The evening world., 1894-09-19
WALKED IN THE Rain.
Cable-Car Passengers Victims Of
Another Blockade.
The Company Makes No Provision
for Cases Of That Kind.
Public Sentiment Aroused Over the
Subject of Better Transportation.

There was another blockade on the
Third Avenue Gable road this morning |
owing to a disarranged grip, and as |
consequence many people who were un-
provided with the necessary carfare
were compelled to walk through the
heaviest shower OF the day in order to
get to business on time. Others who
had the money had recourse to the ~
road or other street-car lines.
The heavy downpour had filled the
cable road conduits; the cable was as
slippery as an eel; the grip would not
| grip with its usual tenacity. and al
together there was great trouble on the
road.
| At $50 o'clock the grip on car 1856 be-
came disarranged in front of the power
| house at Bayard street, and caught in
the framework down in the conduit.
| In a few minutes long line of cars,
crowded with passengers in haste to
| get downtown. was formed. This &C.
Cured when one of the heaviest show
ers, accompanied by strong gusts of
wind. was at its height. Those pa,sen-
gers who were in haste to get to their
places of business had to get out in the
downpour and walk.
1t required more than half an hour to
| repair the damage and allow car 1856 to
| arrive at the Post-Oftice.
| In order to expedite matters and loosen
the blockade, the cable cars were not
| rounded about the curve at the lower
end of the Post-Oftice for some time.
The cars were released from the cable
before reaching the curve and switched
onto the uptown track, where they
| were drawn by horses up as far as
| the Pulitzer Building.
There the cable was hooked onto
again. Several hours passed before the
cars were in the usual running order.
Although the officials of the road de-
MED that anything more serious than
the accident to the grip had happened.
the conduit between the power house and
the Post-Ofice was not running. Why
this was, however, could not be ascer-
| tained.
The movement inaugurated by 1.-THE
Evening World" to secure better ac-
commodation for patrons OF the various
with the present shameful practice of
overcrowding the cars during the busy
hours of the day has been productive
1t has thoroughly aroused the people
OF New York to a sense Of their wrongs,
and has. stirred up. public sentiment on
matter will not be allowed to rest until
something has been done towards put
ting an end to this crying abuse.
n Ihere oh mas been free 6 OF
printed l in the Columns 1u 81 "The EVEN Evene
Ing World, testify, and In view Of this
fact 1t will not be difficult thing to
bring the subject forcibly to the atten-
ton of the peoples representatives
when the proper time and opportunity
comes.
1t is hardly to be expected that the
greedy and grasping corporations, which
have for so many years been at fuil
liberty to impose upon the public with
! scarcely any restraint whatever, are
going to do anything of their own &C
. cord to reform the existing abuses.
been offered by Evening World' read
ers could undoubtedly be carried out,
and If this were done, the accommoda-
greatly improved. but where the adop-
, ton of these suggestions would tend to
cut down the big profits Of these cor
ever SO slightly. nothing short of COM
gulsion by law can ever bring out the
! desired result.
: one correspondent truly says: 1--WE all
r know that the only way to remedy the
existing evil Is by running more cars
giving relays along the various routes
during the busy hours OF the day, OF
ried to the seating capacity or the cars
But what is the use of making sugges'
tons which won't be carried out by these
bottom dollar that We'll never get any
thing from these companies until TN
Q people have sense enough to insist tina
d their representatives shall pass laws reg
just so. That Is what THE EVENING
:, World" hopes to accomplish by this agi
J. tation of the question: and the only wa.
J. to secure beneficial legislation Is to keel
e up the fight tooth and nail until Their
e IS a chance to bring the matter to tn
!, attention of the proper authority.
u II the justice of the cause has any
= thing to do with its final success tn
people will win in this fight, and gu
| correspondent can bet his bottom dolla
on that without any fear of having tn
" turn called on him.
:. Sure to lie a Success.
le To the Editor:
!, Your latest movement is sure to be success.
% mean the one you have begun against the street
l. car companies. claiming that when you pay you
I. fare you are entitled to seat ] think the pre-,
sc pany has a power-house at Bayard street and tn
le Bowery. would 1t not be good Idea to star
cars from there to relieve the frame ana taE Re
streetsf l have often noticed ladies standin
as long as fifteen minutes at corner The gril
men seem to have an understanding that ladi'
with babies in their arms are not to be allowe
to ride on the cars Are these their ordersr tn
:, easy guessing Why don't they run all their car
y thonf What " they do have to hire more men
40 a trip averages $3.50. am told. The gripma
and conductor get on an average Of IS eetwee
esp, S SSs a'P TRIP to say not
ing OF what the ''trailers' take In Keep up u
nght You VIII win yet. You nave All the lab
meh. the business men and everybody Oppose
to corporations like this one with you. don
know much about the other roads, excepting tn
VT the Second avenue company treats its horses We
ct meanly. II the Society for the Prevention
Cruelty to Animals would send a representat
up to Its stables in Nnety-siNth street II wou
make It warm for somebody, Not that | wa
to bring any one into trouble but think
should care for its horses better. Yours
success, THOMAS MAHER, lorkVlle,
No Better Accommodation.
tie To the Editor;
ala / saw 1t stated the other day that the Broa
way line was running more cable cars. No SUI
ne thing Don't be misled because It runs
cars on quicker Roadway, and in that way 20
them little closer together at times. II car
fool me. BROADWAY PATRON.