The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-01

hnan play W tne street bIoW signs nave
speciai care through such districts. The mo.
who live. in such districts; their associates are
among them, their sympathies with them and
Of people Imagine and have every incentive to
avoid mishaps. II the same measure OF care
exercised by motormen. nearly every fatal ao-
ctdent would be avoided.
fatal gRIu sacEsa The past hast two SSOr years the TS Hgm 3 GS Of
largely to a realizing sense Of q need for care
on the part OF people using the streets. and
tormen through longer experiences and fsmiIi-
arlty In handling such oars. In several re-
recover. damages. death having resulted from
the accidents, verdicts have been rendered for
citizen realizes that in many instances the acS
cident Is due solely to the negligence OF the per-
son crossing the street"
street cars in New York, but most q those in.
iured are women and children. This is not
the youngsters on the east side say frankly
that their fevorite game, Is dodgtng the troll
Traction Company said on this subject.
.,o 1t is quite the thing to give a corporation a
they they do o0T not sySn NOV SS nh tSat m they as are : b adiS;
that people are going I" Kick i. because they
Is q human side TO this question. the nsimins
cars. It touches the employees. who are sensi-
tive and have nc, way Of defending them
What can, he do or say when q yellow, Journal
has a full-page, illustration OF q ear bearing
doW w on ma 2 G Oh or Tom nn and l6S1 the mS Sipb asn
Nothing. He can only feel hurt. Especially
tenn sensitive to such and other unjust com
ment. for they, %are:not retained through politi-
sst P inaa sSs oGs for mt the i RSst P she ss%siS!s. H TSq
have; secured theirplaces purely on personal
n %issi silma j. o hg oi To-. th tSey f haze BE S ssFIftGiSsnF e th iGF
own. and belong TO the same, class as most OF
the children and women Injured: The cor
but its employee does. He is not an mani
mate object, but a man with sorrows and Joys,
me. We do what we can, to elevate our en-
ployees. and for my Part a., l am giRd they are
Most Of the Children NAMED i've on the
east, side. where, they are subject to no re-
s%tralnts and their amusement are limited;
sport. Nice little Giils up on Fifth avenue play
Little Sally Wake, and Ih nice ! little IIssI6sGgy sr spin IN
case on the, east side. where the children enjoy
and between them. Ninety per cent. of the ac-
cidents which happen to children are due u
children nn{IS tn thr S . g, themselves Fem IN front OF or
Women, on the other hand. are very seldom
injured while running. They get on 2 car;
occasionally Killed. They hear the bell OF
an approaching car on the other tra,k ringing.
no attention to 1t and step from behind one car
in front of the other: but very few .are killed
in New York and the fender saves many from
The fender, problem has been a long time
liz discussion in societies, composed OF operat-
anxioue to get a fender that would reduce the
number and severity. Of accidents than the pub
omy. but showed the public q desire on the
part Of the operators OF roads to promote Ell
dreds OF varieties Of fonders to come 70 any
conclusion AS to what was best, until finally
Fl Plot ths Tailr2 3Siiad hf5Rfeosss Sra sns ~ New S9s 9sF:
sey and Staten Island tacitly decided to adopt
what is known as the Providence fender. sub
found to work e.icaciously, and has saved the
lives Of many and prevented the serious maim-
what remedies would you suggest to de-
crease the number OF trolley accidentsYp
sw rTasrs Ms are vr a,ssaay rs.lRsslss esS ope dlm Am
ishing all the time. Gradually the com unity
aee9imR dates itself to this thing noaig:;r Il settles TSs
time and has been for fifteen years: Men: wo-
i Ren sas s%Pe'sie4 All ff oi the Psiirosd co%psnie s.
think. are getting 2 better e1s, class g, OF men Is Is
the Metropolitan service in four years has been
very remarkable"
When asked why the broadway cars were
first place there is no room on the street now
for tenders. Traffic is too conRested and the
crosstown traffic is almost as great. 1t would
be impossible TO nut tenders on the Broadway
ears because they would occupy little less than
one-fourth Of tho whole space. To make that
more clear. imagins the space taken up and
! wasted by a. hundred Tenders on n hundred
too. owing to the volume Of the traffic east
and west no fender could live on q car more
than one trip. Tenders will not be used on
the new Broadway ears and they VIII not be
tion. OF the Broadway line, is a beautiful study
In the economy of space"
An official of one OF the Brooklyn systems.
who was not willing to have his name used.
order to reduce trolley accidents.
Almost every road has very excellent and
stringent rules for conductors, and, motor;
men," he explained. and they SHOULD compel
intelligent men are employed and they obey
the rules laid down for them. we will hardly
ever hear of q fatal accident. and when one
does occur / think the motorman or the su-
perintendent Of thu road. or whoever-is re-
sponsible for the employment OF the men,
should be made criminally liable. II the acct
dent Is due to carelessness on the part OF the
motorman. let him serve q term up the liver;
BILE, because he has willingly allowed an in
competent man to take. charge OF q, car. let
him go to prison. I'd like to see such condi-
ti9ns prevail: but ! don roI 6sdiie aye they bs Ever ever
careful in settling accident suits. and occa-
sionally / think it would be found that q wo;
man or child or even @ mar had been injured
there Is nothing to complain OF. Fatal acci-
dents are becoming fewer and fewer, and other
\ accidents have diminished and will continue
to diminish as the public adjusts itself to the
rapid transit"
p~BTuTTTVE WOOSTER CAIRNS.