New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-12

lines Of the Union Railway Company cross the
Th!rd-ave. bridge and end their routes at TINS
corner. a short block 10 tn" west the unde"-
ground trolley system - the Metropolitan Rail
way Company is laid and block TO the east Is
The end II the Second-avc. system. where horses
and the electric storage system are uecG 10 pro-
pei the cars. The suburban Elevated Railroad
also begins AZ the Third-avc. corner. and under
the same roof. though In differ mt part Of III"
structure is the station from which trains start
for the Harlem branch Of the New-fork, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad.
The sound Of the gong Of tn" trolcy-car and
the loud warning from the cable-car conductor
nlngle with the Kissing and putting Of the steam
engine overhead as the foot traveller attempts
10 cross Thlrd-ave. on the north side Of one
hundred-and- twenty -ninth-st. The cabl"-cars
stop near the crossing and are drawn to the
carhorse los horses. while other cars are con
s,arilv leaving the carhouse. and as the grip
clutches the fast-trlvclling cable. the noise #
the conductors bell and the gong Is heard. TIL
frIpm.n show no consideration for tn crowded
condition Of tn street and the cars start al a
rand pace down the avenue scarcely respond
ing even for the signal VI a would-be passenger.
The trolley-cars fortunately do not cross one
hundred-and-twenty-nin or the life of the
hov,ldored footman would scarcely be- worth in
suronce The Third-ave. bridg' temporary
structure Of wood crosses the Harlem just above
One-hundred- -nnth-st., and the
heavy trucks from the brewcrlcs and other large
manufacturing places on the North Side add TO
the noise and confusion I'm upper Third-ave
VIEW OF LIFE IN NETWORK.
The trolley-cars from West Farms and other
outlying parts of the city occasionally bring to
Third-ave. stout elderly women with bundles OF
baskets who have been accustomed all 'h'r
lives to the quiet and seclusion OF the compare
lively unsettled parts Of the suburban district
When one of these women leaves the tIolloy-'ar
nj the busy Third-ave. corner she IS alr'adN
somewhat bewildered from the rapid ride on thtt
means OF communication unfamiliar u ner the
suburban trolley-car. She has been Jolteu Over ''
uneven tracks Of North Third-ave. ard has seen
in the remoter part of the line the rapidly as
appearing houses and trees. she was whirled
along the unfrcquented roads. In answer To the
call Of the conductor she lands on the pavement
az the foot Of the elevated station and looks ABOUT
her with an air of bewlldermcnt II by mistake
she starts in the wrong direction the ciang OF the
cablc-car bell startles Ter into greater confusion
She may be rescued by the hand of some passer-
nv as the crossing Is almost unprotected by po-
ucemen at any time of the day Reaching the
pavement again she stands on the corner vainly
wondering how t. get to her destination further
downtown Many n citizen having business
near that corner recalls having been saluted by
the plaintive tones Of such distressed woman.
How can reach Twenty-third-st.?' she may ask
him or lis 1t far to Forty-sccond-st?
"Now. madam" the answer may he you can
20 upstairs and take the elevated railroad, or this
cabe-car will take You downtown, or if you want
a auieter ride you might walk over to Madison