The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 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
,r,trs A,,.n,,o r,a,Io ro,a this r,or,,no
ihlru avenue Nap'e roao th's rhorhihs
owing to disarranged grip, and as
consequence many people who were un-
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pioHi'e' VIZ" '"e "e..seaiS ea' ia'
were compelled to walk through the
heaviest shower OF the day in order to
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get TO business on time others VINO
had the money had recourse to the Il"
| road or other street-car lines
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ne "ea'' 'o"np' ma" '''eu 'ne
cable road conduits; the cable was as
slippery as an eel; the grip would not
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grip "ith us usual 'endcl'y, anu al
| together there was great trouble on the
| road
|
AT on, ,,o. CLOCK 'ne grip on car 800 De
came disarranged In front of the power
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'he iraIhe"ofh uo"h III 'hc cohuur''
In few minutes long line OF cars,
crowded with passengers in haste to
get DOWNTOWN. was formed rms DC
| Cured when one or the heaviest show
ers, accompanied by strong gusts of
"'hu was at us heish'' ihose Passeh-
gers who were in haste to get To their
places of business had to get out in the
downpour and walk.
II required more than half an hour to
repair the damage and allow car 356 TO
arrive at the Post Office.
the Blockade the cable cars awe We're eo9 not
rounded about the curve at the lower
end OF the Post Office for some time.
The cars were released from the cable
| before reaching the curve and switched
onto the iiptSwn track, where thew
were drawn by horses up as far as
the Pulitzer Building.
again. Several hours passed before the
cars were in the usual running order.
Although the officials of the road de-
| MED thai ANYTHING more serious than
the accident 70 , thss grin rim had banpened '
it was learned that one of the cables in
the conduit between the power house and
the Post-oftice was not runnns. WIN
this was, however could not be- ascer-
tained.
The movement inaugurated by "The
Evening World" to secure better ac-
street railroad lines and TO do away
ov over the cars during the busy
Of one good result.
| 1t has Thoroughly aroused the people
of New York to a sense of their wrongs,
and has stirred up public sentiment on
the subject TO such degree that the
matter will not be allowed to rest until
something has been done towards nut
ting an end to this CRYING abuse,
There has been a free expression of
public opinion on the subject, as the
many letters from indignant citizens
printed In the columns OF "The Even
ing World" testify and in view of this
fact il will not be a difficult thing to
bring the subject forcibly to the atten-
ton of the peoples representatives
when the proper time and opportunity
comes.
Ii is hardly to be expected that the
greedy and grasping corpora lions. which
liberty to Impose upon the public with
! scarcely any restraint whatever, are
, going TO do ANYTHING Of their own ac-
cord to reform the existing abuses.
The many suggestions which have
been offered by " Evening World read
ton lions for the " travelling public would be
MI, ,,nrovad hmts ahera tie adm
sreatly improved. put Wnere the adop
tion OF these sugsestiot,s wout 49,. .enu ,o ~
cut down the big pronts OF these cor
porations. or to Increase their expenses
ever so slightly, nothing short of com
pulsion by law can ever bring out the
desired result
One CORRESPONDENT truly says: 1--WE al
? Lnnn tbat he onIv wsy 70 remedy the
, nx,st,ra ayh /. Nv runniny more cars
giving relays along the various route,
during the Dusy houls Oh the uay, vi
ried to the seating capacity OF the cars
But what is the use OF making sugges
lions which won't be carried out by thes'
CornorationsP am willing to wager my
Gotttom doIIor that we'll never get any
hing from these companies until tn,
, people nave sense enough 10 lhsis ,,. W., raa
their representatives shdli pass laws reB
ulating the seating capacity OF the cars,
Just so. That Is what The Evenin,
World' hopes to accomplish by this agi
, tation of the question and the only wa.
: TO secure beneficial legislation is 10 keel
Q in the flEht tooth and nail until Their
O ~ q ~ e. 20 br,pg The atter IN m
s rs tnn'o 49, ~ nrn6ar authnrity "
4 "tten no Ut t pba camse las anv
: the JaspsJ " .,'e S,.nns, *
tninS 10 10 w, W,'I ,hin aybt and oi,
correspondent can bet his bottom dolla
on that without any fear of having tn
- turn called on him.
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y. | To the Editor.
. ~ yomr ,atsst moyement Is sure 10 he a success,