The New York herald., 1878-09-21
Complaints Against the Metropolitan Railway
Dismissed by the Grand Jury
THE ENEMY ROUTED.
Leading Physicians Declare the
Road Is Not a Nuisance.
MONSTER PETITIONS IN ITS FAVOR.
What Will Become Of the Horse
Car Lines Now?

Yesterday was great battle day for rapid transit,
and the Grand Jury took the final testimony in refer
the complaints which 1t had been asked by
numerous petitions 10 inaiet the Metropolitan Ee-
vated Railway. The batto won In such magnin-
cent manner as to fill every friend OF rapid transit
with rejoicing. Messrs. Garrison, Pullman, Navarro,
Baird and the other managers OF the road appear to
DO shrewd tacticians, and nobody, seems, even
dreamt OF the perfect arsenal Of deadly war.
material which they had quietly accumulated since
the famous petition OF the 1856 sawboncs was first
presented asking the Grand Jury to indict the rood
injurious to tho public health. Yesterday three
separate memorials were presented to the Grand
Jury by Mr.. Lowery counsel for tho company, signed
in all py two hundred physicians and surgeons,
who represents nearly every medical college, hospital
or other medical institution In the city, declaring
the strongest possible that the road has NO
wise produced either disease or death, but ON the
contrary, promises to greatly improve the sanitary
condition and decrease mortality Of the city The
following is tho FIRST memorial presented by Mr..
Lowery. which was signed by thirty-iour loading
medical mon, among them ex-surgeon General Ham,
mond, Professor Fordyce Barker and Professor En-
mett:-
THE FIRST PETITION.
sErrxxsER 20 1875
To the HONORABLE THE GRAND jury on THE CRY AND
County or NEW YoaE-DAvID q. FRAkors. Esq. Fore
The .a ass 70 % s
sn hs sy .Ss
concerning the detrimental effects Of the noises made by
n With s a
eostinaoas sxcis.tion special =
SsS.ss We are NOT iaiormea Of any medical
Ss.a down. such ''is %
'I. the brains Of city shsIsn
thoroughfares, spite Of the noise, continue TO Develop
SrsaS Of those Who live in silent The
and p.thogenetc effects OF noises have never been made
sso devoted this suojees far and
and public
of sss
As.ssSoiis.n EisysssS ksi.v.y in Sixth avenue:
s:r sae l'S i:saiss h..issy sre.,ns D. eh.sIsa,
cheeks indicative Of arrested asyeoDmsnt
soft brains and the neryoa. Of the and
cised way forbid the suppoaton Of cerebral decay
creased admissions 70 the lunssc asylum
he. our ssn,.Se been s.ssd Sy w, Of
hyseriA Shorea. mania paralysis meningitis or decay OF
With reference influence Of tho raw nsises In
and % al
sssS Is a,sal, :, e. s soiss.ass hox noises
ssiniy mo. because they neesssi.a.s vigorous
the Of the o . y s 70
ers sucsioneer street pedsrs ockrokers and others
NOT liable % such 20
from ,1: the ~ sn:, sSs
or systems Is wnSy wtnor, facts to sa;tSn IT,
tracng diseases o. In causing reapses or death {: like
w.o 70 be lss the test Of and this .na
have from ,heir ailments with the
rss IN that Vicinity during tho past has no.
s1 so no s Hsc s
the elevated railway that do nos lie with e?ns
the cty bat the population and consguous
s the ss' % nHsi,
and sleep FOR them will be no more Impossible than IL Is
reeshngy amid the esscs din and rattle OF railway
So ar from the Metropolitan Elevated Railway being
public % is in our opinion one OF The
j. DOES. the means OF relieving tho crowded
and anh.slihiai isnemsa.: Of Tho lower soc.
o1s the ground high aud the s"nalion living are
the Sc.ua and "a ubous region upper par.
the effect upon the public health viii Ie % s
honorable body allow the satements ot the nemosI al
udea 70 weigh. suisisnt to 70 '..s
for only been shown inet injury tho
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Medico Legal Soc; John Osborn, A. D. Mem. Co; Soc
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legal SOC. M.us n vsdder. NJ D.. Mem. 60. Soc Phys.
Throat Hosp J. A. Williams. NJ. D.-shrtyfour in s.
Tho following was the second memorial, which has
special reference to the colds contracted by wet feet
IN the horse and other sanitary advantages Of
the elevated roads. This Is signed BY nfty physi-
clans ana surgeons.
rHx SECOND MEMORIAL
To the nososAnIr IuE Gn.sp Jusy o. rus - clrr a Ayo
We the undersigned. physsi.ns and SURGEON. Of thl:
from the propositions set forth in the memorial TO the
sa n S cs sas
trains OF the Metropolitan Elevated Railway We have
met with any OF the effects detrimental to health
set forth in the memorial resred To- The state.
ment that various and mental diseases may be
produced the noise of the railway trains
far Is contrary TO experience On the contrary We
arc Of opnon tina, by opening to our crowded tene-
men population the elevated ana heathfnl regions
Of the island aud the adjoining country,
will DO conferred the community. aud
that many lives viii be saved BY the healthfu means OF
loecmoton afforded TO the people wet feet and exposure
raughs OF wintry and rainy weather In the horse cars
and serious delays occasioned by snow being avoided by
| the of the elevated railw ay.
For these many other obvious beg leave
to against the hasty and unsupported statements
OF the memorial above referred aud we pray your hon
oable body bnrrassinr or prcjudcing
the operations OF the long needed and. In opinion
highly beneficial OF rapid transit offered by the
| Metropolitan Elevated Railway.
II; s. Bahsn, n; p. Men, Co Soc, Path Soc. Acad-
Med &C W. g. Buiard, " b., Mem. Go. Soc &c. John
Burke. NJ D., Mem. Go. Soc, Phys Nut. Aid Assn &c
Foster NJ u. Mem. Ce. Soc, Aesd Of Ned; ac :; "
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