, 1874-11-19
HUM0RS OF A BLOCKADE,
4 Big Propeller Cats or Communl-
cation at Madison Street
Bridge.
Amusing Scenes Between Passengers
and Stroet-0ar Conductors,
How a Journalist Was Made to "Pay
for His Friends"

Anas osd stick-ln-the-mud. tho propeller James
uaVldaon, whoge hugo bulk q weok s,nca put IN
emu to communication botwoon Eaat md Wost
| madison ssreota for throo hours aud half,
played similar prank at tho Bano placo yostcr-
day evening, at twouty-four minutes past O
o'clock, when sho again succeeded in running
aground at exactly tho aame spot aho stirred tho
mud up tn last week. Tho delay this tinao was
not as long RB before, but 1t was tho moro aerl-
GUS on account OF its happening ut
that point OF tho day Which Is known
ano roVorod OF mon aa diuuor-timo,
Tho tug WAS proceeding out Of the
river, Laden with whons, aud drawing, as tho
Captain svorrcd, 13]1 feet Of water, and got
along vol enough until Hhe tried to pass through
tue channel between MADISON street bridge md
tho ~ost side OF tho river. Hero slo stuck,
otshor because there WAS not depth of 1917
feet Of water, or because tho vesscl was drawing
more than II foot, which. It il the belief Of
many. was the actual depth OF tho ryor Ut this
point. Luckily, the energetic measures en-
ployed got
THE ELONGATED WABu-TuB
afloat again, and at 7:85 she once more got
under why. The discomfort which this delay
caused to parties vito werc iopouliug upon tho
atrect-cars to take them homo to dinner md
the indignation they exhibited WIS ,nuc|,
greater than could be imagined by those who
were not eye-wltnesseB Of tho aame Among
other questions arising cut Of tho accident is tho
nickel question, as between tho exasperatcd
car-paascngor who has paid his conts to bo
carried from tho cornor of State street to tho
oorncr Of Loayltt, aud fluids himBelf belatod
about thlrtcon oars this side OF tho bridge, and
tue car-conductor, who, whatover his personal
foeinga in tho mattor might DO, Is bound by tho
rulos OF che Company, under no circumstances.
to return tho nickel whoBc drop into tile right
side lower coat-pockot has boon duly recorded
with the punch.
4 VERY ANIMATED scESB
arose last night In Madison street car iuBt west
OF tue bridge out Of thia very question. Four
gentlemen, representing respectively tho news
paper. legal, medical and business Professions:
Thoso gentlemen, mutually acquainted, had
Goe On tho sano car on East Madison
streht, had paid thelr fares In an upright md
honorable manner, and, having been bridged for
twenty odd minutes With no prospect Of reloaHo.
listened at last to tho earnoBt solicitation Of a
still small voice within, and started together for
tho tunnel. Havlng walked undor the river,
which thoy had paid to ride over, they took their
seats In another Madison street car on tho otlor
side. Tho Cur started, and true to bis instincts
the conductor began collecting fares. Tie first
Of the foruler whom tho conductor asked for his
fare WAS tho lawyer, who blandy but firmly d.
cllned to pay it, on tho ground TINT ho had ul-
ready done 80 that he bad, to oil ntents and
PURPOSES, made contract as between tho West
SIDE Car Company Of the first part and himHelf
Of tho socond part whereby tho former, in
virtue aud consideration Of tho sum Of s
eeatH sSo ,gpnt psa II tho .oia conductor acting
first pars, by him the Haid party Of tho socoul
part, had agreed to convey, conduct, carry, aud
transfer tho said party Of tie second part from
tho corner Of Clark and Madison streets to any
point along tho line Of The sad party Of tho tryt
part ut which tho second chose TO disembark;
and, tn short, ho would 500 the Compauy-tle-
prived OF its charter before lie would pay another
nickel.
1HE CONDUCTOR ExrosTu1.ATED,
but In vain, anu, w!.nt tue lawyer began to quote
pfocedents in support Of his view Of the caae,
tho car-conductor Went by him and REQUESTED |
payment OF tho newspaper man, the doctor, aud
the merchant. Tley liked tho law OF tho first |
declined to pay Al, extra nio&oi lihs,sso Ike, nat
when tho conductor, who was small man.
and SAW that he and the driyer
could not successfully bounce tho stubborn |
quarlotte. remarked loudly, swell, then, this
The pasbengora. who almost universally when |
thoy first fhoard OF the determination not to |
pay on tho part Of tho lawyer, lad greotod il
W!ta many nodA Or approval, and loudly uttered |
romarks Of "Quite right" begun to change their
Eune at this, especially when they saw tho driver
tighton his brake to avod the possibility of tho
aon-payers being by sudden start OF the horses
taken All inch or two poarer home.
THEN THEY GLANCED p1EnoELY
At tho lawyer aud his three compaulonB, and
aere and there were heard tho muttered
''Aow moan." "Just for nickel"
i Won't somebody take up D subscription Tor
he pauneEa?" oh, conductor, do take them az
nr no In Wmu ,Sr,rxkr |
money" aud other equally tlattoripg comments
ipon tho obstinate nroteHtars against iuoorporat-
I'd greedncss. These had only tho effect, huw-
'ver, OF strengthening their determination, mud,
it last, nB tho conductor saw they werc not 10 bo
imposed upon, ho started up tho driver and the
ar proceeded On its way. The advocate who
md 50 nobly vintlieatea tho majosty OF tho inv
;ot OF whou he had ridden block, remarRiug
was too late to go home, aud that he And
ncreiy proceeded on hs journey with q view Of
'otting up a toBt caso ii possiblo; tho doctor