New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-07
WEARING ALL THE CLOTHES THEY HAVE.
HOW the TOOR GRlTMhN N TIE HT'ONO"N'
CABLE LINE TRY To PROTECT THEM
SELVES -stFFERINGs OF cABMEN AND
NrssENGER AND NEWS BOYS.

CARRIE LINE TRY To PROTECT THEM
SELVES st-FrERINGs OF cABMEN AND
MESSENGER AND NEWS BOYS.
:, ,.,..,,ors an the cable roads noticed any extra
tendency Of the cars 70 jerk forward and back In
s,onning and starting yesterday. they should nave
laid the blame for these assaults on their "luho-
rum 10 the weather clerk They were simply the
result OF the greater activity OF the Eripmah IN MS
efforts TO keep from freezing. with collars turned
M and cans pulled down. these llriy twlsters OF
the grip apparatus tugged all day AT wheels ana
levers and danced on the gong hammer. As they
cut through the cold northwest wind The ad-
ditIonai activity was all needed 10 Keep the ha'l-
frozen blood circulating IN their veins. The shaggy
bcarskln overcoats that make the gripmen OF 'hl-
cago and other Western cities look like missing
links from a mcnagerie OF evolution were noi To
b. seen and the blue uniform oyercoat that does
for NETWORKS mild weather seemed n poor sun
stitutc Many OF the men had handkerchlefs Tea
around their faces keep them from being frost
bitten.
This "a pretty tough" said one stalwart gripman
OF the Broadway line. but 1t amt as bad as drv-
ing a hors. car | frozc my fingers at that job one
warmer night than this VIII be last winter In
driving a team "A has to stand still on ms plat
form II the team happen TO be lively one as
sometimes happens on night trips when they are
breaking in green horses. his arms and hanHs get
so stiH with the cold that IFS torture II the team
when the roads clear. Here the cable-car you
can hustle around with the brake and the grip and
gong. and keep your blood circulating
isn't that coat too thin for this weather. he
asked.
.oh. there's more ways than one to make up for
that I've got three coats under II. Then nave
two sets of underco,hins and two pairs Of trou-
scrs BESIDES | have "A thick pair OF gloves. and
mittens them
The cabmen and messenger boys were also surfer
from the biting wind and freezing temperature
About the only way these youngsters have Of keep
ing their hands warm is to stick them In their
pockets. This Is impossible when Juggling couple
OF big bundles Many were the fitting, shivering
shapes Broadway yesterday with blue ana
stinenlng fingers clenched about their slippery
bundles.
The cabmen worse of than the ,r sripmen
at them. and there was no opportunity Tor ihotloh
to keep up the circulation The coacnmen OF me
ionabic public hackmen adopted the srpmans meth
cd and all tn, clothes they had but the drivers
for uptown livery stables. who are compelled to
the bitter end OF the bargain. they didn't even
them in pace Of the fur collars OF the Fifth-ave
coachmen. The stable keepers rule that an their
drivers must shave In the English style roos them
"Whewr' said chatterlng 'cabby," he danced
Tinanys yesterday. "rhs Is the worst ever saw.
and I've put in four winters In Montana or course
there. but you don't feel It like this. a man can
freeze to death almost without knowing It, Here
you suffer the tortures OF death and get nothing
worse than the rhenmat!sm. Why out IN Montana
about this time OF year the mercury won't above
I'm the middle OF the day for three weeks
stretch You can Always count on - per cent of the
livestock freezing TO death each winter, but man
won't suffer much In whole winter | did
last night waiting around n Broadway theatre for
my fare TO come out. | thought I'd curl up and roll
OF scat and after all haven't even frost
bitten 10 show for It."
The newsboys suffered through essened sales as
wei as from the biting wind. and showed strong
liking for the sheltered paris Of eevated railroad
stations and the Gratings the ventlatng shafts
OF the subierranean boer-rooms OF the big office
buildlnes
WORK STOPPED IN THE OIL FIELDS