New-York tribune., 1886-04-04
FUN FOR ELEVATED RAILROAD GATEMEN.

SOME DEVICES THAT WE'RE APPARENTLY AR
RANGED FOR THEIR AMUSEMENT ONLY.
There are several arrangemnts in connection
with the elevated railroads which account
OF the amount OF amusement they cause the
employees OF the roads, deserve special com
mendatiDn. One OF these is the arrangement Of
entrances and exits. At stations where there is only
stairway Passengers gOin9 down to the left side
OF the head OF the stairs and have either to break the
good old law to keeping to tho rgut dodge In front
OF tho coming who keep to the right until
they reach the top when they ind they must turn to the
left, in front OF persons coming down. to reach the
ticket Office ln breaking through the opposing lines 1t is
always done in front OF person. for people travelling
the elevated roads In TAR too much OF hurry to walt
AMI pass behind any Tho working Of this admirable
system is It's best the City Hall station OF the
Third Avenue road abolt q p. IN. passenger on an
incoming train has hand fight TO get of AZ all and then
has to fight his way through outpouriug rushing
ticket melted increased efforts TO
get thoe by the shouts Of all aboard in stentorian
zones by the gate Keepers not that train Is TO start
Immediately, but adds to the Interest Of the scene
which has been prepared, apparently. for the gate
keepers benefit. Passengers for the Brooklyn Bridge,
in order to keep to the righ have TO break through te
line of tnose coming from the Bridge AS do those who
want to reach the street below. These last have
still to effect forced entrance through the Ds of those
coming up from the street. IN order To the right
sde m the stite,se More people ars going up town 1t
this time Of the evening than are coming down. so that
,he asseuge coming down-many OF them ladies
their to BrOokyn-have the most trouble and AFFORD
greatest amount OF entertainment to tho gatemen
Another occasion which gives lots OF run To the
gatomsn ana incidentally to the Passengers who dsnt
get stepped on. Is the stopping OF hvecar train ut a
PLATFORM too short for It, rhe passengers ia the front
the car, the case may be- cannot get on
from heiT without stepping oil Into fhe street.
n the car through which passage must tie effected
crowded highly interesting crisis ensues. The voice
Of tue VINO foresee- Tor himself the horrors OF being
carried past his station. wnen he IS already late for
dnner, plainly he heard from both platforms or TIE
and indeed. all through the train while as umbrella
cane is waved frdDtcay on higI AS signal o. dis
tress II he has "a feminine companion his Efforts to Keep
himself down. in addrt ssiny her. from the pitch
for al ressng the at the other end OF the car is
a further tax diguty and good temper. IL e be n
polite man. much time Is lost when time Is precious Oy
rnfse olDgieH persons whose feet he trampes
or whom he jOstles against in his onward course Tho
proper point the gateman to slam the gate and pull
the bell In order the greatest anonut OF
of the episode (and this Is not offered ~
"a suggestion, because the gHtelncn know tins well
euOugh) is when the passenger, somewhat dsueyclle
with the light of hape almost fulhed iu his eyes
reaches the car-door. . ,
There are other unique features which bcguile the
tedum of travel on he elevated trains hut these two
might suffice to more trouble than a strike o
locomotive engineers.