The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-06
Rickety, SWaying Old
Coaches on Tracks viii
Soon Be Thing Of the
Past as Result Of Affor.
my General Carn,ody's
Order From, Court Re-
curing Substitution Of
Electric Cars. s.,.. los
Veteran DriUev Tells Even.
ing World Reporter How
City Looked toHin, from,
Front Platform, Behind
Old Nags, Years Ago,
When Fouvteenfh Street
Wac a Suburb Of NesD
York City.

Did you ever pick up some rare oid
book and quietly peruse Its time-Ssl-
lowed lcavesf PerchAncs a. you read
the present faded away and for the
nonce you lived In ages past. Wonder
full people spoke TO you. and while u
was ali delightfully."- impossible. didn't II
somehow or other seem Just tho least
bit familiar, a. though, way back In your
brain there vas an old. old. maybe mel
ancholy memory Struggling for recosni.
ton, And yet you knew well that u
vss lust q fantasy. for the people OF
whom you read had hved and died even
before your dear parents.
And 10 Il seemed to-day TO an Eve
ming World reporter who made UP
about the city in . "Beit Line etrset
horse car and vstsnsd while he rode on
the front platform Of the old car to the
ancient driver Of the chariot. who simply
ana unafsectediy told Of the change that
haa taken place In New York during the
thirty years or more that he had been Z
street car driver IN this great city.
Dld you ever have waftsd to you Just
the s,,sttsst aroma Of some perfume thai
instantly drought 70 your mind visions o.
ysars $50, whsn you were younSsr anf
when some wonderful SRI had ssad sh'
loved your
And - the old street car driver talked
somstissns mis- voice anking into . whis
Der. - though hs were rssivfns chos'
Aavs years aso. the reporter. Who boast
a Of lsas than thlrty years o. thAs NOR
tai earth. nvsA asain In days some b.
ana cav New York and IT, inhabitants .
they we're whsa Fourteenth street. was
suburb and our torsfathsrs went 70 III
opera at Niblo's Garden.
TO rHRoW hokeG cARs mt
l. TIVE DISCARD.
PsrAaps u 10 quite time nov that y
became for The moment prosaic. The
memories are eccasioued by the fact this
Attorney. General Carmody has procure
court order against . street car con
pany demAnding that their horse ca,
, shaM become Q thing Of the past IN
/ electric cars be substituted. 30 this 10 u
J: bsrinnins OF the end. In . few month
b more ths oid.tims Nckstty. iurchin
chariot Of the early fortiss Will have q
4 tlreiy disappearsd.
J, The Belt line driver was ~ intsrestir
= 40 the story no told. Perhaps he WI
. ssvsnty or maybe only stxty-nine. u
y weather. beaten face Glowed with healt
I he eyes we're bright. and he might ha'
been Q banker. With his white snustac
z and cloossly cropped snow white imp
3; riai. for the old man perhaps. II he HI
w. induigsd In personalities. might have ia
a Q more intsrsstans story about himself
4 'Oit UP. esppho! Hurry long ths'
= Achiilosr' the white haired charlotte
:" drawled. an affectionate note In
g. voice, a. he shook the reins and wou
n. the brake. YES. I've been driving the
cars many years-got ~ ] love tho
Why. bless you. they sin't half bad
YOU got used 10 thsm--a asht more col
Portable than the sudden jerking =
stopping Of the electric cars. and tn
We don't have accidents.
!" "tiow long have ! been . horse {
driver? Well. its pretty hard 70 "
This car you're standing on amt gu
\ the same as the cars we used 70 ha
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