New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-30
INCIDENTS OF BRIDGE TRAVEL.
SETTLING DOWN TO BUSINESS BAsis-Effh'i
EEERIES.

sprr1IyG DOWN TO A BUSINESS BAsls-EffECIS
ON THE FERRIES.
There WA n perceptible dminution of the crowd
on the East River Bridge YESTERDAY ss c I'LL
nared with preyiOus days since the opening. ho
Enthusiastic resident of Brooklyn ana the curious
NewYorker were still apparent In the moving MAJ
that insisted on getting IT'S CENT o "u,tt
Of expcrience of the big structure, but na1olI.t
~ tho nennv patrons were evidently from the rIdI
Tccons As TO the Bridge itself, while II sun pIe'
itself on being one of the show places vi lnc M
tronolis if is evidently settling down 10 quio,,
conservative business basis, and during me ha ~
there was constant stream of vehicles on po'h Vi
the rOadways. go 49,.
1t was said by the policemen at either Gnu t,Ts
no arrests had been made, and that the passensTIS
were well behaved to degree that was Ia ,i fr
couraCing to those who are accustomed ~ loo U
aw-breakers whenever severit eanfthe officers on
The cod of the Bridge when asked az 10 the chs
Of the crowd relieved his feelings by responunng
"The crowds all right there no t Giao for me-:
don't see any fun for me this summer eAccp' "
resign and get job at Concy sland' III .to,,
flow about the No. rs who nave msue ,lc' ~,
selves conspicuous In connection with the bTld.e
the reporter asked of veteran policeman aC 0uPoi
intendent Martins office. H., e ,ho frat
ncople and animals and things to cross nc BridGe.
What we are waiting for now is the hrst DUDE 70
lose his hat of the Bridge the tIst man VINO aoesn
say Isn't this a big thngY the first murder ana
the first suicide And it's about time for the hrst
suicide There have been several fellows ana on
or two women who have been prospecting III Iegdiu
70 this sIicidc business, but we have so lar as
couraged them by suggesting that nfe-presei Neio
arc moi included in the One-cent entrance lee
The total number of railroad coaches orIered LOT
the bridge at the Wilmington (Del) Car Works IS
tyentv-eipht of which eighteen are now Gnlsued
and six are already on the Bridge. he Two engines
on fhe track NAV be used at the opening OF railway
travel month or six weeks hence, until the chalhs
are in working order. ...1o,. .ho+ +bo.
A Iiyerv.stable keeper said Yesterday that me
Bridge would largely increase the profits In his me
of business for the future as ride across u Wouu
he one of the regular features Ill the Ilst Oh atId0
tions for the visitors to the city.
The ticket collectors have eight honrs on on'y
and sixteen hours OIL, for which tney
man are pald l7l2 cents per hour or " ~ q
dav Ex-Sergeant Ward. OF the sixth Precinct Oh
Krookiyn was Yesterday appointed Captain OF
the bridge police 10y Superintendent Martn. lhere
nave Leen a large number of discharges from the
fnrce of the Bridge employees OwIDg TO the compile
tton of the work in which they were engaged, out
thare are still about two hundred men engaged III
all the departments. i'll, :;
The wagon traffic of the Bridge has seriously IN
terfered with the profits of the ferry-bOats gen
tleman who has been familiar with ferry trayc lor
twenty years SAID last evening: lhose
ferry peOplc won't admit IT, but the TACT 49, anHu'
half the trucks and wagons that used TO cross III
ION Ferry now use the Bridge. At tue busy h0urS
of the dav these wagons were frequently blocked
nm waiting their turn while three or tour DOa' 5
loaded up Now there are no more than can con-
yenlently get on the first boat.