The evening world., 1894-10-01
The S. !. FERRY CASE.
No Boats to St George After Next
Thursday Night
Only Two OF Starin's Boats Are
Now in Commission.
Staten Islanders Fear They VIII BE
Greatly Inconvenience.

From present indications Friday OF
this week promises to be black FRI |
day" for the residents OF Staten Island
as on that day the Staten Island Rapid |
Transit Company will discontinue run
ming boats between ST. George and New
York.
Last Saturday Howard Carroll, SON
Flaw of John II. Starin, purchased
the franchise OF the ferry from the foot
Of Whitehall street to Staten Island,
agreeing to pay l-2 per cent. of the
gross receipts for the privilege, and TO
give the Staten Island Rapid Transit
Company sl75,OOJ for the offices and slips
at the foot OF Whitehall street.
At the office of John II. Starin an
Evening World reporter was Informed
that Howard Carroll was in Fultonvilie,
n. Y, and that Mr.. Starin was In the
Adirondaeks. w. C. Edgerton, who
attends to the transportation department
of Mr. Starins steamboat lines, said that
he did not know whether Mr.. CarroH
/ represented MIR Starin In the purchase
or not. He did know that ten OF the
twelve boats owned by MIR. Starin are
out OF commission, their crews dis
banded and the boats tied UP for the
| Winter.
General Supt. Cannon, of the Staten
Island Rapid Transit Company, said to
an Evening World" reporter to-day:
we had right to discontinue run
ming boats last Saturday night. and the
only reason why we operate them al
all is to accommodate the people. and
not allow things to fall into the chaotic
condition which this sale was calculated
chasers a reasonable time in which to
begin operations"
What do you consider a reasonable
We'll, say by next Thursday night.
The conditions of the sale should be
are that MIR. Carroll pays us $4,000 for
the slips and offices here, and that he
duplicate the service given by the Rapid
Transit Company, which means 49,, to Leave Leave
New York for Staten Island nfty times
in every twenty-four hours.
while We conducted the ferry two
trains were run TO connect with every
boat, one on the north shore between
Arlington and st. George and one be-
tween South Beach and st. George
Sixteen stations were served by, these
trains, and a daily average OF 2O,OOO
people carried during the Winter"
Asked whether the Rapid Transit Com
pany would continue the train service
, to connect with the Carroll or Starin
boats, and II the latter would be allowed
to make landings at st. George. Mr.
Cannon said:
at st. George. This affair is exactly the
same as II an outsider had come in and
:. purchased the ferry of the Pennsyl-
: vania Railroad Company. You don,
! think the Company would offer its rail
road TO aid the new ferry owner. do
=, you?'
e III you take starin away from Car
. roll, should say none. John H. starin
land in Staten Island. These places are
New Brighton, West New Brighton and
Port Richmond, and the running of
return to the old system OF taking pas
sengers to one or the other Of the three
? landings. OF course. we shall continue
to operate the railroad, but that will
d be done independently Of the boats, and
$ will entail an additional fare to each
E E I'D, do You contemplate running an oppo,
a THAT is a leading question. You must
! not expect too much information al
y once"
9 A prominent resident OF st. George
4 said:
i John II. Starln has been fighting for
this franchise for eighteen months; Dur
ing that period he had ample time in
which to make every preparation. But
D.. he has not driven a nail. His boats are
out Of commission and their crews dis
banded Before he was given this fran
r chise he should have been made to
demonstrate that he could duplicate the
service on the day OF the sale.
;, Now the people on the south side. and
p half the people on the north side of the
= island are practically shut off from New
York. l regard this sale a piece OF
- gross carelessness on the part of the
authorities who permitted it."
: d. r. Norvell. Secretary OF the Produc,
: Exchange, who resides at st. George
said:
THE old ferry company. under Mr.
Cannon, gave us excellent service, and
cannot understand why the old service
should be returned to. The fact is tina
! am so weary OF the way things hav,
!: / dislike to discuss It,"
There is talk OF Indignation meeting.
. to be held on the island.