The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-19
rIS, THE BRIDGE HAS BLOCKED.
There Vnsn Reporter IN the Spot toiicc :.
Ing the Particulars.

man came Into THE STU Office at 6 o clock
yesterday evening and said there was block
ado on tho brooklyn Bridge The task Of in
vestigating this story was assigned TO n re-
porter who weighs only 100 pounds.
The reporter found the entrance to tho
bridge damned by n stationary crowd hut
there was no one who could tell what tho
trouble was. Suddenly tho obstacle that had
held tho crowd back WAS removed. The next
moment the whole mass began to move for
ward, slowly but with Irresistible force. and
tho reporter. struggling hard to free him self.
was carried along. There was no necessity to
buy n ticket; Hercules himself could not have
rushed man backward or pulled him side
wise in that crowd Eut the reporter bought
ticket Just to show he had no hard feelings.
The crowd moved ur the stairs and TANNED
in with that other crowd that cones from the
elevated station. Every nownnd then Il wom-
an screamed md man sworc. Every man
and woman was too deeply concerned for tho
safety OF his own ribs to care much about tho
ribs Of the others.
At tho top Of the last stairs tho weary climb
ers bchcld n scene that filled some with dis
may. made some use language. and ;nado
many laugh. As far as the eye could reach
ur the platform. down the stairs. and down
population Of Brooklyn extended. packed
clusS
TINT the Passengers stuck out al tho cnd:
But the crowd never seemed TO grow smaller
railing that runs along the edge of the plat
form. This railing consists ., two mil ion iron
T r am and h"i h rIs
until IN" train drew out ana an empty one
came along. Then the crowd. still pressing
him tightly against the railing ,e:an TO drag
him uiOn..
The reporter closed his eyes and waited for
them, the nst hS an eI a Sharp RI StS %
| and powerful as n hatterinS ram. was lam!h"l
into his sid. and ,nG!nIei;Hs voiso e1-
! Oct aboard now! Lock ont"
| The reporter was within, three feet OF the
lie ie', didn't want to 20 to hrookiyn. witt the
| strength of despair no clutched the end OF
the railing and held fast; The next moment
policeman vas grabbing passengers by the
| collar and passing them over to this guard.
! The reporter haied this policeman.
''TuE SrN wants to know"
| The officer pulled his helmet firmly on his
heal emitted II SrS~s and with
| human stream for three feet He clutchel tho
| end of the railing With both ,r, hands amt held
! past them with uncomfortable force. but hero
Whnt's til" trouhle?"
"Cables vet. Girl. wouldn't work All right
! now. Anything else
when hll 1t begin I"
| = al all: :"
"il0w did it Begin"
"Cu,lr slipped through grip. Train stopned
and hal to- send out locomotive. Al light
| Row. ANY mor":'
| is there"
! Too late! The policeman had lot g, and tn Q
! crowd had dragged HIM down the platform to
| his iost: The reporter tried TO get back 20 the
/ office. He managed to do it by gong to BrooS
! lyn and coming back. He reported that tho
! story Of the blockade on tn" briiGe Was true.
/ At half past q there was another block. The
! cable had Slipped through the grips again.
| This time. however. the ticket choppers did
t not allow the crowd TO get Iast the ticket
| hoNes until the trains began moving. HALF a
| dozen trains came in and stopped in Il line Tor
! nearly .wrDry minutes,