The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-10
GOING TO
Trials Of nm Explorer who %Journcycd
by u New Route.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUNNI; At
Atlantic and Fourth avenues. Brook
Ign. opposite the Atlantic avenue sta
ton of the Long Island Railroad, there
had been pointed out to me a station
OF the new Fourth avenue subway. with
the remark that residents of Flatbush
who are employed downtown In Man
haitian find II convenient to take the
subway to this station and then trans
fer to a Flatbush avenue car"
] had an opportunity of trying out
the new route sooner thar ! had eN-
pected. for, OF Sunday, having to
lead a resident Of Washington Heights
safely out VI the labyrinth OF Brook
lyn's car system and entrust her to a
surface car at city Hall that would
take her to l.enox avenue and i30th
street, where she could transfer to n
kingsbridge car, ] found myself at "A
point where I had my choice VI a
Brighton Beach car direct to FIskc
Terrace or the new subway line to
Fourth and Atlantic avenues.
The starting point OF the Fourth ave-
nue. subway is In the crypt OF the
Municipal Building. the descent theret"
being lighted by An ingenious ar
rangement Of electric bulbs. Although
the pillars Of the crypt make the en-
trance to the platform OF the station
somewhat difficult. with ordinary care
a person can thread the labyrinth
without real danger, as the station
is better lighted han the stations OF
the old subway OF the so-called rapid
transit.
After a wait OF about fifteen minute
n train rolled IN out OF the gloomy
hole beyond and I was soon seated In
a car which I mistakenly thought was
a. sIA sans 81 sh. .AN. a,I L. nFhIgl
the only available accommodation was
part of a fixed cross seat with an out
look apparently on the departing rails.
II proved, however, that | was Occu-
plying a front seat In the forward ear,
and the motorman occupied a small
compartment In front of where | WAS
sitting.
When the signal to start was given
by a guard stationed at a side door
In the centre Of the car the train be-
gan to make "a tortuous passage
through serpentinc cuts and soon
emerged on the structure of the Man
haitian Bridge, where the going was
good and straight. The first stop on
the Brooklyn side was underground at
Gold street, and from here began an
other winding journey through narrow
straight sided tunnels,
For a considerable distance several
we'll illuminated stations are passed in
which the names are plainly discerni-
bic on the wall. | was keeping "A
sharp lookout for Atlantic avenue.
where ! intended to get out. but after
passing stations Labelled Pacific.
Union and Ninth street I began 10
fear | had overlooked the station. and
made up my mind to step on at some
other point convenient for "A transfer
In the direction OF Flatbush.
The line Is not completed beyond
T~wenty-tifth street. and ! had to de-
pend on the guard for the names OF
the stations. But that individual was
a dreamy, retrospective sort of chap,
who apparently awoke from a revery
as the lights Of the stations came into
view and made some murmuriug
ahead of us had brought the train to
a stop the guard came forward to in
vestigate an ] then ventured to ask
him where we were. AT the same time
expostulating with him regarding his
failure to the stations audi
bly,. Everybody in my nelghborhood
seconded my complaint, which evidently
both panied and surprised him.
Beyond Thirty-second street the
train entered a no.some tunnel. damp
and smelly. and when it came up above
Nv su'ltAt atdAu jim ~ Az Nv
Fiftieth street ! decided to make my
escape at the next stopping place and
make m way back by any means to
Flatbush.
The next station proved to he
Sixty-second street and New Utrecht
avenue and here | was able to connect
with the West End elevated line back
to T~hirty-ninth street and New Utrecht
avenue. where transferred to "A
Church avenue car and thence to the
Brighton Beach road to Avenue II and
Fiske Terrace.
The lesson for a F~latbusher is to
stick to the main lines OF travel the
Brighton Beach elevated or the Flat
bush avenue surface line. or. II he must
use the Fourth avenue subway, 10 bear
in mind that On that line Pacific
street means Atlantic avenue
FLATBUsH, July o I. j l..