Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-05-13

In area from time to time. until today II
Is one Of the largest, II not the largest
train shed. in the world
This brings the New Yorker and bis
travelling tribulations up to that period
when II was found that It was inpOs-
sible to provide a sufficient number OF
surface and elevated trains to move the
riding public. Then It was found that
by tunneiing the city north and south
aud east and west that in time the prob
lem could be solved merger OF the
street railway companies Of the city was
effected, ard after their combined capital
had been increased several hundreds Of
million dollars subways were evolved.
The boring began and interest ia the
work became so intense that when the
frst subway trains were started II was
found that the crush ia every subway
station in the city was almost as great
as that at the Brooklyn Bridge.
Confronted by this new peril, the COM
missiouers again put their heads to-
gether aud found that much Of the trou-
BILE In the subway was due to a new
species nf man, whose characteristics
were somewhat similar to those Of the
'end-seat hog" only Of far more dan
gerous type. aud In order to provide
safety for its patrons the subway Of
hcials had to resort TO drastic measures.
The subway brute" as he became known
TO the patrons OF the roads. would crowd
to the platforms Of the stations as trains
dashed up and in an effort to be the first
to board trains In order to he sure of a
seat, would strike down women and chill
dreu and men of smaller stature. Al
most daily cases were reported to the
police where women or children had brea
Knocked under tue wheels Of approach
ing trains. and then 1t was the subway
squad Of police was organ zed, Their
instructions were to see that crowding
n the stations was put a stop to forth
with. no matter what steps they had to
take to accomplish It. Each man, con-
siderably over six feet In height his long
form clad in natty gray uniform. was
provided with a heavy walking stick,
which IN reality Is bludgeOn.
The squad had not been on duty n
week before the number OF patients at
the New York hospitals under treatment
for cracked skulls told how effectively
the squad had busted itself In carrying
out It's instructions. Today a stranger
standing IN the subway stations to watch
the crowds boarding the departing trains
Is prone to believe that our old friends
CASTOR aud Alfonso had come to life and
were there appearing IN the hesh. so or
DERBY Is the crowd and so deferential In
Its treatment the weaker sex
Tue popularity Of subway travel has
become so manifest that work Is about
~ begin on AZ entirely new system OF
tunnels VII! N will traverse the bowels OF
the borough of Manhattan In every d.
rcction. Subways to the north and TO
the south, and subways to the east end
west are 10 be bored out, and when COM
pleted, 10 the year 1870 New Workers. be-
Iieve that the rapid-transit problems viii
have been solved. Trains that cover the
journey TO the extreme northern limits
OF the boroughs of Manhattan and the
Bronx are packed to their capacity day
and night, while the crush in the early
hours OF the morning and those OF the
afternoon are so great that special po.
llcemen are detailed at ali the principal
stations to aid the subway squads In
their work Of preserving some semblancs
OF order.