New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-30

tist before Ross's-the first of the coilu,, ,,i,
trains-got there. 1t is rule-a Wen - =.
rule-that when train is stopped as inns ~ ~, -.
of the three trains was, the brakeman on ,hS
rear platform of the last car shall run pdch a'i
flag the following train Thuren a nagl , vie U,,
the first of three trains. did his duty WIZ, ~
train was stopped. He ran back and signaleu We
second train--Ross' came TO stop -
the rear OF this train was Brakeman cooper. VIZ
was killed When Thuren stopped" THIS tiai','
Cooper did no, obey orders. and run Da X
and flag the train following his own: ne
train started again. and was blocked nearer tIe
terminal. because Thurens WAS at me hettor
Thuren then asked Cooper II he hadn't oe'te ,a
go back and flag the next train. Cooper said ne
thought there no danger. and ne aiah x
back. thus for the second time disoDey'hs '"e
I can't say positively whether or not Cooper II
he had then got off and run back, would nave
been able to flag Schaeffers train :" uh,e to pr
vent the collision but can say this: IL cooper
had obeyed the rules he wouldn't nave peeh on
the platform where ne was hurt and where ne
was talking to Granite. who had come out to the
platform where he had no right to be
SPEED IN "COAsTING."
Mr. Martin. being asked a question, said that
ordinarily the trains coming down the incline
toward the Brooklyn terminal were under the
control OF the brakes. At the cable speed rate
a train could be stopped within distance OF a
few feet. and after it had dropped the cable and
lively short distance
This question Of safety. combined with the
necessity Of transporting great crowds from
Brooklyn TO New-York in a short space Of time Is
a tremendous problem" said he. II feel that our
record up to this time has been a remarkably
good one know Of no other place where the
same conditions exist. Up to this time we have
carried 39l. 900 passengers. and this was our
first fatal accident: Where can you make Ike
comparison"
NEW SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS.
Mr.. Martin then talked about the new electric
shifting ARRANGEMENTS 10 be used in the ter
minals.
You may ask why We don't intend to use cleo
,,icity all the way across the Bridge" he began.
"I'u tell YOU why Our grade problem IS like this:
The Bridge is highest in the middle with Stop
ing curve toward each end. Now, You can see
that when trains on the cable are gong up the
grade on one side they are balanced In pun by
the trains going down the grade on the other
Consequently great deal of power Is gained oY
the trains gripping the cable on the down grade
which helps TO propel the trains going up the
grade at the other end OF the Bridge. 1t Is
system Of partial balance. And If the cable were
done away with, this naturally gained power
would be lost.
Again. trains running on the cable now can't
collide They are a certain distance apart and
must remain as long as they are running on
the able. That Is an element OF SAFETY.
Those are the two main reasons why we don |
propose to give up running the cable across the
Bridge. g..
a train is going to New-York along the north
track The first Will be motor car. ms
train No in the diagram. will drop the cable
coast as the trains do row. and go TO the
north side Of the north platform in the terminal
by gravity Then its passengers Will be unioadeu'
and the train will be switched. all BY the motor
car on the front end. mind you, which does not
bis ,pto
II along the tracks to the north side OF the south
platform There it will be loaded with passrn-
gers and go out on the outbound track ra...
No 9 going to the NeW-York end, Will follow
train No /, but will go 10 the south side OF the
north platform AMI the south side OF the south
platform. and thence 10 the outbound track.
Switching engines will be done away with alto
gether Each track will be double track with
two sets of rails, parallel the two north rails
and the two south rails being near together.
This will do away with the necessity for swi,ches
before the platforms are reached. although, Of
course there will have to be frogs where the
tracks cross. The same system will be used at
the Brooklyn end. No, do not think the cross
ing of the tracks while the train is being shiit
ed will be dangerous. The movements Of each
train can be easily seen and controlled, and, be-
sides there won't be any people IN the cars
while they being shifted.
"By the arrangement have just described, said
Mr. Martin. trains will be run 10 the platforms
every forty-fve seconds. instead OF every ninety
seconds, which is the shortest Roadway now.
With two tracks TO each platform you can see
how the time will be thus reduced. and yet leave
plenty of time for the loading or unloading OF
passengers from each train"
A NEW STATUE OF GENERAL GRANT.
IT Is To BE OF HEROIC SIZE. AND WILL BE
PLACED IN TIE SQUARE IN FRONT OF TIE
UNION LEAGUE CLUBHOUSE.
new statue OF General Grant Is 10 be erected in
the square fronting the Union League Club in
Brooklyn and is 10 be unveiled on the next ami
versary Of his birth, April q. 1896. It's pedestal,
which is OF massive granite without ornament IL
now being placed and will be sixteen feet in height,
the statue which is of heroic size reaching almost
the same altitude The work being