Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-27
DRIVING IN BROADWAY.
60. NJ IN. Men who Drive Well In That
Crowded Thoroughfare.

sam. Of the Men who Drive Well in That
crowded ThOrouEhfare.
ssyyho are the best drivers in Broad
Uavr' was asked of Captain Elbert o.
Smith. of the Broadway police.
Il should say the drivers of the big
erprsss wagons" said Captain Smith
..They are on Broadway more than any
other class of drivers and they become
very skiIlful They have fine horses
and they drive rapidly, but they get
through the crush nicely. You will
notice that their wagons almost always
look well; you seldom see one that Is
marred.H
who are the next best drivers on
/ BroadwayT
Next. in my opinion, are the drivers
of the light delivery wagons OF the great
retail stores. Tie vehicles used for this
purpose. though we'll made. are lightly
constructed. The driver who takes one
of these light wagons through Broad
wav has everything to fear from the
heavy trucks. and the truck driver has
nothing to fear from him; almost al.
ways he drives rapidly. and necessity
makes him a good driver.
Are the truckmen good drfversf
There are many good drivers among
the truekmen- Usually they have
heavy trucks and heavy loads, and
speed is not what they are looking for;
but to drive a truck well in Broadway
the driver must be a man of experience
and good Judgment"
They are excellent drivers. They
are selected for their GOODNESS, good
Judgment and general steadiness. They
are not likely TO become excited in the
most trying circumstances 1t takes a
man of nerve and courage to drive a
fire engine in any crowded street, and
especially in Broadway. When the
gong sounds all police officers clear the
street all drivers 70 = out of the road
cheerfully and without moments hes
itation but, though the driver of a fire
engine has the right of way, he must
be driver of perfect nerve and readi-
ness and skill, one mistake might
wreck his engine and kill the men riding
on it To see a fire engine going
through the street TO a fire, the driver
on the seat, hat of, leaning forward
and holding the lines over a team of
powerful horses going at a galop,
gong sounding. smoke rolling out Of the
stack, all traffic stopped and the people
on the sidewalks looking on in ad1nira-
ton is TO see one of the sights of Broad
way
Are the hackmen good driversF'
''As a general rule they are excep-
tioDaIly good They meet with few
mishaps They are like the men who
drive the light wagons; they must be
on the alert, because they would suffer
in case of collision"
Are the street car men skillful driv-
ersf'
No Indifferent driver could drive a
car in Broadway. He couldn't stay
there unless he could drive well He
is responsible for all damage to his car,
oA4A LG AAISI A4dNC III anu sh11l
and watchfulness to keep clear of pass
ing teams and of distractions
What part of Broadway is most
crowdedT
From Chambers street to Wall
street.
What is the next busiest part of
BroadwayF
From Chambers to Canal street
Where Broadway, Fifth avenue and
Twenty-third street cross is a busy
place, filed with light carriages and all
sorts of vehicles. Above that driving
in Broadway is comparatively easy, ex-
cepting at Thirty-third street, the juno
ton of Sixth avenue, which is another
busy place"
Which is the busiest corner on
Broadway9"
Fulton street, taking it the day
through New York Sun.