New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08
THE NECESSARY ELETITOR.
TWO MEN EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES ON THEIR
WAY DOWNTOWN.

TWO MEN EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES On IhEl"
WAY DOWNTOWN.
ado you know said one man to another rs they
met on a south bound elevated train. what happened
TO me in an elevator. uptown. the other day :!
NO. said the other; ego ahead and tell us MI
about IT, Pretty girl faint and you caught her III your
arms. ch17
Not exactly that. No such luck. In fact fon see
went into one of the tall budings-cvcr so many
stories high-wlcre they have two elevators. As !
wanted to go up to the 'seenth story naturally /
wished TO ride II happened that there we're consih
cradle number Of other people OF the same nina about
that time The elevator was II small one, ana by 'he
time they were all aboard it filed. Not exactly
crowded bnt don't believe more than one or Two
more could have squeezed In under any circumstances
didn't take the trouble to count them, but sup
pose there were eight nine in all. There were al
least three Well. the elevator man yahed the
rope. bat the thing didn't bulge lie pulled again.
violently than the first time. The only chec' was
to lower the elevator an inch or two uhrd Po"c'
yank had effect Whatever. and the young man began
to grow red In the face and 10 look embarrassed
Here LET me get out said a tall man who STOOD
near Tie door, and lie stepped ont on the tiled hoof
Il guess I'll go to- said another, who quickly ioi-
lowed suit
.one or two OF the ladies looked as II they woald
be very glad TO get out also
This time the attendant gave the rope
mighty pull. and lOoh OF relief stoc oNcr Ills
studicdly impassive conntcnancc rs the car began
slowly to ascend Having got over Its iantrlim inc
elevator soon recovered itself and went up at hieh
speed In fact II went 50 fast and seemed to w0DDie
about sO that. hardened veteran a. am. expert
cnced feeling Of relief when reached the s'echt'
floor. The elevator, may say was lit by gas jet III
the centre Of the roof. ana the force Of me
air rushing down the car ascendch. was
great that the gas Jet was virtually reversed anu
Nnu
the thing was safe and no doubt there were safety
,uplIanccs and all that sort Of thing; but on the
whole | am clad that my Office Is not in the ----
building and that do not have to travel mp ana down
In that elevator half dozen or more times day
speaking Of elevators said the second man. 81 Is
astonisLing what a difference there Is In the speed Oh
those commonly used nowadays and those that were
nut I'm fifteen or twenty years when such con
vcnIcnccs were just coming into general use NO one
would be satisfied with the slow machines that were
then considered Of so much advantage Elevators are
an absolute necessity now, with all tn" tail buihes
that the city possesses. and naturally they nave Rcpt
pace with other thing. The fast ones nowadays are
very fast indeed We are getting uSed 10 thehl' Oh
course but ! can well remember how my hcaft useu
10 leap ND into my throat when FAST en'a'" Win
mo in Il began its downward trip. or whenever 1t
s,oppcd and star cd again. found mn easy way Oh
overcoming the feeling however That was simply TO
look down at my feet each time new start was made
don't know the philosophy Of 1t. but Know tia' the
remedy Is cncctual In my own case iernaps IL '"oso
ladies who get ont Of fast elevator dowh'owh
the other dny had known of my nttc remedy 'h''
would not have been compelled Ia aeht. They prohn
by had genuine scasck feeling. or something OF tha
nature DO you know that the men or boys who run
elevators often have 10 through IN experience very
much Ike that which sailors are compelled to undergo
at the beginning of their scafiring lfci Ana there
are some who never overcome the seasck feeling
that riding up and down IN an elevator. especially
ropid one supc1nduccs. ! don't know whether TIE
same proportions hold good that have been toia eA
Isl IN The cases 81 people who 20 Ia sea- lou hIoW
IA s aid that three per cent Of human beings are never
.ea.irk that three per cent are always .cscA Oh w.
water and that the remaining ninety tour per ecnl
re sometimes afflicted In this way and sometimes mol
" "a / can't Give YOU any information on that
nolnt rcioincd the man who had introduced the sun
tect hut one thing about elevators know ana tnat
that Inc best style f. that j. brom without nelns
very accp Those Of the other knd-ihat IS. harro"
nd dccn IRE much less convenient Tor leaving "heh
there are a large number Of persons abOarl II one
hnnncns 10 get thrust back into corner on Si'h an
elevator and wants to get ont en- route, h' WI oi.
Lave considerable difficulty In doing 50 hp"eNrr,
bere We arc nj Park Place. ana must ''Ne YOU,
,,kc care not to gct Into the rear corner TINS morn
ing II can help It.