The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-06-16
THE WEE SMA HOURS.
PEOPLE ENCOUNTERED ON A SUR
FACE CAR AT 2 IN THE MORNING.


a Conductor Chats with an Enterprisip.
Hcportcr-Sonle country
Cousins and Drunken Outcasts Who
Utilize street Cars as Lodging uouse,.
Probably hut lew "f the units that compose
inc throhSS daily "v"rcruw,.ing the surface
and elevated cars ut New York, l,p.nl fran
SIT ~Ns'"ln ever pause To reflect upon the per-
son> who occupy their Vacant place, during
the long hours of the night when with the
h:i"ritv. they invoke he refreshing influence
OF Morpheus.
They are Of all sorts und conditions. rang
M from men of culture, Intellect and refine
m'n' such as those who 'lribbe one bv one
"u' "i VA" huge newspaper offices from mid
hli:'' until the first gli,uncrngs of dawn
t"''"' homeless little ncwsbuys, who haunt
'i"' 'r''li'N "i Park row and play pitch and
tor'> liz front of til" city hall, while the greater
world ar"uirl is buried in sleep.
y reporter recently rode on u Third aycuun
v''r from liz ely hall t" w"n,v v-lhir,l street
''nr "i tn" occupants ri the car. other than
t'i f'p"ii"I was Il ;row>y looking object.
h'''''!rdrl"s" To the stove, wearing Il slouchcd
hat. ri'l'ilr'i with h''lc> pulled closel, over
IL" iar'': II fhi,a'il'alr coat. tightly brl,touci
oN''f MS shrtl"s> chest. AMI l,air of trousers
wen calculated to excite the ,l"riSi,n Of auy
r"Sl""iabIc >"arrrrow. Strangely enough
lis boots w"r" comparatively ,lrccut- -Inrhaps
an indication ri the rcN'lrin. lnlinr., nt tho
wctrcr This crrHiur" WIS hu,nln,,ly DRINK
II had 'n2 god N stolen su,ticirn, money fornu
Indulgence" in BuwrlN whiskev, and a few
hI''H"l, had been t',"l to spend i'm riding
up"iii' down hctwcen the t"rmni of TN. street
cav AN until morning breaks, and it .oull
rr'i's! unm"le>t,i into some secluded corner
n"'t continue l., sleep of the li,.vio,l nights
'I'Intu"h
ifI' '';'t Stopped opposite the entrance to
il '''H"AiNn bridge to take on II little party
ct ,"ii,t"'i musicians, til. members of some
orchestra fulfilling an engagement in the
titN "f Churches, They w.,,. sober. hut
"i'' await" amt l'i'ariN w'tlia aud their gut
'nrt'l GrrI,ian accents drowned tl, nois,. of
lii' car MIl""l- ii awhile Then ms they rot
lt""NN iiiN ''.inI'>"ei into silence ami ,ulint
r"i&i'"i until Grand street was reached
y rt>NEN"lN N"I WANTED
'i'i' 'ii" brake was applied in answer ,ou
hail from II woman leaning. against one OF
tln' 81. roat pillars. " She I"n-cd her hold
"; the pillar md approached the cnr tho
ih' "t''l!" cr'atur" betrayed her condition.
She staggered bin'lly against tho platform
guard and calculated hpsy oath, but tho
""l.di"'l sn,tchcd at tho he'll strap and
"isl'"'r'' 'hr driver to proceed, while with
ii." "th her hand ho ,scu,l, pushed the would
he passenger against her friendly pillar. Mt
"ll"i' ~ilc r'u'chcl just in time to save II fall.
N", Ia" ,ai'l. IN answer to questioning
I"'t~. We don't Let 'cm grt on when they're
like tint. Guess its lucky saw her in time.
""', hat sort arc aboard it's hard To get rid
of 'n.
"iI must see some strange sight, and
>'''Ii' queer people during yonr night trips.'
IL" reporter suggested, and the conductor
"'"i!'t slightly as he replied in the uilirma-
ltF", ''No Oh would be surprised ii you knew
what :, number uf dodgers we get. he sai,f
There an" this sort -huns and such lik. iiu
di'TIin;s ,I1e inrbriatcd 4lumlclrrs, who get
h"t'l "i II little money, get drunk and ride up
ana down until they have nothing to paw
them far" with list they arc not the only
ones. l'y Il long way. Women: Why, yes,
and respectable ones. too. That is, dom,
say they're all respectable, cause the,
amt But sometime, We have Il .cl:
nir" country girl whn has arrived;
in t'i" city late, has no friends here ami
'l'mt like to take her chances at n
strange hotel. They get aboard u car, aud
when they find it keeps running upuld down
thcr"a! nn,l nobody 'larcs interfere Will, 'cm
why, they feel safe and conclude to stay with
ii nnll daylight. They can dozn pretty easy
IN "n" of tn" corners. Oh, yes the drunks
make - disturbance now and then. but, as |
tod you, we wont allow EN- aboard il they
s"'in IuaIrclsn;nc, and if by chance W" get
"li" of that sort he has to shut up or get
b',in"rd that's all
NJ tins point in the conversation tho con
'It''"l iclli'"l Tia" bell strap and stopped tIl.
car /" ;tk" three loudly dressed coarse
locking women, %li" "st"nta:io,lsly displayed
'''"r eenlskin >i,''lI".- and the huge diamonds
Oh their f;i rcd ln,ln, They only rodo 4.
irM blocks, and nitci' they had aishted the.
conductor volunteered th. information that
they w":e connected with ''in,,seuu' and
tn" ,dlpiniug saloon.
1"IH" l"ML FROM TIE BALL.
f'y this 'lin" ''" had reached some popular
s>7'iiis,iI rooms. whore il was evident that n
lt.In l,,., Il.