New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
THE LONG-SUFFERING PUBLIC.

,,,,o,,,,v,vxcv ov REACHING THE BROOKLYN
xLEvArKD RAILWAY FROM TIE BRIDGE
FOR mora than six months the thirty or moro
,hou.,nd daily patrons of tho Brooklyn Elevated
Railroad who use tho Bridge have submitted 70 an
inconvenience with remarkably good grace. Day
after day and night after night they have oa'eIuiy
picked cir various ways down the long, oaK ue"'
Of thirty we'll stone steps wtich connect 'h0
Bridge landing on the Brooklyn side with oAhas'''
trudged out into this thoroughfare and down ashs
ton.st in oil kinds Of weather. and then toiied pam
v nm another long fight of thirty Ave steps to the
.h.d like entrance Of tho railway. Ihere 10 no
bortar no easier way for any one. The vast amount
NJ energy that ths 'osome journey has caused 70 DO
vasted not TO m milton the actual suffering II daiy IN
a,cts upon delicate women and apoplectc men, Is
almost incaoulabls The fact that 1t has been toier
aed 40 long Is hold by some rs an ILLUSTRATION 'n'
New-York and Brooklyn people are the most long
suer,ng people in the world Doubtless they aro' ou'
u ia oertain that there would have been great out
crv made had it not been generally understood that
the Bridge people and the railroad company were 10
ing their best to solve the problem.
All last winter and throughout the spring various
plans were discussed 10 an earnest manner in'
Bridge trustees and the railroad managers wouio no'
say openly that It was III possible to devise any IN
nrovsment but they seemed to think that the Difficult
al
patrons of the road last begin to manifest signs Oh
,mnatience Numerous complaints based upon this
Wow of the case having come to The TRIBUNE ONCE
rsporter oallod upon Cooue Martin. superintendent
| If the Bridge and asked him In regal to them
| That matter said Mr.. Martin has been consid-
| cred by US and the railroad managers jointly ana
separately again and again. All sorts OF Suggestions
| and schemes have been offered and examined Out
| thus far none has been found that Will completely
sol We tho perplexing problem OF the number oil plans
offered there were four deemed worthy oil cohsuera-
| ton. First 1t was proposed to buud ah eieVa'eu
crossing above tho tracks inside the station from one
landing to the other This would enable the ra'iroau
to cross to the railroad entrance without
| gong outside or even downstairs IL was 4ueKy
seen. however. that this was impractcabe. The
station "a sometimes so full of and smoke from
the locomotives that it would be impossible for one u
ace AZ all AT such an elevation this crossing woulc
have 70 be built The second scheme was to Duiid TN
c,ossn over the tracks and it with the road
Int have IT outside the station the end toward th
river of COURSE The objections to this are evident
| During rush hours tn. south landing is almost con
stantly packed. Surprising onethrd OF the peopie
fair estimate. wanted TO take the railroad. ION
| Won see what confusion it would make Tor them
| frv and get back to the crossing III conid hot I"
done A third plan which seems more feasible that
eitber of these is to have tho railroad passenger
| on tho side ne xt the railroad entrance
| What are the objections TO this T.
There are several. In the first place IL woud TAX
almost as long to get thirds Of me passengers GU
az to empty the cars In rush hours when We run on
minute and half Roadway every second Is precious
If this plan were adopted we should nave 10 $40
To unload on each eide aud We have no time 10 90 u
Besides 1t would take considerable time 10 educa'
passengers up to STAYING and letting OH properly
| II could be done without much trouble III the case
l. regular daily travellers, but the ransients wou'
8 cause lots of trouble and delay
Q "What is the other plan " - -,
sThis think the practical of all. 1t IS TO tax
away the south side Of the Bridge station ana run on
a platform on brackets the same size as the presel
Q landing This platform would Of course be covered
: Passengers goiDg on tho railroad would step on TIL
and 20 down the end OF the station toward tIe rive
There broad staircase would be built ~ take thei
. down to the promenade winch they would cross
Y take another short stairway leading TO the railwa
7 station. Even this you SEQ involves gong dowh an
climbing stars, but they would only 10 nail Is ION
I IA the present. Ones This plan also Involves quit
v a walk for the passengers, but not so long or $
roundabout that which they are now forced 10 TAKE
and would be III the direction of the elevated s'atio
1t would also necesstate the removal OF the proin
made ticket back TO point beg ond this cosslh
s but that would not be great mattel"