The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-14
The Fight Of Horse Car Lines Against
Elevated Railroads.
A Frightful Prospect for Easily
Frightening Horses.
Life in TIE Country Not Altogether
BucOlic and BliSSful.
The Government Suit in Regard to the
Imported Spanish Pictures.

Another day consumed yesterday before Judge
sedgwlck holding Special Term for the Superior Court
taking additional testimony in the trial Of the sixth
Avenue Railroad company's Injunction suit against
the Gilbert Elevated Railroad Company. As tho
previous days there was large crowd In attendance
and both sides being represented by the largo
array Of counsel
Edward d. White, member OF the Railroad Com.
mittee OF the Legislature IN 1874 was recalled He
produced the minutes OF HIS committee relating the
proceedings the Gilbert Road bull, but being OBJ
jcctcd to the Same withdrawn.
Mr. Theron r. Butler, President OF the Sixth avenue
road, recalled. He said that It would cost
just much to carry 100000 people to carry
To- 000 and that the actual of carrying each
passenger was Iour and lve-elghth cents.
Mr. Choate offered show that II the Elevated road
took away from the plaintiff /, 600 900 passengers
would destroy their franchise, ali tho profits being
made on that number.
Mr.. Butler then went to state that tho capital
stock OF the Sixth road $780, 900, and they
paid yearly dividend OF ten per cent, and sometimes
had surplus.
Messrs Edward Irving, George Law, Rudolph Lead
heater, George Terry, Heman A. Wilson. John Rutor
and Lewis Bradford tho remaining witnesses ex-
amincd Mr.. Irving described the working OF tho
model OF the Sixth avenue and the Gilbert Elevated
railroads, already described in the HERALn Mr. Law
gave his experience President OF The Eighth and
Ninth railroads. and stated IL his firm belief
that horses could not be made 10 draw with safety
themselves and passengers the of The Sixth Ave-
Railroad II elevated road operated over 1t
in the manner proposed
"Why do you think the horses cannot be made TO
draw the carsf' inquired the mining counsel
sBecausc they would be frightened by the noIser
answered Mr. Law.
''Are not fresh country horses frightened by the
other noises OF the city 7"
ayes, SIR
Don't they got over II after . a whiles"
'.Yes, sir
'Dont you think the ho<Scs would soon get over the
fright caused by the engines and passing over
their headsgn
Eyes, sr0
'.How long time would It takc them to get over
such trghty"
"lhey will get 1t whom they are worn out and
good for nothing and not BEFORE daughter, in which,
however, the cross xamning counsel did not JONI
Mr.. Terry testified that running OF the sixth ave
nue. cars would bc wholly mpractcablc with elc-
waited road running It's tracks The remaining
already given
The examination OF witnesses in the suit brought by
the Ninth Avenue Railroad Company also resumed
yesterday before Judge Van Hoesen, holding special
Term OF the Court OF Common Pleas The additional
witnesses examined here were Dr. Nathaniel G. Hus-
ted James q. Serrnt City Surveyor; Rev. George d.
Shove Berriji f. Wing James Aick, treasurer OF the
Ninth Avenue Railroad, and a number OF car con-
ductors and drivers. In the man the testimony was
simply repetition OF that given by prior witnesses
and oil coursc the witnesses being those for the plain
TIL, intended to confirm the complaint that the
Elevated road nuisance.