New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-01
BRIDGE MANAGEMENT AGAIN.
pG0oRLYNITE GIVES VOICE TO SOME OF HIS
COMPLAI MIS-

COMPLAI NTS.
TO tho Editor Of The Tribune.
slr commander always docs his utmost TO guard
acaIu-' surprise and g successfully meet every
rcs>ill" emergency. suppose The only exception 20
this RUE T. furnished BY Ne commander Of tie Brook
lyn Bridge. With The experience that has confronted
h'm day after day and month after month for ten
long years. and which has been uHnisalnblo and
Irresistible II IS simply ncxrllcahe tAat J." utterly
falls 70 rise 20 the occasion. and forces tho suggestion
That The dos'incs Of the great bridge presided
over hy ono who woud have grave douh's what 10
do 10y shelter T. standing - doors In hard shower
Tie only possible explanation Is found in the hypothesis
rha, There I, a concerted scheme soncwhci" to compel
half o. ~ railroad passengers TO stand dli.s TIE
trans. FROM ono city e. the othcr
AZ certain stipulated hour In the morning one Of
The train, t. withdrawn from the service. TIE plat
form f. always packed WITH passengers NJ this time
hun IN" memorable mandate /, shouted from a dozen
throats :" This train doesn't go" and ~ The tine
tho Is ready sinrt about hundred paSser
gers compelled 20 stand In The cars ana hold GO
by the straps. other trains aitcrward pushed mp
the 'idnGs. and sometimes car Is taken "n from
those trains which remain and all this always AZ hou:s
arbitrarily cot. and without The slightest regard Tor
the state Of traffic. II ETropc the foot-wamcrS az"
put In the railway carriages On fixed date. and
removed on another date equally certain. II makes
no difference whether the weather becomes warm the
while Or grows colder a'tcrward The s'ulsd rcrrla-
tion is rs mmunble oac of those Of the MsdcN ana
pcrSians and the railway companies mnriStcrialy
refer the complaining passenger 10 the almanac. ana
thus wash their hands Of meteorological rc,pon,iVy
Bat we. In this country. ought To do things more
Ike reasoning beings. l grant that in Tie s0cnl'd
crush hours when II Is not question OF being able
10 get into scat. bat Of being able TO get mo
Train Crca, allowance and f0.hcnance Should be eX-
tended. But cannot the trhc manager, or whatever
he may call himself. see tha, he himself ma.e' AL
hours "rush hours As fast rs the traffic decreases
the facilities decrease also. Does lie not know thaD
hundreds o, persons cvcry day hurry 20 the bridge
to avoid tho rush hours" ONLY 10 find that because
the management has rot improved the facilities
The rush hours" have aireIdv ag!!vcd1 Does ne not
know too. that hundreds remain at their business
rfaces III the rush hours are over only 70 Ina
because Of the withdrawal Of facilities that I've rush
hours are stiil there Does he not know that Owing
TO the continued and RAPID shor,cAingup OF trains ana
time headwuy after the rush hours" and H. CORE
spondincy tardy resumption before them proportion
atey the same number Of Passengers are compech !"
ride without seats from II 10 as during any O'h'f
interval; and this a class OF persons ho' YOU'VE
Dimle and vigorous Ike those who loy0i~y riHh 10
and from business every day but The elderly ana 'N'
lnfrrn TO whom II scat Is n necessity ~ Well rs
blessing and for which they hav" purpos"y hni often
yoirlv postponed or expedited thdr Journey
don't care 70 b. deemed frivolous or hyprcfiicni
SO viii no, insist upon the abatement OF me u''"d
and absurd nuisance Of the engineers HhEIne
LIS bell With all DIS mltHt WITH '"'' 80
train down 20 another track-tbe danger u
any. being 800 fee, away from the engine
boil and AT the other end Of the train nor VIII
descant upon ,hc Kindred prepos'crou'ncs" 81 "ashs
money TO adorn the cars ana engines win III" 'H"''"
Ncw.Y York and Brooklyn Bridse las iAons! we
management rather apprchenave 'ha' Snlhep"uN
would attempt break In some night !" s,e"i ' ,n
and hence n desirable Ia do something To l"'h,N
The p@S%Snr If S% 49, w r %nm n'p VII"
10 take Cnre Of the front platforms I" 'Hr iI' '.'
on the Ilrookyn Sidc, who VIII not open il''ir Ea'
10 lr passengers unless there i a great 'i' H.
BROOKLYN trains all start from lohi 'aa Dihe t'
roar brak.mans gate directly at IN" head oi r starr
leading into the station. Consequently that particular
gate forms the quickest. most natural ana H",t a.
sirnble way into the train and yet II l. commonly
closed with the lazy brakeman leaning aeaih,' II ~
keep II closed. have often been one "i hHil uW"
lac ieft l,.nd becaus" of this unaccounia'l" poe" :"
pjehcadenrss There often apparent other -tuhi'i
plans 20 keep passcnsc's ont OF III" go" ~ n'H
Cos. or price and all that doors THAT VIII 'oi open
ca.y) and chains. well 4. enrln"-- VII no. "'
i,rourtt into rpaustiOn 20 accomplish ne Object
/, has IA, ed into a lTovcrb that 'hc doors ana
u,ndows 81 tho Bridge cars are opened only when 'h
thrrnomrtr.cal reading approaches -" zero mi ~ '
or. guod shut IN the summer mon's-'h" "inn'"' "
my rate resisting The efforts -! trained athlete. i"e
or;l., vho sip,rintnnd> IA" ventilation d'lir'm'i
mus, have been graduated III VI" sc""i ~ i,p" ~ H
doit for Il often rains or SHOWS or irr'NH ~ tn'
co-s and 90 far he H. concerned. never ~, '"""
else In fine not scIn'ila 81 inte!hr"ii "h"r !
toward accommodating and relieving IN" P'D',, n,nn
manifest anywhere: hui there prrVhdc' on M HH,h
ni.hnr daiihero,o cold blOodod de"rmnnhon ~ max"
,bc conditions Of a iransrivrr journey rs ul,a-
olSe os rrssible or IN ignorant ir1'" In'h :" ~
lv those VINO wcl quahhcl 10 hl'ii"tc = i'
way '''' 80 Long sIffEliINH.