty minutes 10 seven train lnaly moved
up the track anc switching of Dacked down
and was made the mead part OF the other train. IL
now night IN earn st, the moon had air ady
risen above the treedmO0r tents, and from tue
sudden change oil the heat OF the day. The suffering
crOwus mao 20 underg0 the dlscOm. .ort OF not only
an atmosphere tnat chilled one TO the
Done, but the niasnas and horrld odor5
irom the swamps rose In the night
air to o degree That was positively sickcning.
Yet the sight Oi ,he locomotive OF the oiher tIain
beng attached 10 the $3.50" tram made the crowd
Tor momeni .orget ,helr lis 1t looked as II,
after al, they were W be hurried nomeward. fhe
train DID nnaly start II was dragged along about
han It's length anu tien II came to standstill. 1t
was ascertalned that The train Was loo heavy Tor
tie locomotive Nnat should be doney Ol course
the railroad officials knew wnat crowds ihey had
brought out IN tue morning on three different
trains, ana knew right wei tnat they should nave
nau, not extra trains. AT least the two regular
trans, made nJ properly &c accommodate them.
But tnat do not saIt tneiI purpose. lney saw 1T
to
DISREGARD Tug COMFORT or THE PASSENGERS,
anu make one locomotive do the wOrk OF tlrce;
one ram accommodated what three trains mad
been Jnaole 70 10 luring the jav. But, .ue tact
iscertained tDat the snge locomotive could ,ot
drag che twenty oud cars with as many
persons on the platiorms as would have