New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
SPOILED BY A BAD GRIP.
MIsHAps AT THE CABLE ROAD TRIAL.

BANDS PLAY AND PEOPLE CHEER, BUT THE CARS
FAIL To MovE-sIx MILES IN THREE HOURS
| The Inhabitants of Harlem and the upper
wards OF the city turned out to witness the Public trial OF
| the Tenth Avenue Cable Road yesterday afternoon
Manhattanve has rarely had Of greater
importance in is history. Tho Third Avenue Railroad
Company which built the cable road issued several hun
dred invitations including city and State officials TO wit
ness the trial Those who not invited, numbering
thousands crowded around the station at Tenth and
| Northumberland thrtiehs until the street was
blocked with PEOPLE and vehicles The road starting at
Manhattanvil lille, climbs up Washington Heights and
passes through Caru ansvile and beyond High Bridge
to One-hundred eighty sx-st, distance Of three
miles The trial to take place at p. but the six
lies OF cable had been started In the mornng and kept
running all day Eight had been prepared for the
invited guests President Lyon assured every thGt
the success fixed and the road would be opened to
the public Monday morning Vice President Henry
Hart and Maltby G. Lane confident that the cable
road would do what the Third Avenue road did In build
ing up Harlem The cars were filed with the.inved
guests and two bands of music, of the bands.com-
posed OF boys from the Juvenile Asylum, at onehun-
bred and fifty hfthst.
When the grips had been adjusted signal was given
to tighten them. The bands played Tho Star 5panged
Banner ana the crowd shouted but tie train did not
move 1t required time to find the trouble but
when 1t found the signal was again given. The
crowd shouted AGAIN, the bands played and the train
more successful When the oars moved forward
smoothly and the music sounded the crowd went wild
with enthusiasm. Women and girls waved handker-
chiefs from windows. shouted themselves hoarse
and the ragged urchins danced In the they
we're mad. Tho president and the directors raised
denly the train stopped again and all Efforts to move
were useless The grips refused hold At this point
the hill Washington Heights has grade OF seven feet
in hundred and after repeated trials 1t was found that
the cable could not pull the heavily loaded train to The
TOP The directors then moved alone, followed ut
short interval by four more cars, ana team OF egh,
drew the rems1der Then the procession moved
wards. All along the route the population had as
to see 0S sn .ooE haa
aprons and at from the shanties Az the Hebrew
endSep Of the Coored Orphan Asylum were waiting in
u and sang TO 1T; several hundred girls IN pihk
hands at it. At Carmans Vile the whole population was
the street and cars passed through gauntlet OF
ar py some of the people of the Village The road
passes front OF the Orange" the country residence Of
home Iof Madame Jumel and tho entrance to High
Bridge Park Streets cut the road aud graded
is already rearhing ont It's influence Director Lane said
that the road did not look more Countrywide than
Third did above Twenty where the street
car line was laid In 1883
1t was after 6oolock when the terminus OF the line
was ched and after general congratulations the train
started back. the directors car short distance ahead
When the car was passing by thick %o9d h stopped
discovered that the grill had broken while the ZIP
were put down. but the came together with such
force that President Lyons was thrown from bis ee ana
slightly bruised The passengers in both cars were
badly shaken up darkness came on ana tue lsnterns
and pushed to the top of the hill where u rolled down
the rest of the way. the other following It. There
enthusiasm The president had luncheon prepared FOR
HIS visitors The trip OF six miles had taken three hours
tue road would be working well on Monday. aud ready
for ALL Speeches made by Mr. Hart, Dr. Samuel
Hail. Hosea b. Perkins and others pronouneinS the ROAD
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