The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-20
ALL-MGHr RAPID TRANSIT
Scenes OF Travel Between Harlem and the
battery In the Early Morning.

hnttery IN the EnriY MORNING.
At o'clock on recent morning half a
dozen employees OF tho Now York Elevated
Railroad we're in tho waiting room at tho South
Ferry station. A train had Just come in from
Harlem. One OF tho employees. who had been
doing at full length on bench, lifted his hat
from hls face and said to the conductor Of tho
train that had Just arrived: Where ore your
passengers 7"
Didn't you sec him go down stalrs1" was
tho evasvo reply.
Then they fell TO talking among themselves
about the prospects for travel on the nirl
trains as indicated by the first few night
rionce. They agreed that the expe
far Afforded worry little indication
be expected. The public was no, "
aware OF tho change that had gone In ~ q.
Even II the change had been generally
known. tho travel thus far could not have
boon expected 10 be largo. because worry
much Of tho night patronage OF the road will
come from those who have arrangements to
mako before they will utilize rapid transit. 1t
ls expected that many who arc at work during
z part OF tho ,i nisht n9nd who are now living
town. nov that they can 80 by the elevated
road. Tho number Of such Is very large.
they learn that tho trains arc running.
Will not hasten. as heretofore. 10 catch tho 12h
train. and thus part Of the evening travel will
be distributed on tho night trains. Markctmen
who live in the upper wards and who are com
PEELED 70 be down town at n very early hour
will doubtless nay 1--WE cents for an extra half
hours sleep and come down by the early morn
INK trains. During the sultry nights OF the
sumner, many restless and whiting mortals
refreshing coOlness. with thoir bare heads
hanging out Of tho windows OF tho cars over tho
the elevated road at night is destined 70 be tho
great American eirigerator Tor live material,
yheroin weared and sun-baked humanity will
IND a GOODNESS OF temperature that exists no.
whore elso In the metropolis.
such was tho drift OF the talk among ON
ployees Of the rOad, while they waited at 3
o'clock in the morning in tho South Ferry
4 train set out for Harlem at 81. Tho re-
set on good tcrmswith tho conductor. he ossayed
q delicate piece OF fattcry. renarking upon tho
Drawing room appearance 81 the train.
Yes. replied tho conductor: the trains
are drawing o great deal OF room tonight
. II was a relief To- know thai, tho Joke did not
AT Grand street. two other passengers boarded
the train. They occupied an end seat and q
Denuitimato sitting In the forward car. the ono
0vorlapping tho other, as shingles do They
verc too far advanced in intoxicalion 70 be
entertaining fellow passengers; but their
breath suggested tho sOciability OF picnic and
target shooting. They rodo TO Harlem. and
murmured because the end OF the road was not
Tho reporter had IA soats all to himself on
tho return trip Till Fity-third street was reach
ed; There several young men and maidens
entered rho cars with the weary step OF those
who had participated IN the last number Of the
DANCE in Terrace Garden. These dropped out
~ Ninth. Houston. and Grand streets.
During the night while trains werc running
at nitoen-minuto Intervals tho greater num-
hers 81 I'ssengors wore carried on tho M
trains and were taken from tho Fourteenth and
Iwenty-thtrd street stations. The BoWery
yielded taw passengers.
Ever since thu company began running trains
ali night tho travel. according 70 tho testimony
Of tho employees. has been very light. Tho
Twenty third street station, owinE TO the walk,
than il ordinarily would have done: but less
than a SCORE Of farce. for the Ave hours inter-
vening between l1h and 50, have been aver
aged At the majority Of the stations Only I'VE
fares uero taken ~ tho Houston street station
ono night. and the Fulton street station, with lts
mSAimum % iorty iares, Is almost without a
rival. The experiment has hardly paid ex-
ponsos. which arc az light MS could well BE-.
sides the wear and tear OF tho track and the
rolling stock. Tho employees say that they 10
not gei any moro pay Tor tho nyO hours addi-
uQnni Tork required 81 them.
=, For tho lrst tlme since ihe opening a. tho
ENst el4a 'ln- trains aTe now running very
Anre from South Ferry 10 Harlem is made in
i1rty'two minutes, 10 that from Harlem 60
South Ferry IN forN rliuut's From miInight
toxin ~ Intervals 10 fifteen minutes. AMI SIX
trHias are on the road. ilvo-miuuto Intervals
pnEln ~ y. lour-illhute int rivals 40 N,i thrne-
minute Intervals euun az ia TIE Afternoon
aud from tl midnight iNc-miuute intervals.
From gu ln iAo morning ana from go tl
e;43 Ia %" nfernunn extra trains seq our from
Harlem ilr tranklin tiulre at intarYaa 81 9 a
minutes au' mis- extra work rouIIr s thirty
two train. Thus tLUrs are -iAfy-Ous trains 90
ti' ro!l lNr.ns %. so Alutt IItlns il1u
t0ltt Ferry o. ilnr~ 90. an from tranhlu
square lu harlem ruu un b. lelu. very tt.l
A4r sAl1 as th.. tcr down trains. rls Ucket
c.i. tqr.. train starts gu. irlm Sgu'. ferr5 lt
The better success il Keeping o. selldulctime
Is owlus Co. inrrelsoi iHclitles Tor laying lp