The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-06
RAPID TRANSIT.


THE GILBERT ELEVATED RAILROAD OPENED
FOR TRAVEL CHANGE OF NAME--INcIpEATs
AND vIcIssIl UDEs OF THE FIRST DAYS
TRIPS.
Tho Gilbert Elevated Railroad was last opened to
public travel yesterday morning, and popular discon-
teot repeated delays in The opening Of the road
10 thus appeased. The crowds that thronged 10 the
stations order to catch tho first trains testhed 10
the public cprosty TO ties, the OF tna road BY
personal experience The trains ran from eight A. NJ
IN haIi-pasl eighth NJ. at irregular intervals Of three
i've ana six minutes. During tho morning, when
business men r0dc down OF the trains wore
more jammed than the most crowded third ave.
nue. horse cars Men sat each others laps aud not
only every inch OF standing room inside occu-
Pied but the platforms were also so crowded that u
is d wonder no fell down on the track so
densey were people packed in these cars that earess
aud ingress stopped for minutes and great de.
lays ensued in starting the trains from the several
Stations. Those who have known tho very worst
crowding on horse said that their experience
yesterday on Gilbert railway surpassed anything
they had suffered in the past Tho officers Of the
road say that present suspension OF the "No seat
no tareo principle which has been adopted Tor the
road 10 only temporary, until all the have been
put on. Strange to say, however, somo twenty cars
laid up on the eastern track, near tho northern
terminus OF the road, whicc, II used, would have
greatly relieved The overcrowding. III he evening,
between FIVE and seven, the faro was nvc cents, In
stead OF ten, ana tho terrific overcoming of The
morning was repeated in the afternoon and evening
10 extraordinary degree.
FIRST EXPERIMENTS.
AS the running of trans yesterday ,uas somewhat
Of an cxpsrim emit allowance made for UGH
| fusion delay and even one slight collision. which
occurred at Fity.cighth street In the forenoon Nj
Albert Pullman, Mr.. Van Brocklip, tho superin Tend
emit and other officials said that the this COL
iision FAD not been hurt, and were running IN the
afte ruoon There quite scare, however, GU Inc
part OF come OF the passengers Il appears that a
train left standing Oh the middle track at this
point where thcre are three iraoksl and from tue
careiessness Of the employees tho rear car was so
placed as not to afford the down train sufficient
Tor switching of from the middle to the western
| track In doing SO the rear oil the two trains
wsro grazoa, and slight conclusion was produced
which scared few OF the passenger but was tor
/ tunateiy accompanied by no serious injury rho
train was able continue It's way. THIS little
accident was magnined INTO a serious railroad col
| iision in the Afternoon, but without any better
| foundation tDan has been here stated Tho horses
sixth avenue were evidently SIM not used to tue
| great rumbllng noise OF the road overhead, and
Of horse cars, and wagons had 10 90
their utmost to prevent their horses IRON running
from Sixth car at thirty iourth street, rnp.
ming Tor halt block: another pulled out the while
| pin, and while many horses reared and Kicked and
shed, II WAS generally agreed that in few weeks
time they would become used To the noise fho rcsl-
| curiosity Ia Watching the numerous trains as they
shot by, apd in Sixth avenue u was curious u SEQ
ping expeditions ana looked nj eigeriy every time n
coALisG AsD WATERING STATION.
There was uotnitg like tesuiar tiuo made ycsier-
| day. some OF the trains accomplished tho tip In
| twenty-threc minutes, others ~ twenty-five. and
again others, which we're subjected 10 Unforeseen dc.
| lays IN thirty or ihiriy-nvo minutes Tho tram
leaving Fiy-egnlh stree, twenty-iour minutes aaer
| eleven A. NJ. aud drawn by engine No l sub
jrctea 10 a delay OF nearly ten inmates near Cana.
street by the Drcakisg OF IN coupling between tue
engine and the first car. These couplings are ION,
siIder aud being new, It was diicult fasten and
unoose tn IN yesterday mhcn the engines had 10 bo
sw Cd OF al the lower terminus OF the rold to be
| coated. Tue company having coal yard, NJ !.
| Bard oi Tie aireetors, has established
| a coaIlng conrivance snort distance br,ow The
Rector street station. Tho Uu ldiug No % Grecnwic
street, opening toward tue rear upon New thurcn
street, mas been purchased Tor coaiine aud repair
| station. The coal carried into tho building IRON
Grcenwtch street, noisted on elevators TO Inc tor
story, aud thence upon an iron bridge tho who.u
! width OF New Church street, winch has been erected
ABOUT fifteen feet ABOVE the structure. As soon
tram Rector street. the engine rs upcouped
switches down uLdei meath the uridge aud there v u
coaied ana watetei through two separate orinces IN
the hrlugc. McinAhile the engine winch had been
previously coated and waterea has already been
switched oil TO the front OF tue train ana Is rehdy &c
take IT out Yesterday the engineers we're not vet
able TO their engines al ouce fight uudcr tue
coal holo and water kpout oil tho bridge; Dut a few
days' experiences the officials nope viii do away viii
these delays caused Ivy inexperionce Al the same
time that the engines are coaled and watercd they
drop their ashe into great iron hopper placed NJ
derneath the track.
Tng NAME CHANGED.
| The application made a lew days since to Judge
Lawrence, OF III. Supreme Court, 10 change the mans
| vi the Gilbert Elevated Railway Company TO that o
the Metropolitan Elevated Railway COMPANY wa
| granted yesterday. From tho reasons assigned ij
allowing tho change OF name Vt will b. seen that tn'
| Metropolitan Transit Company pat In a clam 10
| monopoly oil tue word METROPOLITAN, y which claim
however tho Judge does not think very satisfactorily
establis shed. Tue following is the memorandum dec
sion Of Judge Lawrence:-
| do not regard The Metropolitan Transit Company q
having such particular property In the word Metro
potann them In opposing the granting ~
danger that tho Metropolitan Elevated Railway Compan
wound be mistsxen tor the Metropolitan transit Company
Of 1875 authorized 20 make the order
satisfied that no reasonable injection :. the change
name exists Being satisfied that there no oojeeon
4 the present case shall grant tbs order.
| COMMENTS OF PASSENGERS.
| IL was curious 20 hear on tue trans the comment
OF the passen gers, aud particularly oil the lew adie
| who we're wiling TO venture upon the road the nrs
day. One VINO came painting up the STAIRS AZ FranF
'l tell you what wall be bard-lo climb these step
IN the winter when they will all DO covered VIII
Ice then people looked At the tickets marke
metropolitan Elevated Railway" aud were astoI
strange 10 them. wnen TOLD that the name "Giber
| Elevated Railway" had been changed numuer
these LADIES. and mauy gentlemen, too, courageous
took mp the cuogcis Tor Dr. Gilbert aud said that
he had started ibc road no should have whatev'
glory there was In ITS name.
80 NIGHT rRAfxs TfLL AUGUST
Mr. Navarro, wbo Is Que o. thc largest sharehoi le
In tue roau, thought yesterday that no nj NJ .rsl