The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-21

combination driver and conductor OF INC
car to wait for her, which, OF course, he
does and no one grur1bles, and the tail
youth with the spectacles and 4 PARKWAY
look gives up his seat with 4 smile and
heroically swings on to the strap ana
stcops to keep from lnashing his brown
derby against the roof OF the car.
NOT WITHOUT DANGER.
TO cross Main street at this corner and
at this hour Is no small achievement ana
SIS not without its danger. AT the foot OIL
Ninth street Is the Free bridge, Leading
TO Manchester and a great deal OF the
traffic between tho two cues p assss
around this corner. Then there are the
double tracks OF the Richmond Railway
md Electric Company and the mule cars.
(which run on these tracks from ElShth
10 Ninth, where they turn again up the
hill to Broad thus making the corner
transfer station. Thus with the con-
fusion OF car-bells the clatter OF hoofs
and the roll Of wheels ever the pavement
there is constant danger of being run
ever, and there are usually some OF the
blue-coated and portly guardians OF me
peace here to see pedestrians safeiy over
SEVENTH AND MAIN.
Two blocks further west at the corner
OF Seventh and Main. is another busy
crossing. Here the Main-s:reet car line
crosses the one from the city Of Manches-
ter and a great many transfers are here
made, Situated on south Seventh street
are several of the large tobacco factories
in Richmond and up this street at the
closing hour pour the great number of
operatives. who are employed there
Great crowds OF negroes, both men and
women. who are engaged in The handing
and stripping of the tobacco and any
number Of pretty factory girls. whose
niuble fingers with wonderful deStecity
roll the fragrant cigarettes for which
Richnond IS celebrated the world over.
hurry along tt,ss thoroughfare-
Tho corner OF Broad and Seventh streets
Is perhaps the most i,aportan! street-car
centre in the city. Here the Clay-street.
the Oldest electric line In the world. the
Manchester line. the Chestnut Hill cars
5 and all the lines of the Traction con.
oar,y, as well as the mule-car line centre.
ard there is no time during the day when
several cars are not visible. Broad Is
the principal retail stree; of the city and
there are always crowds OF people of all
classes passing up and down its wide
sIaewalks. In the afternoons this crowd
increases 10 such an extent that II as
difficult to make rapid progress SO busy
AZ one kept dodglng the numerous pedes-
1rians.
ACCIDENTS st1APtG.N- si
IN spite OF the rules adopted by the
different B,reet-car companies as TO the
precedence OF the cars at this corner,
several collisions have occurred there of u
more or less serious nature. but usually
there Ii no further damage than that
/ a,,st,,!nei eby5 .a,e N.o 81 ,s. which. in de-
dar.cc of the physical Law, t:-y 70 occupy
the Same place simultaneously. Coiisid-
er,nrstse many cars that pass here daily.
a AZ rather remarkable that accidents do
NOT occur more often.
Another very busy pois,t IN the city is
the corner OF First and Broad streets.
where the aoaswood-H ollywoods branch o.
the Traction comIany's lines connect.
Here As also the terminus Of the Lake
side line, which runs through Barton
HEIGHTS. 1s,is u in the neis hborhoad OF
many Of .he large and fashiana','e dry
e,ooe stores and me tur.nuts Mt s.i. 'st-
"a iorses CO parssonea ii Tichi s-plated
harness can De see.a passing 1t any hour
- ties napYn.ng. Here. too. como the
L olin . thsgsMayte The Inks ut Lake