The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-01
TROLLEY RENDERS.
Their Use Would Have Pre-
vented Wednesdays
Shocking Accident.
MAYOR YAIA "a IS TO Be APPEALED TO
Gfeenyillei Citizens Aroused
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Manifestations Taken Against
All Danger.
MAYOR YANSER TO Be APPEALED TO

The shocking accident on the Greenyllle
line of the Consolidated Traction Company
on Wednesday, which resulted insthe death
of six-year-old Mary Cleary, has awakened
the residents Of the city, and the Traction
C%ompany's officers to the need of
adopting one Of the many tenders
that nave been given a trial. The residents
of Greenville who have watched the trials or
reports Of the same of the fender invented
by Mr.. Oswald Routh Of Linden avenue are
talking Of petitioning Mayor Wanser to in
spect the same, and if it works satisfactorily
to request the company to place it on all the
cars.
The trial of the fender, made a few weeks
ago at Bayonne, a full report of which was
exclusively published in The JERSEY CITY
NEWS demonstrated that the continuance is
the best of its kind that has yet been put on
the market, and the residents would like to
know why the company doesn't adopt 1t.
Mr.. Routh has made a great many improve
ments to the fender during the past few
weeks. and when these are added 1t will be
hard to find a continuance that beats 1t.
THE IMPROVEMENTS.
The main improvements are to the weights
which lift the screen in the air when an
object strikes it, and do not change to any
great extent the workings of the same. On.
the Did fender the weights were wound up
with a key which fitted a peg protruding
rear of the platform. This required the
motorman to leave the platform
but with the new improvement the weights
are hoisted ready for action by a lever which
will protrude through the platform of the
car. Tit screen in front is also made much
longer, thus reducing to a minimum the pos
sibility of a person who is struck from being
injured by striking the dashboard. The
screen which covers the deadly bumper and
coupling rod is also changed so as to come to
within an inch or two of the dashboard rail.
A new fender with all these improvements
is now being built by Machinist Henry L.
Fritze. at his shop on Gator avenue. 1t will
be completed on Monday and will be given a
trial on Tuesday on Car No. $3.50. The
lender will be allowed to remain on the car
for one week and the car will be put into the
regular service.
RELIEVES 1T A GREAT INVENTION.
Mr.. Fritze, who is O practical machlnlst,
having been connected with the business
ever since he was apprenticed to it when a
boy, told o reporter of THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS yesterday chat in his opinion it would
be absolutely impossible for a person to be
injured by being struck with a car which
had Mr.. Routh's improved appliance. - do
not saw this, . said he, ssbecause | am building
it, but because l recognize its superiority
over other Tenders"
The trials of Mr.. Routh's fender a few
weeks ago were witnessed by a Committee of
of Councilmen, of Bayonne; who were ap-
pointed to investigate all tenders, and recon-
mend the adoption of the most practicable
invention. The committee was so well
pleased with Routh's contrivance that it re-
commended to the Council that it be en-
dorsed. The council accepted the report of
the committee and gave the fender It's Off
cial endorsement.
The Consolidated Traction Company is
now giving the 'sFieldn fender a trial on
one of its cars. This fender consists of a
simple screen or scoop which extends from
the bottom of the platform. 1t does not
cover the bumper or coupling rod, and for
this reason it is hardly likely that it will be
adopted.