New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-18


AIbany-a matter in which the elevated roads are
suspected Of having taken "a lively intcrcst-pcr-
haps the persons in authority over those roads viii
have more leisure 10 correct some Of the defects OF
the present management II is a common thing
for downtown trains 10 BE- crowded IN the middle
OF the afternoon, n time when there cannot be the
least difficulty about supplying adequate service.
Whether this is because OF delays or whether the
fixed interval is allowed be too long between the
trains IL is equally fault OF the management and
should be corrected 1t is also true that the ser
vice az the time people Rrc going 10 and coming
from the theatres is very poor. There is not the
slightest reason why any passenger should be
compelled 10 stand at such hours, as large pro-
portion Of the passengers do There can be no
difficulty about providing more frequent trains.
The great truth may eventually dawn upon the
managers Of the elevated roads that that corpora
ton would be less unpopular II It manifested more
readiness 20 accommodate the public at times when
il is not so directly It's interest 70 do so as II is
during the hours Of the morning and evening rush
The sermon preached by the Rev. Dr. Charles
l.. Thompson Of this city, before the Presbyterian
General Assembly, entirely worthy OF tho
occasion, and viii DO read with delight by many
who do not ordinarily take much interest In ser
mons. AS piece of compact and stately English,
trcmulous with great thoughts and vivid with
noble eloquence IL will easily take It's place among
the most noteworthy uttcranccs OF the last decade
Public sentiment in Oklahoma has not yet had
time TO crystalline. Still, they do say that man
caught rcdhandcd in the act Of inquiring Is IL
hot enough for you? p is scourgcd from tho terri
tory by unanimous consent
The notion that experienced and capable physi.
clans would kill man by committing an autopsy
when he was not really dead seems essentially un-
reasonable. All the same, an autopsy six hours
after death suggests undue haste little less
zeal for science and little more regard for pro-
pricty would have suggested the advisability OF u
longer interval, especially with view 70 discover
ing whether relatives would not appear who woull
have the right to say that such an operation
should or should not be performed
Boston Is not going 90 have any elevated roads
at least, not just now. This is serious and proper
But the funny thing is that the sangune Boston,
ans are counting on securing rapid transit by
means OF electric railroads run by dangerous over
head wires. All there is TO be said on this point
is that rapid transit in Boston must mean very
different thing from rapid transit on Manhattan
Island.
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The only explanation OF the last subway OK
ploslon is that gus had leaked into the conduit.
That is an old story, aud nothing Is clearer than
that tho Gas should be kept in the pipes where
1t belongs, and not allowed to bcfoul the earth
and FIJI the Subways with explosive material The
movement against gas which seemed 10 possess
considerable vitality few weeks ago has, 20 all
appearance, died out. But there is another phase
OF the matter When tho gas gets into the sub.
ways. which seems TO be inevitable at present,