The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-04

PEoULIARI7TsS or THE CtRLLESsHESS
or IHIJIrIEhS ~ RIIL.
The Two Aprri ments In the GRIND Central
nrp"t In which arc kcpt Things that Fns-
scruer. Have t.cit \ beard the Trains


scrger. Have t.cit aboard the Trains
Two rccelta,io- for personal property left
in ue car- n.' hoor established in thc
Grand Central 10 g. one Of t'cs' belongs 10
the New Haven tUnpnrv. AMI ia under rhurEe
of Surcriutu.i.H =. r. Moody. The other is
under charge of r. u. Dshrcw. depot master.
and rccclv,~ in" RESULTS Of the forgctiun"ss 81
travellers on tl.- NcW York Central and Hudson
River and the Harlem roads. Tho former IL.
Of course. the smaller. 1t is not only fed from
smaller source Tut the people who travel 10y
that line are generally thrifty and cautious New
Englandcrs who lose little. comparatively. to
say nothing Of the possibility of their being
more watchtul to prevent things being lef with.
out claimants by other folks. IT used 10 be the
practice on this road to leave all the lost articles
picked up by the trainmcn. on their southern
trips in the package room. in one corner OF the
grcnt passenger room. But Mr.. Moody. while
entertaining no doubts Of the honesty with
which such articles were taken care Of. observed
that they did not seem to accumulate" there.
Consequently, on the al Of July last. no set
apart for them n big closet in his own office and
opened largo ledger in which every article
picked up by the train hands in passenger cars.
or found Mt way stations in the waiting rooms.
however seemingly vaucess. was duly record
cd. Since then i95 separate articles have boon
thus taken care of. and about two-thiris OF that
number have been reclaimed. The record sets
forth the nature Of the article. the date OF its
finding. the train on which it was found; and.
whom 1t Is claimed by any one. the name Of the
person taking II and the date of such reclama-
ton. Judging from the calls made 10y persons
claiming TO h' losers. only about two-thrds Of
the articles lost are found 10y railr"nd employees
and brought here. Il il rrcsumahle that the
other one third is taken care Of 10y the pas-en-
gers who are last to leave tie ears. Some people
arc mover in a hurry 60 70 out. and when they
do 20 are liable 10 an iufg'uation Tor tnkingcure
Of things that -"cm TO have been forgotten 10y
A. "a rue The articles turned in are of small
value, ana The great number ar umhrclH-.
brelns and rarDsus fron the shabhy-scntcel
elk down the aged faded. haitrrr and tat
tored cotton or hingham. but really fine ones
are seldom or never se.n. 1t il noteworthy.
straN- into tbs pound. rhst article j. IA char
al"risiir belonging of prui nt careful people.
who huy 1t rs matter Ol duiy-not finding"
H. IL "a mere matter &C mporary convent oncc.
who guard anl rb.-sh it In obcdicncc To- n
powerful ana n rudi'lhlr instinct. Tho canes
nrc seldom anything hester than the ordinary
t"n-coni sticks sid along the Sidewalk. moi
worth ones climbing 60 the superintendent
lind is ia, package. People seem To- buy
packages AMI do up packages ON purpOso to
forget them IN the car-. and th. Results If their
lgbofs alrear mere VA AN innnlt' of sil'- and
bhau' - r.- auI Little. round. square. and OBJ
long. hard and soft. awawariiy bundled together
ia h.W7p1n"fs' ana neatly nut up IA brown
manila Al. az tnty come. arr tickctcd. slowed
Times happens .ih'y chance 60 contain something
TINT d"comlt -.s
II the contents ~ package arc aprarcnt.with-
out tearing - wr1 ppin.s oil g. s"t al them. and
are scrn To- boz ct i pcashghle nuturc. care IS
taken To- prevent their spelling. Thus. very
large and delicious cake. forgotten on u train
by somebody a few days ago was 10y several uf
the ,mlluyecs at out the super ntcndents IN 70
carnation pants lrft in a bin on "A seat s~y-
in Mo Suuerin'onl,nt'- vlniows"1yiith IS crr-
La, L.. - Lot 90 nj