New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-04
WHERE AN ACCIDENT MAY HAPPEN.

PASSENGERS IN THE BRIDGE STATION WHO ACT
AS IF THEY OWNED THE ESTABLISHMENT.
There is going to be an accident in the Brook
Ign station of the Bridge afternoon. At any
rate. all the conditions for an accident have been
provided, and If 1t does not happen It will not be
because people using the station have full
regard for the rights Of others when they go tear
Ing along the platform In their haste to get an
elevated train trolley-car. When this sta
ton first opened there was a good deal OF
deserved complaint because provision had not been
made for the free movement of passengers leaving
trains, who were compelled 10 move in different
directions. and thus get in one anothers way
As time has passed the complaints have largely
died out. but the OF them has not been re-
moved and cannot be while the station remains
as it is. The main stairs leading TO the street and
those 10 one OF the elevated roads are near
the middle, while the other elevated road can be
reached from either end OF the station. and still
another street stairway Is to be found az the
Sands-s,. end. Some attempt has been made TO
load the cars In New-York in such way that the
passengers will leave the trains near az posi-
bic to the starways they wish to take. bat obvi-
ously 1t is impossible to carry out such plan 20
any large extent.
For good many months there were signs In the
New-York station requesting people bound for the
trolley-cars at the further end TO take the rear
Bridge cars those for the Kings County Elevated
road the middle cars. and those for the Brooklyn
Elevated road the forward cars The absurdity OF
the direction became apparent from the reported
experience OF befuddle1 German who arrived at
the Bridge late one night and carefully read the
signs before going upstairs. lie wanted to take
a Kings County train. and fully understood that
10 do he should find place in one OF the mid
die cars. To his disgust and amazement, when he
reached the platform ne found that the train con-
sisted Of only two cars, and compelled 10
give up his plan Of getting TO East New-fork that
night.
Every evening when the crowded trains arrive In
Brooklyn a few light headed young men may be
seen TO leap from the soon possible and
start along the platform quick run BY the time
almost always happens that other passengers are
moving IN the opposite direction. and several mar
escapes from collisions have been noted with
in few days. When only OF the tracks was
used and the edge OF the platform next the other
was protected by rude railing, there was com
parativey little danger from this practice. Now,
pretty TO topple some of the edge OF the
platform and on the tracks. where a train Is due
to arrive few seconds later The fall itself would
probably be a serious matter. and II the next train
were lust coming in the mishap might have fatal
ending. ,
If a little common-sense could be driven into the
heads OF the who indulge In the practice re-
ferred 10 and they could be made TO grasp the Idea
that other people have rights in the station well
as themselves all would be welat least, compare
lively well. 1t never be anything but regret
table that the station was so constructed That pas
sengers compelled 10 set up currents In
confusion that are inseparable from such an ar