The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-24
ON GRAND STREET.
Cars Run in a "Sllp-Shod" Man
ner-Superintendent Sayre's
explanation.

For person who Is not in hurry to
get home of an evening it will be treat
o stand at the corner OF Grand aud Han
derson streets. between five and seven
O'Clock. and watch the cars.
Last evening from half>past five O'Clock
until fifteen minutes before seven stood
on that corner and watched the proceed
Jugs. When | reached there an old lady
with an armful of bundles was eudeavor.
lag to catch Greenville car. I offered
my assistance. Four times made an ab-
tempt to stop cars aud inally gave up
and advised the lady TO go to the corner
of Washington and Grand s5rs.ts, whers
she would likely succsed in catching u
car.
A CROWDED STREET.
From Washington, on Grand to Pacific
avenue, the street. lighting is unservice-
Bile, but this car be offered as no excuse
by the railroad company for having signs
on parts of the cars where it is impossi-
BILE o ascertain to what line they belong
until they fit sy. Not Only does the
obscurity of these signs render it impos-
sible to hail cars intelligently. but from
half-past five until seven O'clock Grand
street Is one long line Of Newark express
wagons, trucks aud carts of all descrp-
tions. Te get betweea these trucks at
times Is almost worth ones life, as the
truckmen are always cutting In aneAd of
one another and but little care
is taken to be on the guard for .pedesJrl.
aus. After getting between the trucks
safely, however. your task is but begun.
1t is an easy matter to hail motor. The
motermAn pre:euds not to hear, and
makes no effort TO stop the car. saw
two ladies ignored 10 this manner. They
then screamed at tue conductor, but he
was as deaf as policeman when he hears
the cry of murder at night.
Not once did this occur at Grand and
Henderson streets last evening, but a
half dozen times.
THE CARS CROWDED.
While WAS there seven big BaYonne
cars passed by. aud four of the seven
were hailed by passengers. Not one of
them stopped The cars themselves pre-
sented sight OF discomfort. Men were
sitting down. while ladies were hanging
on to the straps in q helpless attempt to
steady themselves. In three Instances
the motorman had be condescending
enough to permit four or five passengers
TO ride on the front platform. On the
rear platform men were packed like sar-
diues and on nearly every Car the bottom
step contained three. and sometimes four,
men vino managed to stick on by cling
lug TO a good naLured companiou's coat
tail. The protecting bar at the rear OF
the car serves as gool place TO stand,
anu Oh Every car These W6TS utiiiZeU.
The Greenville cars are of a medium
size. Their condition when passing
Henderson street was similar to the
Bayonne cars only IL Ii Is possible they
were crowded still more. The narrow
aisles cause people TO toss hopeiessly
about, The Pacific avenue cars run
more frequently than the others. Some
of them, however, were packed Co
suffication while others which would
evidently leave the ferry just as boat
landed came up half loaded.
WHAT SUPERINTENDENT sAYRE SAYS.
While | was joIIlnG down the fact that
Bayoane cars passed by at intervals of
every nine. eleven aud thirteen minutes.
and the Gresnville cars at about the
same. and Pacific avenue cars anywhere
from four to seven and eight minutes
Superintendent Sayre happened along.
How far apart are the Bayonne cars
supposed to run?" / asked.
They run on ten minutes headway.u
he replied.
And the GreenviileSn
Every ten minutes said he. "They