| 单词 | motorman |
| 例句 | On the trolley ride out, they sat in the front seat and Johnny made friends with the motorman and they talked politics. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The streetcar rolled by them slowly so that the conductor and motorman could study Ignatius’ costume more closely. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z CLAUDETTE: The motorman looked up in his mirror and said, “I need those seats.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Would the motorman be mad, she wondered, if he knew that she was making his trolley car work for her? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The motorman, seeing the huge, spherical, white figure panting in the center of the tracks, slid the car to a halt and opened one of the front windows. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood on the front platform, back of the motorman. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They wore ordinary suits but funny hats, like a motorman’s hat only the top was squashed in. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The motorman yelled again, louder: “Why are you still sittin’ there?” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z In Hecht's and MacArthur's minds, there was no greater position to be had than telling a million "hired girls and motormen's wives" what was going on in their exploding town. 'The Front Page': Easy laughs in era when newspapers were king 2011-04-17T22:22:01Z The groom’s' father retired as a motorman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York. Ann Marie Coviello, Marc Lyons 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z Born in New York less than a mile from Broadway, McCann’s father was a subway motorman and her mother was a housewife. Tony Award-winning producer Elizabeth Ireland McCann dies 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z The conductor and motorman, not yet aboard, ran to catch the car, but its fender knocked Rene down, and she was seriously injured. Early Seattle doctor Jacob Benshoof made his house calls on horseback 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Her husband Milton Deoth has been a sailor for over two decades and works as a motorman on MT Heroic Idun. Anxious Christmas for families of Indians held in Nigeria 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z “We are in the dust all the time, in the dark all the time,” said Tommy Turner, who makes about $24 an hour as a motorman driving a supply train through the mine. A Year Above Ground 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Garth said that teenage friends of his would sometimes cajole motormen into letting them drive the streetcars into town from Glen Echo late at night. Perspective | Streetcar from Georgetown to Glen Echo was area’s most memorable ride 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z The motorman and another transit employee evacuated passengers from the train, Feinberg said. New York subway fire that killed driver being investigated as crime, police say 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z “Being a motorman on a train is like being the captain of a ship,” Mr. Holland added. Operator Is Killed in a Subway Fire in Manhattan; Arson Is Suspected 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Garrett’s father was a motorman for the New York City Transit Authority who, for years, ate alone at meal breaks because white colleagues refused to share a table with him. Review | What Harvard was like for a black freshman in 1959 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z At the time, he was earning about $31.30 an hour as a motorman. A Year Above Ground 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z A group of Good Samaritans nearby were able to alert the motorman to stop the arriving train and prevent a potential tragedy. New York subway platform anti-gay attack sees hammer-wielding man throw victim onto tracks, cops say 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z The fire killed a motorman who was helping passengers to safety, officials said, and came the day after two New York City Transit employees fell victim to the coronavirus. New York subway fire that killed driver being investigated as crime, police say 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z Eventually, Edge persuaded Sherrard and me that these trolleys, along with two dozen hatted motormen and gentleman passengers, are posing on Western Avenue, somewhere near Cedar Street in Belltown. This week’s ‘Then’ photo could be from Interbay or Belltown. If you know, please let us know! 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Police believe the brake pulling prankster is using a key to gain access to an unoccupied motorman car, where he is able to engage the emergency brake. Police: Mystery man pulling emergency brakes on subways 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Police believe brake pulling prankster is using a key to gain access to an unoccupied motorman car, where he are able to engage the emergency brake. Police: Mystery man pulling emergency brakes on subways 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z There were unions for shipyard workers and longshoremen, streetcar motormen and conductors, butchers and laundry women, housemaids and candymakers. Ahead of its 100th anniversary, revisiting the Seattle General Strike and the city’s long legacy of organized labor 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Had the motorman been barreling downhill toward the deadly curve, he would have been stopped by improved safety features. 100 Years After New York’s Deadliest Subway Crash 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The motorman of the subway train also was hospitalized, as officials say he or she appeared to be shaken up. Woman, baby narrowly survive being run over by subway train 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z He worked in a department store, the post office and as St. Louis's first black streetcar motorman. Robert Guillaume, Emmy-winning actor in 'Soap' and 'Benson,' dies at 89 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z His father worked as a motorman on the J train, which threaded through some of the poorest neighbourhoods of the city. Two documentaries on policing, race and justice in America 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z In 1927, he was hired as a motorman for the Chicago Surface Lines, a streetcar service later absorbed by the Chicago Transit Authority, which still has Mr. Cawley’s insurance card on file. ‘I Am an American Because of Him’: The Journey of Pence’s Irish Grandfather 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z He had received all of two and a half hours of classroom lessons as a motorman for a life-or-death job that ordinarily demanded no less than 90 hours of instruction and hands-on training. 100 Years After New York’s Deadliest Subway Crash 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z He regaled his tearful audience with stories about resilience in people he admired, like his father, a California streetcar motorman who went on to own the “poorest” lemon ranch in the state. Barack Obama's Farewell Address and 6 Other Memorable Presidential Goodbyes 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z The motorman was able to activate the emergency brake as the teen pressed against the platform wall. Quick-thinking teen survives push onto NYC subway tracks 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z The drivers of these trains, known as motormen, often work under intense pressure to keep them on time and avoid accidents. India's train drivers de-stress with yoga - BBC News 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z His credentials were impeccable: a photogenic Irish-American from Bayside, Queens, married to his high school sweetheart, with an immigrant mother and a father who spent 30 years as a subway motorman. Patrick Lynch, Police Union Leader, Faces Election Fight 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z And as unprepared as Mr. Luciano was on his maiden run as a motorman, the equipment itself was defective. 100 Years After New York’s Deadliest Subway Crash 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Lynch’s father was a motorman with the city’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and he initially worked there before joining the NYPD. Patrick Lynch, N.Y. police union leader, well known for his bite 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The subway motorman told detectives that the man’s body flew suddenly in front of the train as it entered the station at 167th Street, the police said. Man Killed by Train Was Pushed Onto Tracks, Police Say 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Gone will be the crank, which he said was something like a subway motorman’s crank. Major Repairs for a Metro-North Bridge That’s 60 Years Old 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z Lynch’s father spent 30 years as a subway motorman, and Lynch worked briefly as a train conductor. Patrick Lynch, New York City's Blue Bulldog Backing the train up to correct the mistake took an extra eight minutes — another setback for the novice motorman, who was already behind schedule and hoping to impress his bosses with his punctuality. 100 Years After New York’s Deadliest Subway Crash 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Through the open door of the compartment, I watched the conductor and the motorman muttering to each other, the conductor bending over the motorman and the motorman looking straight ahead at the tracks. Story Excerpt: ‘Traveling From Brooklyn’ 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z She greeted the train operator — they are no longer known as motormen — in the first car before taking her place in the booth in the sixth, in the middle of the train. Crime Scene: The Night the Subway Doors Closed Just in Time 2013-05-25T01:49:46Z Suddenly, the door popped open and the motorman said, “Hey kid, you want to drive?” City Room: Metropolitan Diary: A Chance to Drive the Subway Train 2013-05-02T12:30:50Z My late father was a motorman for nearly 40 years, from the '30s to the '60s, with time off for the war. City Room: Readers Share Own Stories of Death on the Tracks 2013-01-07T22:21:04Z Timed signals not only indicate to motormen when they are speeding but automatically trip the brakes to stop a train that passes a red light without permission. 100 Years After New York’s Deadliest Subway Crash 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The conductor and the motorman took turns speaking into a shortwave radio, saying over and over again, “Command center come in,” but no sound came back from the apparatus. Story Excerpt: ‘Traveling From Brooklyn’ 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Abbasi told NBC’s “Today” show Wednesday that he was trying to alert the motorman to what was going on by flashing his camera. Man charged for deadly subway push 2012-12-05T20:59:00Z Father Ryan was born in 1920 in Upper Manhattan to Irish immigrant parents; two years later, the family moved to Pelham Bay, after his father became a motorman for the IRT subway line. At 92, Gerald Ryan Is New York City’s Oldest Working Priest 2012-07-18T00:57:15Z Those words almost sounded callous until the motorman walked through the train and I saw the look on his face. City Room: Readers Share Own Stories of Death on the Tracks 2013-01-07T22:21:04Z He had been recruited as a scab motorman during a strike by locomotive engineers protesting the B.R.T.’s failure to follow the War Labor Board’s order to rehire 29 employees fired for their union activities. 100 Years After New York’s Deadliest Subway Crash 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z At last the motorman stopped the train at the approach of another train coming in the opposite direction on the next track, and the two men signaled through the window. Story Excerpt: ‘Traveling From Brooklyn’ 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z It seems to me if the motormen and conductors sent a committee to the company, they might arrive at an understanding. Six One-Act Plays 2012-03-26T02:00:36.910Z Then they leapt into the car, waved their hands to the astonished motormen above, and started forward towards Durbuy and safety. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z The cries from people on the platform, their arms waving to warn the motorman, the faces of my fellow passengers who stayed turned toward the platform, the jerk of the train, and that horrible sound. City Room: Readers Share Own Stories of Death on the Tracks 2013-01-07T22:21:04Z I don't know what became of the motorman. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z It is well enough to test the memory span, attention type, and reaction time of an applicant for a job as motorman on a street car. Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods 2012-02-24T03:00:25.813Z I hope your passenger behaved himself and did not talk to the motorman. Story of the Aeroplane 2012-02-05T03:00:08.697Z Sam stood at the front end of the car beside the motorman, and in the darkness—the front inside blinds being down—was able to keep a sharp lookout at the car just ahead. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z The street railroad conductors and motormen are all white. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z The conductor disappeared, too, and the motorman leaned back on his brake and looked at her significantly. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z Such tests are now used in many places in the selection of clerical workers, telephone operators, stenographers, waitresses, motormen, salesmen, office help, inspectors, watchmen, soldiers, and special types of factory workers. Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods 2012-02-24T03:00:25.813Z Some of the passengers in the car screamed, and there was a shout by the conductor and motorman as the glass crashed in the electric vehicle. The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp 2011-09-30T02:00:20.203Z I applied for the position of motorman, and was well received by the superintendent to whom I reported after he had in reply to my letter, asked me to call at his office. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z At the same instant the motorman reversed his power, and there was a terrific jolt. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures Shirley Willing to the Rescue 2011-09-05T02:00:22.290Z "Yes, we go back just the same way," nodded the motorman. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z It appeared that the motormen and conductors held their positions by paying tribute to certain minor officers, and Saxton applied heroic treatment to these abuses without ado. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z “Get her and have a chicken dinner,” said the motorman. The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp 2011-09-30T02:00:20.203Z The car was going down hill and had acquired considerable speed—dangerous speed Joe thought—and the motorman did not seem to have it well under control. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside 2011-08-14T02:00:21.583Z Prompt as the motorman’s action had been it had not been prompt enough. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures Shirley Willing to the Rescue 2011-09-05T02:00:22.290Z The motorman took up his dinner-pail, sat down on a high stool with his back to her, and began to eat. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z The motormen and conductors grew used to the big blond in the long gray ulster who was forever swinging himself aboard the cars and asking them questions. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z The driver of the auto-truck was talking to 60 a policeman about whose fault it was that the trolley window had become broken, and the motorman and conductor now joined in. The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp 2011-09-30T02:00:20.203Z Put on your brakes!” yelled the conductor to the motorman. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside 2011-08-14T02:00:21.583Z Video: A man wielding a screwdriver tried to attack a conductor and hijack a No. 5 train, but he was stopped by vigilant straphangers, a witness and the motorman said. City Room: Lifting the Veil of Anonymity in Sex Assault Cases 2011-07-26T12:51:15Z She thought so hard about it that she forgot to eat her lunch until the motorman slammed the cover down on his tin pail and put the high stool away. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z One of them was a motorman suffering from the occupation pains that so often come to those who use their arms overmuch, and the pains seen so frequently, for instance, in baseball pitchers. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Later, however, as the young man moved along and stood for a while beside the motorman, Martine had a chance to see him, though it was only a back view. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z The motorman ground at the handle, and the brake shoes whined as they gripped the wheels, but the car came nearer and nearer the wagon. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside 2011-08-14T02:00:21.583Z Heart and soul I am with your motormen and conductors, your carpenters and machinists. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z She was aware of the curious gaze of both motorman and conductor, but she held her head up, and walked a few steps up Allister Avenue until the car had whirred on out of sight. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z The roofs of the trolleys were jammed with groups of students and motormen waving flags or the banners of their student societies and their unions. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z He felt on the verge of screeching to the motorman to give the car greater speed. The Black Star A Detective Story 2011-04-14T02:01:01.883Z The motorman was grinding away at the brakes but the heavy car continued to slide on, for the hill was steep. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside 2011-08-14T02:00:21.583Z Two years ago the strike was settled on a basis almost fair to your employees, and in six months the provisions were nullified by changes made possible when non-union motormen were brought here. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z He had grown up listening to his dad, a longtime motorman, speak frequently of the legendary Mike Quill, founder of the Transport Workers Union of America and a native of Kilgarvan, Ireland. Recent labor frays in statehouses, elsewhere come with burden of history for Irish-Americans 2011-03-17T08:31:56Z “Can a motorman make a name for himself?” asked the Doctor. The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z He barely noticed as they stepped inside the motorman’s cab. A City Nightmare: Snared by Inexplicable Violence 2011-02-14T04:32:08Z But the boy was able to look after himself now, for the vehicle was almost at a standstill, and the motorman had it under control. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside 2011-08-14T02:00:21.583Z The excited motorman was jabbering curses upon the foolish conduct of students generally, and altogether too busy with his apparatus and too rattled to get down from the platform. Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale 2011-02-03T03:00:10.883Z Who knows when the scion of a millionaire may turn into a motorman, or the son of a peasant hew his way to the Capitol? The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z I guess I’ll apply for a job as a motorman, and make a name for myself there.” The Genial Idiot His Views and Reviews 2011-02-18T03:00:20.773Z He was a desperate character, and drew a razor, with which he frightened everybody off the car, including the motorman. Notes of an Itinerant Policeman 2011-01-24T03:00:19.187Z By this time the motorman had succeeded in bringing the vehicle to a full stop and Joe, fearing he might fall, for the pain was very severe, got off. Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars or The Rivals of Riverside 2011-08-14T02:00:21.583Z The motorman kept up a loud clanging of his footbell as he approached Frank; the latter, remembering his instructions, stood perfectly still, confident that the car would rush past him without touching him. Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale 2011-02-03T03:00:10.883Z The motormen and switchmen, The very firemen band, Alone against the richmen, The Poets helpless stand. Wayside Weeds 2011-01-23T03:00:17.230Z There was a badly flattened wheel forward, which banged and jolted abominably; and the motorman, instead of running slowly on that account, seemed possessed of a speed mania induced by artificial happiness. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z In another case when the mob stopped a car the motorman, instead of protecting his passengers, went inside and beat down a Negro with his brass control-lever. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z If �1,000 was paid by a man with �20,000 a year, his power to employ motormen and gardeners, jockeys, gamekeepers, and dealers in pictures and jewellery was reduced by precisely that amount. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z Sometimes a motorman who is new to the business gets so disturbed at the sight of the blindfolded figure near the rail that he stops the car just short of him. Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale 2011-02-03T03:00:10.883Z Back in Flushing, a motorman preparing to leave the station made his feelings clear about possibly crossing state lines. Extending a Subway Line, Linking 2 Worlds 2010-11-19T06:30:00Z In May in Mumbai railway motormen went on strike to demand higher wages and the trade unions mobilized people using GupShup, says Sheth. Tweeting in 2G 2010-07-09T14:00:00Z Fortunately the conductor and motorman were quickly at hand, and Dr. Penn slipped off the car. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z A moment later, a motorman instructed passengers over the train’s loudspeaker to walk to the front of the train to exit. Train Kills Woman Trying to Retrieve Bag 2010-03-12T02:20:00Z How to press single and double breasted sack coats, overcoats, rain coats, Tuxedos, motormen and conductors, also fatigue coats, cutaways, morning, dress coats, Prince Alberts, military, clerical, uniforms, footman's liveries, Newmarket, Paddock and Palitot. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines Our conductor and motorman got off and leaned against an almond-tree and began gossiping with friends. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise Two men walked in, almost at the same time: one was a motorman, in his official clothes, brass buttons and patches around the pockets. The Window at the White Cat I had time but for a few words of heartfelt thanks before she was in the middle of the avenue, waving a hand to the motorman of her car. A Top-Floor Idyl Celeste Arthur, a traffic enforcement agent, was in the first car on her way home from work when the motorman began beeping his horn. Train Kills Woman Trying to Retrieve Bag 2010-03-12T02:20:00Z How to clean and press single and double breasted sack coats, motormen and conductors, also fatigue: Brush thoroughly, and if necessary whip with cane, being careful not to break the buttons on the garment. The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines No current can reach the motor without passing through the switch and regulating box under control of the motorman. Harper's Round Table, October 22, 1895 The motorman claimed priority by a nose, so I took him first into my private office. The Window at the White Cat In signaling to the motorman to start the car when A was stepping to the vestibule from the lower step, thus causing the injury to him, was negligence for which the company was liable. Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman Even the conductors and motormen of the street cars used to greet me as they passed and all the policemen were my friends. Confessions of an Opera Singer Then about twenty minutes ago they called us from the car station to say that the conductor and motorman had walked but that you had decided to remain in the car all night. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days The farmer or the conductor or the motorman would have told at once. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in Occasionally the motorman looked back, inquisitive to know what the matter was but too far away to hear. The Rosie World He found a little seat in the corner of the motorman's vestibule, where he sat down in the dark. The Deaves Affair The conversation runs something like this between the motorman and conductor: Conductor: “Ding ding!” The So-called Human Race After an age of slipping and sliding, frequent stopping and starting and exchanges of loud confidences between the motorman and the conductor, the car came to a dead stop. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days The motorman threw off his current, tried to reverse, and rang his gong furiously, but saw that he could not stop in time to avoid hitting the Doctor. The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories The world in general supposes, no doubt, that, to a motorman, one day's run must be much like any other. The Rosie World Evan, by lingering to ask the motorman a question as to his supposed direction, let him get away from the car. The Deaves Affair When they landed he walked with her to her trolley car, where they stood, still talking, until the motorman began making preparations to start. The Fate of Felix Brand The motorman and conductor were well protected from the cold and from slipping, too, with heavy overcoats and arctic shoes. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days The motorman kicked his bell and started off. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards A motorman never gets a chance at a ticket. The Rosie World She had the feeling that if anything were to happen—if the motorman should demand his pay at the door, or the hotel-keeper refuse to go her bond, she would be helpless. Money Magic A Novel By allowing the electricity from the trolley wire to flow down through an underground coil of wire, a motorman can open a switch in the track. Common Science The motorman clanged his bell and a boy on the curbstone whistled shrilly, but the dog refused to budge. Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm They waited in the dark awhile; then Davidge got out and, seeing a street-car coming down through the hills like a dragon in fiery scales, he stopped it to ask the motorman of Grinden Hall. The Cup of Fury A Novel of Cities and Shipyards The lonely motorman was loquacious and welcomed Barstow as the Ancient Mariner welcomed the wedding guest. In a Little Town In America a motorman or conductor by means of tools and knowledge--a street-car for a tool and the science of electricity for knowledge--transports forty people from one place to another. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions A motorman sands the track when he wishes to stop the car on a hill. Common Science “His leg’s broken,” Meg said pityingly to the 12 conductor and the motorman who had joined her. Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm They boarded the crowded street car with Sure Pop and stood beside the motorman all the way to the railroad yards. Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts The motorman, of course, had to come to a stop—whereupon she arose with dignity and stepped aboard. The Prairie Child Seemed to know everybody on the car—even the motorman and conductor. The Comings of Cousin Ann With only one car we could get along with only one motorman and one conductor at a time, thus giving the others time to go to dancing school and learn good manners. Alice in Blunderland An Iridescent Dream The motorman and the conductor had both testified that the car was running empty and that the proper signals had been given at the required crossings. Otherwise Phyllis It seemed as if somebody tried to get run over every block or two, and the way people crossed the crowded streets in the middle of blocks was enough to turn a motorman's hair gray. Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts The motorman was inside; an indication that long waiting had driven him to shelter, though the circumstance had no significance to Stephen. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Well, this is it: I’m going to feed the motormen and conductors. The Comings of Cousin Ann He was the last passenger to leave, and as the motorman was reversing the trolley he paused a moment in the vestibule. The Dominant Dollar Waterman's voice rose louder and louder as he sought to befuddle the motorman as to the time of the accident, the place where the collision occurred and the signaling, but without avail. Otherwise Phyllis If fellows like Chance and George would ride beside the motorman for just one day, seeing what he has to see right along, they'd be Safety workers forever after. Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts And I wondered what a true teacher might have done for this motorman as a child, to make the best and most of his forces. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation She had promised herself the pleasure of serving the motorman and conductor a trial supper whose excellence she was sure would bring in dozens of orders. The Comings of Cousin Ann All the same, the motorman on the Belt Line car swinging out of Yazoo Street into Commercial should have sounded his gong for the turning. Sundry Accounts The motorman telegraphed appealingly to the company's lawyer. Otherwise Phyllis The street car roared by with a startled clang of its gong, for the motorman had seen Bob too late to throw off the power. Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts I suppose some firm makes them in great quantities for motormen and conductors. Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation Judith had returned from her peddling trip, and was busily engaged in preparing the motormen’s supper, when her old admirers arrived. The Comings of Cousin Ann It was one of these witnesses who saw what was about to happen and cried out a vain warning even as the motorman ground on his brakes in a belated effort to avoid the inevitable. Sundry Accounts In her calling clothes she did not look like a girl who would chum with motormen. Otherwise Phyllis He kicks that gong with his heel, just like the motorman on the street car, and it gives warning to the workmen below just as plainly as if it yelled out, 'Look out, below! Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts My position as motorman with the street railroad company was given up. A Soldier in the Philippines I wish she hadn’t been so familiar with those motormen. The Comings of Cousin Ann The Malay is well represented on the electric cars, where he serves usually as conductor and sometimes as motorman. The Critic in the Orient Both the motorman and the conductor had been carefully rehearsed in their testimony and there was little likelihood that plaintiff's counsel would be able to trap them. Otherwise Phyllis “I thought the motorman and I was going to have to chuck that chap off,” commented the conductor. The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure I next obtained employment with the street railroad of Dallas, filling the position of motorman, which I held for three months. A Soldier in the Philippines At nineteen she was teaching school for eight months of the year and the other four peddling toilet articles and a few side lines and now planning to feed the motormen on the interurban trolleys. The Comings of Cousin Ann Stand a spool on the front of the car platform for the motorman's wheel and you have a car like that in the photograph. Little Folks' Handy Book "Oh, I shouldn't say that," said Phil; "but I used to ride with motormen sometimes, back and forth to the farm, and they let me stop and start the car." Otherwise Phyllis The court officials were now in hot pursuit of the fleeing lad, one officer seizing a buggy, another jumping upon a street car and ordering the motorman to proceed at his utmost speed. The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist A "striking motorman," he was caught in the act; and accordingly he was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment in Stony Mountain Penitentiary. Irish Ned The Winnipeg Newsy “Yonder she is!” the conductor shouted to the motorman. The Comings of Cousin Ann The motorman turned his wheel and the cloud moved rapidly on. Andiron Tales "If you are sure of it, will you kindly tell the jury just how it is you remember him—how you identify him as the motorman on this car on that particular afternoon?" Otherwise Phyllis And say, the motorman would like one, too. At the Little Brown House Ned's father was employed as a motorman by the Winnipeg Street Railway Company. Irish Ned The Winnipeg Newsy By the way, I got a ’phone message from my motormen. The Comings of Cousin Ann This very motorman I was talking with got to telling me why he was working so extra hard just then. The Squirrel-Cage Even the motorman and conductor took a look at them. Frank Merriwell's Pursuit How to Win Thank you, Mister Conductor, and thank the motorman, too. At the Little Brown House Whin a man r-runs-a-muck, sometimes they hang him an' sometimes they discharge him an' hire a new motorman. Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War The day’s work was over, the last dish from the motormen’s supper washed and put away and Mrs. Buck and her daughter were having a quiet chat, seated on the side porch. The Comings of Cousin Ann The motorman turned his red, weather-beaten face to them from the doorway where he stood, pulling on his clumsy gloves. The Squirrel-Cage The motorman saw the lad go down and put on the brake hard, but he could not stop the car in time. Frank Merriwell's Cruise The motorman calls it "juice" and that means as much to us as to call it a mode of motion in ether; we must rely on the authorities. Christianity and Progress Women motormen in the war period caused many accidents. Face to Face with Kaiserism In the first place, she had helped wipe all the many dishes accumulated from the motormen’s dinners and then put them away. The Comings of Cousin Ann “But here’s this very motorman you know about—what could he do?” The Squirrel-Cage The car was coming down around the curve, the motorman letting it run without power, as the grade was rather steep there. Frank Merriwell's Cruise The motorman ducks his head, humps his shoulders, and grins. Children of the Tenements There are two classes, second and third; there are no guards on the trains, only the motorman in the first car. Face to Face with Kaiserism Thanks to the help of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Billy she had been able to furnish dinners to the motormen and conductors all during the snows of winter and the rains of spring. The Comings of Cousin Ann The motorman released his brake, letting the brass arm swing noisily about, the conductor sat down again, and as the car began to move forward again he closed his eyes. The Squirrel-Cage She seemed to be stunned, and the car was rushing upon her swiftly, although the frantic motorman was banging the gong and twisting away at the brake with all his strength. Frank Merriwell's Cruise The Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York City rejects applicants for motormen and conductors "for excessive or long-continued use of tobacco." Civics and Health "Don't seem to be usin' it much, does he?" says I. "Ding, ding!" remarks the fare collector to the motorman, and it was a case of hoppin' lively for me. Torchy and Vee Judith reached home in time to prepare an excellent basket supper for her motormen customers. The Comings of Cousin Ann The motorman stirred and drew a long breath. The Squirrel-Cage The motorman put on the brakes, there was an ear-splitting noise as the wheels locked and slid and the car stopped a good ten feet from the frightened girl. Rosemary Jim came here because his cousin got him a job as motorman. The Seventh Noon "He doesn't seem to be badly hurt," remarked the motorman. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film Would she feed the motormen and conductors, in spite of having been up until morning? The Comings of Cousin Ann The motorman leaned against the end of the car. The Squirrel-Cage He handed her the pump and the heel and the motorman and conductor went back to their trolley. Rosemary It was very warm, and after we left the suburban trolley-line, where motormen stopped the cars to look at us and people crowded to the porches to stare at us, the water question grew serious. More Tish The motorman had stopped his car and had run back to the scene with the conductor. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film You don’t know me and besides 198 I have no time to sit down as I have two more trolley cars to meet with hot suppers for the motormen. The Comings of Cousin Ann The conductor disappeared, twitched at the trolley, and went around for a consultation with the motorman, who had at once philosophically pulled off his worn glove and sat down on the step. The Squirrel-Cage The motorman shut off the electricity and let the vehicle run by its weight. Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder When the car came along I held my thumb out in the atmosphere warningly, but the motorman kept on to the far side and stopped. Skiddoo! "If he's hurt the best place for him is a hospital," remarked the motorman. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film Let’s get the motormen to get their wives down at the other end to shop for us. The Comings of Cousin Ann Then the motorman stood up, drawing on his glove. The Squirrel-Cage In a flash the man had jumped aboard the electric vehicle, and, as fate would have it, the motorman happened to be behind time. Frank and Andy Afloat The Cave on the Island "It struck me that the motorman may have been in the pay of the fellow I was chasing." Frank Merriwell's Reward When father was at the office Jack would save up his little hurts until evening… Well, we were playing, and I stood on the car tracks, signalling the motorman, to make him ring his bell. The Cow Puncher The motorman approached was delighted to undertake the commission. The Comings of Cousin Ann Miss Wycliffe herself suggested that they take the front seat beside the motorman, explaining that she always enjoyed the unobstructed view ahead. The Mayor of Warwick The work of a motorman on a street car demands a person having the broad type of attention, the type of attention that enables one to keep in mind many details at the same time. The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners I think the motorman simply found the hansom unmanageable, for some reason. Frank Merriwell's Reward I knew that that was my cue to walk out, kick the motorman in the knuckles, upset the car and send in a fire call, but I passed it up. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.) Minute directions were given the kindly motorman as to the dress being white and thinnish and standoutish, with a blue sash and gold bead trimming, the slippers long and slim and gold. The Comings of Cousin Ann And then he would pretend that he was the conductor on a train and that the motorman was the engineer. Sunny Boy and His Playmates The controller is so constructed that when the train is in motion the motorman is compelled to keep his hand upon it, otherwise the power is automatically cut off and the brakes are applied. The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment The front tires struck the curbing with such force that the motorman was pitched from his high seat, landing heavily on his head in the gutter. Frank Merriwell's Reward He shall give such instructions to drivers, motormen, trip-riders, and other persons, as may be necessary to keep a supply of timber in each working place. Mining Laws of Ohio, 1921 “I am delighted to have helped you, but please tell me what on earth you mean by bringing food to motormen.” The Comings of Cousin Ann They did not wait for the motorman to start his car, but in many cases commandeered it for the time being. "Over There" with the Australians At the forward end of what is known as the No. 1 end of the car all the wires are carried to a slate switchboard in the motorman's cab. The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment The motorman, who occupied a grand-stand seat in the rear, seemed to have lost control of the automobile. Frank Merriwell's Reward "I tried to stop the car," says the motorman. The Man in Court Yes, I might have wondered what you were giving the motormen for dinner. The Comings of Cousin Ann The wages of both motormen and conductors are 29 cents an hour for the first year and 32 in succeeding years. Wage Earning and Education This board is 44 x 27 inches, and is mounted directly back of the motorman. The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment A policeman pushed forward to take possession of the automobile until the company could send another motorman. Frank Merriwell's Reward A blizzard was on, but there stood the motorman, muffled to his ears, whistling the same tune I had heard down in Kentucky, "There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight." Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures “Well, you can help me sometimes when I get pushed for time,” and Judith told the old man of the task she had undertaken of feeding the motormen. The Comings of Cousin Ann The chances of promotion to positions above the grade of conductor or motorman are very slight. Wage Earning and Education The sliding door on the front platform of the first car may be partly opened and secured in this position by a bar, and thus serve as an arm-rest for the motorman. The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment The motorman's duties, and the duty of every spry citizen not to allow himself to be run over by the motorman. Humanly Speaking The passengers streamed out and gathered around the motorman who was peering under the car. Bunker Bean He's my motorman, and the best one on the line. The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm Or, Bessie King's New Chum There are employed in Cleveland at present approximately 2,500 motormen and street car conductors. Wage Earning and Education Its sides are bullet riddled now, but the soldier conductor still jingles the bell to the motorman, although he carries a revolver where he used to wear the register for fares. New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 "It takes an unusually handsome face to induce a motorman to make a stop like that." More Toasts Then, astoundingly, his eye fell upon one of the passengers a little aloof from the group about the motorman. Bunker Bean If a passenger's got a pull with me or the motorman, it might. The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm Or, Bessie King's New Chum Some companies introduced seats which the motormen can use whenever they feel fatigue coming and excellent results have followed this innovation. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency But the mob determined to stop the car, and ordered the motorman to halt. Mob Rule in New Orleans Robert Charles and His Fight to Death, the Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, Other Lynching Statistics It did, indeed, seem on the point of sliding past, as all the rest had done, but of a sudden the motorman vehemently shut off his power, and put on his brake. Martha By-the-Day Just as the carriage comes to a stop, the engineer or motorman, as we would call him, pulls his lever, thereby fastening the car to the ribbed side of the tube. Life in a Thousand Worlds "Well—" Mary V crossed the path of a street car, leaving the motorman shivering while he stood on the bell that clamored wildly. The Thunder Bird This is as true for the ship officer as it was for the motorman of the electric car. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency Two or three men climbed through the windows with their pistols; others jumped over the motorman's board, and dozens tumbled into the rear of the car. Mob Rule in New Orleans Robert Charles and His Fight to Death, the Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, Other Lynching Statistics Also the motorman, who had stopped the car so soon, was now shaking a brass weapon at him over the heads of the others. Ma Pettengill Then the motorman releases the wizard car and the speed is steady and terrible until the car dashes past the center of gravity, after which the speed slackens at a regular rate. Life in a Thousand Worlds He grasped it gingerly, and his friend the motorman, jabbing at the text with a scarlet hand, whispered raucously: "'S what they're singin'." Queed But there was a strong tendency to recognize as still more important than the mere fatigue, the whole mental constitution of the motormen. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency The motorman was given the order to go on. Mob Rule in New Orleans Robert Charles and His Fight to Death, the Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, Other Lynching Statistics It looked like the motorman would soon be arrested for driving his car too fast. Ma Pettengill No precaution need be taken by the motorman as nothing can get into the tube and only one train is allowed in a section at one time. Life in a Thousand Worlds He was a motorman on the suburban line, it seemed, and had known Fifi very well. Queed The problem of securing fit motormen for the electric railways was brought to my attention from without. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency He had been motorman on a street car in Providence for a couple of winters before he married Mandy Card, and now tried to keep green his reputation for sophistication. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper The haphazard street crowd thrills with horror at the sight of a baby toddling in front of a trolley-car and shouts with joy when the motorman stops just in time. A Librarian's Open Shelf In these long runs the motorman stops only when a signal is turned against him or if by accident he discerns a train in the Tube ahead of him. Life in a Thousand Worlds They put him to bed and the first thing he said after he came to, was, 'Did they arrest the motorman?' Said the Observer But I may say at once that I did not find characteristic differences in the rapidity of reaction of those motormen whom the company had found reliable and those who have frequent accidents. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency The girl had a transfer and left, smiling sweetly, but separately, in turn, to the motorman and her young Italian friend. Quit Your Worrying! A motorman shielded his eyes from the right merry whirl and swore in his throat. Every Soul Hath Its Song A passenger rides in each seat and the motorman takes his station at the middle. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do Unfortunately, my motorman was a high-strung, nervous Irishman, who made me so nervous that I often could not give the signals properly, and who made life generally unpleasant for me. Analyzing Character On the other hand, no one of the motormen made less than 4 omissions, while the worst ones made 28 omissions. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency The motorman eyed him with hostility now and again, as he dared to neglect his duty, but smiled uneasily in the face of the girl when she addressed him with an attempt at freedom. Quit Your Worrying! Finally the motorman showed that he had a saving sense of humor. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations Impressed in Spike's mind was a mental picture of the chilled motorman, and of the conductor huddled over the electric heater within the car. Midnight Spend a week in New York City looking over subway workers, structural iron workers, guards, brakemen, motormen, carpenters, bricklayers, truckmen, stevedores, and boatmen. Analyzing Character As an illustration of the method of examining the mental process as a whole, I propose to discuss the case of the motormen in the electric railways. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency She responded, twisting her body and face towards him, so that her sweet and ingratiating smiles could not be seen by the motorman. Quit Your Worrying! A switch in the armature circuit enabled the motorman to reverse the direction of travel by reversing the current flow through the armature coils. Edison, His Life and Inventions Next in importance to the traveling public come the human beings that work on the street railroad—the conductors, motormen, gatemen, gripmen, engineers, etc. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers Sigh Kennedy, a motorman on the street car line, is shot in the right knee, and Kepler, a traveling musician, is shot in the right foot. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 It would have been quite possible to treat the functions of the motormen according to the method which resolves the complex achievement into its various elements and tests every function independently. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency Then, she reversed the process and gave a few fleeting smiles to the grim-looking motorman. Quit Your Worrying! Like the boxes, this coil was in series with the armature, and subject to plugging in and out at will by the motorman. Edison, His Life and Inventions Because of the confusion or ignorance of a new motorman, the young child of a plumber, playing upon the track, was killed by an electric car. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 Acting on Mrs. Belloc's instructions, the motorman put on full speed—with due regard to the occasional policeman. The Price She Paid My effort was to transplant this activity of the motormen into laboratory processes. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency Bye and bye the youth took the empty seat by the side of the girl, and endeavored to draw her into conversation to the exclusion of the motorman. Quit Your Worrying! That sharp staccato was a motorman clanging his bell of warning. Emma McChesney and Co. The students have come largely from among railroad clerks, bank clerks, bookkeepers, teachers, preachers, mechanics, salesmen, drug clerks, city and United States government employees, widows, nurses, housekeepers, brakemen, firemen, engineers, motormen, conductors, and shop hands. Acres of Diamonds: our every-day opportunities It happened that while she was coming up in the elevator a quarrel between a motorman and a driver had heated into a fight, into a small riot. The Price She Paid In the method of my experiments with the motormen, accordingly, I had to satisfy only two demands. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency On these particular cars there is a seat for two alongside the front by the motorman. Quit Your Worrying! It was a most philosophic and jesuitical motorman. Sister Carrie: a Novel "Oh, you!" she said, quirking an eye to the motorman, who quirked back. Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It Beside her at one of the marble-topped tables a great, hefty motorman in uniform kept finding out her knee and pressing it. Star-Dust Finally, we had men whose activity as motormen was neither especially good nor especially bad. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency Just then a young Italian came on the car, directly to the front, and seemed nettled to see the young lady talking so freely with the motorman. Quit Your Worrying! The motorman nodded, touched his gear and the car started. Michael O'Halloran There were groups of motormen and conductors here and there, some looking grave and anxious, and some careless and indifferent. The Bishop's Shadow All over the country promising young plasterers and rising young motormen are throwing up steady jobs in order to devote themselves to the new profession. A Wodehouse Miscellany Articles & Stories The test of the method lies first in the fact that the tried motormen agreed that they really pass through the experiment with the feeling which they have on their car. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency Evidently she did not wish to offend the newcomer, nor did she wish to break with the motorman. Quit Your Worrying! The wife of the baker came in and sold Edith two tickets, one for herself and one for the wife of the motorman who happened to be sitting with her at the time. Marching Men I saw that little sneak—Tom Steel—buttonholing the motormen, and cramming them with his lies, as I came along just now. The Bishop's Shadow It consists of means by which the starting and stopping of the car, and changes, both in its speed and direction, are placed under the control of the motorman. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents It justified me in proposing that the experiments be continued and in regarding it as quite possible that later tests on the basis of this principle may be introduced at the employment of motormen. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency Honest, when I see a car with 'Forty-second street, crosstown,' on it I wanted to gallup up and kiss the motorman. The Sorrows of a Show Girl That evening after the motorman's wife had gone home Edith decided to go to the dance and the decision was something like an adventure in itself. Marching Men Theodore glanced up into the grave face of the speaker and recognised him as a motorman. The Bishop's Shadow The motorman manipulated the lever more deliberately now and they gathered headway slowly. A Man and His Money But this is the same thing as to say that a motorman would not run over any one if he were to drive his car one mile in an hour. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency The motorman of the trolley car had neglected his duty and joined a gaping crowd at a corner. Andy the Acrobat The wife of the motorman went away with a small straight man with a grey moustache whom Edith thought had unpleasant eyes and two girls came and sat beside her. Marching Men The motorman set his teeth hard, and rang the gong loudly, insistently. The Bishop's Shadow The motorman still gave "rapid service"; the conductor looked at his watch, by which Mr. Heatherbloom imagined they had time to make up. A Man and His Money In the results which I have gathered in experiments with motormen, no one has gone through those 12 cards in a shorter time than 140 seconds, while the longest time was 427 seconds. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency If she rides on a street-car she fully expects that the conductor will regard her admiringly and that the motorman will turn his head after her. The Everlasting Whisper She had a friend, the wife of a motorman on the street-car line, who sometimes came to see her in the evening. Marching Men "This car's got to stop!" shouted a big, brawny fellow, springing onto the step and giving the motorman a threatening glance. The Bishop's Shadow Consider this list of everyday words: somebody, already, disease, vineyard, unskilled, outlet, nevertheless, holiday, insane, resell, schoolboy, helpmate, uphold, withstand, rainfall, deadlock, typewrite, football, motorman, thoroughfare, snowflake, buttercup, landlord, overturn. The Century Vocabulary Builder Among the younger motormen whom I examined, the best result was 290, in which 270 seconds were used and only 2 omissions made. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency A trolley car was rounding the street corner, the motorman sounding his bell noisily. Betty Gordon in Washington There is, however, nothing in the testimony to indicate that the defendant's motorman did anything wanton. Practical Argumentation The mob again howled and hooted at the motormen and conductors, and showered them with dirt and small stones, but made no attempt to stop the cars. The Bishop's Shadow The old man who acted as motorman was well known to some of the girls, and they hailed him, as well as the conductor, gayly. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch That would mean that we ought to test the motormen of the electric railway by experiments with small toy models of electric cars placed on the laboratory table. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency Mr. Van Truder, bundled up like a motorman, stood below shivering—but with joy. The Flyers Should the motorman anticipate that persons of mature age will station their wagons across the tracks? Practical Argumentation The motorman stood with his hand on the lever, ready to start the car the moment the track should be clear. The Bishop's Shadow But the motorman seemed in no pleasant mood, for he scarcely answered their sallies. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch "Well, if you've been shipwrecked, I guess you are able to take a trolley ride," laughed the motorman, for Bunny and Sue were riding in the front seat. Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue The motorman, cursing, threw on the emergency brake, in time to barely graze the machine with his fender as it shot across the street before him. The Voice on the Wire The detective watched the motorman and conductor with an assumption of stupid interest and retained his place on the platform. Mary Louise Evidently they had not noticed the dangerous position of the carriage, and now the motorman started the car forward. The Bishop's Shadow But the motorman only gave him an angry glance and would not even reach around and lift the latch. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch The milkman who comes to your door in the morning, the motorman on the passing street car, the taxi driver, all have their human-interest stories. Writing for Vaudeville It was a most philosophic and Jesuitical motorman. Sister Carrie He shook his head at the motorman, who was bringing the car to a halt; the car went on. The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel The police, now seeing the danger, forced the furious motorman to stop the car until the crowd had had time to fall back and the carriage had safely crossed the track. The Bishop's Shadow Of course, the girls gave the motorman little attention—unless Rhoda did from her situation up front. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch I looked sharply to see if he were a motorman, a fireman or an officer from the Presidio. Vignettes of San Francisco At this the other passengers also yelled and sprang from the car, fearing a collision; and the motorman, knowing something was wrong, followed suit. American Fairy Tales "I told your motorman not to go away." The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel The motorman was rescued from many would be avengers, and carried off under guard. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) The unconscious motorman had been picked up and laid on a seat in the car, and the conductor had run them into Freeling. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch Before the would-be motorman left the civil service room, the chances are he would be a raving lunatic Anyhow I wouldn't like to ride on his car. Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: a series of very plain talks on very practical politics, delivered by ex-Senator George Washington Plunkitt, the Tammany philosopher, from his rostrum—the New York County court house bootblack stand; Recorded by William L. Riordon The motorman's mob is about the least dangerous of them all, except the National Guard and the Dressmakers' Convention. Waifs and Strays Part 1 The motorman drew in his head, clanged the bell, and the afternoon traffic proceeded to untangle. The Trail of the White Mule The motorman opened it. holding his hand to his cheek. The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) The rapidity with which the motorman ran the car, and the jerky way in which he stopped and started it, did not bother Nan Sherwood much, for she was not nervous. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch When this happens the elderly lady should get quietly up from the street and stand outside the door marked "Exit Only" until the motorman opens it for her. Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises The motorman yells and throws himself on the brakes like a football player. Waifs and Strays Part 1 A motorman clanged his bell wildly and, for once in his life, corroborated a cab-driver. The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million She does not consider the motorman and conductor as males, but as promotors of travel; she does not chuck the bellboy under the chin and kiss the waiter! The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) She, too, clung to the handle and stared through the pane at the crumpled figure of the motorman on the platform. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch As the car approaches she should run quickly out to the car tracks and signal violently to the motorman with the umbrella. Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises "I never heard of a mob in our city doing violence to a motorman because of an accident," said the New Yorker. Waifs and Strays Part 1 It has been largely used by public service corporations—street-car motormen and conductors, for instance, learning their duties almost entirely by observation of experienced men either in formal schools or on cars in actual operation. Increasing Human Efficiency in Business, a contribution to the psychology of business Marie could have shaken him for his indifference; and as for the motorman, she was convinced that he ran as slow as he dared, just to drive her crazy. Cabin Fever Of course they could not open the door, nor did the motorman heed them in any way. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch In nine cases out of ten the motorman of the next "tram" will see her lying there and will be gentleman enough to stop his car. Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises To assure the motorman," answered the tall man, "that he is safe. Waifs and Strays Part 1 It’s a fine job this day, and no better crew to clean up after the dubs of motormen. Jerry of the Islands The motorman, smashing helmets with his controller bar, was beaten into insensibility and dragged from his platform. The Strength of the Strong Nan could see the shoulders of the motorman, who was sitting on the one-legged stool on which he had a right to rest when the car was out of town. Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch They did not connect the couple with Jimmy, who sprang on the steps, crying to the motorman:- “Slam on the juice, old man, and beat it outa here!” Martin Eden In ten seconds the car is surrounded by 600 infuriated citizens, crying, 'Lynch the motorman! Waifs and Strays Part 1 Lynch the motorman!' at the top of their voices. Waifs and Strays Part 1 Hundreds of the excited mob press close to the cowering motorman, whose hand is observed to tremble perceptibly as he transfers a stick of pepsin gum from his pocket to his mouth. Waifs and Strays Part 1 When the bloodthirsty mob of maddened citizens has closed in on the motorman, some bringing camp stools and sitting quite close to him, and all shouting, 'Lynch him!' Waifs and Strays Part 1 They know the motorman's all right, and that he wouldn't even run over a stray dog if he could help it. Waifs and Strays Part 1 |
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