New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
COMMENTS or THE ACTION OF A coRoNERs
JURY ~ BROOKLYN-LOOKGNG FOR PRO
TECrOR THAT WILL PROTECT

! COMMENTS on THE ACTION OF CoRONER's
JrPy ~ BROoKLYN-IOoKING FOR PRO
TEcroR THAT WILL PROTECT
| Tho action OF n coroner's fury in censuring the
| Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company for not pro-
vdlng tenders for its trolley cars. and recommend
Ing that no be a..o~ed TO run In Brooklyn aitcr
November l. 1894. without having proper lie pre-
servers attached. raises interesting question IN
reference to these devices for the protection OF the
people Some months ago the ears of the Brooklyn
| city Company were provided with tenders IN the
| form OF an iron framework. suggesting grdiron'
| which is pushed out In front OF the car wheh III
motion and showed back when not In use: but the
other surface companies have apparently not given
much attention to the subject at any rate. they
have NOT reached any conclusion satisfactory 10
themselves
Regarding the Tenders used by the CITY Com
panv. It was stated that the company had gone to
A large expense In the interest OF the pubic pu'
in the opinion OF people whose judgment on such
subjects is good the cost Of these tenders cannot
be more than s. or 50 car. II Is believed tha'
some accidents have been prevented by me use OF
this device but at tho same time II this framework
Of iron should strike person wheh car was
going al good speed. the fender would be OF SINAI!
avail I'm preventing injury, though II might Keep
m. nerson struck from being dragged beneath the
car and ground under the wheels. The company
profess to be anxious TO DO all In their power 10
urevent the destruction OF lie by the trolley cars
and the officials Of the city Company assert that
the fender adopted by them Is the best available de-
vice for the purpose Their faith in 1t is shown by
the fact thot they have purchased about 1900
tenders.
IL has not been from a lack OF devices 70 choose
from tina, the other companies have failed 10 adopt
tenders They say that 1t Ia because they are wait
ng e. ind one that will DO Its work SATISFACTORILY
Speaking OF this matter. President Norton OF the
Atlantic Avenue Company. said:
The number Of car tenders Is beginning to APP
proach the number OF coupers In the market.
and OF IN. latter there are some 1900 900 As
far as this company concerned. We are constantly
rAperlm"ntlng with Tenders OF various Sorts IN
order n possible find one that Will prove salts
factory all around and do what is expected OF II.
Some months ago equipped our Fhih-aNe Inc
with a basket fender consisting OF wire network
placed under the ear which when striking an OBJ
structon would open and gather the object In But
after a thorough trial We became convinced that 1t
would not answer the purpose. ana ~ We nave
abandoned ils on one OF our other Ines We are
now making careful trial ~ another device In all
we have tried fifteen or twenty varieties OF renders
AMI We shall keep on experimenting until We ma
the right one. believe II Is possibl" 20 make
fender That viii prove fairly erectual safeguard
against serious injury. But, Of course person
Is struck hy chr going at fun speed IN. bcst pos.
slble fender Is not going to save him from being
Ordinarily. however 4 mo,orman has time 60 SOW
M considerably before person on the track u
struck our records show that over 90 per cent OF
the persons injured By our cars are children ess
th,n ten years u age Very few men and women
Indeed are the victims Of accidents The boys and
glr.s hurt either paying in che street or csc
run carelessy across the tracks without thinking
OF the danger they incur 1t Is great mistake To
suppose that take delight In running over Iro- |
pc. IN. other hand. every accident Is source
Of profound regret and grief on our part We have
spent good lea, ~ money In trying - ma pro. |
tcctor that will really protect and when ". ma II |
we shall not wait for any law 10 compe us TO |
adopt H. In fact | hope al our cars Will be pro- |
vlel with tenders before any law on the subject |
takes effect As for the board arrangemen; which |
the Coroncr's Jury finds fault with. Il Is not a |
fender strict speaking. though In using Il we
romp.y with the requirements OF the Railroad COM
inlssiorers"
President Lewis. ~ the Brooklyn Heights Com
Dany (Which controls the Brooklyn City Company.
r, fused to discuss the subject at any length. lie |
declared. however. that his company used tenders
because IL believed them 10 be n good thing and
h. believed they were instrumental. In saving .ife
Regarding the structures OF the Coroners jury. and
he suggested ordinance to compel the use OF 'end-
RS on al tro,.ey-cars, he declined TO express