The sun., 1893-08-04
BROADWAY CABLE PROMISES
NEW FoRkERs BEGINNING TO KICK,
AND TO KICK HARD

President vreeinpd say. Wait . Little, n,a
give the Baby Chance 30 Try Its Legs
Then IL win Walk and Take the Cake
The thorough New York man stands great
deal before he begins to kick but once he be-
gins. he kicks hard. The exasrerating delays
on the new Broadway cable road. and the hun
dred and one little annoyances in addition TO
the delays. have started him Of now. and he
won't be through kicking until New York has
the best cable road In the world on Broadway
or none at all There is nothing half way
about him. THE Sun gets heaps OF letters from
him. list OF oil the things complained OF
would be q long one. Here are few:
Many persons want to know why the cars
don't run faster. Tho road promised when 1t
got its permit to Inconvenience everybody in
New York by tearing up tho street that It
would furnish increased rapid transit facil-
tiles. As matter OF fact the cars make little.
II any. better time than the horse cars, and In
Guiding the delays that have so far been Incl
dent to the operation they have made slower
time than the horse cars
business men complain that no smoking is
allowed on the cars. The road they say. makes
it's profit from short riders" They are the
short riders. and after lunch and at other
times they like to smoke. They must walk or
throw away their cigars.
Everybody who rides says that not enough
cars are run. especially down town. The cars
are often more crowded than the old horse cars
were. To add to tho vexation. one gate to the
front platform is left open. The broad platform
Is clear and comfortable looking. A man
jumps aboard and arranges himself comforta-
inside The man tries. but the place is
a%%sd full He ssn, get Ths
tries vainly again. and doesn't succeed. The
gripman Sp s;ops the car Ar and tells him he must
and there, is. room for three or four u persons
rot that many allowed to stand on the plat.
since the cable Is supposed now to be in full
operation WHY does il not rum the iulI twenty:
four hours each day instead OF nineteen hours
dent at h oee
en1h arse with m NJ 81
sna in the order svsn here M 'fes
Every once in while" said Mr.. vreeland
~ ship
break all ths records between here and
ST1De And fsa aHf
SO on: They are are al , under ds s. the record; The
Sui So oee
each trip, The record 6y days is there and
you the reason ] This or E that thing had M 6aps hs
pened to the machinery and II was necessary
best ma machinery In tho world M Tor the the
csSis road H in the thew World eR But % this ne e Ges ms
chinery has not got its bearings yet. 1t is be-
stsntIy watched. Faults are being corrected
when they are found. The machinery is get
to it then it will be running at its :uil speed
Perhaps tho people do not know that the cars
than they did two weeks ago % 1t is ala fact i and
the speed Is being increased gradually. We
our engines. They must ~ go Whether % the M BEAR r.
ings get hot or no matter VIII at happens. 1t is
Tbe irs to re tem sny Ss than that
stiffness 10 all out Of them:
SE; vsselsna:, sis II + nsesssaSy 10. our own
Snd bsS SF the Ss fap Of s
to get ON and of anywh ere. there would be sc-
practicable the company took the next best |
hans Their as: n..n Srs to s.. cars
Or apy street railroad IL the world. Ths
Also always open: make them practically open
Now. II smoking were permitted in any part
Of these cars the smoke would 60 all through
ladies' Would Be such that It the food fNoi Of COM @
plants would surely drown all the complaints
smokes But the question is being consider
ed by the company. It Is whether the running
smokers is advisable. That is matter for the
directors e decide and It Is being nstdered"
motor Is IN ront 81 ps eaeh
car. and these motor cars are used as smoking
That was considered here" answered Mr..
Vreeland. In broadway the, company is
noShero n fha nola
nay may be called the main artery OF the nation
T. Ts fSas
the running OF gable road in such crowded
6Iiity OF an accident to the minimum. No
chance OF any kind can be taken. Two cars
second car is therefore a source Of danger
More More cars are being run On Broadway to-
land IN answer to the third IH eon a plant. M
ran 1Ol cable cars Yesterday. When the horse
the carrying capacity Of the road to-day is 70
receipts show that the trae is the sane sn as % Il
tnl vas yeara Cable ears are being run now on
being added daily. and the Company viii not not
be be satisfied ~ until The New York man can leave
a-car on the Broadway road and can get seat
Nj. No expense sh VII be spared to render this pos
I '' The eAs ,rset mnss S. et
n Is s.. fE'%sn "a RS ss sysa sSd
permit two OF three passengers to stand there
snd the others to get Pfde W9a
cars were started it vas proposed to keep the
gates on both sides closed But it was found
that two egresses were absolutely necessary
iaf the conducting Of the business. The out
side gates were taken of. 1t was necessary
but We wcr!d have preferred not to do it."
Mr. yreeand explained the workings OF the
second cable. which is now in running order
:" break in one now" he said would not
cause more than ten or fifteen minutes delay. I
Mhen the Injunction granted preventing the I
solved the delay would not be a moment. The
mmiihcSlty now Is Difficulty OF comm unication.
The Broadway road" said Mr. Vreeland Twill