New-York tribune., 1901-03-08

about 30 o. clock possibly little later The train
was illed with Passengsrs and as IN the rear sd
very great dinicuIty in leaving the car for there
was dense crowd on the platform; who showed
many OF them were women. As I stepped from from
SIDE Of the platform he west side, and driven
against the iron railing The pressure was SO great
that could feel the railing spring outward. and
same predicament feared II would, a large num-
;;nd spilled over into the street; s''
fun position / was detained for several minutes.
1t being impossible for me 10 move toward the en-
nately had few people on board and into which
the crowd rushed and somewhat re ieVed the
The uniform of The company. who was rtanding
against the railing of one Of the cars gesticuatng
violently to a perfect pandemonium Of sound and
lCughness but what he was saving / cannot tell.
in my opinion, a terrible accident must happen
sooner or later al this platform if some change in
existing conditions is not promptly made.
When reached the bridge platform my way
10 Brooklyn. there was the same congestion. and.
although there were hsany policemen duty. and
they were doing all in their power preserve some
nurnbeTs a sbamsfIi Condition of rogrbness "a Ina nd
rudeness prevailed. The whole scene at both plat
forms and at the starting point Of the surface
below was disgrace TO the city which tolerates it,
and shame and a scandal 10 the respective rail-
The next morning ] called upon the president Of
upon Re eRs ST The MI Boser
Mr.. Skitf George Could he president heiny all
senD, and protested In the name OF humanity and
messed. To my surprise, they admitted all that
stated 70 be true, and even went so far as TO say
dreaded accident that the existing conditions at
the city and the rafroads and fhat tbv Wn,9 10
Willingly provide remedy if they given the
] answered that I would take them at their word
nstre re aoeT a. OF commerce had already been
transit FOR NeW-York and that I had Httle doubt
remedy that would met eStiG Gguq 9es s9sses 6,
ls een6lemen expressed very great approval OF my
hat Sfrch
should require the services Of engineering eXperfs
they would pledge their c1mpanies TO paw any rea
sonable expense.
Mr.. Orr then offered his resolution. calling for
the appointment of a committee to make the in
vestigation and report. The members of the
committee are ex-Mayor Charles A. schieren.
Of Brooklyn; eX-Mayor Abram s Hewitt. Of
New-Hork, and John Claflin. The committee has
power 10 add to its membership and employ ex
perts. Louis Windmuller, who seconded Mr.
orrs resolution. said he came near being killed
at the City Hall station recently when he was
trying 10 get TO Brooklyn. The resolution was
passed unanimously
Inc chamber yesterday adopted resolution.
offered by Gustav II. Schwab. chairman OF the
committee on foreign commerce and the revenpe
laws urging upon the Senate of the United
states the wisdom and necessity of the early
ratlncatlon Of the commercial treaty with The
Republic of France" ~ ''e
George r. Seward, reporting for special COM
,hIttee tnat mas been investigating tax bills now
be1ore the legislature. said that since the last
Ineeting or the chamber the bills had been rnodi-
ileo @ IN a way 10 relieve the banks insurance
companies and trust companies Of anxiety
Phihppe Bunau NaTilla former engineergn-
chlef OF the Panama Canal Company. followed
w. .Cn an ADDRESS on the relative values of the
Nlcaraeua and Panama canal routes
~, ne chamber will hold a special meeting on
wednesday OF next week to elect communicated
Hilton viii be reelected imam ID