The evening world., 1894-09-26
new LAW DEMANDED.
Gable Companies Should Be Com
PEELED to Run Cars Regularly.
No Accommodation Shown 10 Long
Trip Passengers.
Brutal Conductor on the Broadway
Line Nearly Mobbed.

one OF THE Evening Worlds" CORE
spondcnts thinks that the reason why
! the cable road officials. both of the
Broadway and Third avenue lines. do
not treat the public with more CON
sideration liz because they do not realize
the fact that they are now dealing with
different class of passengers from
those who used 10 patronize their horse
cars In former times.
Now the chief patrons OF these surface
lines. especially during the early morn
ing and evening hours are through pas
sengers, long -distance travellers. In fact
who may reasonably expect to nnd ac-
commodations quite as desirable as
those furnished by the IL" roads. At
least. this IL the inducement which the
companies held out to the public when
they secured permission to change their
motive power.
In former times these roads derived
their income largely from the short
distance passengers who. rs general
rule have more time to spare. and to
whom quickness OF transportation Is
not 30 much an object. 1t Is a fact that
neither the Broadway nor the Third
avenue line has ever done anything
towards providing proper accommo-
dations for this new class of patrons.
The cars seem to be run In the same
old desultory. irregular way. without
any particular system or care, the only
object being to pick up as many pas
senBers as possible during "A trip, no
matter at what degree of Inconvenience
or annoyance to the regular patrons OF
the line.
For instance. 1t Is learned that ac-
cording to the schedule adopted by the
Third avenue line the cars are supposed
to be started from the central station
on a Roadway OF one minute. Every
patron OF the line knows very well that
the cars are not run with any such reg
ularity. A walt of three or five minutes
between successive cars is the regular
thing. while not infrequently IA person
may stand on the corner for ten min
utes without a single car passing.
Employees of the road say that this
Is because the company makes only a
pretense of starting It's cars on time. and
that, as matter of fact the schedule
is never observed. 1t Is just about the
same with the Broadway line. When "A
blockade caused by break in the
cable or d defective grip occurs, ana
such things are deplorably frequent, no
cars, OF course, are started out until the
trouble has been remedied.
The result IL that there may be long
line of stalled cars, extending sometimes
for n mile or more on one part OF the
anu not car 10 ne
ming on any other part OF the line. In
fact, there Is so little system about the
whole thing that passenger who
boards car downtown in the evening,
or uptown in the morning, can never feel
sure that he Is going to reach his desti-
nation, II anything the chances are
against II.
the worst OF It right along. and, de-
spite the complaints which the compa-
MES are receiving every day. they have
not yet taken the slightest steps to
The only remedy that ever can be eff
fective win be law that provides for
regularity in running the cars. keeping
a sufficient number OF them In operation
and limiting the number OF passengers
carried to the seating capacity OF each
car
An incident which occurred last even
ing on the Broadway line shows the
manner ip which passengers are con,
tinually subjected to the insolence and
brutality OF employees OF the Company.
Car No. 475 was packed, and as 1t was
way uptown lady wanted to get or,
but the conductor was nowhere in sight.
The overcrowded condition OF the car
made 1t impossible for her to move In
any direction. and she was carried by
her street.
One of the other passengers seeing
her plight, and as call for the con
ductor brought no response. seized the
strap and gave the bell pull. The
car stopped, but the action brought out
volley OF abuse and profanity from
the conductor. who refused AT first 10
let the woman off, but insisted that the
car should 20 ahead till he saw fit 10
Nobody has a right to pull that bell
but me-" he said. savagely.
His conduct was 80 outrageous that
| the indignant passengers were on the
point of mobbing him when he weak
| ened.
This IL only a sample OF the treat
ment which passengers on the Broadway
| line have to endure every day. Ladies
| and children are hustled in and out OF
| the cars In the toughest possible man.
ner at all hours of the day. and are
treated. as rule, like so many cattle.
Don't Want TO lie Crushed.
To the Editor;
| 1t must be apparent to every reader OF " Til,
Evening World by this time that cars ant
| relay stations are an absolute necessity on tn
| Third Avenue cable road. II the public Ia to b,
given any sort Of accommodation. Those who hav,
to 20 far uptown to their homes lose about hftccI
| or twenty minutes every evening In waiting TO ge
car, and when they do manage to get aboart
they run tho risk Of having their clothes from
| their backs. or OF being half crushed to death
Keep W the hght until those railroad officials ar
| compelled to do something for our comfort.
| ONE HI NDlkED AND SIXTEENTH STREET