The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1918-01-14
Insulted by Remark
Made by Public Service
Commissioner.

Commissioner Travis II. whitney.
Of tho Public Service Commission.
failed TO meet Mayor Hylan at the
Gates Avenue station in Brooklyn
this morning. which was pity. as
he would havo had an excellent op-
portunity to discover what express
sit lines actually means. As the
Mayor defined II TO those who sur
rounded him in n crowded car:
III they don't stop long enough for
you to meet friend at n station.
they make up for II by the stops they
make between stations"
Mr. Whitney. who took local Lex
ington Avenue train Mt Gates Avenue
nineteen minutes after tho express
carrying the Mayor had left by the
Broadway (Broollyn) route for Cham
bers Street. reached Manhattan a min
ute before Mr.. Hylan and was walt
ing for him when the Mayor mounted
the steps OF the City Han.
II was T.57 A. NJ. whom the Mayor
left his homo, accompanied by his
| bodyguard, Detective Sergt. Irving
o'Hara. He stopped for n moment to
say a word 10 strcot cleaner VINO
was scattering ashes on the icy street
| in front of his house, then hurried 70
the station. As the Mayor mounted
! the stairs after buying the morning
newspapers, a train was approaching
Mayor Hylan took the last flight from
tho ticket cfiice two steps at time
and Just managed 10 squeeze into tne
FIRST car, No 2SlO
MAYOR STANDS WITHOUT HOLD
ING A STRAP.
The train was a broadway eX-
nress to Chambers Street, but It had
scoreely left Gatos Avenue when II
came TO n stop for two minutes. II
made the rest of the run TO Myrtle
Avenue without trouble, and at THIS
station another lar~e crowd was In
woitin1 and the Mayor, who was
standing without holding TO strap
IN the middle OF the car. was lifted
almost off his feet and showed In
lam against the side door. His main
ondeavor was to protect young
woman. daughter OF an old friend
with whom he was convers!ng when
the newcomers crowded in.
As the wedge frightened. Mayor
Hylan raised his hand and pulled the
lever Of the ventilator over his head
"Op,n that vcutilator on tho o.
side" he called. Let US have /, IL
air in here"
Just then tho conductor. No. 1923
forced his way 10 the middle OF thu
car to open the cabinet containing tn
switch for the electric light
els that whore you keep you
money!" asked a passenger standing
near the Mayor.
mo-" interjected His Honor. "tha'
Is where he locks up the heat"
SAYS ACCIDENTS ARE DUE tt
FAILING DEVICES.
The Mayor then entered into con
! versation with tho conductor, seeking
70 find out what he would do in cast
OF emergency 10 got such larE
crowd off the car.
The man explained that there wa
an emergency button under the seat
which would open the side doors Il
such a contingency.
"But suppose that did not work,
suggested His Honor.
1t would always work." replied th
conductor.
My friend" said the Mayor. "it
! not safe TO figure on mechanical ap
pllances always working without fai
Many accidents have resulted fror
( faith In these contriyances'
TO those who complained that III
train had again slowed down, III
Mayor remarked that his cxperienc
" since he had begun 10 tost the serviC
4 was that he might expect to averaG
y about forty-fivo minutes for the tri
d to Manhattan.
i Presently, the train began TO a
: ternnte between crawling and stal
- Ing, and It was not until Il was al
preaching the Bowery station that
"a made n tiny effort al speed. TIL
Is was Immediately offset by a run
40 six minutes from the BoweTy static
IN TO Canal street, There wac more d
lay after leaving Canal, and Char