New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-23
RLOCEED BY A MAIL BAG.
TWENTY OR MORE TRAINS STOPPED ON
THE ELEVATED ROAD.

A CARELESS MESSENGER PILES THE sAchS ioo
,.,,,n THE PLATFORMS EDGE AND AL
lows ONE TO FALL on THE TRACKS
Tho postof,ce service was responsible LOT oiocn.
80 on the sixth-ave. elevated railroad last n'sh'
ar the Park Place station Ias.iHs ~ w Irs,
ord stalng trains far south as hec'or,s', JUS
,, ti,,e NJ wear the mails are unusually heaVy'
and several men employed IN carry.ie e".
., ond from each of the mall stations Inc '''
,vbon taken to the elevated stations, are -
Iessly pied In great heaps on the eoee " W.
forms to await the mail trains o,.,.,
last night about $50 o'clock, ROBERT McIiine''
,,1~.otsca messenger and companion took 10 'ie
prl, place station several loads OF SACKS 10 pe
conf uptown. They carried thein' se'ei"'
,,oa on their shoulders and dumped 'heii va w
,,n,own side near the edge several uip' We"
made and the pile grew to large propo'' o'
,rihune reporter was leaning against the ran wait
- .,s ,-ain which was Just approaching, Wheh
-, or, tho nile upon which a messenger hao 'u''
.,our n load topple over and severai pass "en'
dowr IN front of the engine or the traiii' nc
,iob ras bound for Fifty-eighth-st' anu h"o 'e
tho Battery about 5:2S. had just reacheo INC w."
a., =, rho nlatforr. and Mckinley, VINO mao seen
~ s,cks fall shouted to the engineer oi TIC "
-, .roi, IN stop But 1t was too late ana tha
, x,bicb was No. POP, struck the puhoe' 'os'
,, oil save one aside. one was picheo up Ny ~
,nochinery and carried about twenty iee'' WHICH, '''
train came 10 starust"' 49,, ,a ~.
NJ platform was well filed with people, anu III.
,,o,,,,nq of Mckinley and the sudden stopping ol
49, o,gira caused considerable excitement ailione
49, ossenpers Many thought man NAG s pee
~ ayer and all rushed to the end OF tle go cd
ui, 80 that was the matter w men IL "as
10 see nail matter had been run down. there
was a sigh OF relief a,o,or and the other
s,nnan rushed TO the place, ana me e.s ,.h
i sray,an climbed from their mactile VIZ.
Az. an, al torch TO see what was the troupie "a
nsH,u,or aIso came to their aid Al nrst IL seeln,u
70. ~ would be a simple matter TO get o9' til "a ~
nc .f,or numerous tugs the men 1ouhu 'na' ''e'
W. 80 have considerable trouble .,
"N,onrbile the crowd the platform was shE"
,r larger very minute and everyp0uy was NJ,
III nc, a. 10 the accident or telling ABOUT ~
% thev would the men were able 10 90 hoeHIns .
az nj "sack and finally II was decided 10 cur
~ onan Through the slit the papers Were tdhe -, Do 10
~ - united into an ash can. which was mace 70 ~
az ~ as an impromptu mail bag. But even tnei
,oot ernat deal of cutting and twisting 10 go nc
80, az Tho bag out of the way. III nau pecotIi'
,,.ornd about the wheels and machliler! liat a
LaIf bour of hard work necessary! 10 49,
4, Tho disconsolate messenger prousnt tne 49,
90 no har 10 the platform and depOslteu tein ~
oI)on't know how IL happened. ne salu 10 tie H.
oorter at lust tOpped over somehow. MI III '
nther messenger threw some SACKS Vn ~ Tod of
Gon,t knov his name" he added as ne starteu o'i
uo', ro,"rt the trouble at the POstofice. ,
When the train started on its way again .iS a.
place nlatform was black with people ana an miaue
rush for the first train and CROWDED !, aliro, ~
s,,ffoca ton while the remaining twenty vi MI
which had been stalled behind went uptown heai'S