The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-02
SCENES ALONG THE LINES.
Nineteen Hundred Trips Made Daily
on Both Roads.
PATRONS OF RAPID TRANSIT.
Noise the Only Annoyance to
the Traveller.

10 OF interest to the public Perhaps contained
In the daily papers h more generally and eagerly read
Than what comes under the head Of "rapd transit"
II " true enough that thsrs much dissatisfaction
among the residents along the line Of the Neuopoisu
railroad OF shs noise Creates and thai to
them rapid tranas rs an Irritating pulsauce;
but II cannot long be so. Tor thousand
busy, iinveptivs brains in this land OF
inventors work TO devise remedy that will do
away with the. bulk OF the only objection to the
elevated railroads. The main and solitary charge
against this system OF travel 10 the noise. Complaints
have been made about cinders, ashes, oil aud sparks
falling on ladies' dresses and on street awnings, but
they have been much exaggerated, and whore II has
occurred the fact has been macnined into
the impression that the thing Is constantly taking
place. II The truth we're known not three ladies'
dresses have been injured by the elevated railroads
However, the remedies easily applied to prevent
sinders sparks and oil from escaping, and the only
iifncplty lsn 10 the suppression OF tho noise. This
Will be accom- pnshed in good time, If money ana
brains do it, and then It will be great comfort 10
know that class OF citizens has to be dssat
Is6ed with the elevated roads. n
NECESSITY ELEVATED ROADS.
How necessary these avenues OF intramural com.
muncation are TO this sipgunry situated city the
least Intelligent mind can understand. Underground
roads are entirely out OF the question: beca CAPT.
tai would undertake their COST and tho time
necessary for their construction would Tire out the
patience Of this generation. Uulike London, an
underground railroad here would be con tinuous
piece OF tunnslliug In that city the typographical
connguraton 10 such to permit OF long stretches OF
the depressed natural surface OF the ground being
used at simply the expense OF enclosing. Here the
only practicable solution of rapid transit Is In elevated
roads, The experiment has beon tried and the only
drawback found in it Is the rumble that
snlics the auricuar organ. There 10 no
deiacement OF the street IN the appearance
Of tho roads Sixth and Third avenues. Tho
one on the latter thoroughfare has more ligntness
and artistic beauty, while the other has convincing
solidy that Gains tho apprehensions OF timd minds
When thoy are entirely completed and made to en-
circle the city the stranger in hours ride will be
enabled TO SEQ more in round trip OF New York than
be could OF any other city In day.
OPERATION OF THE METROPOLITAN LINE
may be Of interest to learn how these roads ap-
pear In their daily operation. how the trains run, the
Glass OF people they curry at different hours OF the
lay, the style OF the the safety and &C
sommodation Of the public, the scenes on the routes
ina SO on. Trains on the Metropolitan Elevated
road commence running At $3.50 A. n. AZ this hour
Simultaneous start is nade from :hs station mt
Tiity-cghth street at end and at Rector street
II tho other. The train leaving the latter station
at this hour has on board about score OF passengers
principally mechanics from Brooklyn. proceeding 10
their work in Victories and foundries on the west
side. Tho fare Is I've cents up to Z 80 A. NJ. Tho
train leaving FiIty-eighth street station At
$3.50 A. M. has on board less than half
dozen passengers. 1t reaches the station at
Fifteth street at twenty minutes 10 SIX, taking
Ihree minutes from the start Here four men, with
out shirt collars, get and evidently impressed
with the elegance Of the Accommodation, at for
travelling prince The brown morocco leather covered
seats the drawing room window shades. the bonuti-
fully frcscoed panels pretty as picture and the gen
erai air OF luxurious comfort affect passengers ac-
customcd to the ordinary street very favoraby
Tho is silent. The residents are nil wrapt 10
tho arms Of Pat Morpheus. There are many signs vis
BILE Of floors ettn houses OF imposing brown
fronts, ana Il is easy to determine the for the
frequent appearance Of these notices.
STYLE OF TnE CONDUCTORS
There Is q conductor each car, who stands the
platform sings after the train leaves q station
me namo OF the succeeding one. He does loud
enough to be heard TO the remotest end OF the car
AND make assurances doubiy sure the conductor OF
tho adjoiung car may be distinctly heard making q
similar annou ncement to the passengers In his
Those conductors dressed In uniforms OF blue fan
lei cloth with ornamental braiding the shoulders
brass buttons aud caps encircIed with two gold cords
peak with the title conductor" or "brsksmau." Tho
brakemen similarly attired and except that they
appear TO be too anxious 10 make themselves heard
and felt they worthy set OF officials They have
their orders, doubt, 10 hurry passengers on and
on at lightning speed, and IN doing 20 they are
frequently brusque TO old gentlemen with gouty
Understandings and to old ladies OF feeble muscular
yxorton To fuiai the theory OF rapid transit Is Of
pourso necessary that as little delay as poss iblo
should be mado ut the way stations, aud In The
hurry OF taxing on and getting on passengers
he conductors cannot always exercise that degree OF
.hsm. The oonduo,ors on this rosa are = diGcrsns
sIass Of men from those engaged IN the same capacity
management made II . point 10 secure the services
Of experienced hsnds-msn who had been In the raul
roading business for years and knew what they were
about. On the Metropolitan roao II must be SAID
thut many OF tho appointments were made through
political influence, and standard oil efficiency was
disrcgarded. THIS error u Is TO be presumed will DO
Tux OF MORNING TRAIN
Tho arss norn'ng train reaches Forty-secend
street at 535-two minutes from the Tor
incr station Here over Two dozen passengers get
co. mostly lsboring people aolng down 10 work on the
docks. Tney make merry and b0isterous crowd and
don't to feel u bit awed by the decorous 81 lem
dor OF the they are moro or less K.arneyised
It's spex Tho conductors have very COM
pIacent look. Thoir work rs not excess
70 enew tobacco TO their hearts eonisst When they
sxpeciorate over the guarded rail OF the platform Ia
Their serene happiness 70 likely sno people On INC
20 tue laundering locomotive overhead. The train
arrives al rhlrty.third street At b:37, oc-
saii mite. Here pssry dozen mon sems aboard in
mechanics' dress, unshavsn faces a. rule md uu-
grammatical language as certainty. The station
has long stair way approaches that tako some physi-
cal sxsfsion ascend. The house h very handsome,
all the station houses The lne OF the road.
There 10 waiting room Tor ladies' and gentlemen with
all the usual toilet accommodations OF railroad sta
lions, except bcing more renncd In their dscofatien
and uDnxs mi I'M - A In fAVa nal
are standing with rubber hose In hand washing
down store windows aud sidewalk. Tho train
gets TO Twenty-thrd street station ~ b:4l,
taking four minutes foe disiahcs OF ten blocks Here
ovor dozen Passengers cntcr and the train has now
In the two cars attached 20 the engine .
freight Of nbout My passengers Vt ths rate
Of i've cents a mead, making 81 CO. Tue cob.
Starts With = sudden though easy jerk
aud rolls down The avenue hrough It's principal busi
ness portion, Two passengers only come at Four
tecnth street, winch Is reached ~ 54 three minutes
from hs las. ssstos Ths Wig dry goods s.orcse this