The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-25
new LAW DEMANDED.
Gable Companies Should Be Com
PEELED to Run Cars Regularly.
No Accommodation Shown 10 Long
Trip Passengers.
Brutal Conductor on the Broadway
Lnc Nearly Mobbed.

One OF THE Evening world s. corre-
spondents thinks that the reason why
the cable road officials. both Of the
Broadway and Third avenue lines. do
not treat the public with more con-
sideration is because they do not realize
the fact that they are now dealing with
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-
commodations 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 a general
rule, have more time to spare. and to
whom quickness OF transportation is
not so much an object. 1t is a 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 In the same
oil desultory, irregular way, without
any particular system or care, the only
object being to pick up as many pas
| sengers as possible during trip, no
matter at what degree of inconvenience
or annoyance to the regular patrons of
| the line.
For instance, 1t is learned that &C
cording to the schedule adopted by the
! Third avenue line the cars are supposed
to be started from the central station
on a Roadway of one minute. Every
! patron OF the line knows very well that
ularity. A wait OF three or five 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 a
pretense of starting Its cars on time, and
that as a matter OF fact. the schedule
same with the Broadway line. When a
blockade caused by break In the
cable or a defective grip occurs. and
such things are deplorably frequent. no
cars of course, are started out until the
trouble has been remedied.
| The result Is that there may be long
line OF stalled cars. extending sometimes
for a mile or more on one part Of the
route. and not car to be found run
ming on any other part of the line. In
fact, there is so little system about the
boards a car downtown in the evening.
or uptown in the morning, can never feel
sure that he Is going to reach his desti-
nation. II anything the chances are
The long distance travellers thus have
the worst of 1t right along, and, de-
MES are receiving every day, they have
not yet taken the slightest steps tC
remedy the evil.
The only remedy that ever can be eff
!. | uyul ha In nrnvi1eS
regularity in running the cars. keeping
a sufficient number of them in operation
and limiting the number OF passenger!
carried to the seating capacity OF eaci
An incident which occurred last even
ing on the Broadway line shows TIT
tinuaiiy a snb1ee t 20 the insolenee AM
J brutality Of employees of the Company
Car No. 475 was packed. and as 1t wa
: passing Twenty-seventh street on II
-, way uptown 4 lady wanted to get OIL
J but the conductor was nowhere In sight
The overcrowded condition of the ca
made II impossible for her to move II
any direction, and she was carried o.
her street.
} one OF the other passengers seeinl
her plight, and as call for the con
ductor brought no response. seized tn
t strap and gave the bell a, pull, Tn
car stopped, but the action brought GU
a volley of abuse and profanity from
the conductor. who refused at first t
car should go ahead Till he saw fit t
stop. It.
. but me-" he said. sayagely.
His conduct was so outrageous tina
the indignant passengers were on tn
point of mobbing him when he weak
. ened.
This is only sample of the treat
, ment which passengers on the Broadwa,
, line have to endure every day. Ladie
j and children are hustled in and out O
the cars in the toughest possible man
ner at all hours of the day, and ar
treated, as rule, like so many cattle.
Don't Want to he Crushed.
To the Editor:
1t must be apparent to every reader of " TIL
Evening World by this time that an
h relay stations are an absolute necessity on III
Third Avenue cable road II the public Is to
4 given any sort OF accommodation. Those who hay
to go far uptown to their homes lose about nftce
or twenty minutes every evening In waiting to II
car. and when they do manage to get aboar
they the risk OF having their clothes torn froi
their backs, or OF being half crushed to death
Keep up the fight until those railroad oficals az
compelled to do something for our comfort.
, ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH STREET.