The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-13
MUST KISS IN
THE CORRIDOR.
Train Platforms Not a Proper
Place for Leave Taking.
PENNSYLVANIA ROADS LATEST.
Unless Actual Passengers The LevslGp
Panama and ktiTactIvs Paach Must
Part Outside The Gates.
PENNSYLVANIA ROADS LATEST.

New York. June 13.--Tender farewell
hitherto frequently taken on the platforms
OF the Pennsylvania railroad station In
Jersey City have been transferred to the
great corridor outside the gates.
These leavetakings had grown TO such
proportions as to seriously impede tho
making OF schedule time by the railroad.
and stricter regulation became neces-
sary.
The Pennsylvania has been noted for
an administration which skilfully mixed
discipline with liberality. and the veteran
gatemen, when some spring peach ap-
peared al the entrance shaded by love-
lorn Panama have not had the heart 10
refuse the Panama and admit the peach,
Notwithstanding the Panama confessed he
had no ticket.
The officials OF the Pennsylvania were
considerably disturbed, however. yester-
day. by fake" published in an after
noon paper, which contained a manufac-
tured order purporting TO come from Su-
perintendent Abercromble OF the New
York division, alleging that the "Pennsyl-
vania railroad threatens osculators win
arrest" The imaginary order also
charged all ga temen 10 stop kissing In the
station.
Master OF Passenger Trains Mann de-
MED with some indignation yesterday that
the Pennsylvania railroad hoped 10 bring
about this change. Mr.. Mann said.
NO TRUTH IN THE REPORT
There Is not a word Of truth In the
report that we will try to stop kissing
here. No such order was ever issued.
issue all the orders governing the passen-
ger station. subject TO the approval OF
the superintendent Of division
tl,n tl. her
is an order Of 90 years standing that only
persons having tickets can come through
the track gates. II IL here that the va
lidity OF tickets Is settled by the gate
men. and there would be great confusion
II we allowed everybody that came with
the passenger to get inside the gates and
go TO the trains.
''of course. we have had to exercise our
discretion. and when man comes with
his mother, for instance. we have allowed
him to enter TO see that she Ia seated In
the train. Our lberality In this respect.
however. resulted In the overcrowding Of
the platforms. and conductors, looking ae
the crowds and supposing they would
boardatheir trains. have coupled on addi-
tional cars, which have not been used.
mot long ago. therefore. / called the
attention of the gatemen to the rule ad-
mitting only passengers. and called Tor
It's more rigid enforcement The fare
wells and the welcomes have to take
place, except I'm rare cases. outside the
gates l have never I'm my life said that
there should not be kissing In the Penn
sylvania station. The lobby outside the
tracks Is soxso0 feet and there Is plenty OF
room there for everybody"
sTRIcTER AT GRAND CENTRAL
The trainmasters at the Grand Central
station I'm Forty second street have been
sterner. The station is smaller and more
crowded, and the order against more than
the passenger passing the gates has been
enforced like the laws OF the Medes and
Persians.
Said Trainmaster Stevens yesterday:
1--WE are not bothered mueh about the
kissing problem here. because we enforce
our rules, and once young woman ts
inside the gate she leaves all kisses be-
hind.
Many OF the trains which leave this
station go far before they stop and II
we were not strict In this regard We
would be taking a lot OF unpaid passen-
gers to Albany Sometimes an Affection
ate couple stays too long outside the barr
rier and gets left Many passenger have
10 make close connections between trainss
and there Is little time for kissing"