The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-05
PITTSBURG REBUKED.
UneOmprOmisins Admirer OF the subWa
sWata "Hls Brother"


To THR EpirOR or The sUN Sir, With
rising indignation I have road the, letter pub.
llshsd In your issue Of this morning over the
signature Of Ills Brother" In which our sub.
way IA criticised without mercy. Pray, who
10 this Brother" from Pittsburg who pre-.
sumes 10 comment adversely uron that tri-
umph OF rlOdeTn en- cheering and enterprlse2
What experience In subway transit has he had
which provokes him 10 these unklnd remarks
anent our marble walled tube"2 lie says
there are curved platforms with dangerous
open spaces between them and the cars Does
he not expect 70 Usa bis eyes occasionally
Should be accidentally become wedged into
one Of these death traps, surely the guard
would refrain from giving the signal 10 go
ahead until he had been rescued.
He finds fault With the lighting Of the cars
! have always found them well lighted lie
says the exits and entrances are 80 arranged
that incoming and outgoing passengers col
Tide. IL the Interborough company 70 be
held responsible for the persistenCy OF the
exit when II wants to ENTER a station' |
have made use. TO some extent. OF every
station on the line and have noticed entrances
according 20 plainly displayed directions
would prevent any possibility OF collision
between entering and departing passengers
Next. he says the pillars supportinR the roof
Of the subway are 50 close 70 the edge OF the
platform as 70 prohibit passengers passing
vision In any event. as, In the first place. II is
unnecessary for the passenger TO get between
said pillars and the car and, secondly, the
close proximity Of tho pillars 70 the edge Of
the platform prevents the passenger from
placing himself IN dangerous position,
=, Our critic further states that the. signal
lights on The trains are almost invariably dis
played enormously and that consequently
passengers are mislcd into boarding trains
which will not take them TO their destination,
This assertion / must also dispute. ] have
never discovered a mistake OF this sort, even
during the strike period. Again, be says the
express trains are usually beaten by the locals.
and again. in a spirit Of fairness, ] must diner.
trains daily, except Sundays. for the last
three months and have never seen a local
beat an express. To this point ] have
given especial attention. as II IL important 20
me 20 know exactly what time l can make In
getting 10 and from my office
Next he states that the ticket booths ars
arranged unscienthCally. This criticism IL
beyond my comprehension, but take eNcep-
ton TO IL on the ground that the arrangements
or said booths IL at least practical, II not
scientific for the reason that they are there
and you must deposit your nickel with the In
cumbent thereof before you are allowed
70 board train. ] fear that while In New
York your correspondent was living the
strenuous" rather than the "slmpie" life,
and that his letter was written in the cold
fray dawn OF the morning after" other
wise he could not have failed to appreciate
our great subway, which is edualled by none
one ourselves: and II we do We will not look
70 PittsburR for pattern. The only tunnel
tTate smoke.
icism Ct the door OF the green eyed monster
and therefore hear no malice toward His
Brother from Pittsburg. J.DI,
NEW NoRa, April3.