New-York tribune., 1902-01-12
TUNNEL EVILS CONDEMNED.
BIG MEETING AT NEW-ROCRELLE APPOINTS co
lHTTEE OF DEFENCE


Lighting the tunnel will be of some benefit. Ven
sar @ u properly % M so as 70 tTee II or smoke ana ana
benefit will be the use Of electricity as a motive
I would suggest that in his Investigations Dis
trct Attorney jerome summon the present and
pany in the different positions in the tunnel, and
the eca bet h as instead dO Of @
pending wholly upon the signal system, count the
between the different signal stations so as to To-
cate II possible each signal and determine IT'S
CALCULATION is made we are liable to have a reDeti-
/ do not believe. the accident was caused through
and careful Investigation will prove that he did
the very best he could under the conditions which
neer of every train passing through this tunnel.
IL, IL Is my GSSIfe idt c09EeFIeu & aeon 0e iahTn ia Iy
chester County and that their representatives meet
the best piSn and most efSctive measures to gain
that which we have waited for so long; namely,
the improvement and perfection of travel through
what has been known the tunnel. and which, in
growth Of Westminster County than almost any
other cause. United action is what we ws9ettcbes
ter S9unty n.y. is % Brewer the tunnel nuisance
District Attorney Young said:
Pointing out evils, however. accomPlishes very
little good, unless something can be done to cor
rect them. 1t seems to me to be the duty of this
community and of this meeting 10 cooperate with
officals ia New-York City, who are making an in
NE Evidence obtaina bic on the subject will be
useful. for it is certain that the more ths people
more forcible will be the call upon the company TO
tSn ScScident 7 wrote District Attorney Jerome of
New-Yoyk County. offering to aid him in his in
Finsy think proper resolutions 3 should sgi.l, be be
PASSED by this meenE IN = fn9 g hfSiet S make S
the tunnel both safe and sanitary and that copies
Of the state. 10 both branches of the legislature
the Railroad Commissioners and TO the Mayor and
them TO do everything in their power TO enforce
proper action on the part OF the railroad company
A large number Of communications received
by the committee since the announcement of
the meeting, were read by Frederick Jenkins
who was chosen secretary. Some of these were
extremely anarchstic in tone and were listened
to in silence, showing the spirit of the people
present. Others dealt with remedies to be ap
lied to the tunnel They suggested improve
ments in ventilatng and lighting and the adop-
ton of liberal laws, which would enable other
companies TO establish parallel lines. Among
those who occupied seats on the platform were
Assemblyman ]. Nj. wainwright, Augustus
Thomas Frank X. Hunter, Mayor Ffske OF
Mount Vernon, ex- Mayor Dillon, H. E Colwell
president of the New Rochelle Board of Trade;
Joseph s Wood of Mount Vernon, Vice-Presi
dent of the Harlem Railroad Five Cent Fare
Association and delegations of citizens from
the neighboring villages of Pelham Manor and
Assemblyman J. Mayhem Wainwright admit
ted that the problem of providing tunnel facll-
ties was extremely difficult. and showed that the
State Railroad Commission was duly authorized
10 make recommendations to the railroad COM
panY He suggested that the people OF New
Rochelle petition the commission 10 compel the
company to make great improvements in the
tunnel. .
Il may say that the legislature is profoundly
interested in this matter" he said. Il am quite
sure they will afford you relief Personally
think that the railroad company commissioners
can carry a campaign through without the as
sistance of legislation"
At this point ex-Mayor Dillon read a telegram
from District Attorney Jerome, which ran:
Express 10 the people of New-Rocheile my pro-
found sympathy. l shall welcome their co-opera-
tion in fixing the responsibility for this terrible
occurrence and will gladly aid in devising means
no prsvent similar occurrence in the future.