New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
IN THE TUNNEL.
THE WORM WILL TURN.


To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I wish most respectfully and earnestly 10
protest through your influential columns. and In
good sound American language against the pro-
longed delays IN suburban traffic at the Grand
Central Station, particularly the Harlem Rail
road An unforeseen accident a sudden rush like
that to the Yale football game all willing to
make allowances for and be good humored about.
But this sudden rush 1t Is daily incapacty
TO handle the business. which has been growing for
years. that the managers had plenty of time to
foresee and provide for the present necessities
I not know whether the old. time honored and
useful flying switch is legal Illegal I do
understand whether the new compressed air ap-
paratus will save fifteen men. man. any
at ALL in the signal towers IN the yards or
not. am not entirely sure. either, whether
ming trains solid into the and filling the
latter with steam smoke and gas is the latest and
most beautiful development in railroad science
The railroad managers have taken US
commuters into their confidence But do
know that the delays in getting into and out of
New-York slowly filling the commuters with
rage and unhoy thoughts. and b, ming
believe that whatever objects lie behind all
long delayed Improvements the immediate wei
fare and convenience OF the public are not among
them. Thousands OF human beings men and
delayed from half an hour to a
full hour. almost daily. and late Offices find
II impossible 10 keep agements. and are being
subjected TO discomfort and loss.
for one am tired Of shining up a rusty iron
ladder out OF the railroad cut at or near Fifty
a nurrNtng of
clerks 1abbing me with their umbrellas from be-
hind and stepping my hands with their dirty
feet in front respectable citizen ought 10 be able
to get into this town on time In more salts
factory way than that. And you must remember
that women cannot climb out of tunnels like this
but have to endure the delays heplessy This
morning had walk half a dozen blocks through
the tunnel. in common with of others to find
an outlet the streets above in order to keep
my engagements, after lyins half an hour on the
tracks waiting for the trains ahead to go through
and when train through side tunnel fill
ing with steam and fog. It left u. all prey
to the liveeSt emotions. The other evening had
a large party for the theatre and after an ex-
asperatingly slow trip to We stopped lust
north of the tunnel, and Obliged to scale
the coping the side OF the causeway
women and all and file down along that precarous
footpath two three blocks. like procession
az turkeys fence with hair standing on
end. and while tumbed down finally into
the street somehow and caught trolley car We
were meanwhile exposed 10 the SCOTS OF a crowd
of small boys bridge the tracks and to the
danger OF being blown off bodily from our dizzv
path Ivy some train rushing of the tunnel un-
awarcs. Even then II about o'clock when
We reached the theatre What is the reason thar
we'll meaning people from the country must be
subjected To all this and the thousand and one
other troubles growing OF these DELAYS n,
travelling the biggest railroad into the biggest
city the continent?
The beautiful and satisfying patience of the
American people under sufrerings like these is
drawing a close in my case and that Of thou-
sands of others To my mind 1t is an extraor-
binary thing that there is single pane Of glass
left In windows Of the executive offices al the
Grand Central Station! One thing is certain.
our Chauncey' needs to lay aside any big speech
he is preparing the Philippine question for IA
few days and do something TO justify his chair
manshIp' OF the Board else look Out FOR hissas
II vegetables. every time he shows his
handsome face In public And II MIR Galloway
ever expects to elected by popular vote, to ANY
office at all between this metropolis and Tuckahoe
he will have TO take hold OF this trouble win
energy and the Harlem trains I'm and ont OF
Nsw-York on time. | won't be- responsible. fur
what / may either In the way OF !. dauag.
suit II an hour In that salubrous tunnel here
after should any money
AN INFI' RATED COMMITTEE
Ncw-York Nov. 20, 1909.
We don't believe windows will be broken or
damage suits started by bclated commuters or
any more decayed vegetables thrown at Chaun-
ceN. and We suspect that Mr.. Galloway wouldn't
for office even II petitions instead Of
threats, were tried him, All the same the
sooner the snarl in the tunnel - Strengthened
out by the OF the best modern appliances
the better tor all concerned Baltimore seems
To II" ahje To st heavy trains through its
tunnel Ed