The evening world., 1894-09-27
DEATK-INv|TING CARS
Gable Road and Trolley Lines Run
Pneumonia Promoters.
Open Cars Used in Spite Of tho
Approaching Storm.
Commissioner Emery Is Stirring Tn
Brooklyn Companies.

Is the Third Avenue Railroad Com.
pany in league with the doctors. IN.
hospitals, the tombstone-makers ana
undertakers?
AS promoters of pneumonia, the omen
cable. cars that are on the line TODAY
could not be excelled, and although
Forecaster Dunn has given warnins
that a storm is coming tomorrow. n
is evident that only vigorous kick nv
the public will force the Company IA
replace its death-invlting vehicles for
the closed cars, that will not hold so
many passengers
To-day. although 1t is chilly and dis
agreeable, and notwithstanding the an.
nouncement by Mr.. Dunn that the
weather would be just as 1t Is, the
Company is sending out two open cars
to one closed one. The open cars are
coupled together in pairs, and although
curtains are drawn. the wind whistles
through them like a sea breeze cutting
across the deck of n steamer.
Passengers protested this morning, but
protests didn't provide heat, and there
was nothing to do but huddle together
and grumble through chattering teeth.
The closed cars were packed to the
doors, and the IL" roads proflted from
the patronage of people. who preferred to
walk block or so and climb stairways
than run the risk of meeting Mr.. Dunn's
hurricane with a bad cold.
one indignant passenger said the city
should pass an ordinance requiring that
closed cars be run on rainy. and chilly
days during the Summer and that after
sept. 10 open cars should be removed
for the season.
I'VE appreciate the comfortable open
10 th.. a
Summer" he went on, "but there is
no more reason in running an open car
to-day than there would be in wearing
straw hat in January. I realize that
more passengers can be accommodated
in an open car than in a closed one,
but still the Traction Company's policy
is bad, for II must lose money by laying
cemetery"
over in Brooklyn open cars are stirl
being run although Health Commits
sioner Emery has been assured that
closed cars will soon be substituted
| and that they are now in a majority
On the Seventh avenue line a closed
car Is rarity, and many early morn
ihn iggorp passengers Sc ger today walked several
the wretched accommodation provided
by the Elevated Company in preference
to running the risk of getting pneu-
Some time ago THE Evening World"
called the attention of the Health Com
missioner to the fact that his agree
| ment with the trolley lines was being
| violated, and he has accordingly sent 10
the different superintendent the fol-
| lowing:
Dear Sir: Complaint is made at this ONCE that
during the Indictment weather for the past few
days your Company ran open cars notwithsta and
| ing the fact that Il was cold and very rainy.
would suggest the propriety OF your taking
steps to avoid any repetition OF the trouble ID
tire future | also desire to call your attention
to the agreement made with the surface roads
| OF Brooklyn that between G5 and 70 degrees r.
more open cars should be run than closed: g
| and go more closed than open: below so all can
| should be closed Respectfully yours.
2. TAYLOR EMERY. Commissioner
To-day" said Mr.. Emery, IT hayt
communicated by. telephone with the
| brooklyn City road and other corpora
| tons. urging them to put closed cars on
| their lines. I have been assred by them
that the public would have no cause Ia
complain.
This department has been making an
| investigation of the matter, and we
| learn that II Is necessary for the COM
panies to take the running gear off the
open cars and attach 1t to the closed
ones. All this work takes time, but I
am confident in view of the assurances
! have received. that the public will not
be exposed to the storm when 1t ar
| rives."
Mr.. Emery could not explain why the
| various companies had not commenced
adjusting the running-gear of the cam
| In time to save the public from incon-
venience and danger