The evening world., 1892-01-14
Traffic on the West Side Lines
Delayed Two Hours.
A Ninth Avenue Train Derailed
at Sixty-second Street.
No Ono Hurt, but Great lncon-
vcnlence Caused to Passengers.

The engine OF south-bound Ninth avenue
al" train became disabled at Fifty-ninth
street at e..5 o'clock this morning, and In
shunting the train back on to the middle
track the last two cars were derailcd and
thrown zig-zag across the tracks, causing u
blockade which was not raised for more than
two hours.
No person was injured on the train that left
the track, but thousands or people were made
late In getting down to business.
The news OF the accident was not imme-
diately telegraphed to the uptown stations,
and southbound trains were allowed to con-
tinue on their way until the west track was
illled with one solid line Of cars from sixty
second to one Hundred and Tenth street
Notthbound trains on both the Ninth and
sixth avenue lines were also blocked below
Fifty-ninth street.
On Ninth avenue the string OF blockaded
northbound trains extended nc arly to Twenty.
third street, while on the sixth avenue line
the string OF trains extended from Niuth ave-
nue. through fifty-thirI street anu down
sixth avenue to Forty-spconL street.
The uptown track was cleared first, and
these blockadej trn,ns proceeded on their
way within an hour, but 1t was after $40
O'Clock before the first southbouud train
passed Fifty-ninth street.
For an hour after the accident tickets were
sold at the stations rurtber uptown to all
colners, aud the platforms at one Hundred
ana sixteenth, one Hundred and twenty
rIth and one hundred and Thirty-fifth
streets were crowded with persons waiting
for trains.
stations announced that the road was
There wns no offer to refund money
for tickets that had been dropped IN
the choppers boxers, and no definite inIor-
nation was given out as to when the blockade
would be raised.
Disgusted with their long wait hundreds OF
people desc Cended from the station platforms
and crowded the horse cars.
Passengers on the bockaded trains swarincd
out upon the narrow gangway beside the
track ana ploddcd through the rain 10 the
nearest stations and thence TO the streets.
when the trains nnally got under way
again they were nearly empty OF passengers.
The accident happened between Sixty-nrst
and Sixty-sccond streets, directly opposite
the Twelfth Regiment Armory,,
Shopkeepcrs IN the neighborhOod say that
they heard a humping on the Elevated tracks
ana, running out. they saw the two last cars
OF a train standing zig2ag across the tracks.
The end OF one car projected over the SIDE
walk Passengers were swarming out OF the
cars and walking along the narrow gauge
way. some going towards Fifty-ninth street
and others making their way TO the sixty
The Manhattan Railway ofIicials, however,
claim that only one car was thrown on the
track, and that the train was empty, the pas
RenKers all having been compelled TO leave
the cars at Fifty-ninth street when the en-
gtne was found tn be disabled
According to the officials General Manager
Hahn was summoned from his home, and he
personally took charge OF clearing the tracks.
At o O'Clock, when An EVENING WORLD re-
porter visited col. Hams offices on Rector
street, It was stated that no report had been
received there. and that nothing was known
AT this time Col. Hahn was busy at Fifty
ninth street trying to get the trains running
under regular headway. The track above
was still iilled with trains coming downtown.
not more than fifty feet apart.
col. Hahn refused to say anything about the
accident, referring reporters to his Rector
street officc, where he said they could sec the
official report.
When the reporters arrived at that once at
10 O'Clock Col. Hams secretary declined TO
allow them to see the report.
All the Information he would give out was
avenue train, became disabled Just before
reaching the Fitty-ninth street station.
II was decided, he said. to shunt tho train
to the middle track to get 1t out OF the way.
In backing up the last car was derailed the
switch.
He insisted that only one car was thrown
on the track, and that the only damage done
was the indentation OF the ties.
The secretary elaine that the uptown
track was cleared In twenty minutes, and
thattrains were running over the south-Dound
track In one hour.
The delayed passengers know that more
thal two hours ELAPSED from the Of1icia. time
OF the accident before trains were running
Who was responsible for the accident and
the delay OF traffic, or Just how II occurred,
the ofllcials at COL Hain's onice declined to