Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-15
RECKLESS HACK \
ENDANGERED LIVES OF PEOPLE
AFTER THE SHOW.
POLICE WERE PoWERLEss
However, the Associatie1
VIII Take step. to Prevent Rep.
tition of Last Night. scenes
street-car Service Was Exceptions
ally Good.
ally Good.

Some one was severely to blame for the
front OF the building at the conclusion o.
the Horse Show last night. There were
twelve policemen a. the show. but whel
called upon to do anything, 1t is said,
they made the plea that they were OUT
side the Jurisdiction Of the city and Sc
were compelled to remain inactive. Car
riages were driven almost into the door
way where the people streamed out to
take the cars, and it is wonder thai
no one was seriously Injured. Horses
pranced almost on top OF defenceless wo-
men who in the glare of the electric
lights became dazzled and knew not for
a moment which way to turn. The drtv-
ers and those in charge of the carriages
were regardless of the rights of pedes-
TRANS and ordered their men forward
while the crowd looked out for thenl-
selves. There was no sembfance OF order.
There are eleven exits from the large
building There was no occasion fol
handling the crowd using hacks from the
front or main exit. These people might
have been handled from either side and
no trouble would have occurred. WITT
good police regulations these drivers couta
nave OeSn IOTCeO INTO d uOUUle AhlC, ots
going and one coming, so that the car
rage contingent could have been driver
away with ease from the west side
alone It is true the space is limited and
there were upwards Of one hundred We
hicfes to contend with. but single linz
Of carriages might have extended ives.
as far as the lake II necessary. and the
carriages. when filed. could have left.
going west. until they broke through
gap in the long row OF cars. mis- ar
ransement possibly might not suit some
Of the hackmen, who are usually IN
hurry to have their carriages started.
BACKED INTO CARS.
Once or twice last night catastrophe
was narrowly averted. Carriages blocked
nearly all the available space between the
building and the line Of cars While tho
vast crowd was trying to get seats for
the city. hacks dashed through the one
narrow opening. Some of the horse"
which had been standing for some time
in the chill air became very restless and
were champing at the bit. When they
had the opportunity to move. they ran
into the street-car crowd. humping into
other carriages and backing into the cars.
The street cars happened to be summer
cars and the people on foot only escaped
by leaping In between the seats. Ono
ened that she jumped out and came to
town on the car. Other people who couio
not find their carriages did the same
thing.
The management OF the Horse Show
will investigate the trouble last night and
arrange so that 1t will not occur again.
Some method will be devised so thar
carriages can be handled without In
conveniencing the pedestrians, and
number of policemen will be sworn in by
the Sheriff of the county to see that order
is maintained.
FINE CAR SERVICE.
The public was very grateful for tho
excellent car service rendered last night
and the management should be accord
ed a word of thanks. During the hand
ling of possibly g., people there was not
one hitch and there were no delays.
There were about Us cars on the three
lines altogether; sixty on Main street.
forty-two on Broad. and about twenty in
line on Clay street. six of which were
through cars to Manchester. There were
fifty extra cars, besides the regular sche-
duIe, which was kept up during the
evening. To put these cars into commits
sion 1t required all the men In both the
day ard night shifts, together with all
the extra men that could be gotten. The
Horse Show crowd started to leave about
10 o'clock and the exit was steady. at no
time. as far as can be learned. were any
OF the passengers forced to stand fos
lack of seats. At 11:40 the performance
was over and Notwithstanding the delay
caused by moving cabs. the crowd was
all moving towards the city by midnight
with the exception of the last car with
handful aboard which eft at 12:5 A. M.
AS this car left number of unused cars
were seen making for the barns.