Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-10
DRIVING IN BROADWAY.
LONE Of the Men who Drive wen In Tia.
Crowded rhutpughfare.

/ foinh OF thF meh W no ufiN0 wen 10 Nlna
Crowded Thofpughiare.
"Who nrc the best drivers IN Broad
TayT was asked Of Captain Elbort u.
smith, OF the Broadway police.
81 should say tho drivers of the big
Express wagons, said Captain smitIt
''Thcy nrc on Broadway moro than any
,thcr class Of drivers and they become
very skilliul They hnyo fine horos
and they drive rapidly, but thcy get
through the crush nicely. You will
aoticc that their wagons almost nlwnys
ook well; you seldom zee one that b.
nnrrcd."
"who are the next bcst drivers on
Brondwayr
"Next, In my opinion, are tho drivers
n tho light delivery wagons Of tho great
retail stores Tho vehicles used Tor this
purpose, though wcll made. nrc lightly
constructed The driver who takes ono
Of these light wagons through Broad.
way has everything to foar from the
heavy trucks, and the truck driver has
nothing 20 fear from him; almost al.
ways he drives rapidly, aud necessity
makes linn good driver"
"Aro the truckmcn good driyorsr
"Thcre many good drivers among
HE truchmen. Usually they have
heavy trucks and heavy londs, aud
speed Il not what they are looking for,
but TO drive truck well In Broadway
tho driver must bc man Of experience
aud good Judgment"
They arr excellent drivers. They
arc selected for their GOODNESS. good
judgment aud general stealinoss. They
aro not likely 10 become excited In the
most trying circumstances IL takes u
man Of nerve aud courage 10 drive a
liro engine In any crowded street aud
especially In broadway. When the
gong sounds all police officers clear tho
street; all drivers draw out OF the road
chcerfully and without moments hes
iiatlou; but, though tho driver of Gro
engine has the right Of way, ho must
be a driver Of perfect nerve and rcndl.
ness aud skill. one mistake might
wreck his engine aud klll the men riding
on IL, To SEQ iiro engine going
through the street TO a lrc, the driver
on the seat, hat OIL, leaning forward
mud holding tho lines over team Of
powerful Horses going at gallon,
gong sounding smoke rolling out OF tho
stack, all traffic stopped and tho people
on the sidewalks looking on In admira.
ton Is To SEQ one Of the sights Of Broad.
way"
"Are tho hackmon good drlversr
AS a general rulc thoy arc erccp-
tionally good. They meet with few
mislaps They nrc like tho men Who
drive tho Hight wagons, tlicy must DO
on tho alert, because they would suffer
Ia ease OF collision
"Are tho street ear men slllllful drlv.
'ersf
mo indifferent driver could drive n
car in Broadway. lilo couldn't stay
there unless ho could drive well. lilo
Is responsible for all damage 10 his car,
and ho must have strength and skill
and watchIulness to keep clear OF pass.
ing teams and Of distinctions"
what part OF broadway Is most
crowded.
From Chambers street 10 Wall
street"
what Is the next busiest part OF
Broadwayr
From Chambers 10 Canal street.
Where Broadway, Fifth avenue aud
Twenty'third street cross Is u busy
place. illled with light carriages aud all
sorts OF vehicles Above that driving
In Broadway i comparatively easy, oT-
oepting at Thirty third street, tho juno
ton Of Sixth avenue, which Is another
busy place"
(Which is tho busiest corner on
Broadway
Fulton street, taking ID the day
through. New York Sun.