The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-15
CAR HEATERS.
Broad Street Passengers Had
Them This Morning.

The new electric heaters are being rap
idly installed in the trolley cars, and,
when they are all in, riding In a tram car
in the dead Of winter will be better than
going home.
The heaters, three or four OF them on a
side may be seen through gratings under
the seats where they look like the barrels
OF music box. The same electricity that
runs the cars and lights the lamp heats the
heaters. They are regulated to give five
different kinds of heat, and are said TO be
guaranteed not TO furnish their highest
intensity on warm days or be on. of
order when the thermometer marks zero.
This morning the heaters on the Broad
street line felt bully TO the passengers.
Everybody wondered what made the car
SO warm and cosy. Then the little cleo
trio rolls under the seats were pointed out
by the knowing ones and everybody fell
TO discussing thcm, and altogether the
suburbanites found a new relish in their
regulation after breakfast shake up.
The conductor OF one OF the cars intro
duced the new heaters 70 his patrons.
"Good morning sir-got good warm
car for you this morning-the electric
heaters are in" he wonld remark TO the
white post sdherents as they came aboard.
"That so?'' they would say. "Well,
that's nice. Pm glad this gol blasted rail-
road company is going TO do something
for the public at last"
Electric heaters 10 The women folks
and the peach checked school girls ex-
claimed: "Where are they3 Oh, yesl l
see one. Dear me, how warm they make
the car"
They come in just right this cold
morning." remarked the doctor. Its a
good day to test them"
Seem to be working nicely" COM
mented the lawyer. " IL j had much
farther to go I'd remove my overcoat."
They make the car close, though"
said the fresh air fiend, shaking his head.
Z" 1t is not healthy to have so much heat"
We might have left our muffs at
home," giggled the plain looking school
girl to the other one who is SO pretty she
doesn't have to speak to draw attention
TO herself.
"It's certainly delicious" remarked
the stout LADY, to have ones car
warmed"
AT this moment the stop bell changed,
the door slid back and little girl entered.
Her dress was cut off well above her
ankle S, she had Gstrap full OF school
books OF about the grammar grade APP
pearsnce, and her checks Gnd the tip of
her nose were pink with the cold air. She
saw an acquaintance among the other
school girls and joined them smilingly.
my! but its cold" she said.
"Houll be all right now" eaid one of
the other girls, "the electric heaters are
on"
Are they?" said the girl who had just
got aboard. "Humphl / don't feel
them," she added scepticslly.
"They are, though. See, there's one
under that man"
"Is that it?" said the new conner still in |
doubt. "Well, it strikes me it doesn't |
give much heat" and her brows con-
tracted as II she was trying to think she |
felt warm. Then she added presently and |
with decision, al don't think much of that !
thing. It's colder in this car than it is |
out doors. know that for sure"
ooh, pshaw! Emma" exclaimed one OF |
the other girls, "that's your imsgina-
ton"
"Maybe tits, but don't think much OF /
that what-you- -call-it- heater, anyway. !
B-ur-r-r-r-r How cold IL ISL"
Just then the conductor came through |
he car. He stopped in the middle OF the |
car, opened trap under the seat aud 4
looked critically at something there for \
"By George ! A" he murmured under bis /
breath, al thought ] started up those 1
electric heaters. Some one must have
turned them of. No wonder this car is
rs cold as barn"
So he started up the new heaters.