New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-23
THE Fatal ELEVATED STATION POST
NO SAFETY IN THIS CLUMSY DEvIcE-ExPERI-
ENCE AT TILE NINTH-sT. STATION.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir II Inc man who met terrible death tho other
day in attempting TO board train on the elevated
road after Tho gate closed had done precisely
the same thing at the Ninth Street station Of the
Third Avenue road, he would have been uDhurt for
the simple reason that at this station there no
posts at the ends Of the platform close to the track
to crush people to death for the crime Of being
too much in hurry But II the company get
along without killing people for dsrcgardIng rules at
Nlnih-st how can it be indispensable to the public
safety to threaten the offenders with death at
other stations The crowd is great there at
certain hours as at almost any station but no one
has becn killed injured by clnglng to the on
the outside
Any one who will take the trouble to observe the
action Of the crowd a. Nlnth-st little before g
,. m, when the rush Is at its height. Will readily
see that II not the closing Of the gates which pre-
vents people from crowdng into the cars but the
sight Of the crowd inside the cars. People do not
crowd In because they do not wish to stand packed
together with chance Of getting a seat, and they
prefer to walt for the special Nlnt-s train in which
they expect 10 find seat
This is superhuity of carefulness, as any one may
see at any time on the Brooklyn Ridge. No posts
are set up the Bridge TO crush any passenger to
death for the crime Of riding outside the gate and it
IS safe TO say that the attempt not made any oftener
than If the most murderous Of posts stood close to
the Here the conditions are as nearly as pos
sbe identical with those the elevated roads and
it would be preposteroUs 10 claim that precautions
which are wholly unnecessary In the one case are
indispensable in the other Not passenger has suf
killing safety device has sacrificed two victims al
already crowded let the gates be kept
open until the train Is In notion or at all events
offender has been duly punished for hts disregard of
tho companys rules. By having his bones well broken
By the safety post the brakeman shall be at liberty
open the gate and let him falAinside and not down
into the street. Yours truly, 5. IL WILDER
HOW ONE MAY ENTER sTUTTGART's COLLEGES.
To the Editor OF me Tribune
Sir: VIII you kindly inform ne through your
valuable paper of whom, in this city, receive
information in regard to Americans entering the col
leses OF stuttgart, Germany by 50 doing, you VIII
greatly oblge STUDENT.
Ncw-York, Now 81, 1888.
Stuttgart has a Polytechnic Institute, a Gym
nasium, Rcal-Gymnasum and Conservatory of
Music, all OF which may be termed colleges The
question therefore, is somewhat indefinite. Ameri-
cans admitted TO the Polytcchncum are required
TO have their passports, and supposed to be
college" graduates though the latter condition
is sometimes waived. There no entrance eX-
animal tons, graduation from the Real-Gymnasium
or from an institute of equal standing-being
tantamount to admission. small sum is charged
for matricuiaton. The Gymnasium and the Real
Gymnasium correspond more closely to our col
leges. Americans applying for admission are
obliged to pass examinations, and are placed in
the classes to which their knowledge entities them.
Ii you do not intend 10 be graduated, all colleges
viii give you the privilege-as hOspes"- of at
tending their lectures. No examinations are
necessary in that -E0l