The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-07
The TURNSTILE A0AIN

THE TURNsTILE AGAIN
Another Dav Of Incidents In tho Chariots oil
the Bleecker street Line.
II was thirty-eight minutes past two by
the tall tower clock yesterday afternoon and
about two minutes later ty the more trust
worthy City Hall timekeeper, when a reporter
for THE Sun stepped upon car IL Of the Bleecker
street line, and stumbling through tho turnstile,
which shone like FURNISHED silver, took seat
near tho front door. The car was nearly full, the
beauty and novelty OF the new Invention ssem-
ing TO have attracted more than ordinarily
largo number Of passengers, and the young con-
ductor looked grave, but not wholly discour-
aged. His chief difficulties took shape In the
form of washerwomen with bundles that would
not be squeezed through tho turns'ile' and had
| TO be lifted over packages that might have
| been charged for had there been any means or
registering such payments children over Eve
| years OF age who insisted upon passing through
the turnstle In the same compartments that
| their guardians passed, thereby registering only
| one fare and fat persons who were utterly I'M
| able to sec the advantages Of the attachment In
| the rear doorway. but were acutely sensitive Ia
| Its inconveniences.
| Informed the passengers that they were expect
cd to pay on entering, but few saw II, aud the
! ~ best he could. BN skiiful acrouatic ieats he
| was able To take the money Of those near the
| door. though experiencing much dimcuitv In
| bnlnncins nm self on tho top OF the turnstile
| while no did so but more or less often ne was
coinpelled to run ~ the front, and, at the immi-
nent hazard OF falling under the wheels, ciam
Der the 10 gate. Before tho car reached Can IL
street, however. ne, WITH display OF ingenuity
second only to that OF The patentee OF the turn
stile. had hit upOn the true means OF making MS
eoeciont Instead OF Goln, 20 ,ne passehSSe, I
he requested the passeneers 70 step up 10 MIN.
and though some were obstin tie, the minority
recognized the dini ,ultes OF his position ana
went Nusn he called item.
As the car crossed broadway. the boys. taking
advantage OF the crowd aud doniusion, attompt-
cd to twist the turnsiie. but thirty hours expe-
Renee had taught the con iuctor now TO frus-
trate them, and they retired, disappointed and
Passengers. for the oct part. became bewil.
dered almost beyond recovery when they found
| shining turnsiile before them. aud the conduc-
| ROW 70 enter This he did bv gently turning the
attachment himself, and waiting them, So to
speak, into the car before they ldilV realized
tue situation. At arst he turned TOO qliesly,
| aud tripped gentleman w hy tie heels then
| he was over-cautiOus, and twisted 50 moderate
~ that tho Impatient passenger, pressing for
| with the steel bar In front OF them. Bat pa
thence and perseverance, tribmphed. aud the
| ful VII n tho reporter stepped on at Hudson
street to wait for the return Of the car.
| hut half an hour afterward the conductor
was again downcast on his return trip. He
signed resignedly ~ each fresh passenger got
| upon tue car, but MS lace briRnteueu Wheu ne
the reporter pass through tho turnstilo
without assistaocc. " An, he said, approNingY,
you understand IT,"
| got upon tue rear platform. but, seeing the
turnsule. be positively refusei 10 enter until iis
| object. the principle upon which II worked, ana,
| in short. everything connected with It was ex-
| plainei 20 min. The Obllgns conductor gave
| him ali the Information In bis power, but ne
| wss not satisfied. He pressed the lower buttons
| o! mis- wtisicoat against tne bsr, and asked sus-
| W. E.AIly. thg conductor twisted the
| turnstile. ana sent him swiftly, surely. aud IN
| Voluntarily into the car, and there ne sat DO Hn
and xrmmbled az lar as Canal street. Al that
| pofat a child had an exceedingly narrow escape
from teins nun over, the Wheels OF tue car Just
| their feet. ana the stout gentleman iDd gnantiy
prophesisd that an accident would happen yet
Yssterday afternoon 10 Crosby street a corpu-
lent ana jovial Irisnman Jumped 90 tho car, wss
| thrown seainst an arm OF tho stile, and squeezed
between tue arm aud Approaching guard OF Iron.
He staggered into the car snd sat down
| what kolnd Of a thing Ia THAR ne asked.
That's TO prevent stealing passenger re-
Piled.
be TO prevent anybody getting on
man. on ms way out OF the car, caught
his leg between an arm OF the stiie and the car
door, and at the same moment tue conductor
| turned tho stile 50 as To pinch the inprisonei
leg severely. The PASSENGER extrlested himself
and reaching the street swore snockipglY.
Prom Another Rs-ort~.
Whoever enters car II OF the Blsscker street
line places himself In the jaws OF astrAnge ma
|
nous nicke-psted doughnuis, tho conductor
gives vigorous push ia his side ~ the strange
| apparatus, aud the passenger, with a degree O
| momentum dependent upon the strength VI
| the conductor and his own power OF resistance
| IL impeiIsd forward into the car. After RICO
| chetung from the scat opposite the side "A
| which he enters. ana apologizins To the suffer
| ers, whose corns he has Invaded, the passenge
| Is at liberty to ait down and borrow comfort
! from the contortions Of succeeding victims
| The machine catches u traveller OF averas
, | height ABOUT ten inches below the small o
' | the back. Women, who are used to hayini
' conductors knuekles knead their backs a
| they get into cars, may make a seriou
= | mistake In entering cur II, i'm aiming that th
9 | conductor has riglnatcd new and more fam II
: lar way Of bouncing them along But they ar
I wrong Ii Is the machine. aud not the conduct
!, or that annoys them. Full-arown men, OF tn
size VI the late Justice Connolly, the Acto
Z Biaxe, or Bi Duverna OF Niblo'-, are likely &
a chine; but uncersiIed people and boys md n
difficulty In passing. Police Officers view tue az
{ paratus with very long faeea, for they must g
inside and pay fare II they ride on car Il. Tn
z conductor Is required to be an expert on inehrl
ates, so that he may tell at one glance at a dis
t4nt man hating the driver whether the app
| cant for passage Ia strictly sober, or too drum
5 | to be AN available passenger One ordinaril
70 restless drunkard. wishing TO change his pos
. trip. might bring the conductor In deot to IN
NJ company on that trip for more than day
y wages. II the inventor OF this novel macnin
s ! Will add to 10 hand organ aud a haY-rake nj
=, tnchmsnt, he Will perfect 1.-THE organ to aoDth
" the spirits Of rebelliDus passe myers, and the LA
', | rake to scoop IA passengers from the Sidewalk
and thus largely Increase the revenues of IL