New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-01

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easier to build such bridge than to manage !" ,ha
see. he is quoted q saying ~, toa snou suS
oh keep people tho direction they desired
| to GOT That seems to mo remarkable statemeni'
everyone who has been on the Bridge on doot
want to 90 anywhere except to the highest point
the Bridge Once there they want t. stay there e,
travellers lie on ordinary days Who to
| from New-York and arc IN Q reasonable hurry 70
gel across to their business or their dinner. Suca
be- expected on Sundaysand holidays-the only DAYS
ia my opinion. when there il anything to be feared
INQUIRIES AT POLICE STATIONS.
| The Oak Street Police Station presented curious
scene yesterday. In one corner OF the sergeanrs
Office lay miscellaneous heap Of clothing. There
were hats of oil sorts and shapes-straw hats, felt
hats stiff hats and soft hats, all battered and oil
crushed and dusty. Over the railing IN nont
Of the sergeants desk hung dark blue
dress almost uniniured. Boots ana
shoes there were in abundance. score OF
umbrellas and broken canes were stacked in ono
corner, and hsndkerchiefs, some Of them blood
stained, odd gloves childs wee dress. and scraps
of feminine apparel completed the list. From time
to time men and women would enter tho station In
an aggressive sort of manner generally accompanied
by friend or two, and demand some article, which
they stated they had lost in tho crowd. They were
told by the sergeant to look over the heap and PICK
out what belonged to them. In some cases they
| were successful; In others the reverse, but
as rule whether they recovered
their property or not Gro loud In their grumblings
They seemed to think that tho police were per-
sonally responsible for the damages their clothing
had sustained or for the loss Of 1t whom they could
not find what they were looking for. One young
man came 10 look for An odd shoe which had been
pulled off his foot. He said he had boon pulled out
Of the crowd by the arms and II his shoe had not
| como o6 he would never have got out, 20 tightly
wss bis foot TANNED. Al 1t was he seemed to walk
with difficulty.
| Many inquiries were also made at tho City
Hall Police Station for lost property, and
tho sergeant on duty stated that -
rule tho inquirers displayed much moro
esgernsss and anxiety Of mind than those unfortu.
mates who came the night Of the horror to hnd
s.s. Ali jeveiry and valuable: have Seen ,snt to
Police Headquarters. where Some Of 1t has already
Gallo. a old thu man CITY A: Station
Afterward At Police Hrsdquzrters 10 ask whether
his SON. August Rentry had been found; He said
tom s OF" % Writing the Brdss. He lives ct No. $50
East Ninth-st. and had not been homo all night.
Clara Aschenbach, age twelve: Of No. 20 Grand-:t.'
wers also reported ct headquarters - missing. "A
TRIBUNE reporter. called at both places. MT
who keeps SAID hi; lsss
father Is employed in tho Post Office, and up to
| 1890 on Wednesday night neither Of the children
SS1 mo Strangers who had found them on ferry
boat CRYING for their parents.
REMEDYING DEFECTS IN THE BRIDGE.
great deal Of seriou, thought was given yester-
day 70 the possibility of remedying what a
great many persons arc ncliaed TO look
upon rs serious defects in the construction Of
| the roadways Of the Bridge. The steps down
which the human avalanche poured and pounded
the life out Of the unfortunate wretches piled upon
| the landing and floor came in for large portion
Of indignant criticism 1t pointed out that they
are Of wood that has already been pol.
shed TO glistcnng smoothness by
the feet Of the walkers, and that they are
at best very dangerously constructed. The rise at
the Acw-Yorl anchorage from tho level of the mas
sive granite approach to the floor Of the footpan is
| 8 feet inches 1t is accomplished by flight OF
thirteen steps broken by q landing feet wide. To
"A person standing ut the top Of the flight aud look
ing down the steps they appear dangerously pre-
| c,pltous. and few persons would care to descend
| them without exercising great care.
The criticism Of the steps. however does not stop
here but goes to the existence Of the stairs them
| selves Tho dangerous character Of flight OF
steps In places liable TO visitation by great crowds
has LONG boon recognized. Theatre Corridors by
| the bill introduced by Senator Browning in tho
last session and killed by the efforts
OF tho attorney OF tho Fire Commits
sioncrs. were prohibited from being built
more than one step above the level OF the sidewalk
at the street entrance and the differences Of level
| between exits from parquets and stage and the
| corridor were ordered to be overcome by gradients
of not moro than one foot IN ton, with no perpen-
dicular risers. Colonel Rocbling aud several
| of the Bridge trustees have admitted that
| the orpediency of substituting an inclined plane
for tho steps was frequently discussed in the meet
,ngs of the trustees Colonel Will AN H. Paine one
of the engineers said yesterday that the considers
tons which finally led to an adherence
10 the original plan OF John A.
Roebling were the danger which would result from
the steep grade of this incline in wintry weather
and he fact that tho facilities for viewing the river
| from the ioot-path would DO lessened. The foot
path at present is lifted by the steps to within q
few feet of tho top chord Of the truss
and continues parallel with tho chord until
the tower is reached. whom another rise
IL made necessary to lift the walk above tho tram
| way 80 that the platform may surround the middle
mass Of masonry from which the arches spring. To
construct An incline from this point down to the
approaches on each side Of the river would
| be entirely feasible oven now, and
would add foot inches In
100 feet to the grade. 1t Is significant that the
elder Roebling's plans never contemplated moro than
small fraction of tho foot traffic that has bad to be
accommodated ince tho Bridge was opened One Of
his draugh tsmen said yesterday: "Mr. RoeblinR