New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-19
AN ILL-MANAGED FERRY.
WOES or THE coMMCTER OF THE HoBokEN
LINE-PooR ACCOMMODATIONS AND 40


VENTILATION.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Cir. Your recent article ventilation for cars
and ferrybonis was well timed and right 10 the
point, The Board OF Health would ind ample room
for Improvement In the nauseatins condition o'
the upper saloons OF the boats OF the Hoboken Ine
some OF which have ventilation whatever up
stairs and others an apology Tor VentiIauon "h'h
il OF no use whatever. The 'roof' Is the pac"
for the vcntilaiors and there should be dozen OF
them on some o. the boats there IL no door De-
tween the smoking room downstairs ana the upper
saloon: therefore the odor o. clay pipes. cigarettes
etc permeates the upper saloon. TO the intense
disgust OF its occupants The bsd air OF 'heSc
upper saloons caused by lack OF ventilation. Ii bad
and unhealthy enough FOR a well person but for
any one afflicted with cough any bronchial
trouble IL is unbearable. People are forced 10 20
on tside In all sorts OF weather to get breath Inc
ferry house on the New-York side II about ms bad
You often nnd IL rocking with tooacco-srnoke ana
not n window oIen-foor covered with srpectora-
tions and cigar ends | said TO my wife; This N
bad enough for man. but for "a lady It's disgust
ting"
In the rush hours on the New-fork side you VIII
ind the ferry house crowded nearly beyond the
ket offices and why? Because the boats ar" not
run on time and because the doors are not opened
until long after every one II on The incoming boat
Then every Is rushed along. the whistle blow
Ing 10 star, before they half through and often
many are shut out, There IL no possible excuse
FOR not opening the door long before. ana mus re
ue>1ne the crowded state OF the ferry house and
giving people "A chance 10 get on. When you 10
ge, through to the possible discontinue OF your
vardrobe YOU viii End single -dccked boat. the
Hergen the sight OF which In n constant cXaspcra-
lion 10 all the companys patrons. boat totally IN
ADEQUATE for the service which daily no doubt
carries more than the Law allows Here u chance
for the nlted states Steamboat Inspector. II this
hoaf h.d been the one to run into and smash
against the piles instead Of the Netherlands. there
would have been "A frightful loss OF life. az the
poroen is always overloaded. The running OF this
hos, IN the Barclay-st line is an outrage. and the
co,nnany ought to be made to give is Immense
ratronage decent service. II IL common thing To
goo the E.rgen leave the Iioboken side crowded TO
tho waters edge while the Secaucus. double
d.cker leaves on the christopherst. line only hall
can ANY. hoy can gee where the Secaucus ought
! 10 be.
The fac, OF the company's having only one
| slim on the Nea-York side now II no excuse for
| dcIsv for when they had two slips they had an
,sinine technicaity that one boat shouldn't leave
! mill the other arrived. thus keeping hundreds of
p.orle on the boat and trains waiting unneces-
| sarly Like all other monopoies. they run things
| "a suit themselves and the public be blanked
| You can't tell them anything. they know II all
| The has had over n quarter or century =
.yuerience with ferries and without exception the
! Hoboken Ferry H. the worst. What Is needed is