The New York herald., 1874-09-27

filled one train OF ordinary length to
overnowing, what was 10 be dones The
ran DAD ofhcals, OF cou' Sc, could have sent two
or three additional locomotives II tney cared to
q these passengers had bought return tickets at
New YORK. The railroad oincials bad their money,
aud when or how the passengers got back
t TO the CITY was apparently, therefore, no
ss sracs Of Te train un on
the engineer and conductor could make
up their minds wnat to do, and all the time the
IN the stining baggage cars, without windows or
other means OF ven rilatiOn especially. Finally the
tnen was %sas ser ~sfs going @ about
WIN, ana ys sgsin i h ssa st go; some TO e
passengers had now lost all patience and threats
began 10 take the place OF beseechings, and the
would not % get the train 10 New York, and doubt
less that was what prevented the angry multitude
and, considering all that they had had TO suffer- IL
is wonder they were abls to control themselves
se as .ey deyo any rare usa :" take
good start to get over that grade" said the en-
glneer. But what OF the four cars packed TO SUI.
location left at the station at the last backd0 ~nf
"Theyi have TO wait LOT another train to come
along" was the reply. And cert ainly they had to
wait. Tor the 'Hood startn Tor the up grade was
made ana got over, ana although another stop Of
several minutes was afterwards made on the road
side, no sign could be seen OF the train that was
IL is needless TO describe the journey To the city
after the train did get on down grade
and well started. 1t Was simply horrible, and
what with the suIocation within and the dangers
OF the platform without, where men had TO cnng
on u one another for dear lie for lear OF being
pitched on and dashed between the platforms and
under the wheels words would iall TO picture the
scene, And on the arrival AZ Hunters Point what
was bad was made worse. There W 8 but mar
row gate open to the terry, and but one man to
take tue cnange ana TO pass through TINS gate
THE CROWD HAD TO FIGHT IT'S WAY
Bile, and men. women and children who were near
the gate we're, despite tnemselves, pushed anead
against the ratings 0y the crOWd Oenlnd tnem
anu driven by main lOrce through the gateway to
tie imminent risk OF lie and limb, and THIS be-
cause the ieiry company had not taken the
proper precautOn to have aodtlonai entrances
provided Tor the immense throng they knew
were to come. The crowd alter It's horrible
railroad experiences was in no mood to be tr hed
with. Their patience had oeen Thoroughly ex-
haustcd; tney bad suffered terribly IN the cars and
were hai amished, ana had they no. been na;u-
rally gOod-natured It is more than likely that tue
gates at the Jerry would have been maze much
larger In a very short time; for, TO add 10 their
Ored tO use their clubs upon those VINO were
pushed against the gate. one gentleman-Mr.
OF the unlortunates, ana Ohicer No. II cut him
badly over the head with his club, IL took near!y
an hour and a half lor the crowd TO
idated, sulien crowd never entered New York.
They had lett the Creedmoor grounds, as
paid their money TO be we treated by the railroad
company, but, thanks TO the utter inefliciency
and diSgraceiul manage I.ent OF Mr. SartJn
the Superlntendent, or whoever represented
him yesterday. day OF pleasure was made
20 end IN bitterness and dIsappolntment
employees was an OUTRAGE pure and SIMPLE.
There was no excuse 1or the mismanagement and
the directors should take steps to bring those
guilty OF It to punishment II they do
not want the road to go to the dogs.
As 4a.a viii % rne the
Creedmoor during the present week who
otherwise would have gone TO witness the various
matches. One outrage ike the one perpetrated
upon tue passengers BY the company yesterday
would be enough to damage for years anv railroad
from hunters Point to CreeumOOr.