The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-28
cranks hanging QUITO the straps in that
car who will kick because there's not
enough cars"
MATTERS IMPROVING.
Cars Somewhat Crowded, But on
the Whole Better Than
Last Week.

AS I watched the Greeuville trolley
cars from my post at Washington and
Montgomery streets last evening. shs
fact that the cars run between the hours
OF a quarter to six and quarter to seven
o'clock fall far short Of meeting the
wants of the travelling public, mere than
once, forced itself npon my mind. AL
most every car that arrived at
this point between these hours
A seat could not be secured in any OF
the m and the passengers who. when the
epportu nifty presented itself, crowde
aboard were doomed to discomfort. In
some Of the cars as many as twenty pec-
pie were st anding en- the rear platform,
and In the car. no doubt, many of the
men who were standing had just COM
pisted hard days werk and found it no
easy matter to hang on by strap and
fight for standing room. AT any rate an
9 Experience of this kind afssr a hard days
work will not make a .. an any too anlic-
able and ride in Greenville trolley
car between shese hours is not cond NC i've
TO good spirits.
The FIRST car that reached the corner of
w Esul1kt0u auQ VAOubkOueJy 5btoStS
after l arrived there was at eleven
minutes to six o'clock. IL WAS small
Broad way car. aud was we'll filed with
passengers. There WAS little standi n q
room, but this was soon taken up by the
seven psopls who were waiting on the
corner, and for whom tue car stopped.
When all had been taken aboard net
taken aboard not another passenge
could have been crowded on. The con-
d1ctor had been forced off the piatf orm
and had to take his post on the coupling
rod. As the motorman started the car
the conductor sounded four bells which
meant that the car could hold no more
people, and would not stop except TO
allow passengers to aliRht.
Five minutes later another car arrived.
This was q new car, oae of She long ones,
but 1t was crowded as badly as the first
car. Two men were standing on the
coupling rod. On the rear platform men
were packed as closely a. Fardines are.
force his way through that solid wall of
humanity 10 O matter that would not be
anxious to explain.
In exactly i've more minutes the next
car arrived. This motor was a small one
and was conspicuous frsm the fact that
all the passengers on board were
seated. As the car turned the
Washington street from Railroad ave-
nue. In an effort TO hail the car. They
arrived too late. however, and the con-
ductor not noticing their violent whist
ling did not stop for them. I'VE won't
get another one like that" said one of
the men, as he walked away with his
companion. He had evidently ridden on
the line before. At one minute past six
o'clack another car arrived This was
crowded Co the doors. Three men were
standing on the coupling rod Thi, was
followed seven minutes later by another
large car. This was not SO badly crowd
ed. and seven or eight people could have
been accommodated with standing room.
Four min nutes later the next car, a small
one, hove into sight. There were only
eight people standing inside snd four
men on the rear platform. One minute
only elapsed before another car reached
the corner. IL was transformed Broad>
way car. aud carried big crowd,
received another surprise when another
car arrived one minute after. All the
seats were occupied In this one. and no
passengers were standing.
Then ten minutes elapsed before
another one came. This was another
small one and was crowded to the doors,
Three men were standing on the COUP
ling rod. This was followed one minute
later by = badly crowded small car.
Eight minutes later the next car arrived.
This was crowded almost to suffocation.
It was a small car aud two men were
riding on the coupling rod. Twelve min-
utes elapsed before another car reached
the corner. Like the preceding one IL
was sma IL car aDd as badly crowded.