New-York tribune., 1884-10-23
ExAspERATING DELAY ON THE BRIDGE.


THE CABLES STOPPED FOR THiRTY-riyE MINUTES
GREAT CROWDS KrrT FROM THEIR DINNERS
There Is always as large a crowd of people as can
comfortably be handled making thclr way 70 .nc
Bridge cars at the New-iork entrance az opooh opo,Johh
in the evening. This tbrOng was nearly douoleu
last evening on account of the rain ihat ei IN tor
rents at the time. When the crowd was the largest
and the faretakers were WORKING ,he cahlc that
draws the cars back and forth suddenly s'oppeu'
There nine trains on the bridge ~ lie Una d
Those going from this city to Brooklyn were Packeu
with people. The guards we're besieged WI Il hnx,
ious demands for an explanation OF the Ge,y md uu
they could not give any me minutes ts" sW psssnn
gers. Some swore al the Bridge trustees, somc Sou
out aud walked across the structure III the pouring
rain, while others siaid wheis ,ew ey ytrred M back
and took the " all water route by fnitoh Ielis
At the entrances especially on ths side tnc yai W.
people blocked the sidewalks ana ieacheu n'"i'
Tie discomfort and unhappiness were multiplled
by the uncertainty as to how long me tond
onL lo deem I'm water that poured down the drive
wav. The majority became dsgusted III snort
time and started for the ferries. . . .,
In the meantime Chief Engineer Martin witha
force of assistants tried to find out what inade
the cable stop A Thorough invesllgasi9,n ,ll
have an engine draw tle, niue trans from iuer a.,
resting place. When half ct the tiains had, been
drawn OH hy the engine the cable sarleu and III Ia ~
passengers aud the crowds at the entrances nhn
been enduring fo, thifty-lvc minutes was ended.
thp ears cont inucd tu run ne usual.
have mo idea" snid Mr. Martin. what was
Vtoi,p Unless II was that the cable lera'nc 80 wei
ihai II Slipped over the dinms At the tiihe "
eiui,upi ihpp hpnt llv laden iains were hscrnulnt
ihr NeW-lu uih grade and thrtp Wrtn suihs ~ we
isinnklyh silp II Was atuhriilpncr nud the Nrishi
nst hayr phhsri tht rihn ~ s'iH I'VE WE nnnn,s
os,isat i,y The machinery of the bridge getting ohi
~ pidti lot several muhihsi
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