The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-08
NEED OF EXTRA CARS.
Relays at Cooper Union Would
Do Away with 0vercrowding.
Ills That Third Avenue Line Patrons
Have to Contend With.
Suggestions for Reform Made by
Evening World" Readers.

Now that the campaign against the
street railroad companies. which are
Systematically overcrowding their cars
has been fairly begun. THE Evening
word" is In receipt Of letters from the
people daily urging that the warfare
be kept mp.
To all such anxious inqulrers THE
Evening World" would say that II has
no intention OF ahating in the slightest
degree its efforts to secure to the people
their rig Is. and to remedy the evil which
has for so long time been one OF the
most crying grievances OF the New York
public
And in order TO help along the good
work " The Evening World " would
like to have it's readers who are interest
I'd in tho fight send in their views and
suggestions concerning the subject or
tell some Of their own experiences upon
the crowded cars and the treatment
which they have received.
People who live on the east side Of the
city have a particular grievance against
the Third avenue cable road. which
allows its cars to be overcrowded in
the most shameful manner night and
morning, This line Is a special accom-
mediation TO the working people of the
upper part Of the city who have com
paratively a short distance to go to their
employment and must get there early.
The street cars are more convenient
than the Elevated trains for these peo-
Pile: in fact. the IL" roads have enough
of their own overCrowding to do In the
uptown districts to do anything u re-
lieve the surface lines, and by running
a few more cars during the rush hours
thousands OF people who are now sub.
jeCted to the greatest discomfort would
be benefited In fact the Third avenue
road could run two or three cars where
IL now runs one during the busy time
and give decent accommodations to its
patrons.
A great deal OF the present over
crowdng could be avoided II the Com
pany would start empty cars from the
vicinity of Cooper Union during the rush
hours in the evening, from the hours Of
8 to 7, or even from 6 t. I. one CORE
spondent calls special attention to this
point. and adds that those who get on
The upbound cars in that vicinity, or from
above. during the evening rush seldom
get an opportunity to sit during the en-
tire uptown ride, but are obliged to stand
in the aisles or between the seats and
hang on the straps or uprights to pre-
vent themselves from being thrown of
their feet.
These scenes. which occur daily. are
positively disgraceful. and yet, despite
the continual protests of the passengers.
nothing has been done to alleviate their
suffesngs. BY right every passenger
who pays his or her fare on these cars
is entitled to comfortable seat and
the law should compel the companies
to provide them with such accommoda-
ton.
AS It is the managers of the street
lines do not even make an effort TO
relieve the pressure by running add-
tional cars during the rush hours but
permit their conductors to herd the pas
sengers aboard like droves of cattle
In fact, they are not treated with half
as much care or consideration as the
animals are by an ordinary freight com
pany.