The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-25
TO WAGE A WAR ON
RECKLESS DRIVERS.
New Work Merchants Association.
shocked by Death List. Plan
tn FIui.r streets safe.


REpUEII" SPECIAL.
New York. oct. -t-Withiu q year more
than acurs NJ waiI-Enovu persons have
been killed iu New York's streets as a re-
suit uf reckless driving and "a lack Of
proper traffic regulation.
Two Tgrmiuslt citizens Colonel Richard
Henry Savage. w'lI-kuovu author. and
General H. ~. E0ycc-wcrg killed only a
short time ago. Colonel savage WIS run
DOWN ly "a delivery wagon at sixth ave
u-" and F1rtv-s-coud street. and General
E1yu. was crushed under the wheels Of q
street car IN lower broadway.
Scarcely a day passes that ono CT more
persons are not killed somewhere IN the
city and the records In the Department or
Health and the Police Department show
that within the last year the street fatal
ties have reached as high as eight In
single day.
Those who are familiar with the corJi-
ti01s 600 Lou.I1n arI other great cities s-1y
thlt New Yo-i IS FAR worse than AIRY
other cltv in the world and Efforts are
nov being made 20 bring about a radical
change In traffic conditions here A. soon
rs the political camIGj-n Is ended IN,
Merchants Association VII take hold Of
the matter and try "a iind some way OF re-
duciug Tire appalling death list AMI lessen
Ing the constant danger To- those who are
obliged Co move about the streets Gurins
tho busy hours.
PLANS BEING FORMULATED
This ASSOCIATION has given the matter
consiirruhIa attention in the Inst year and
has several methods for improving coudf-
lions which will De- submitted 90 the pub
lie later i'.a11 are now being made for
HH#
has been more thoroughly studied ana
.snUite plans lruu1.Gtat.
Captain Pip. Second Deputy Police
Commissioner. i- in charge OF traffic reE1-
latton for the Police Department. and hus
made very close study Of the situation
ana the things necessary TO he dCnc TO
the Mcrg hauJs' Association In n work
ani has submitted many plans. which are
now being considered
We must cal -ze.' said Captain Piper
that New York Is an fFe tirnr r-r0Wfusy
larger. and that conditions are bound 10
grow worse Instead Gf better unless some
thing IS speedily done tc check the reck-
less driving and keep vehicles IN their
proper place Many New York drivers
nave become utterly needless OF the
rights or the safety OF any except them
mere boys. who should never be permitted
10 drive team In crowded street; Here
IS an example
"Oue day last week was ro'nc down
wagon standing on the south bound car
tracks In the middle of the block The
cars were stalled for two blocks hack Men
were Cur-inE and shouting. but there was
no one In sight Tho seemed 10 have charge
Of the delivery wagon.
Presently I saw a lad come leisureIy
out of cigar store. where he had been 10
make a small delivery. He had left his
horse standing alone In the street while
he went inside I ordered his arrest: there
vas nothing else 10 DO on Investigation
I learned that he was iu the habit OF do
ing that right along. That shows YOU
how little judgment some OF the drivers
have
CONTRASTED WITH LONDON
London IS frequently cited in contrast
TO New York. but the conditions there are
vastly different In New York the busy
streets all run In one direction. Most OF
the traffic pOCrs into these big arteries In
London the streets radiate from a center
IN every direction But what helps LIN
don more than anything else is the fact
that each driver makes every other driver
live Up 70 the rules OF the road The lack
OF policemen Is one cause OF the bad con-
dition Of aiairs to-day"