New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-30
BROADWAY BLOCKED AGAIN.
CABLE STRANDS BROKE AND THE RAILROAD
WAS STOPPED FOR HOURS.

THE DAMAGED PLACE GOT ENTANGLED IN THE
GRIP OF y SOUTH. BOUND CAR AND Ran AWAY
WITH 1.-THE WHOLE LINE STOPPED
AN oILER BADLY HURr-wHERE WAS
THE AUXILIARY CABLE7
Again the Broadway cable road has shown that
il is not up to the times. and that mp 10 date 1t
has been failure. Last night the cable was
stopped for hours. much to the annoyance and
dissatisfaction of those who wanted to ride on
the cars hauled by il. Since the cable was
started it has shown time and again that 1t
could not be relied upon. If person was In "a
hurry, the cable car could not be depended upon
to keep agong It was likely to stop at any
moment, without the slightest warning. This
fact caused many PERSONS to make use Of other
lines of transit and consequent loss to the ROAD
cnsucd.
Each time delay his occurred those VINO are
in charge of the road have s>il that delays
would rot take place again because, IN day
or two everything would b, in perfect working
order. Yet last night aro;hcr long and tedious
delay occurred. II was about 80 o'clock when
No. 81 reached Dlcoctcr-s'. o. ITS down
trip. The last stop il had mad" was az f0ir-
tcrnth-St. Everything working smoothly
At Bl"ccker-s an old woman signaled the con-
ductor to stop the ear tha. sh" coull ger
ont. The gripman stopp the clr without any
difficulty.
The woman had reached the door, when, with
a sudden jerk tie car mOrcd at full speel.
The grip was free and the gripman had no means
of stopping the runaway lie knew at onc'
what WAS wrong Either some Of the strands Of
the cable had broken or e,.c the cable had d.
vnlopcd a loop When IIoustOn-st, where the
cable turns into the powcr-housc, was reachet
tho crirnan made no attempt 10 stop the ear,
hopinc that of its own momentum, IT would pull
clear of the cable If he could get the ear to
pass across IIouston-st the cable might not got
tangled in the grip and might go into th2 sheave-
pit.
He told the people at the power-housc 10 stop
the cable 1hi, was done, and every car on 'he
line from ll0usOn-st. TO 1hirN-siA'n'
ST. Immediately cam" TO s'ah"s'h
After the cables had been stopped 1t was dis-
covered that some of lis strands hao proAci
While men were at work repairing the aa'hasc
Joscnh Kennedy. an oer thirty years oh. liv
ing al No 35, West Fifticth-st.. fell a'ross th'
c,II. which runs between ITouston-st and Bowl
Ing Green. and had his left hand ana tme'
h,dlv torn He was taken in an ambulance tc
ST. Vinccnt's Hospital.
OF cour.. the officials Of the road did their
best make llGlt Ol Il' fnl~hip D"' WV N''''
did not start again until IL 80. Ac-
cordinn IN these Officials few days ago. the
next time anything happened 10 the cable in use
IN. auxiliary cable would he act in motion, and
no DELAY would annoy those who happened to DO
riding or those who wished to ride in the cable
car. This auxiliary cabi" was 70 be ready
month ago II WAS. however, most emphaticahV
not ready last night. :. -
The Broadway cable road at present is more MOI
90 ~ nuisance than a convenience to those VINO
usc IL IL cannot ne rolled upon Ii 1t Is not
failure il is the next thing to 1t.