The evening world., 1894-09-25
new LAW DEMANDED.
Gable Companies Should Ee Com
PEELED to Run Cars Regularly
No Accommodation Shown 10 Long.
Trip Passengers.
Brutal Conductor on the Broadway
Line Nearly Mobbcd.


spondents tanks that the reason why
the cable road officials. both of the
broadway and Third avenue lines, do
not treat the public with more con-
sldcration is because they do not realize
the fact that they are now dealing with
Il different class of passengers from
those who used to patronize their horse
cars in former times.
Now the chief patrons of these surface
lines, especially during the early morn
ing and evening hours, are through pas
sengers. long-distance travellers, in fact,
who may reasonably expect to find ac-
commodatOns quite as desirable as
those furnished by the IL" roads. At
least, this Is the inducement which the
companies held out to the public when
they secured permission to change their
motive power.
In former times these roads derived
their income largely from the short
distance passengers, who, as general
rule, have more time to spare, and to
whom quickness of transportation Is
not 80 much an object. 1t is u fact that
neither the Broadway nor the Third
avenue line has ever done anything
towards providing proper accommo-
dations for this new class Of patrons.
The cars seem to be run III the same
oil dcsultory, irregular way, without
any particular system or care, the only
object being to pick up AS many pas
sengerS as possible during n trip, no
matter at what degree of inconvenience
or annoyance to the regular patrons of
the line.
! For Instance, 1t Is learned that ac-
! cording to the schedule adopted by the
| Third avenue line the cars are supposed
to be started from the central station
| on Roadway of one minute. Every
patron of the line knows very well that
/ the cars are not run with any such reg
ularity. wait of three or fiye minutes
between successive cars Is the regular
thing, while not infrequently person
may stand on the corner for ten min
utes without a single car passing.
Employees of the road say that this
| Is because the company makes only
pretense of starting its cars on time, and
that, as a matter OF fact, the schedule
Is never observed. 1t Is just about the
same with the Broadway line, When, a
blockade caused by break in The
such things are deplorably frequent, nc
cars, OF course, are started out until the
trouble has been remedied.
The result Is that there may be a long
line of stalled cars, extending sometimes
for a mile or more on one part or the
route, and not a car to be found run
ming on any other part Of the line: IN
boards a car downtown In the evening
or uptown in the morning, can never fee
sure that he is going to reach his desti
nation. If anything. the chances are
against 1t.
The long-distance travellers thus have
) the worst of it right along, and, de
spite the complaints which the compa
, MES are receiving every day, they have
; not yet taken the slightest steps t
remedy the evil.
fective Will be law that provides TO
regularity in running the cars, keeping
I a sufficient number OF them IN operation
8 and limiting the number of passenger
carried to the seating capacity of eacl
car
An incident which occurred last even
Ing on the Broadway line shows tn
manner In which passengers are con
tinually subjected to the insolence an
7 brutality of employees OF the Company
Car No. 475 was packed, and as 1t wa
passing Twenty-seventh street on II
way uptown lady wanted to get of
i but the conductor was nowhere in sigh,
[ The overCrowded condition OF the ca
made 1t impossible for her to move !
any direction, and she was carried b
= her street.
0 one of the other passengers seein
3 her plight. and as call for the con
ductor brought no response, seized tn
I strap and gave the bell u pull. TIL
\. car stopped, but the action brought on
IA volley of abuse and profanity froT
the conductor, who refused at first I
let the woman off, but insisted that tn
car should go ahead till he saw fit I
: stop 1t.
o Nobody has right to pull that be
e but me-" he said, savagely.
= His conduct was so outrageous tina
$ the indignant passengers were on tn
J.. point OF mobbing him when he weak
Q ened.
This Is only sample of the treat
a ment which passengers on the Broadwa
a line have to endure every day. Ladie
a and children are hustled in and out G
the cars In the toughest possible mar
ner at all hours of the day, and ar
treated, as rule, like so many cattle.
Don't Want to lie Crushed.
:, To the Editor:
u 1t must be apparent to every reader OF " tt
}. Evening World by this time that more
h relay stations are an absolute necessity on Il
= Third Avenue cable road, II the public Is to
n given any sort OF accommodation. Those who hay
to 90 far uptown to their homes lose about hftct
or twenty minutes every evening in waiting TO &
car. and when they do manage to get aboaI
they run the risk Of having their clothes torn fro
their backs, or OF being half crushed to deaf
Keep up the night until those railroad ofncials a
compelled to do something for our comfort.
, ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH STREET
a VIII Not stand II Any Longer.