New-York tribune., 1886-04-20
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surface lines further parayzed by the orders
Of the Empire Protective Association.
The Jam was greatest at the terminal stations OF tho
roads. such South Ferry and the City Hail. and at
such important stations as Chatham Square, Forty
secOnd-st, Fftieth-s aud Sxthaye. and Onehundrcd-
andtwenty- -hfth.st. The maximum OF discomfort was
probably experienced IN the evening for many persons
who had walkeI to their business in morning
tired by close OF the day that they forced
ride at whatever Of punched ribs tr0dlen toes
Whenever a train stopped at crowded sta
tion there frantic rush for the
car platforms, and In many was
q difficult thing for passengers leaving tho trains
to make their escape through the excited masses that
sureed up II each train the last to DO
rum Not few persons carried past their sta
tions through sheer inability get OF cars. and
many werecompeed to miss several train, before they
could succeed Ia boarding at the OF tramp
ling on tender feet and crushing against women and
made the atmosphere as poisonous tha: Of
pcs'-hOnse and several cases OF
faiDting occurred. though nothing serious was
reported after the rush At the City Hall
tlOn the crush tremendous from to o'clock In tho
evening for the Brooklyn Bridge feeding its quota
into the hopper. while hundreds pouring up tho
two stairways leading from the street Every available
inch Of space the stairs. I'm the station and tho
platform was covered by the mass OF perspirng joshg
pushing crowding humanity, and at tho
bottom or the stairs thrOngs OF people
surged and elded In a dense volume that looked n IL
would never be reduced though there
santly ascending stream. The picture this station
repeated with loss resemblance the other
stations all the elevated lines where the travel
mally largo The crowd. great as 1t was woad prob
ably have been larger had thousands Of who
could arrange their affairs con:Oraby left their Offices
and desks earlier than usual for fear OF
meeting the unusual jam. II this class
people who the trains and stations IN the carly
afternoon air OF hustle and activity such ~ seen
only on holidays or days when some pageant eScltes
public attention.
II was a cause OF wondervthat tho enormous trafno
was handled without serious accident during the nus
est hours, for the trains were run on such snort
headway that they nrade an almost contnn-
Gus procession for two three hours Gem
eral Manager Hahn got his Office at Broa,-
paper told him that the street te-np" was TO be
madegen There less friction IN putting into
effect the changes rendered necessary by the Immense
travel that IL was known from previous experience
would confront tba company. The men had reported
travel into tine Manhattan lines. but they weis
promptly Informed that every man must expect 70 work
pay is provaed. Fr"m early morning till late
In the the offices of the general manager and his
| general superintendent were bnsy by the 0rler OF
Colonel Hahn all the working employees were .upPhei
with midday lunch and with supper At the expense or
the company. All the rolling stock of the company was
brought requisoD and to-day eutire force OF
men, regular and ezra will be 10 work Yesterday
the trains the Sixth and the Third Avenue lines con-
| sisted of five On the Second and Ninth avcs..
| train four Another change from
| the ordinary routine was the running OF through
the usual shuttle trains outside Of the commission hOaf
The trains run during the commission hours were
kept operation hour two longer than nsntl IN
| the morning and started running IN honr ana
half earlier In the afternoon In the com MISSION hours
the trains were run on one minute heaiwty eqlll 70
one car every tfth OF a minute TO-DAY II thc tlr-up
continues the same arrangements Will he carret out.