The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-25
TROUBLE ON THE TRO[L[YS
Cars Blocked for Hours on
Grand Street and Pas
sengers Had TO Walk.

The usual Inconvenience which the peo-
pie suter Immediately upon the arrival Of
winter and snow. We're inflicted upon the
trolley patrons this morning. The snow
IS a deadly enemy of the trolley, and the
utmost difficulty is experienced in rying
to run the cars on scheduled time. This
morning, owing to bad rails and overload
ing Of certain feeders. traffic was brought
almost to a standstill for several hours.
The trouble was on Grand street. The
feeder that supnlys thee power on that
line, became o~vercharged about seven
O'Clock, and UP to ten o'clock. the cars
were almost an hour behind time. Owing
TO a piece of stupid work on the part of
an Inspector, stationed at Jersey avenu
and Grand street, the traffic from that
point to the ferry on Grand street was at
a standstill, while the cars ran down
York street, just as frequently as they
could get out of the block All the Bay
.onne cars We're sent to the ferry over
that route, While the Newark line cars
were sent down Grand street.
The engineer at the power house ex-
planned this morning. that everything was
in perfect order at that place. He added
that the feeder on Grand street was prob
ably overcharged and that coupled with
bad rails was the cause of the lack of
power for the trolleys. He said that
when a feeder is in such a condition, cars
cannot run, but failed to explain just how
the overlooking of the feeder acted on the
motor.
Hundreds Of people, many OF whom
We're in the biggest kind Of a hurry to
reach New York in time for business,
cursed Them fate and got out and walked
when the cars refused 10 run. People hid
to walk all the way from Bayonne 70 the
ferry, but the majority, finding that il
would probably take them hours to reach
the ferry at the rate the cars were going,
wisely took the trains for New York over
the Central Railroad. Residents Of the
Heights, who Travelled over the belt, New
ark and Bayonne lines, were in a pre1ica-
ment, caused by the trouble on Grand
street. Passengers on the belt line ex-
perienced no difficulty until the cars
reached Grand street from Pacific avenue.
Then their rcubles began. No power on
that lire caused one of the largest blocks
ever experienced by the Traction Com
pany. The cars. would run a few feet,
then stop. These s~pasmodic runs almost
drove the passengers crazy. These runs Of
a few feet at atime eventually brought the
cars to the turning point at Jersey ave-
nue.. Imediately after a car passed that
corner all was well. Her another feeder
SUPPLIES the power and the cars ran down
York street without the slightest Difficulty
Owing to the stupidity of an inspecTor,
stationed at that point, the Bayonne and
belt lire cars, after reaching that corner.
were sent along York street, while the
Newark cars wer sent over the Grand
street route. Because of no power on thar
FEEDER the cars could not run and Il wss
after ten o'clock when the block began 10
break AMI the cars run along smoothly.
Not until after noon Gid the trolleys run
on the regular schedule time.
Passengers who were unfortunate
enough to get aboard the Newark cars
reached the ferry about two hours late.
IL they did not get out and walk, which
many did. A vast concourse Of people
was seen vending its way down Grand
street up to ten o'clock, when the cars
began to run along without difficulty.
Many wer the amusing remarks passed by
various truckmen and conductors and no
tormen.