The sun., 1879-01-14
N RAPID TRANSIT RAPID!
,ur rnRoNGS TH1TWiIT ar THE STA
IN" ,,nVs ron 4 CHANCE TO RIDE
-s.d TRAIN. that Admit n few Passengers
~ None. aud Leave Hundreds ON the Plat
sorm.-Mrn Throwing Themselves over
~. Tnopcned Gates In their Engerness,


oocor. Of the New York Elevated Rail-
.,.d declared to n committee oil the Taxpayers
i.S'a,ia,ian who visited them that the COM
AssV' 49, voa doing its best to give the residents Of
w. east side the fullest and best accommoda-
,'., They had the promise Of the contractor
.,,wothirls of the cars would be in rcadl-
- f,r heating tomorrow. Mr.. Bishop. one
:, bo directors informed the committee that
.he, the road was completed It would have ten
,.snipal stations. He said that the shops in
..o,ess Of erection at Ninety ninth street would.
ts bopsd bo reqdy TO receive cars ip about
,hi,,v working days. and that then an additional
rumber of trains would be put on the road.
Last evening at the Grand street station a ro-
,or,er for THE SUN carefully noted what the
company Is now doing TO accommodate the
large number of persons who take the trains ut
mai pont between the hours OF 8 and o'clock
uben they are anxious to seek their homes and
vben the fare is reduced to five cents. At |
o'clock all who climbed the stairways found ad-
mission to trains that arrived at intervals OF |
from ihrcc to five minutes. At 5:lO train was !
BOARDED hy about twenty five persons. and q |
few were LEFT standing on the platform. In an
interval " six minutes that followed $50 per-
sons gathered on the platform. Then train
came alon. that took about 80 and left about
INT~NiS
sellers. who proved equal to the demand made
upon them At no time during two hours was
there any uncomfortable crowding at the ticket
oflce and there was no crowding on the stair
ways al all. In the report which follows the
figures given were the result Of close estimates
based On actual counting as far rs counting
was possible.
A.j.2O the first OF four trains. at intervals OF
aminute took of few OF the throng. that had
Increased to about 100. Tho other three trains
cleared the platform. At 5.2j a Grand Central
Depot train left a small tut idlyincreasing
number. At 5:27 q train took 20 passengers
and lcit 50 TO wait for the next. A minute after
ward train took all on the platform. At 5:3l
sneary empty train from the Franklin square
station accommodated all Of a large throng that
had gathered in the preceding three minutes.
Al :32 Il Grand Central Depot train lett ~ per-
JonB waiting. At toss there were 30 on the plat
form train that arrived at that time took IA
few. but IA il moved away the thronR had in
creased 10 GO persons. Before the next train
Srriyed. at 5:3s 100 persons had gathered. 1t
took OF a few. but before a :39 train came up
l25 persons had assembled. 1t had come only
from Franklin square. and was able to take all
lu, eight Of them.
The crowd increased in spite OF depot train
ns,iu and AZ Harlem train was obliged to
leai 10 on the platform. A 5l5 train cleared
he platform. SAG train left 2l persons. A
J4l depo, train left 10. or throng Of so or 90
that gathered in the next three minutes. $3.50
tran left i0 A 1853 train left 55 persons.
Bjs depot train left rs persons. 80 train
LEFT 50 out OF 90 that had gathered. A SOL train
took no passengers. although. like all the rest
hs0ppcd at the station. A :03 train left 15)
persons waiting it took none. 6:Oj depot
train took all OF these except 90 A ;0s left 80
b rait. AtG:l4 over 100 had gathered; all were
l-. waiting ly the train that arrived ut that
tine. A f;li depot train took a few. but 100 were
ye, left AG:ls train took 80 or more, md yet
lower left. A 600 train took none of the l25
who were awaiting It. G;22 train stopped
u,rey to let on few passengers and then
rstmcd ou. leaving 800 A 6.2i train WAS
pIig.l f1 leave 100 waiting. G.26 train took
trl tha natural increase; loo were yet Naliin-.
W-enat.-7 depot train left there were l2j ou
b platform. a c3l train came up. stoup'd.
~ lH-..l with unopened gates. leaving "a
tIyar.n- hr'ns ot 1850 % erumhle. -Four min
gts atar t.e uost train arrived. Ittook % or
81 .ar. .'.t 200 ou lhe platform. a rlG d pot
rNu u.al tie number To- a out l15. O.39
.-..r r...'..l about ~ iut w'ru II w-rt on
l.r.ttns. ACll o. .p0, ir'n l.t
Tf. u"Nt irn'n. .li ~. Z utd $50
g. MI. platform nn' i-r t.'m there.
rrf ,.. l.aniir. room. Tic next train. rt
fI n.. f.e natural iUcrrusn. ami leit about
b.. At train was nearly cn I'y. II took al
.g' 81 .. G.Jj train cleared tho platform.
li OIL q. Hl every trnin that passed A. ro-
ielr 'l. There was cons il"ruIe crOWdlnc
All a - no deal ~ grunhlng. but turro w0s
nay Nn % rry effort 20 force an cntreu'" o.
srgaGr ,o,.. man, RI. iepoi n,fstcr ana
LlH-e .ff'f- were patient ant owl IN answer
IN. .au,-f 0rs How long any one person nny
H. y4H IsafFV ntHF a ID
during large part of which time tho platform
elt. u"l 3 .i,-t : $50 pers0 could not cas- ly
B. as'ertf ned. The throng was, on the whole.
nannerlv "a thennw comers usually were con-
6lt-l q. ftge their places IN a." outer edge;
Tie rush '0r the elevated railroad Is said. by
ue"H %. r".- r. e. hr the greatest AZ tho fuitpn
sra.t station. More pass-n-ers get on thcr"
gan any other piace along the route. Al
post uHlnv band there ms hero arc depart
urs. nnl tntue busiest hours. between 6 and 7
t.o.a atae evening. the jim might b. aeeu-
tlt.t % rb.i a- terrific II very quickly in
t-'l-.s Iifn 90 crush Oi humuniiy. Startling o.
lIk n' wI-i. .yrr the uu-'ralns are delayed %
i~A Ou'.- beyond the schedule time, me
, tF. 81 tiF 0f travel az the station. ~ the two
4r- f..urd, " 's on Dee. -3. when there werr
t@3 is uavl ~ ub town. On last
v. h.lL"-i tue number was ~.
A. fjN N't last evening throng oi abont
l7-t'r-r. r." porson- crowded the narrow stair,
te t.s.t srUer. some al them In front had
leen f.f- from ten fo n'tern minutes nj the
irs. y .tof them looKad iko clerks and ofli 90
t.f7 t..r were 70 lt.N liI- Iil''rr lii'h iiA Nf
llmiHr Four or five hes tnted one or two
minute. Hui thrn paid the extra I've cents
t..r 100 BE- kept waiting. The crowd n
-.iy t-i the. red sign hung in ne
~ '" and the moment IT. was
.irn'l uni. and the words =" Tickets Five
-7i's ulIerred. the work Of the ticket sell
/ -.,hrgnu Iu earnest. Two OF them were on
ea'F su. rtho nrNt fow minutes they hand'd u
4,NF'-. .it 'E"'s AZ the rate nearly sixty q
minute Zee crush then ahatrd somewhat, bu'
kis renewed again soon AiterwHrd. ana from
4a' ilm" steady stream of passengers kep'
LlNlie lN 4p o. Gh o'clock.
An t-tNO ilrst Il tho ive-'ent throng were q
~. I"iHHlr lumber OF business men rrhldlhA
~ hNry lll. One WIS lunior partner o.
y 1. i-r-' .hl-hed Cun stroet importing hous'
Mlp 7i tl represent $40 OuOOOO in one WAY
tl Nunlnr lie had been unable 70 make ms
tylr.a-h the throng on the stairs hlgh
i'ii .m were two well-drcssed men, one o.
Nh1m et' aimed: WnAtl have we been KEEP
wa .it iU- time for 1--WE cents r.
a. a nAt Uei empoyce stood at inc uool
"' 'NiE Nr IlutiYrm above. and whenever on
NH- 10 hy the platform man he shouted
f.I- tHin" Two bells WAS the sigma
t'f Grpnd Central Depot " 10 thos'
,N 'Nr i.fr rIom. Nearly every one pr's5"l
N.ld tur platform as soon ne thc'
-''f' p t.'hels Witi out waiting lor me an
i-two 4 gifts Of stairs above th
]. i- lIns uni narrow Ahou
part i7 ~" stairway tor ua-s'n@cr
as ilIILs, Rni near .lh' lo"rt en-
tut i0r hNr" Nu ihoir way out a
.'' '. .f u.l'n WIS rWarWlug WITH per
-Hf+. IHnpr.r-. buk"rs, merchants
I.trIY % ..I