New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
MAIL CARS IN THIRD-AVE.
A SUCCESSFUL TRIAL LAST EVENING.

OFFICERS OF THE ROAD AND NUMBER OF
GUESTS MAKE THE JOURNEY TO oNE-HUN-
DRED-AYD-TwENTY- FIFTH-sT.-C
WATCH THE CARS GO BY.
The new postal cable cars took their maiden trip
over the Third Avenue Conpany's line last evening
Elaborate preparatio for the journey mad peen
made by the officials OF the road. and the result
was that the invited guests who rode In the cars
had triumphal procession over the line Az
o'clock about fifty officers OF the Postofice and the
cable company newspaper and other guests
from New-York City and its neighborhood set out
on the trip from Sixth-st. to One-hundred-and-
twenty -ffth-st. and Columbus-ave.
The cars had not been constructed for passenger
service but this occasion they served as pas
senger coaches and smokers combined, entirely to
the satisfaction OF all. Those who could not find
chairs used the wide asserting and distributing
tables.
It was hard to understand how so many people
had heard OF the trial trip. but at every corner and
along the streets there were crowds OF onlookers
The small boys were loudest In their expressions of
appreciation, and they succeeded we'll In giving the
wheeled postmen" a royal welcome all along the
line.
Inside the there were many expressions OF
satisfaction over the splendid equipment of the cars
for the work demanded OF them and their attractive
appearance. They absolutely complete In every
DETAIL said Superintendent Robertson, OF the Third
ave- road land they take to the tracks remarkably
we'll when you consider that this Is their first trip
There was an electrician aboard. From him came
the only adverse criticism. 1t was his opinion that
a change from gas to electricity as the Illuminating
power would be good thing but most OF the pas
sengers were that they could see well enough
with the aid OF the three gas lamps.
The occupants Of the third car had a good laugh
at SUPERINTENDENT Robertson's expense In front OF
the Sxty-hfth-st. station. when the grpman showed
that he was no respecter OF persons oy startins
off at a lively pace before the Superintendent had
re-entered the But his fellow passengers rallied
TO his aid and pulled him through the door Just
as the car reached high rate OF speed The
car looked pale for a moment. but the superintend-
ent had no need for his services.
The Colonial Hotel at one uldred-and-t twenty
ffth-st and Eighth-ave was the objective point
OF the officers and their visitors on their uptown
trip. The landlord Of that Harlem hostery had
in one OF his parlors with all sorts OF edible and
drinkable good things II required only snort
time to attend the inner man. and then the
speech making began. This, the last feature OF the
programme. was one Of the pleasantest. but II
with a strict and proper observance OF the sabbath
The following the invited guests OF the even
ing Charles W. Dayton. f. J. Swift T. Morgan.
Richard c. Jackson. Henry 4. Mack. George ".
Dwenser, Thomas j. Clark J. Elliott, H. Neasle.
Rome. i. s. Post j. ii. McKenna, Joseph =.
Haynes James Curren, A. T. sullivan, Charles III.
Lyon H. A. Smith. J. II. McCooey, Edward Lauter-
bach Jacob Rupert Edward p. Steers. Andrew J;
D. Mayer, s Osgood Andrews. George d. Smith,
" w. Fitch. Isaac A. Hoffer, Edward Lyon, George
Ehret Frank A. Ehret and Henry II. Elias. The
hosts were the officers of the Third Avenue road