The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-10-24
GOODNESS ON PLATFORMS.
Motorman and Conductor VIII

a. Motornan and Conductor VINO
Never Speak as They Pass Along.
! Like the two De Cadeau brothers
who are said to have lived for years
in the same chateau in Southern
| France without ever exchanging q
| word, are Conductor William Walsh
| and Motorman Lindsay, who operate
| the single car which runs on spur OF
the Suburban railway over Union ave-
nue. to Forest park.
In the three long years during which
the two street railway men have run
the ear they have not been upon
speaking terms, and although their du-
ties throw them constantly together
never a word is exchanged between
them. 1t is not because the men are
dumb, for both are good conversations
alists. The cause of the silence is q
GOODNESS which has existed between
them for three years. Before that
time Bill and Ben were known as in
separable-in fact, had been school
| mates together--and had purposely ar
ranged 1t so as they might operate up
on the same line.
The primary cause of the estrange-
ment is not known even to the most
intimate friends of the men. 1t it be-
lieved to have been some trivial affair,
which an explanation would easily
have set right. oBth, however, felt
too much pride to take that step. The
first intimation that anything was
amiss between the two which their ac-
quaintances and fellow employees had
was that they were not seen as much
together after working hours, and
ceased to visit each other.
At last, so it is said by employees of
the road, Walsh reported his erstwhile
friend for some slight fault and a few
weeks after Lindsay reported Walsh
for the same error From that time on
greetings and converse lions were at
and end betwixt the two men, Their
MUTUAL friends rallied them upon The
state of affairs, and, by bringing the
men together at parties frequently,
endeavoring to accomplish a reconcile
alton. All these efforts were without
good results and only served to make
the existing gap wider.
Nowhere else in the service of the
road could two men be thrown more
constantly and closely together than
upon the little spur There Is but one
car upon it, and the waits between
trips are of several minutes duration
Frequently trips are made without
carrying a passenger, and the conduc-
tor and motorman are the only per-
sons on the car. Both are among the
most faithful and efficient employees
of the road, and are popular with the
regular passengers whom they carry
from day to day. These all know of
the coolnessl between the men, and
have tried without success to get them
to make up. Now the passengers have
given up all hope of an amicable set
Element and ranged themselves on one
side or the other.
Among the other employees of the
line the two are spoken Of as "mutes."
They furnish much merriment to their
fellow Workmen, who have many wag-
ers up as to which shall first break
the silence.
AT noon when 1t is time for the mo-
torneer to eat his dinner the conduc-
tor goes to the front platform and
touches him on the shoulder with his
finger. The signal is readily under
stood. Lindsay leaves his post and,
while dining, Walsh takes charge of
the car, On his return the conductor
takes his leave. This thing is kept up
for 1865 days in the year. Both men
have been in the service of the COM
pany for many years, and the manag-
ers say that both stand high upon the |
books.-From the ST. Louis Republic.
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