New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-27
THE TERRORS OF PARK Row
HOW PEDESTRIANS HAVE TO PLAY AT Pill
GRIMs PROGRESS.

HOW PEDESTRIANS HAVE TO PLAY AT Pill
GRIMs PROGRESS.
nj, Don, has been for many days scarcely nav
,aahIo except for streetcars. II belongs TO them'
and they have got It into a shape wnlcn makes IL
practically worthless for any other purposes thah
theirs But the company that runs the Third-ave.
cars ought to remember that II has left Park ROW
oner m the use OF the public for so long now that
a good many people have got into the habit OF
feeling as II they had a right there, and some
even depend upon 1t thoroughfare. The SUI
ferng has been severe among this class for some
time and 1t would be very good OF the rail-
way company II 1t would do something for their
relief.
The company has been chopping out the granite
block pavement between IT'S tracks and digging
trenches alongside of the tracks and causing
various styles OF devilment in the street and has
made the geography OF its surface extremely diff
cult to master II you try to cross the street you
have to hunt for opening through the bitches
and the openings are and far apart. When
YOU find II and get through II, you come upon an
other line Of trenches. and the opening through
these as likely not, does not correspond TO the
one that you have just been through. so you nave
to hunt UP and down for the way through this
II you succeed in finding the best OF tine rev
openings TO get through and make a mental map
of them for future use 1t does you no good. for
the next time you want TO cross they are COM
pletely changed. They shift like the sand bars In
the Mississippi River. only navigation In Park ROW
is worse than on the Mississippi RIVER, because
you want to find the openings. while all you want
OF the sand bars Is to miss them II you wanted TO
miss the openings through Park Row, you could
do n>easily. But you must find them. and while
YOU are hunting for them the cars come upon you,
with clearly murderous intent And you cannon
step aside TO let the car pass because II you DO
YOU will step into the ditch You must run on
ahead of Il and keep out of Its way till you CONS
TO one OF the narrow gates.
In the evening the condition Is pleasantly varied
Ropes are stretched along the sides OF the trenches
10 prevent people njuring themselves by falling
into them and somewhere in the lines OF ropes
there are little gaps, where the railway company
graclously permits people TO cross the street. Al
along the ropes are red lanterns, about equally
distant and between two OF these Is the little
gateway But there is nothing to indicate where
so you must go wandering up and down TIL yot
md e. then look both ways for the ferocious glare
OF the headlight OF a bloodthrsy car. and mail,
| YOU And before you do It be sure that you know
where the opening through the ropes on the othel
side is or you may fall into the trench and oreai
| an electric wire or cave in the edge or do some
thing else that will give the company good cas-
for damages against you. ,
| When the preparations for changing the mouv,
| power in Broadway were made there was no sucl
| mess as this The work was done little at
time and yet II was done rapidly. The Third Ave
| slowly The Metropolitan Street Railway Compan,
| has its faults and they have never been CLOSED
over In these columns, but due attention should no
| be denied to the Third Avenue company just be
cause It runs on a less wordfamous thoroughfar
than Broadway.