New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-08-17
NOTES BY THE WAY.

This public was recently assured, officially
and with unhesitating confidence, that ii was
absolutely impossible to stop the uncomfortable
and indecent practice of standing between the
filled cross seats Of open cars, because II any
conductor attempted to enforce an understanding
rule all the people would instantly rise against
him and smite him and scatter his disjecta
membra TO the FIVE points of Paradise Park.
Yet il has come TO pass that on one of the ele-
waited roads occasional open ears are run. which
are so much desired by the travelling public
and so much preferred to the closed ones that
all SORTS and conditions of men wait until two
or three trains have passed. if it be necessary.
in order to get seats in them Now. in them it
is forbidden to stand. 1t came to pass the other
dav that man forced his way into one OF
them of which all the seats were occupied, ana
remained standing. in the characteristic Broad
way trolley STYLE Did a rash conductor try TO
enforce the rule and promptly get himself WV
sected at the hands of an outraged ana III
furiated public: Well hardly. But, without
waiting for the alert and faithful conductor
all the other passengers in that car win one
accord asSaied the offender with mighty cry
of Sit down or get off, so that he aoaShed
and mortified. hastily got off at Canai-st.'
though he wanted to 20 TO Pelham-ave. to WISH
his kinSnpn in the Primates' House. Nhereat
tbe Cynical Bystander wondered why there
should be SO great difference between human
nature as il is on the elevated road and the
same nature as il is officially declared to he OF
the trolley lines
Again on another day of vast humidity and
woe A crowded train on Park-ave. ran INTO the
tunnel a few blocks and halted. After few
minutes if went on a few blocks further ana
halted again Then for q few minutes 1t in
dulged in the pleasing pastime technically
known as .iigeling' backward and forward
few inches at each iiggle. Next with some
viror and determined puffs. II started on Tor
hundred wards until it found the very darkest
and hottest spot in the tunnel and then. Win
q long drawn wheeze and sigh of utter satls-
faction II came to a dead stop once more
After which il did some more juggling. 1T
cetera Finally after twenty minutes of neat.
humidity and language uttered in entire GOOD
faith but quite undesirable for publication in
loaded brewer rho train emerged from me
lower end of the tunnel and entered the Grann
Central station. The conductor said the station
ward had been crowded with other trains
that If was impossible to get IN before. Which
WAS doubtless true. But the Inquisitive Pas
senrer wanted to know if any one could recall
the nrecise reason why the train could not have
bean halted in the open air. before entering the
tunnel and held there until the way was clear
for If 10 run through the tunnel without stop
ping
On the same day on which was published the
thirteenth amendment to Mr.. Lindenthais
16etb plan for relieving congestion on the
BROOKLYN Bridge a weary wayfarer in Ill
shpveIled and fragmentary condition, strugglea
forth from the fond but strenuous embraces OF
a flying wedge" vPnturing the nmld lhPuiI!
why It would not he good plan IN rush
hours" 10 run as many trains as possible, OF as
many cars each as possible. on the bridge rail-
road and then run as many trains rs possible on
tbe elevated roads at the Brooklyn end, TO carry
the neopla away But Philosopher from
Canarsie checked him. more in sorrow than IN
anger. with the admonition not to intrude upon
the Arcana of the Adopts. for that way mad
ness lies.