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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1897
Page
5
In a statement to the Post President Clarks defends a third rail system as a railroad revolution. He argues it could render street line competition futile and send locomotives to the junk shop while the New York and New Haven lines operate several branches with the third rail.
President Clark of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad argues that New Haven must adopt electricity if viable and notes third rail as a potential, paralleling street and steam rail concerns. He warns public demand for safer stations and better service will rise as street railways expand.
President Charles P. Clark of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad spoke to a Post reporter in his Park Square office. He disputed widespread claims that steam lines cannot flourish when steam networks adopt third rails, and his remarks, though restrained, carry a defiant tone aimed at rail boards nationwide.
The piece argues steam lines will evolve into electric roads, offering cheaper, faster service that could outpace surface trolley systems. It foresees growing urban demand for safety safeguards while claiming rail expansion need not raise human-risk, despite rapid service growth.
The third rail system could slash a typical interurban trip from an hour to fifteen minutes and allow trains to run at headways as low as one minute. Mr Clark demonstrates his dedication with a fully equipped railroad sleeper showing three rail sections used on Nantasket Beach lines.
President Clark began testing electricity in place of steam with a six mile Nantasket Beach stretch using a trolley system. The successful third rail trial on Nantasket led to plans to extend the system to Berlin Conn and New Britain Hartford and possibly a wider rollout on the New York New Haven Hartford lines.
A car carrying 75 passengers ran by electricity between the two cities at about 100 miles an hour on a trial last Monday. President Clark rode the test train, achieving 50 miles an hour on the trip. The experiment is seen as a major milestone in the nations railroad history and could spur rapid adoption if 13 miles of track prove technically feasible.
President Samuel Little of the West End railway questions President Clark's remarks on street railways vanishing and potential job losses. He says the two systems are distinct, not threatening each other, and that such changes are not imminent. He dismisses alarm as daydreaming and notes employees need not worry much.
Prentiss Cummings vice president of the West End street railway calls Mr. Clark's statement opinion and doubts third rail practicality for street railways. He says street cars will remain essential in the city and notes the long horizon before a valid judgment on third rail use on steam railroads. He adds they will watch the experiment with interest.
Proprietor J Reed Whipple plans a Tamworth street annex to Hotel La Touraine to sell wine and bottled goods under a fourth class license. Guests may obtain drinks via waiters or a hotel staffer, with access limited to the annex area, while the main hotel remains dry. Legal hurdles linger due to Tremont street school proximity and prior legislative inaction.
Police link Joseph Telkar to a gang of stranglers blamed for a string of murders in New York and other cities. Investigators foresee a larger crime story unfolding as details from multiple cases emerge. Pauline Barnett and Annie Bock are among women linked by the inquiry.
The class of 1897 at Boston University Law School selects twelve finalists for the speakership competition to represent the school at commencement. David I. Walsh of Clinton and Charles O. Engstrom of Boston win as the chosen speakers, with Frederick C. Allen of Hopkinton and Eliphalet F. Philbrick of Concord as alternates.
Philadelphia police seek Telkar for identification in the Annie Hauff strangling at 725 Noble Street on Nov 26, 1896. Witnesses match a tall German man. Telkar’s arrest revives prior cases including Annie Bock Annie Meyers and Diamond Flossie. Detectives plan further cross city inquiries.
The Ten of Us Club held a dinner at Parker's as a preliminary meeting to arrange a breakfast for the officers of the Seventh New York Regiment during their Boston visit on May 31. Colonel A. M. Ferris presided with Lt. Fred I. Clayton as secretary. The full 75-member club attended.
A correspondent recounts long-term drunkenness and failure of advice until his wife provided Anti Jag. He claims transformation to a sober, respectable citizen and notes the remedy may be mailed in plain wrapper for one dollar from Renova Chemical Co. in New York with discreet instructions.
City Hall inquiry into the printing plant case featured two lawyers, Harding and Anderson, clashing over testimony as a bid to duplicate a $1500 press for $1000 emerged. Witnesses and councilmen faced procedural disputes while Etlis offered $1500 to buy the press.
The afternoon session split 4 to 3 as the committee declined to petition courts for the power to compel witnesses. Republican dissenters opposed, while Harding protested. Testimony covered Cashman debts, settlements at 65 cents on the dollar, and views on plant valuations and probate court dealings.
Mr Whalen, appointed by the Maybdor, urged establishing a city printing plant and favored a new one, saying it would have ended the cheap newspaper talk. He believed the city erred in buying a second hand plant.
Evening session continued Whalen cross examination. He said bids were opened late and given to newspapers. Harding pressed that Cashman plant type was worn out, but Whalen argued the plant is using all available type and presses have not been repaired since he took charge. The witness faced questions on other bids and the Rockwell plant before being dismissed.
Judge questioning reveals complexities of a printing plant dispute. Jonathan Lane avoids specifics about the plant's value and past assessments while Harding questions years of figures. Foreman William Casey testifies presses run well and setup time remains unchanged.
Counsel Anderson and then Mr. Harding testified in a Citizens Association inquiry into city plant purchases. Harding said the executive committee runs affairs with 300 members and pays the lone official. Anderson claimed cash flows and paying arrangements involving Cashman, Keating heirs, and O’Connor raised questions about $15 000 in transfers. The hearing adjourned to next Wednesday with a plan to decide who opens and closes arguments.
A 1897 letter from W F Smart for R Hoe & Co offers a second-hand No 8 double-cylinder press delivered to Boston for 1000 dollars. It notes the machine will be in better condition than a recent Boston purchase and mentions other sizes at lower proportional prices.
A letter to the Post describes a fare dispute when a passenger boarded an East Boston ferry car, showing a Lynn & Boston road check punched twice. Officials explain the conductor error and policy that such checks are redeemable at the office for six cents, with rare repeat incidents.
An Englishman notes a robbery in Central Park in broad daylight, contrasting with London where such acts are rare. A New Yorker agrees that daylight crime is unusual, reflecting urban safety concerns.
The Senate sent to the next General Court a civil service bill that would create a new Boston classification and retire all department heads on January 1, 1898. The House approved a Sunday entertainment bill limiting events to religious and charitable groups in their own rooms without fees without a license. Rep. Keenan’s trust and monopoly investigation order passed the House but was defeated by the Senate this week.
The bill relative to departments in the city of Boston was sent to the next General Court after passing the House without opposition. It aimed to set new yea and nay rules for City Council votes, place City Hall under a civil service reclassification, and retire all heads of departments on Jan 1 1898. Senators Davis Gallivan Lomasney and Hayes said it was unnecessary. Senator Bradford mocked the idea as a dry nurse to Boston in a case of simple colic. The measure died amid laughter.
A bill to ban Sunday public entertainments except by charitable or religious groups in their own venues with no admission fee pending license passed the House on a rising vote 8 to 44. Debates centered on puritanical blue law and protection of Sunday as sacred time.
Elverton B. Chapman a New York broker will surrender to U S marshal at 3 PM Monday and be sent to the district jail. He will begin a 30 day term for refusing to name his customers involved in sugar securities before the U S Senate. It is believed several senators would have been exposed if he had disclosed them.
Chairman Gray of the Senate sugar trust committee conferred with district attorneys as the government plans to dispose of the first case against President Havemeyer within two days. Havemeyer and Secretary Searles are believed to be in Baltimore.
Temple place retailers of fancy goods retire. B F Larrabee & Co acquire entire stock and move it to their store for sale at a great sacrifice. Public offered a rare opportunity to purchase through the transfer.
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