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Show DRIVIMQ IN BROADWAY. loin et tl Mn 11 lie llrlte IV. 1 1 le That Cnm.t.il Tlii,r.,Blirrs, "Wlinnwlliebe.tdrhers hi Ilmvl rayr was aski-l of Captain Klbuit 0 Suillh, nt the llnnidany Hdln. "I slionld say the driven of the big tipress WAgou." enld Oiptaln Hmith. "l'heynrooii llrnadnayiiiorellian Any llhcr cIas of drivers nltd they litM-ouie rery slillliil. Tiny lutta line h'onMS ind tliey drlio rapidly, but they art IhnuiKli the cruh nicely. You lll Dotlra that their wniron nhncMt nlwnvs lnultwell) )oil eeldoiu seounothat i' aiarrwl.H "Who are the next lwt driven 011 tiKKidwnyr "Next, hi toy nplnlon, aro Ihodrlreis f the IlKhtilelliiry wngi.mnf tho great retail store. The vehicles lled for this fitlrimi.'. Ihoiieh well maile, oro llnhtly Mnitructcl. The drherulm tnkesona t( these light wAgoiis through llroud-way llroud-way has everything to fear from tho heavy truck, and tho truck ilrlur Iias nothing tofeur from him; almost lib nays liedrites rapidly, and iiecotslty oitikes him n gKKl driver." "Am Ihe truckmen gou.1 drivers I" "There armuuiiy grMl ilrliersuiuong llio tnickliieu. Ustlilly they linve heavy trucks and heavy loads, and 11mi1 li not what they aro looking fort but fu ilrlte 11 truek will In llroadviny tho driver mint liu man of cxiicrlcnee and itikk Jiidgiueiit,'' 'They are excellent drivers. They sro Mlectcd for their eiMilness, j-ou.1 ludgmentnuil general stcudlnois. They ara not likely tu beiotuo eseltcd In the lwt trying circumstanees. It take u mun rf nervo and euurngo to drive n tiro eiigluo In any crowded strict and cwcl.illy In llroodKay. When the gong sounds all police ulllcers clear Hie stieett all drivers draw out of tho rond cheerfully And without u moment's hesitation; hes-itation; but though tho.lrherof uflro cngliio has tho right of vty, he mint bo a drlier of iN'ifcct nerve And readl. nets and skill 1 inu inlslako might ttieck his cnglneund kill the men riding on It Tu seo 11 tiro cngliio going Hirougli thosltN't In 11 fire, Iheilrlver on tho seat hat olf, leiining forward and holding the lines over 11 team of powerful horses going at 11 gallop, gong sounding, smoku rolling nut or tho stuck, nil tratlle stopiMd mid tho fieoplo on the sidewalks looking on In ndtuira Hon Is tu sea one ol tho sights ol llrond-way." llrond-way." "Aro tho liackmen goo.1 drlvrrsP "As a general rulo they are eicep-tlonally eicep-tlonally good. They meet Willi few muhap. 'lliey are like tho men ho drlvo tho light wagoust they iiiutt lo 011 tho alert, because they would suffer lu caso of oollUlon. "Aro the street car tucn sUIIXul drlr 'crsT "Ha Indifferent driver could drive car in II road way. He couldn't stay thcro unless ho could drlvo well. lie Is rcpoitslblo for all dauiago tu his car, and ho mint have strength and skill and watrMuhifas to keep clear of pass, lug tenuis nnd uf obt ructions." "What part of Ilruudffay Is most crowded P "I'roiii Chambers street to Wall street. " "What It tho next busiest part of llraulwayr "I'roin Chambers tn Canal street Whcro llroadviny, mill avenue and Twenty-third street cross Is it buiy place, tilled v. Ills light carriages and all sorts of tehlcles. Above that drlrlug lu llnuulway Is comparatively cosy, ex. rcptlng at Thirty third slreel, tho Junction Junc-tion ul Sixth iiteuue, whloli U miother buiy place." ' "Which is tho builoit corner on llroadwuyr' "rultim street, taking It tho day lirungli." Xcw York fjuiu |