Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-27
STREET CAR CHAT.
Some General News of Interest Concerning
the Public Convey ances Etc.


the Public Convey ances Etc.
More accidents are attributable to
the ignorance of people in not know
ing how to get on and off Il street car
than any other cause. A motorman
says that to do this with perfect safe
ty and ease IS not difficult to learn ii
only little attention is bestowed
upon it. The ladies are particularly
careless in getting on and off street
cars, and it is to them more than the
gentlemen that he commends the fol-
lowing suggestions. The perfect ease
and grace with which some people
board electric and cable ears while
in motion can be seen every day.
They simply carry out the rules APP
pended.
When you wish to take car stand
on the right hand side OF the street.
on the far crossing. in the direction
| the car YOU wish to take is going
| Look toward the motorman or grip
man OF the approaching car; raise
your hand with slight inclination;
the signal will be understood and the
car stopped. Before attempting to
get on, tran Ser anything you may be
| carrying to the left hand or arm:
stand close 10 the car; grasp the hand
rail with the right hand. step on the
lower step with the left foot. and YOU
will find yourself safely and speedily
on board. As You approach the
| corner where YOU wish to ali@ht.
signal the conductor. move toward
the rear OF the car, holding tight to
the platform or side of the door so
that you Will not feel the sudden
jerk made il stopping; step on the
lower step; face the way the car is
going; hold on to the rail with the
left hand; stepping off. alight with
the right foot, bending the knee
slightly, bring the left foot in front
OF the right and YOU will find that
YOU have acquired an accomplish
mcnt that will be useful to you.
Never get OF backward or straight
out from the car.
The IntrannuraI Railway at the Fair
In the Intramural railway and its
operation the public visiting the
Worlds fair i finding one of its
strongest attractions. The remark
able extent OF ground embraced
within the boundaries OF the Column
bian exposition. making Of the
White City 4 city among exposition
of magnificent distances. rendered
the question OF adequate and salts
factory transportation of visitors
from point to point within the
| grounds one of considerable gravity.
ENpcdientS such as had been utilized
Mt previous cNpositions elsewhere.
when the best systems then known
were employed. would not. the di-
| rcctOr> were convinced. suffice to
cope with the immense crowds.
which would daily flock to the great
est exposition the world has seen
l he idea of using surface ears could
not be entertained on account of
possible danger on crowded DAYS.
and this left out one altcrnativc-an
elevated road. A. the exposition
was to be Symbolical OF the highest
| point reached by 18th century civili-
cation. the operation OF the road by
steam was out OF the question. and
the plan finally adopted was an cleo
trio elevated railroad running almost
entirely around the fair and ohtrud-
inc itself n little a. possible. The
| line consisting OF 1850 feet of
double track and 1900 feet OF single
track. was not laid out until after
| the work OF construction had been
begun on nearly all the fair buildings
and many of them completed. and
| the line is necessarily circuitous.
! The motor ears and trailcrs are each
rs feet long. The motors are the
most powerful railway motors vet
constructed. developing 1873 horse
| power each. They are geared for n
| speed OF 30 miles an hour.
Local Notes.
One of the cars will he taken off
the Tower line the first of the month.
The horse cars on the bridge line
ought to disappear with the opening
of winter.
The local public is beginning to
wonder why they don't hear from
their petition for electric cars on the
bridges.
The Davenport * Rock Island
Railway company is already getting
in shape for winter. With the first
of the month the open motor cars on
the Tower line will be Withdrawn
and the mechanism placed in the