New-York tribune., 1905-01-30
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.

4 dig IN the ribs from his wfte's elbow partly
awoke him. What's the matter?'' he snarled. Las
ten; that terrible wailins II has kept me awake
for hours. 1 can stand IT, no longer. The fat IS
haunted Do you suppose any one ever committed
suicide here?" Nothing was heard but the suores OF
the man In the bedroom Of the fat underneath
Bosh! You make me tired / want TO sleep. Don't
eat so much cake for supper and you won't hear
when another application Of the elbow brought him
up 10 sitting posture. There IL Is again. whis-
hear it?a Sure enough, there swept through the
de lSe = low WalIing % soooing SO sound as OF one N
high pitched Shrek as of one In peril OF NE The
and shook The husband listened, every nerve and
muscle tense. Then with a There's no spooks in
began to investigate For a while the sobs and sghs
and and shrleks and weird whlstlings stopped; anon.
stalked the pajana-clad householder, ears and eyes
the ccId oilcioth Of the kitche and he stopped in
front Of the speaking tube afording communication
l. spoke the voice Of the wind emitting the disturb
ms sounuS- Dlsgusteo, ne went PACK 10 pea ana
nat at'A'i'so IheS had never previously ii's0 IN
The blizzard OF last week and the ensuing cold
snap brought into common use the most hideOUs
form OF protection ever designed to shelter mans
members from the cod-to wit. ear mufs- Every
other man you met in the street wore pair OF the
velvet, red flannel lined shells and street vendors
9ld thriving trade in them. The average city man
oned wristers Worn bv his reatcerandfather and
when he puts them on. making OF himself a strange
looking creature, il is indeed cold But Fashion mas
decreed narrow collars on overcoats. and he who
wears hat incapable Of covering his ears chat.
TOO, being decidedly vulgar, says Fashion, must In
zero weather wear muffs or have fostbitten
ears IL has been a record winter for ear nuns
If you ride on an elevated train In the early
Ing say from to 9 o'clock. you viii find the cars
GELD If you look at the switch along the line
from l55th-st- 10 the Battery the sth-ave. line
you can tell just how much heat you are getting,
& needed
Is little or none. The switches which control the
neat are IN box IN each IN the corner next TO
he InoIoFInan's box. There three switches, num-
otred i and 3 In the early morning the
IAN all night without heat The guards, obeying
o. tders must throw the ventiator wide open. Into
these reIrgerators the passengers pile, and sit 70
shlVer and shake to accompaniment OF chatter
OF DcdIes close together them Before each
tram leaves l55th-sJ there displayed on the
.sItcn tower there numbers which tell the guards
now much heat Is TO be used. II the number is dis
payed the guards put down the switch numbered
one IN the box in the car. IF Nos and are
SHOWN on the switch tower he puts down Nos. I and
me earnest trains leave 155th-st. No is displayed
On the switch tower. BY the time the train reaches
south Ferry the Thermometer has dropped de-
sTees Nos and are displayed on the SWITCH tower
there: The guard puts down the switches cOrre-
spending IN number OF course. II Hes in the power
OF guards 70 put all three switches and disregard
orders. but In the daytime il Is dangerous. and
being caught means several days suspension
Il have just saved $780," a passenger told an
elevated guard the other morning. Lucky dog
said the guard; how did you do it?' The pas
senger looking runinatively at the Health
DEPARTMENT sign which tells the penaIty for spit-
ting the floor. Il Just spit on the floor and
wasn't caught. he replied TO the guard