The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-06
MISERY ar HopA1cose.
A Complaint Against the Delaware, Lsehs
Mnnnm and Westcrn Railroad.

To THE EDIToR OF THE SuN-Sr: The
many who visited Lake IopatconR on Deco
| ration Day and ondoavored to return by the
regularly scheduled 1928 l.. VI. train on tho
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western lailroad
going east will have occasion to remember
their experience for many days to como. and
1t may be pertinent suggestion to the Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Companyto thoroughly investigate the causes
that occasioned so much delay and annoyance
TO tho onohundred or moro stalled Mt IIopat-
cong station. and the terrible anxiety expert.
enced by the waiting ones at home. That there
Is something radically wrong with the manner
III which the affairs OF the Delaware. Lauka-
wanna and Western Railroad Company arc
conducted by its representatives at the above
mentioned station cannot for moment DO
doubted.
In the first place. the agent in charge OF tho
station hesitated at selling u would be pas
senEer ticket until the company was throat
oncd with trouble. He claimed it was nftor
hours. though train was still due. Next the
telcgraphist was induced to wire the authori-
ties at lloboben for instructions after the 800
train had Numbered by. lIe was ordered to
SUI tho next train. lie went up the track
wa sss s rel gnt Hni waved it when x The train
Oh Oh ioity miles an hour ! am not familiar with
rIh, u; siGnais. and do not know that n
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red light. II not. on what grounds could nm
engineer accept the responsibility OF PASSING
y danger signal without 50 much as attempt-
ing 10 slow down. Had ho struck II wreck on
That curve about tho station l doubt il ho
could have saved soul on his train-we
should have buried our dear ones, read Of it
n the papers Tor u few days. aud nothing
done.'
few moments aft or this train had passed,
man came onto the station PLATFORM anu |
nEard MN tel, tne t.ieErsph onSraor he had
Graph operator Indignantly denied. II he dill
give the wrong signal why does the company
permit such important work to be performed
by such nn incompetent employee! II 1t was
not the duty of tho telegraph operator to sig
was III the signal was right and the engineer
at iault hc should be- set down from his engine
Rt once. anu never agai be permitted to board
another on any road. A freight train was
the rear we were packed like sheep and con-
feyedto Dover. whore II special train was mado
up which took us to Morristown, and from
there u regular train bore US to our several
destinations.
While coming down on the special" train
stopped at Hopatcong. He replied he guessed
asked tho same question OF an employee Of
the road this A. NJ. He answered: a new
time table went into effect Monday. and |
guess the boys hadn't looked ut it." Would
this be an excuse! l am aware that unless
the press OF tho country takes up the Just
cause OF the people in luattcrs Of this kind lit
lie can he accomplished ny u complaint, q
recognltion OF 1t by the complained. against
late lamented Tweed What are you going
to do about it ~ or one from the ditto likewise
Vanderbilt. The public be damned"
J. Ii. RIMMEn. Summit, N. ].