New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-12
EXPERIMENTS VIII BRIDGE CARS.
EprorFNr TRIPS MADE YESTERDAY.

swrrcpINo CAR IN MINUTE AND HALF
TRAVEL on THE BRIDGE SINCE 1T WAS OPENED.
The good results of the daily drill with the Bridge
cars are shown by the improved working on tie ns
chinery and the decreased time OF maHhs WITH
Fortv-iive round trips were made YESTERDAY VIII
three cars. The fastest rounc trip made as umeu
by Swiichmaster Darling, was lonr,eeh
minutes, including switching. Supe[ nIlows
re- fS riputes for switching. ard on
on Of Ike ast trips Darling beat his own tine tims:
s sE e Conclusive evidence that the cars
can Inc r,n on cne minute Roadway, as lnterded Dy
Superintendeni Martin. shorter cross oy ri,
nc rmits more raj, ID switching Mr. lioag aud SAID
that eight minute c9ry we're consumed from the
time a car left iiFoch "a 81 i was sN''cnSn or a
maxi ing the running t,'uf flY mnDtcf nc chlS
cnn h q made 10 run MI ot minute headwdy"
said he, bv having two rei3y 5ar' al eltuet en =
and twenty on the rope iheLs we IVA SSns iorty
SIX seats and the smaller thirty-two. @he u 80
sary train of two. made up OF one OF eacn SiIc,
can be run, there beng just room enough ~ Cue to
nIatform on tho New York side Vt the Brldgo LOT
20 cars thus arranged; but 1t rs
arobable that for Ordinary use only
c',s car at tIme' running WIN greater frequency
air. Hosrsr4 declined to make any authoritative
statement - the time when tho cars Will DC open
to the pubic. 49, r.. -,
President Kingsley of the BridC, Trustees, sald
that passengers would oe carried 10 the cars
within week. The plan would ne " i anno orsr
that there were ten ready and ~ fE'alng or1eI,
and az many persons as can be accOMiaOt co VIII oe
carried : but all who may vish TO rdc can nol oe
accommodated. In this way the system wou'u pe
tested and ovrr-crow ding prevented. AS last as
nossible afterwafd the other cars w ud De put on
Mr. Kingsley expressed himself as :at,Shed WIN lne
workings of the grips and the switching aiiause-
ments at the New York end. The car-nousc AT tue
BROOKLYN terminus is not vet DnIt OWING 70 thc ue
laws of contractors; Il is much needed before the
cars are run regularly. as otherwlSe Ine Gals VIII
have to be stored oui oil doors .. =
An examination of the weekly STATISTICS OF
travel ON the Bridge shows little increase since the
cool weather began. Since July there mas
been little change in the weekly receipts lhe
state of the weather to affect the prices mere
than the time of year. The receipts were much
larger FROM the time of Its opening until july
than since that time owing to the novelty OF cross
inc the Bridge. From 10000 TO l5,OOO more
people enter the Bridge each week at the
New-York entrance than at the Brooklyn ehu'
This Is accounted for bv the crowds oil poor New,
York people who 60 on the bridge for a walk ana
do not 90 off at the Brooklyn SIDE The vehcies
entering the Bridge at the Brooklyn end are sgnty
more numerous than those entering at the
some of the drivers going to Brooklyn with
loads prefer The ferryboats Following
are the weekly receipts: oo 20
Week ending May 81. totSl receipts, Sl0,OoO %
Jnne T. S4, 9O6: June Ia "a, 1868; June u, $4,39o;
June %, SO. 595; July .. S3,449; July IL, $I,9oE
July 49, So 664; July 20, $2,777 August = w. I0d;
August s., 81 .947; August 10. S2.656; August 70,
SO 800 August 30-total receipts. T2.SO4; from
teams 81 379, from foot-passengers, Tl,4Z2 sep
TENDER 6-foot- passengers, $1,36 teams, 9l4|2;
total. s. $50,