New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-20
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
THE CHANGES AT CHATHAM SQUARE

THE CHANGES AT CHATHAM SQUARE.
MUCH CONFUSION AND SOME ANNOYANCE CAUSED
BY :IIE NEW SCHEDULE.
The new system of running trains on the
East Side elevated railroads went into effect yesterday
As was expected, the abandonment OF the old train
schedule and the adoption Of the did not take place
without delays, Inconvenience and trouble to pssson-
Part OF these from the stupidity careless
OF travellers and part the natural friction at
tending the working Of q system On the whole the
managers of tine roads expressed themselves satisfied
with the comparative smOOtness of its working while
in most the complaints OF tie Public had
less of seshness their Good grounds OF
plant, however, not lacking IN instances.
The Chatham Square Station the great centre OF
the trouble, all the changes made affect travellers
most at that junction. The Second Avenue
trains 20 further than that station,
passengers being transferred by bridge to the
station for South Ferry the City Hail. The trains stop
few feet from the junction Of the UP track in Division
ST. with that Of the up track of Third Avenue line
The platform where the passengers land is built the
down track in Diysion-s and extends along it about
100 feet Second Avenue trains coming down to
the up track by switch little above the upper end OF
the platform An engine waiting the up track bitches
and hius the tram up town when the signal is
given the engine which brought the train down town
first having been detached When the train has started
back this engine runs out the up track to
wait for the next down train, which it
takes uptown, leaving TIE incoming engine to perform
Ike service for the next The platform tor the
SccOndAyenue passengers aud the bridge connecting with
the Chatham Square station yet uncovered by any
roof ON this account occurred the greatest distress
among the women passengers, aud the mOst complete
exhaustion of patience and profanity among the men
powerfully on the waters Oh the platforn in the after
the rain drenched alike the Just and the unjust
who waiting To up Second ave. During the
mission hours the Second Avenue trains ran at Intervals
about four minnes tine ne DeNc trains being ten
mil Few tha ID
wait under shelter 0t the Chatham Square Station until
their second Avenue train came in sigut on DiysOn-s
nence they wet With perspratiOn Or Rain Jne
cas-, hap encd all the day.
Inc III ri Avenue trains during the commission hours
supposed to run alternately 20 south Ferry aud 10 te
City Hal They did SO pretty successfully yesterday.
The Guy Han trains carry wnite discs by day aud white
lights by night. The south Ferry trans carry green
discs and Lights Considerable confusion aud delay
we're caused Dy passcngers taking or remaining m wrong
trains because they aid not understand tIe change,
although had been advertised, or did not heed the an
nOnc,meuts of the conductors aad other employees
and OF trains when they reached Chatham square.
In the morning, however some delays were
0ccasoned through the ncwncss OF the train
schedule to tue starter at the upper terminus
Oi the road The trains lost time gradually until they
we're about fifteen minutes behind the schedule In the
afternoon commission hours, however, there little
trouble. Additional trains, carrying red discs,
during the tve-cent hours ON 'TniIdave h. Chafbam
square only. Between 10 and $3.50 all 1hirG
rains carving passengers between the Citg Hall and
Chatham square AtCer p IN, tine Second Avenue line
was stopped, heretofore ard the City Hall branch ran
ira singi, car no TO about La f-past ~ lI,idnght
General Manager +. X. lain Ot tine Manhattan Rail-
way Company said to a TRIBUNE rcporter "Of course
we lltl some trouble and delay in changing our
running OF trains. No train schedule can be eX-
pecteu work smoothly for The first two days
Ne hJtc Tine early IN the day because OF new
ucs5 Of the ANA because had gwen Instructions
that the trains snoud BE- run with extra and pru
dence until the new schedule got well UNDERSTOOD The
safety OF Passengers was worth the loss Ol
a hIlle time. rms change Mas made III response
to the OF the public The Third AVehle were
carfyinl 10000 and 10000 passengers day 90 ana
from the ferries and the second Avenue line ouy 4OO 900
or $4,000 The travel to the City Hal has also been siua
COMPARED with the main line The public demanded
tnat tue convenience Tue Second Avenue Guy
Hall lines should be subOrdlnaed 10 the line VI
the greatest travel tie utmost confidence III tine
safety and SUCCESS Of the change We nave made"