The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-15
BRoADWAYSQUADSPERI
,ors MEN KNOCKED OUT M CABLE
cans IN TWO WEEKS.

,.,.,, stuy veannt Vas Tatea up Agais the
r,,,.ac or East sprInE-says the Cars Are
rr,,en ut illegal speed ana That rt IL =
,,,u. TO Allow Them 20 alnim ana Grip
ii. tho finest Policemen IN the World.
oobert Stuyvcsant, a member OF the old New
~ family OF that namo. has resumed his
-.,..de against the cable and electric car com.
Ii. Mr., Stuyvesant Is known in this city
!, Tho friend Of the policeman, and his particu.
"a, admiration has always been the Broadway
..r.a. Mr.. Stuyvcsant kept a record Of tho
-,uber OF the latter body who were injured and
,r.d by cable cars for two years. and last
ling he went to work to see what could bo
aono toward relieving them. His idea was to
.hortsn the number of hours they wero on duty.
"a tn force the traction company to run its cars
.,over. He maintained that II was a %scandalous
-,.te OF magnificent material TO put such men
=, ,he giants OF tho Broadway squad on that
,.o,onshfure, to BIO knocked about, MANNED. and
r,y be permanently injured. Now that the
roadway squad has been restored. Mr.. Stuy-
,,.ant has rcopened his crusade. In speaking of
The matter to a Sun reporter yesterday Mr..
stuyyesant said:
"Tbe men on the Broadway squad, morally,
,hvsicelly, and intellectually, are the most won
Aarful lOt OIL IOllCtulth li II va icL tuOy
.,,daily subjected to dangers which arise en-
,Eely FROM tho greed OF corporations and tho
criminal negligence OF their employees. who,
assured OF the protection OF the corporations,
thought save making time. II is q battle whore
Inc dead and wounded are all on ono side, and
,he time tor Intervention is here.
~SsThe Metropolitan Street Railway Company
hat its deadly work again. Within two weeks
has succeeded by its reckless method Of run
ming cars in knocking out four members Of tho
new Broadway squad, all splendid fellows.
These men | have visited myself. and they ar
ali sufering great pam. There is officer Thomas
walsh. He was knocked down by a south-bound
cable car in front OF the Equitable Building, and
thrown under IA heavy truck which passed over
called to see him at his home. 423 East Ii7th
street. several days ago. and l can tell you the
man Is suffering terribly.
Then there is Policeman. John j. Magner.
Ibaye been TO see him several times at his home,
S25 East Eighty-ninth street. He was eau sht
between a cable car and a truck at Broadway
ana Grand street, and dragged nearly half "a
Sock. The accident broke several OF his ribs
and disloCated his shoulder. He met with this
SS%Tildered in the maze Of vehicles on broadway.
This man suffers night and day from his in
;uriss. ,,., ,;,,,r, - po,;,,mo .rrc s,u,,
de03 Henry street. He was knocked down in
lower Broadway by n cable car and nearly killed.
Els head was cut open SO badly that he had to
Be treated Tor days in the Hudson Street Hospi-
al. The other unfortunate was Policeman
william II. Roberts. who was struck by II cable
car at Broadway ana John street. his arm was
badly laceratcd.
wow, al. these men, besides their sufferings,
have TO endure the hardship of half pay while
sick. They do not complain, though, although
ANY ono of them may be crippled for life as u
result OF his injuries. But IL seems TO me that
its a great sh mt that the railway company
should be allowed to use up these men as It,
does. With a little expenditure it could put
men OF its own at each dangerous crossing.
Then the policemen could supervise things and
Gee that the people were looked out for, without
having to risk their own lives oil the time.
ITO compete with the elevated railroads the
cable cars are run ut an illegal rate of speed.
Any one driving a carriage or cart fast enough
tokeep up with them would be arrested in n
moment. Yet they are not intcrfered with.
They are allowed to plough their way through
humanity down the length Of Broadway, scat
tsing citizens right and left and wounding
many Of them. Now that the warm we ther is
coming they Will begin to run open cars, with
the step on the unused side looDed up. This
makes an even smaller space bet ween cars run
menace and the particulard dread Of the Broad
way policeman. These steps should DO entirely
%unshipped. and put on top or underneath the
cars this summer.
10 put an end to much of the danger the
speed should be reduced. and two gripmen
should be attached to each car. Tho cable is a
~vlaiDous invention anyway. and should give
way 10 electricity. which keeps a ear more under
the control OF the ,notorman.
How these remedies can be brought about I
lton't know yet. wish people would Join me
IN sgitating the matter and .we'd soon see II
change. l have had the subject before the
Police Board and the Chief of Police. and before
the Mayor, and ! have now requested the Society
for the Prevention of Crime to take 1t up. For a
crime 1t certainly is TO kill and main people tho
way this road does il. l think it would be a good
plan to arrest somebody higher up than q motar-
man the next time there Is an accident"