The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-11
MRS. POOLS ACUTE HEARING.
an nrGGIySON'S CRASHING. SLEEP
uTRDERING BIBT WAGON

S.,d-A Noise ut Dnybrcnk In "A French
r,., once Occupied by Landnulet Williams.
Afr Joseph Pool, President OF the Manu-
,.s,rers and Merchants Bank. and Mr..
s..,ben Higginson. importer OF coffee. tea. and
ar are neighbors. each occupying fiat In
French fiat house ut GS Madison avenue. OF
~ah Mr.. VI. Coleman il trustee. Mr.. Pools
,sments arc on tho fourth floor. and Mr..
g.s,inson's on tho fifth. and there Is still an
'Asr story above that. But whoever fancios
NJ, this IL Il common tencmcnt Is mistaken.
rha, Mr.. Pool pays 81 $50 per annum rent. and
u, uigplnson a 200 Is sufficient financial evil
s.nce 10 demonstrate the responsibility OF the
,..rbie that Is miniature edition of that over
- sxth avenue. 1t is all about noise Mr.. Pool
..,rssents the outraged property owners who
..,, sleep and Mr.. Higginson's crashing.
laundering baby wagon IL the thing that muir
49, seep after the fashion Of the Metropoli-
ban Elevated Railway trains.
In ,he Court Of Common Pleas. on Monday.
NJ POOL obtained from Judge Lurrcmore II
,omnorary Injunction restraining the Higgin-
Tvs from the use OF their baby wagon. q legal
,,,n,nnh over Master Higginson. Ttat Is
.on,hs on account OF which that unhappy In
,an, y,ails loudly. On the 10th inst. the IIig-
~,rsors are required TO show cause why their
,'rribls baby wagon shall not bc forever stilled
4, the storm command Of the law.
Mr. Pool found in the private Office OF his
bank. said:
Those people have some sort OF a baby chr
,i.ee with brass wheels believe. which makes
fearful and intolerable noise. II is liable to
aboard at any moment Of the day or night
They roll II about at Ave o'clock in the morning.
yes At tour o'clock or even three. over uncar-
peted floors. and you can imagine the rumbling
noise il makes Why they even lie in bed and
run il back and forth over the floor right over
ny head. OF course sleep is impossible under
II; even conversation beneath It's din is imprac-
ucabe. Women who have come TO see us have
been unable to hear each other talk. and it has
worried me SO at night that from lack Of sleep
have been almost incapactatcd from busi-
ness. have even got up from bed in the mid
de Of the night to try to find the jnnitor and
get him to see II no could not procure ccssa-
ton OF the uncomfortable noise. They have
promised again and again To aeate ne nul-
sance, but have not done 50. Mr. Coleman
promised that they should move out, but they
have not l believe he. nut Rubber wheels on
their baby carriage. and they LET them remain
Tor about two weeks, during which time they
lid not annoy us. Then they took of the rub
ber wheels and the noise recommended. AT
length was compelled to seek legal remedy.
They are noisy people otherwise, and We have
suffered intolerably from having them over our
heads"
Mrs. Higginson. a pleasant. matronly woman.
received the reporter and produced for his
Inspection tho Rwesome, thunlcrous car.
the sound Of which went down. like the angel
at BotHesda Of Old and 'tronbind lie uooi II
WAS u little pine structure. about two feet long
and fourteen inches wide, Just biz enough for
laby to sit in. raised about two inches from the
door. and had three little lignumvtr wheels.
the hind pair three inches in diameter. the ioru-
most one merely small castor. The reporter
himself restrained by any injunction on the
Higginsons lio could not hear il. Another
person present was induced 70 move the DO.
nestle terror few feet. while the reporters
back was turned, aud he could not hear that il
was moving behind him.
Still, II may make noise down below like
the battle Of Waterloo. when II runs over the
unexpected portion OF your floor" he sug-
geeted.
inch OF the n9or Of our Hat that Is not covered
BY heavy .cnrpet such MS this. laid upon dead
eaing padling beneath; See for yourself"
OF every room and hallway was covered with
thick spt carpets. IN which tho foot sank n0iss-
lessly. The apartments are hneiy furnished.
largely to the ianciful surEpuu lingS OF Japan
and India, but N this ona respect II rich deep
carpels a thoroughly Amc,riran habit prevails
hat about TWO years. ever s.urr the huus, wds
ready for occupancy. The first ttnlnts beneath
US were eK-AuOrney General Williams. batter
known us Iandauiet Williams. gAl his Wiz.
They never complained of any np!sc. Ia Mhg "a
OF last year my baby was born. aud during Tie
summer VIZ wore IN ia" country. In june Mr..
Williams went to kuruIc, either sel!lug or rcAt-
Inc his furniture 10 the Pool family, who wrr,
settled In his place whom We came back from
the country, in September. They Immediately
began complaining OF the noise on our floor.
aud did 80 without reason. We are not noisy
people. Ny husband lived twenty one years in
last india. and mas Va. guiyt habits induced 10y
life in tropical climate. When he enters the
house. the first thing h1 does l. 10 take of his
boots and put on soft, slippers. Thcn he lies
down. We all lived 10 India and like him wa
are all quiet when awake. and 20 early ana reg
ulary TO bed. But my poor little baby has been
very sck great deal OF the time. and OF course
u night Would YOU believe it?-whon
| have got out OF bed. almost the mo-
ment that my bare foot touched the carpet.
before could seat myself in a rocking chair 10
soothe my crying child. that woman below Womb
begin pounding on the centre piece OF her cell
Ing with broom handle or u cane. or something
Gays that the. lightest football will awake her
from sleep. Well people who are So delicate
have no business 10 live in fiat houses. They
should seek isolated houses. in retired locations.
came up and told us OF her complaints and pro-
posed % Iut rubber strips on our rocking
snairs' but when ne saw them derided that
would be useless. Then he asked mo IL | would
consent 70 lot MN nave my carpets taken up
aud padding put beneath them 10 deadcn tho
sound. tod him II WAS useless. inasmuch az
my carpets had boon LAID by Stewards work
men lust before we wont 10 the country, and
were all thoroughly padded beneath Still. in
ue hope that II would ease her mind con-
tentsd. lie took up the carpets Of the bedroom
and back room. whore they complained the
noise Was hoard, and put triple padding under
HTelt but they complained MS loudly as ever
ansh, as | symphthlzc with nervous people,
thd wished 10 do all cou d to spare Mrs. Pool
any unnecessary trouble ut her age, | nhnn-
uoheu my bedroom. moved over to another bed
a1om beyond the parlor. and slept there all
~sn'et id1her Than run any risk OF max ing
snl ho.se above the room where she slept. But
~ I9mpained all the same. Ia November last
81 hlggl nspn bought that little puror wagon
w plehsr the sick child. and the little fellow has
iy"t,'ea greatly to ENJOY riding about in il. But
~ iu way beiure coming Ia that, should say
u.at ours fool 0oms claimed loudly OF the lntOl-
ahu ar coleman came up o. see II would NOT
Sol. 20 nave rubber strips put upon lis rock
,hs' = "ulhHy agreed. II he would only find
tbsr iorA9rs out he did not: for. us you see
isssI, 20 the cIhilo-it II one that swings noise
osSy on plyois, and you can't make a sound
n,lh u, even II you Try. But SIN Mrs Pool com
Sslheo. 70 return 10 the wagon: they did not
SE.sVVNnI lhht II male an lutOl-rable noise for
W. OF lhfee weeks after W. got 1t, Tor they did
fnA inuW tiai we hi,i \; Tut rs soon ~ they
aguhd y oul thcir complaints were louder than
eNst. Mr. Coleman came up again. and trirI
IuhDer ON lis wooden wheels hut Il mad ma
uinrrence. Finally, my husband hccam. nnvrv
hth thelr constant unioundcd complniIts
thu 'oll Mr.. Pool to 20 10 the DEVIL So Mir
fGSl went TO law"
The sick child cries when he sees the little
wagon ior the enjoyment Of his accustomed ride
" W put the Injunction OF the court must be
pOeyeq Mrs. Higginson has been advised to
nave Three nephews-aged 7, 9. and 10 yeqrs re-