New-York tribune., 1896-02-01
PROPOSAL As TO GONGS.

,,, ,,- -, hairp run oyer By a cable or t:Jl
lev car has become a zeal danger Whch con'''"'
every citizen OF the country. as the caly W''''e'
entrants him or the circulation claims of rival
sensational newspapers. Now arises an Ingenious
man who says that much % the confusion ""''"
Is ant T. seize upon the pers)n trying 20 cross a
moderately busy thoroughfare like Br0adWay, 1of
instance comes from the sameness OF souhd o' 'h'
eangs of the cahle-cers going In either ore """'
Thus the unfortunate .ersons hair Is Hau' /"
stand an enl bv the unearthly clang II gong.
but with two-thirds ot his nina 50 10 say VI
rec,ed 70 the problem of how to Dodge truck
two cabs a fat man and an ambulahce' H' ! III
able with the remaining mental fraction. t. de-
eide II the said clang proceeds from the psSSen-
ger protoctlle which has jus, passed him on the
,o.r track ar from the municipal Juggernaut
Witch is appr aching on the far track. VITA the
r.sul, that too frequently the person has ID D'
taken up into the before -mentionrd ambuiah"
Now. the Ingenious man referred to, VINO seems
happilv 10 live in Connecticut. proposes 70 sun
rllry matters 10y having ali %; the doNn-S'inS
cars sound one sort q gong and nli 81 tnr ups'HS
ones another sort. He suggests that thr GOWNS
ulgh, ring a dcep-toned alarum-bell klnd "'
rong which would lift the crossing citizen out "'
his boots while the ups could join the chorus "i'A
a sh,in quiyering. janglng note w"lch WON"
rails. the wayfarer boots and all In TINS manner
:, the ingenious Connecticu' man argues. the pc
dcstriau would know precisely how matters stood
md I, would be lose frequently re c'essary Tor the
,,,,,,.'s LAWYERS To- g into colrt anl prove tnat
bn ,ize,.s widow, wa entitled % r. IA rag"S be-
caus. the poor foll was really mentally in"oi-
.h,. of caring for himself and should have hai
nurse.
We canro, say that We are altogether ready 70
| commit ourselves t. this plan. As we pointed
out NJ, lonC ago. this particular town. at least
| already has n selection ~ noises generous IN
,r,ror,ions 4 not in every instance chosen
with the greatest discrimination. This proposef
,rovation would adj 10 the variety ~ our noises
- no, :, their volume and would certainly at
l.,s, be II no benefit 10 the people in the houses
r an tho sidewalks along the line Of the cars pro-
tIoI ,rlth Tho differentiated Instruments 80 sound
and sr,. Rut II IL Will make T. any safer for these
| ,o,,,. when they come to be obliged T. Cross ihe
| .,r.e, "a all but the most fortunate must be
s,me lime we suppose it ough. 10 b. put into
oneration The trolley-car fender by-the-way
| soo,,s +, be doing better ~ late We are told the
| other day Of a uttls girl in Bro ,lyr who was
! pcked NJ by one and carried half block and
| VINO laughed gayly" when the terrified motor
| man got down and helped her out. There Is a
eusplcion which knocks loudly for admission 70
! tho robust and experienced mind. that the gay
| ness of the little ones laugh may have been a
ur,durt # the perfervid ina aginaton - the adver
tlsng agent OF this particular kind Of fender but.
anyhow the child was saved, and its the saving
sort Of fender thats needed, especially in Brook
lyn: and the particular variety OF laughter in
| duged In ny the folks that emerge from IL may be
safely left 10 individual taste.