The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12
IN THE CITY'S STREETS.
A Little Episode In Futon street. ina
Brought Back Old Times.

A Little Episode In Futon Street That
Brought Back Old Times.
Scenes that savor Of old times are still
occasionally to be witnessed In the streets
Of New York.
that was going west along Fulton street,
past St. Paul's churchyard. had broken
on close to the nigh wheel. letting that
wheel tcpple over In the street. while that
corner OF the truck settled down TO the
pavement, completely blockading tho west
bound tracks Of the Fulton street cars.
on which the stalled truck lay.
In about minute westbound car came
along, and back OF that trucks began
to bank UP. The Fulton street cars.
as every New Yorker. knows. are
still operated by horses, as this cross town
line has not been equipped with tho under
trolley.
So here was an old-time horse car up
against an old-time breakdown on the
track ahead: but the old-time car driver
with a good team Of horses and the old
time promptnees and vigor OF action. at
once pulled out to haul around tho break
down and ON to tho track again ahead Of It.
Dumping over the paving stones be went
with the car rocking and pitching Like
a ship at sea. the passenger getting bet
ter shaking up than Q green rider would
get on the back Of . hard-ridine horse;
c,ean around, without Q moments hating
or heeitAtion. heading for the track 70
front.
truck, and just within the curb line. Gloss
NV Which the track here runs, stood stout
Are hydrant. And coming round here now
the car, not fully under controls car driven
o6 It's tracks never isIovsrIsn ne north.
up kerplunk against that hydrsnt.
sHa's said a passing email boy With
loud and Joyous Shout which could have
bcen heard from Church street 10 Broad
AZ had been watching the whoie business,
and this running into the hydrant must
have struck him - the funniest thing he
ever cav In his life. And ut the Same mo.
ment the derby hat Of . passenger Who had
been Standing on The rss1 p!sslorm .. the
the sidewalk, jolted % his head By the
ss,drien bump Oh tie car. But the ownsr OF
the hat laughed With the small boy.
Inside the car. and the car Wa full. every:
body vas nov s sSes IP S S90oG h no
WAS something very unexpected. and the
people began pouring out Of II: oar; but
wheo they cav the situafion, and menfally
figured on the prospscss' some o. tDsm
ssss Ss m o for sh s driver h. wasn't u.t.r.d
not for the least little minute. The street
Wa fun now 20 the south Of Tho car. and
he COULDN'T pull away In that directtoni
hut hs unlocked his team promptly and
drove IL back around ths oar, ca The eide-
walk, to the rear, where there was little
space between him end the broken down
truck, and hooked on thers and pulled the
car away from the hydrant. Then he hooked
on ahesd again and had the car on the
track and rolling merTtiy on In no time.
Just a. though nothing had happeaed.
Meantime the trucEnan had chartered
an express wagon and yas tusaly trans-
ferrinS bis load, and while this was going
on other can coming up. bound west, nsve.
drove around him over the pavine stones
70 the track ahead. just - the nrst man
had done, and a. you couldn't have done
ct al with any trolley oar. Overhead OF
his had al ok, and With : couple OF drsy.
plns neatly riEes4 under 4 20 support thaf
corner 81 the trslck wss % htn,ssk, and ths
trafic Of the street. csms beck % normA.
Who says there are no more old times IN
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