New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-14
THE GITENIA'S WEIRY LIFE.


"CHOPrING TICKETS TWELVE HOURS DAY
WHAT ruE WORK Is LIEE,
A rallor that denotes lack Of exercise a fixed ex
preston of veariac., q body hudllrd mp in "a chair
vitl ,ae iupucss OF au syaim IS. and one Unvarying
movement of just iai-i.- lever with the right hand
500 shift bt OF Tlro. from r- Judgment .u the ra-~
top to t.u l,r.h- . Dn tIcei-DoN. D. is particular
eatrrau 40 ou" ttr stations 0f the Manhattan Com
panv- elevated railways who serves a. the model for
the above outline, but picture, scores Of his fellow
employed iu the same capacity. for here the partcu
Lar i~ lost in the general
Yes" said this gateman 10 q reporter Of The
Tribune We suffer from ~ exercise. We have
to got aU We can when are Of duty, but
our hours are so long here that IN
le.- wc dd nothing cl-r but exercise when
v,'Ir of ve couldn't get enough. We are her, in
tine same track, twelve hour. every day. We come
on or O'Clock iu the morning and stay on until :
oclock az night
Eut Of course you are relieved in order 10 eat
some Of yolr meals during rhat time 3r
We have half 4a hour during the twelve hours
replied tlc caIclnlu. That's at noon and its for
lunch Iut not a sep outside Of the station are We
allowed go: We have 10 eat lunches right
here. For eleven and a half hours We arr cxpec ted
Ia ar our boNe, with change except that b.
tTeor Standing ard sitting II NAV be a time OF thc
day when travel is light aud few people are passing
through The stations, and We could take a or
about IRE platform without ncclectine orr duty
brt , against the rules % DO IL and if done It's al
DIP Ierl Tho 'spotsrs' Of the company are all
around nc line and e least infracton of the regula
lions, reported means a Suspension for thIce day.
AZ only GET ~ 30 q day. t.os, Of rs who have
families fo support lind suspensions a luxury not TO
be iudul-ed n.7
lou have one day OF rest during the veeki7
Noue- unless we choose 10 take il az our own ex-
pcn-e. And even then We have 10 apply for It three
four days ahead
DO SOU ever got tired OK this Kind OF mel7
Would yo1 gc tired asked the catcman. II you
We're pianked iu one spot day in and day out for
months and pefAap- years with precisely the same
oije--. under your e}r all the time and with nothing
earth % do iut etcrually lf, and lei down the
handle OF ud5 box Prison couldn't De much worse
slool ] imagine must bc very much HE r.. Trouble
vlul a tough Who tries 70 20 through without payn-
or wlth Lr respectable looking elderly man or m.
d"ui, maiden who Orstts 90 drop ticket l., almost
te only diversion ! have, and au grateful for the
ezl oc OF these people on HAT account. hut even
ihc getting 90 be- mon0tOnOus.7
That ANYBODY should chow sufficient interest IN him
n ask questions about IFS WY life evidently sur
pIi,cd and touched the gatenan. The nrst smn,
Tie reporter had ever noticed his face
and be had seen the Rateman eNsy day for months
i ghtol ~ up during this conversation.
Ihe night gatelnen arr al their posts from seven IL
tho evening I'll seven IN the morning. They are hn
tlc restrictions. and 10 would puzzle bench %
winners has the less desirable To-. Possibly spot
ies,,' as well as passengers, are less numerous az
night.
At some Of the stations far uptoVu-at least ar
great part Of The twcnty four hOurs-the dute5 ~
uc hcf--" Ter and cateman dcvOlvr upon one man.
y s function Is 10 st Gagged behind thc wires Of The
urA.-Ofice and keep stimuli ancOgs eye on the box
Al Tho door. but hc gets no more money for
This work.