The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-13
THE BAGGAGEMEN'S PERIL.

r,. r,rom4 Indifference of the Mcn who
-. --.n no frinliNnla ~ The Iight 0l

Tho C,iluue Irdinrruc Of the Wen VINO
Mnv soon hc triniinnis IN tue ,la"' "
IA. law, Vhtir Defence of thcir ways
TN. o. npNinis Of travellers a-an-'
ther,n Nho convert their trunks ant boxes
o.1slf.ds aul splinter. were c'nron.ri'l u'
et,.rsen.torC 10. l,st Scck, intl a hll Whl'1.
n pas :. VIII mnA' h1,.aeo-snl-h " cr.mi-
n,ioG.t... forv .ich n-n she. m,, Doe hnrd e.
and imI risoncd Xix mouths ltmV'e suppressed
that the bagllecmcn are cowed ana huMpV.
On the contrary they are den mt. Among Hll
,h, bae,age masters At the dep1ts ID this city
there W. no. discovered man vino an not OK
uress iudif, renee wien a reporter oI lhL ~"
questioned hig drou the subject.
Intn.h ,ofe.. room or the Pennsylviuia X VI
ro,d In Jersey CRY, over 5noOi articles arc i""-
dlod every year. Mr. Iemplcton Is the h'-s'f'-
master. but Gds Gelry and a fore OF assistants
DO the actual pitching and banging Gus u'-
MES that hacllge mostcrs break trunks ~
the expire .h,u Shat do IT, SAID be. rae eN
press companies employ STRIPPING that haven't
strength enough to- handle an wdio'rv uuhH'
and when they got nnll Of ANYTHING heavy '''y
dronu ON the stones. and bang l. mouh j. UNI"
when we ret e. its ready 90 fall to pieces w
this depot wc have evey appliance Tor u''nE
our work nicely Instead Il a liit II FOUR ieet
To the door " s. baggage car we nave N'tn
platform and q trucs. anI the two Lave only
,trbt nn of two f,ct or two feet ana h.lf.
wien d.. lllei.c &. taken out of he cars " Is
HiiJ down ti.Hu hNlri. ccutlN
While ilr Drltv spoke ~ cxpressman came
into The h. ..-.-e room TO- saw mat he hld a
irrub for t.c German -tcnmctat llohck n.
" HE t'c going o. give bu4 fellow siN months
for every trunk you smash sAid baggage
We'll" the OK rc,smm roplicd. IRA be will
Ing ~ six mouths for ain suins some trunks
so GrNatV.
1--WE handle haeeasc gently md car fuily;"
sail W. g qrN promo" ,,''nR IN. w'rHs Lei'iy
"but We Of en- ect trunks that VIII break with
the test han ling
hrst on one corner aud then the other and
drOpriug 10 with a. bang that IN de- II trcmblr.
"rhcrr'4 trunk. NOW. that ain. IL {! travel
lie one OF those cncap ones, aud it, packed too
Mr.. Gcary led the way to the interior o. the
depot. and the baggage car Of Philadelphia
train wss inspected. Among the franks ~ the
car were fur or five that had lost their locks,
straps. nr hinges. and one or two that had
cracked or bulged out aud allowed the contents
90 rrotrudc A Lehigh Valley train arrived.
died" SAID nr Ge1ry
A lad rin TO the door Of the baggage car with
q barrow, and the baggage man inside took M
the only trticle he had brought small trunk
snd raising 1t at arms leugth let 1t fall Into the
As an additional evidence Of the care that IL
taken 20 have baggage teuderly hardled, Mir.
man who hadn't worked In a sular house. An
the others were niS. orawny six footers, who
bad been lifting sugar barrels live tiers high.
At the Grand Central Depot MIR. Dixon - the
master Of the room IN which Is received a! the
incoming baggage Of tho great railroads. When
Nr. Dlxln waaiold Of the proposed law. he
said There wl have t. be Law 70 inc peo,
Them furuot la,hins the trunks properly AFTER
they get them"
years 49,! l., .SN h. 10 .rice where iroA 4,Ov to
bOuJ iruia- arr zee iNtt NV.
QUICK WORK.
.s..,.. -. ,,s q, =, o,..o
snmefmss ! nav three tf ms IN az once,
and there Is b'rt' x aboard Of ca IA mat must
De gqt Guy 9, AL -, Is - vi ID 'i''IV ,,IaIl
nection with some othcr road, Nan hahile
tae sum cUeiulN ana tl,My IN.I Ua a
doEens 81 trunks come that are held tn~.thrr
by tack OF 10 le' " -li.nt pi,C. 81 leather.
we hagsA-~ "a ,ts re - NJ ~ h'-"N"i men ps
NJ, Ia''..,,S w. ti,t ,,,,,,,,, ~ no
S,nnfi r,,iss /, v..i ms IN, a. ,nfis 'Thorr's
,sar ns roirtiry ont Sn0!her ,r. tr mi,
$500 i,tt' tr,.f /, cei..hs an r,'un H.
tn@, roy TO- ~ "''-Hs f az -
on, o., a. - .i.,,st nnr ~ IL ana vat We ara ~
$50, ~, .,i. a. Eva SIN rcn, IL ,vbole and
sons1 H.. .'it. r.t ti..,,tn,, IN no 'r1 = ~
rim II are. IN ,l4 iayins IL down Comfy, n. II
IL ucre az li,r?'
Nr MY IN n t,r1i-e his y,lco 10 make hifu-
,elt ~ frNtr IN MAD come in a,i The ia,.
90 r, ~ v,,r, .,r.,,d, uiloadu. tG,ir ,lr win
o. i ic " J.,3 ',r.',n Il W., men
S,,r,cd ,,,.,,i,. ~ ana, irsidc 10 c,rto tvn ~
IN ~. H., -, ;e roon' Mo bu,npe6 and DRAGGED
and bancst TAem To- tneir nj ces al 'nc to side
81 81 thc rH',n W T,ivf id th"t il rnnuirer
800 s atJ violsut i,ns .tus e. ,nore tho h. ayie
onas aud ,rat slth"urn il looked unne c.ssary
IT, 1" MINI ant hnmring were indisnen
Ill IL inviel lie writer To "heft
somc Of tha ltrrer trunks ana the writer
oniui,n underwent A sudden Change In faVo
nj iuntlrg sri iOuuci,ir. flr lie lea,te
trunks dsned every cTort tow I'd nuyiu,
fbsn, event bv n sudden for,.fu l. "a
Mr. Dixon said tint "A great trorurti, n OF tn
tr,Inke he handled were unnt r service If,
Veride1 Whit he said by unlntiog out al least
twenty diianidated trunks IN The afty tina, Ftoo.
on ore side Of the room. 4 few among TN
twenty were los, MIA side or ID iii or the bottom
and were tiod together ~ a not WORK Of ropa
but the most were eufFerinr from broker
hinge. efr ,s or lsrl,s and were in a ir WAY =
lose tier ids and contents Mr. DIX n sal,
that Al .tirp American trunks ere irproVin,
ever yea- tIpy d. NOT vat G. M are with In 8
Of &. ro.cnu manufacturer those tiat com,
neare-t Ia ,rrfcc,ion have rlbh, pads on G., /
corner.
WEAK I"tNN7'
Post the 10 I haas az agent ttht Erie depot
J. IN Old baggage master. He SAWS. ia reg I'd 4
Ar Coles tlll: he result If such "A law woui'
be that We railroad men would refuse 20 TAX
seven cishths Of the tagsage brought to as
that Is, seycn-eignihs outside Of the trunNs
boxes, aud uaas that the commercial traveller
carry. Their trunks re ALWAYS sound aud good
but the rest OF tne iggiee T. paper ~ thti
wood, Yankee made he strongest thing aboll