The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-23
THE FERRYBOAT NUISANCE.
he ~ MOST NUMEROUS AND AMOR
me ON THE EAST RIVER.
BEE - TsiSss Are on the North River
Boats Thsir Sister Gran the Other


Boats Their Sister Cram the Oihe-
side OF Town seem TO he Eyes WORSE
To rHr EprroR TuE suS-S,; think your crusade
| against ferryboat nuissncss IL having good eject
| In crossing the Hoboksn Ferry the other morning
noticed half dozen men give M their seats to women
Three OF the men had copy OF THE suS their hsnds
which led TO suppose that Il was Jour good 10
| nuencs that had converted them.
In the mems cabin however the condition Of things
was UNCHANGED The floor was as dirty as ever. and
there was the same OF tobacco juice that there
always has been. Perhaps. though your crupsds has
had little eject upon them and they are not dump
ing the ashes from their the seat next "
| them, but really couldn't stand the atmosphereef
that cabin long enough to 90 through u and md out
Hope you will keen up the good work, however ana
stick It, until both cabins OF every ferryboat are -
clean and the passengers in them orderly social
| gathering in lsdy's parlor. Truly yours
| FIB. u. READrh
| Judging from the number Of letters upon
| ferrybost nuisances which TIE SUN receives
every day. It seems as II everybody who ever
| crossed ferry In this harbor has grievance.
| What IL most evident. however. Is that every
| one OF these grievances is we'll founded and
deserves the attention OF the railroad officials
| who are respons be. And yet, In spite Of the
number OF these letters which have appeared
| in TIE Sun. nothing seems to have been done
| to abolish the nusances
| Hitherto The Sun has devoted It's attention
| mainly TO the ferries on the North River. In
| turning from them to the East River ferries
| there seems. for q moment. to be slight ex-
| cuse for their negligence In the fact that they
| are all controlled by railroad companies. and
ere run nefev " uehoi
On s'sTo o s. sha U n 10. East s
| River the ferries haven't even that nimsy ex-
| cuse. With the exception Of the Thirty
| fourth street and James slip ferries. the East
| River ferry companies derive their profit
solely from their passengers II the business
did not pay. the loss could not be CHARGED to
railroad. but would nave 70 DO pooEeteo until
the directors grew tired Of 1t The mems
ten times as nun, as .no smoking room ,era Oh
the windows Of that pen while waiting for tn.
boat. you will appreciate the comparison.
a reporter crossed. the Grand street ferry to
as bad as on the North River 1t was In fact
the shop Rlrls ana eash sitlS VINO soss on
and Who Who live in Wuliamsbursh. eros:
tha r,var Tho hoa,s run yerv sreousntlv
at that hour. but within a minute after
| each boat leaves its slip the waiting,
| room is filled. Most of the passengers are
girls and young women who have been run
ming a1Vaa S S, oot m.s
part o, the Gay, ana. ana VINO ,Oos '0rwsra T w,.o
arsse ,ns
salasnsoem.n who dress we'll and proie,. to
have sSo;d are are
seeing thls orowS 81 women gay aver u aDi Oh.
wsIsins.rss% door. are oSsnsd =, : wid rush
enhie md n. onngar rIrIs fets I, ss soms-
Sas III r. s01asosd s &. sp T5;a
tnese Ea,ani hwns anu nSa,a wnmsn who i.in
Spen w ana ts.'h tsey mem strRe woman or
no. IN. cabin is small ana before
he Ss S wonsa come la,s6.; come slowly: q.
s ID s's ~ is a. se OPEN s ssss
ss 9a ,Hw Iosne msnthere ware thirty
ioSs q them seated in the womsns cabin
Ct ss s Il Mo sa e s asn
isgs. some Oh t th IN. %eSan Wha
were o eEf to stand near them. ~
ike 70
Eo. and East river: he 0s1d .H
the women out OF their seats In the Women's
| caeln. c 49,. 49,. .. - a..
on TINS Grand street boa. there re-, was , one
uscknahu Wno shtuIo on .Iio S1 NJ Wit ,vnk
| SICK IN DIS manu-: ne pusneu nis Way VIZ ukn
the crowd along the line OF seats ana Win hls
suck prouueu eAcn man wno nnS DIE soss
spread OUT OF esossed IN Va. saen s,andingy
| a. 70 ahnoy thoso mno woio saen an:
VA WAS quite amus ,hgn .a .S see 1n sS anS
| OF the men oraW themseNes up anu
decenx a na o wheh saey ws a1 woGa
| coming. Inete WAS one younE man wno Wo.s
glasses and sat with MS lett ioot STUCK OUT
a ,s hds righs knee y0uh aIvirS 10 taao
| stoou ciose py was kePt pusS nj LIinE W noop
| her skirt away from that 1901. me YOUNG man
was lealing newspaper ana dia no. ho.ce
| the deckhAnd's appIoach until no IeceNSSd
| jap IN the Cali OF MS reg Wnlen mhae Nun
P pun ms 100, IN anu dShsnI ba ssia .nar;l1;
| ioookMhR Up Az tne uecknnhu, NC saiu' onsih''
| (. wnhhh tne mAtter WIN ~ ", ~ Al. I.dx,.
| 10Y II nave to Keep yout ies' on WIG iinuy
| uress, answered inc uecknhnu very poiitoiyi
| and his eyes said most Enthusiastically, ana
| II you don't I'll pitch you out OF the cabin"
| The young man became very red In the face.
| .nJ ~ = s,iria iii sniIsd Tha othar man who
Sn% ~ s NJ .tarsd AZ tina calling A "~
| Inc reporter went into the men 9 CABIN. ~
Is difficult to restrain ones disgust In writing
| of auch a Dlace or to write without appearing
| tnarsaearafa hut IN n mattar of facr the i'm