The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-28
nov THEY LIKE TIE NOISE.
The second Day Of Rapid Transit In the
Bowery and 1hird Avenue.

Trains on the New York Elevated Railroad
were run yesterday on the east side at intervals
OF five minutes between s., 4. NJ. and < T. NJ.
Notices are posted at each station informing
travellers tina, mo coaches stop only at Hanover
square. Ninth Fouuoonth, Twcnty-third and
Thirty-fourth streets. and tho Grand Central
Depot Only ut the Battery. Hanover square,
and tho Forty-sccond street depot are the rail-
way stations completed. They are Of simpler
CONSTRUCTION than those on tho Metropolitan
Elevated Nalwny. consisting u only ono long
room. with seats on each side like n street car.
The ascent To- the stations below Chatham square
is tho same for those travelling either up or
down town. which Is relief to absent minded
persons who have travelled on the Sixth avenue
railroad and found themselves, after mounting
two lghts Of stairs on the wrong aide Of the
rond for their train. The stations at Chatham
square. Grand street. md Eighteenth street are
not vet under way, while those ut Ninth. Four
tenth, Tweuty-third. and Thilty-fourth streets
show thoir skeletons.
Inquiries werc made along the road az to how
the noise is received Up town. above Chatham
square isaflrcted moro than down town The
retail trade feels it more than the wholesale.
Mon in business h"low, Chatham square 50 Z
say thm they endure the noise rs necessary
evil They cannot eat their cake and keep IL
too Yet the cotton brokers in and around
Hanover square complain not only oinie noise,
viii n RED hoes IN narrow Pearl street. hut also
Of the railroad itself. II is painted rcd. and
when the sun shines into tho street a rod light
ID reflected from the structure into the windows
where cotton is laid out for the inspection OF
purcAascrs. These are generally spinnors or
other experienced cotton buyers, and they COM
plain that the cotton has, diney appearance.
whereas i comes from the railroad.
II ia 10 the interest OF sellers that cot
ton should show rs white IA possible. In
the narrow streets also tho cars run close
to the second stories OF stores. often the third.
and in the. New Bowcry to tho fourth or ntth
stories. These upper stories are inhabited by
hard. working people. who say thatthey are wor-
ried by the noise but expect soon to be able to
mr. IA
Hanover square said that he didn't mind the
noise. but the railroad structure 80 darkened
his windows that on cloudy day he had 10
keep gas jets burning. He also had to light up
curious complaint was made by an In
surance man near Wall street who said that the
noise OF drays On tho pavement was greater
that the track above confined the sound. and
caused II to reecho and enter the windows OF tho
hoUSes There il no disputing the fact that in
the narrow streets down town the rattle OF
some 70 takers than the noise OF passing trains.
Residents on upper floors above Cooper Union
don't like the noise, They complain Of being
awakened at s.. A. N. when they hSys been &C,
women complained yesterday Of headache.
Mr.. Rearns, "A saloon keeper OF Fourteenth
street. said that he lived in Sixth avenue, lie
compared the noise on the Metropolitan Rail
on Third avenue was not bothersOme. In the
Bowery the trains did not make any more noise
than the horse cars and drAys. pawn shop
proprietor liked the road because his three
golden balls would DO more conspicuous
furniture dealer had mRdea platform outside Of
his second floor windows and arranged n lot OF
gilt-odged chairs upon it for an advertisement.
Manufacturers were busy making new signs to
set forth their wares. Tho general impression
was that tho railroad could be borne Tor the
good 1t would bring.