The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-05
PUNISHMENT FOR THE HOG.
A PUBLIC EXPRESSION OF CONTEMPT
WILL MAKE MS LIFE n BURDEN

Hog has been tRkon up Dy llo kehoTh puplO
in a way that promises to be promptly and
thoroughly efTectual. An experiment designed
20 accomplish the discontinue OF the boast
was tried at least twice IN elevated railroad
oars Yesterday and It was q complete success.
The first incident noted was on downtown
train on tho Third avenue line Just after 8
o'clock in the morning. Passengers we're
standing. as usual at that hour. and at Thirty
fourth street o scat near the door was vacated.
Ono OF three or four ladies who were standing
started to take it She was Just sitting down
when fat we'll dressed hog unceremoniously
pushed her aside and sank into tho seat He
was literally rough In his treatment OF the
lady aside from the great improprlety Of his
action In selling the seat while ladies were
standing He shielded himseli from the lady's
Indignant eyes behind q newspaper. and no
doubt expected q comfortable ride down town.
Nearly dozen passengers had seen tho over
grown brutes display OF hoGGishnoss. One
gentleman promptly rendered his seat to the
insulted lady. which she accepted. At the
eame moment from behind copy OF The Sun
three or four seats from where the hog was sit
ting there came an excellent Imitation OF u IA
miliar fRrm-yard sound:
"U-u-n-ghl G-u.n-ghl G-u-u.ghl" The
hog himself could not have grunted moro nat
urRlly.
Instantly the other passengers caught on.
and there was a chorus Of grunts that would
have done credit to q sly full Of porkers. The
shot went homo ut the same moment. Tho
hog put down his paper for n moment and
Glared around him. There was nothing that
he could resent. All the mon were very busy
reading their morning papers, and grunting
industriously meantime. The only persons
looking at him were the ladies, and they were
smiling very broad smiles most OF them. The
No. al BOD nnh ha
would like to thrash regiment, but
could find no excuse for picking out
victim to begin on. Indeed. he had no
Feason. except the promptings which even q
hogs conscience may make sonnet times, for as
strato G ' lie tried to sp0 appear ndrSrent BY
buryinE himself behind Els paper for a mo.
mept Tho grunting grew louder. and sgresd
Reted, and as the train began slowing for
Twenty eighth street he broke for the door.
ending in n roar Of auGhter, as he disappeared
,o The same remedy T r. 9feCtuHlIy admin mis-;
after o'clock yesterday afternoon. A tobacoo-
spitting hog recklessly INDUCED IN his vile
IN The mlddls Of fns row Of seats seat and SeI
dressed young woman stood almost in front
OF him. He spat In ono place and then IL an
nally he de6led one of the lower rufios on the
young woman's dress, The hog did not do it
noticed as the young woman did ' not tat at first
see what had happened. Two or three men
saw It. however and they promptly started tho
.u-n-ghl G:u-n-Ghl G-u-u-Gh"
rSo OF course everybody looked up at the sound.
The man making II was looking ut the spot on
the young wompns dress. and then he glanced
Mt the tobacco chewer who made It. 1t didn't
what had happened The young woman her.
self had hor attention thus drawn to 1t, and
as far As possible from the hog. Others took
Ny the chorus OF grunts, and the tobacco hog
aturs OF the afternoon bad suddenly mounted
30 unrecorded heights. There was no hight In
him hi He evidently knew that he deserved all
train slowed down at the next station, and II
Sdmini.ered 10 him he viii not Chew tobacco
Evidently, tho hog does not like. to be ad-
dressed in his native LANGUAGE, 1t is very em-
ter is understood BY those forced to be in his
company The situation warrants forcing upon
ner the fact that decent people estimate him at
}nst whe a. he Is and despise him accordingly,
with Satisfaction and i is almost Sg sure to
bring good results. The eSpedieut described
IN tue two instances menti3ped Is pretty sure
hog sentiment until the nuisance is suppressed.
can see that The SUSs crusade against
marked effect, already" said General Manager
Hahn OF the elevated roads yesterday. and |
hoIo ~ Mlll no hepL w uuLll tuo Owl 10 EeuuCcu
to a minimum"
Every unusual occurrence in conn ection with
travel on the elevated roads which comes TO
the knowledge of tho employees is promptly
reported 70 the general manager. There Is g
large budget u these rep3rts every day, and
some OF the incidents described are in terestiIR.
ASuN reporter yesterday examined the reports
OF Tuesdays occurrences, and tho fact ap-
peared that the rules against smoking. dis
orderly conduct and drunkenness on the cars
had been vigorously enforced in some instances
at least Here arc some OF the cases reported:
AT the SoNonty-6e0OQu street uD station,
Sixth avenue line, A: NJ. the guard informed
who had boon making the trouble. A gentle
man said. " was sitting here, doing nothing
had . friend With him. and tho conductor ad-
ysed the friond TO take the man of the car. as
was the editor Of a dramatic newspaper.
down S sa Station I'll M Thrd Avenue @ lie
was held back from the edge BY Gmpoyesd
he refused, to get aboard A policeman was
sent for and arrested him. He got Ave days iq
70 explain why he allowed tho man to pass the
tic ket box. The officers Of the road say that
drnnEen men TO get aboard the train. The
chances arc IN every case that the drup hta
himseif into an appearance OF sobriety when
passing tho ticket Office and cancelling box;
After no has got upon the, train the motion OF
drunk than when he entered the station.
rAA drunk and abusive PASSENGER was put of
Third avenue train al Eighteenth street, down
station. at $685. A. VI. lIe was cautioned at
Twenty-third street 70 behave himself but he
became ABUSIVE and threatened tho guard;
A man who smoked on Sixth avenue down
train was put OIL at EiRhty-frst street at 7:05
A. NJ. He refused TO stop smoking whom re-
nuested 10 do 40 by the guard.
A drunken man was ected from q train at
the south Ferry station at 1856 L, NJ, and he
assaulted the guard who put him on.
a man refused TO stop smoking on Second
avenue uptown train ut II :34 p. NJ. and he WAS
put of ut Eighty-sixth street.
A drpnkard boarded down train at 10 90 p. |
H. at Bleecker street. Sixth avenue road and
Eefused to go inside tho car. He WAS put on at
Franklin street.
A passenger who was drunk and dIsorderly
on Sixth avenue IN train at IL T. NJ was
put of at Twenty third street.
A man. who WAS not drunk. Professionally used
proiane and obscene language on a Third ave
nue. down traln at j:52 I. NJ. and he was eject
cd at fhrty-iourth street.
"a marty Of six or seven negroes boarded an
up train on tho sixth avenue limo at COrtandt |
stI Get at T:l2 i. VI. and smoked GU the plat |
forms They abused tho guard and refused to
stop smoking when requested. At Park place |
tho guard sent the gatomnn for a policeman, |