New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-01

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~" ms 90 '"' s'"'''s VII" - - ,ha
~ ',"''O' III men, 'u' ,'o'' ~ -. ~ The
~ o ~ NrN' CIV -, oo,,s and
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WIN reonle 1ho s,.,,o,s ,-,,.i1cd with a single
s,oir,a, 80 a. -, ',ra .,,, ,-os vybere the
subway 10 'he sue't were l"' ""''
greatest trouble occurred At Cortaudt and war
rem SITS on the N,,.n-avs line IN the morning
hours. and at BteecHet-st and West broadway M
the late afternoon things were disagreeaoie. a"
- a~s,., 3D., co., ~. -, lpsne,.tor
Nf'""-" "tSpl-e 'i' ''rt t'dt q 0".'.'tS '''P -
% the Board o. Heath and uniformed police
man were detailed an eaca station. to see that
tho lives or hcaith Of che ncop.e riding were not
endangered. The Jam 81 th' uptown stations OF the
SMth-~Fe elevated railroad Wheel iho procession
hod passed was terrible. bat The passengers look
II good naluieoy. a. aA were anxious 20 get 10
their homes or ap.e.s downtown. 10 Brooklyn. Jer-
sey CRY. honoFea or 20 S.ate1 Island
he need Of Two through miIdr lines on the
west SIC similar 20 the Third ana ; 'ond ave.
roads @~s keeniy f,t oy tnt people Hno had 10
transfer or wanted to go so. al Fifty -nnth-st.
from the Sixth TO Ninth ave trains. and vice versa
Ihea the scIanbiing elmer 10 -ct ~ or out OF the
cars caused unnecessary decays 10 the trains and
tried the feelings Of everybody An idea oil the
aowness OF the ups can be formed "heh IL Is
Known that train which Iei the Vn'-nuha'ed-
snd-fourhst. station at 3.i5 o'clock reached Cort-
laud-st ~ SIS D. m Also an idea 81 the over
cro"cing can be obtained nom me ialt thai amer
dark the conductors could not force thcir way into
th. oars ~ lisb, th. d.. a,l tb. ,,ssoresrs had
80 =, ,A,' 60, n-. 80. s,,,,tt,o,s
trains on the SlAth-ayc. lie that came downtown
I'm thar WAY TN, darkness ,,v, pt,hpockets an
excellent chance to ply their calling without fear
of discovery 1t was impossible 10 ct ihe exact
roads. The figures fpr the day wound. however not
give proper idea Of just row many people pat
ionizod the different lines during the six or seven
hours when The trafic was greatest. \ fair esti-
mate places IN, number al a million. AZ eas,.
: There was d
o. the roads but during the erpSans ana TFoTn lug
they recovered ana were assisted to their homes by
H'ehds'
SURFACE CARS Sihl"'LE VII" 'H'"" ~
The surface railroad lines never had a problem 50
difficult OF solution that 81 handling the throngs
that filed the streets at the conclusion OF yeser-
DAYS parade Yet the crowd was taken care Of.
and but few accidents an Of which were Slight. oc-
CURED For once the strcetcar traffic Of the city
was regulated without the assistance OF the police
vac N7"''' "" W " -, 49,.
| In the morning the people were AZ inc bd.te'l'
along Broadway and al the City Hall Park. Within
d" "oul "i'. n''''' 60 ~ =. ,n ,t.n,,,, stanas
crowd was finding its way 10 IN, Ie''o"'"e S'A"1'
uptown
! rate =, tho of,,rnoon as the end Of the parade
,,sso, 3D.. ,,,,,,. ,oirts rho sichtseers began TO
! passed the uptown po'"'s u'e
/ drift down into he upper business districts anu
/ from there on downtown. Al that time, and up to
! 1 O'clock the surface lines had little trouble IN
caring for the necrs and landing them A.
/ passed the larger stands uptown. and when the
/ of
/ Madison square left their seats the rear end OF
tn line o. march passed. ana u'fI 20 r ane Ths
streetcar officials had anticipated this general up.
rising. and when II came nearly az tn' Sdts III iacnd
nh's u,hl"s ',' ~ oo,li Is ON me broadway
line the sixth and Eighth ave. lines. the Twenty
third-st crossto"n me and tme fr SiocL. each
ri nm mr. sidc ~ Madison Square When
the throng that had eats on the reviewing stand
and the crowds that had none hna,y 'n"uJ b az the
men
| 49,, or, caps r-NAprr To MOVE
LINES OF CAKS Unable ~ N
In an incredibly, short time the long lines Of cars
| were filed but could not move d" '0"'
Of the great number OF people who were In the
streets and seeking means OF getting out OF
the terrific crush iNhareds OF 'h'I ","' - ~
West Side and filed into the waiting cars III T>is"'"
ave. These cars were jammed in few minutes
! rt ,b orooroing crowd nushed over Eighth-ave.
on the Belt line running on Tenth,ave. The same
tactics were used on the East SIDE nes' onS e,u"o
The heaviest traffic was to the north, we ma ho
jQry Of the crowd coming uo"g'9 'rs us
While the parade was moVihs thste maa ~ sr"h
en- me spG Eghtb ave- ears we're stopped during
the parade az el,ner eila % ' lions permitted
and then switched and .an biGk hen tne snn a.
The parade passed e 'n mads rush
that mad been along klNsTsde bIINs in" ~ don,n
for the street cars whlc9 ~sre , heJueq i I Wien
town. There was Inc OF mem oiocHs iOre nn,s
Of the parade start was made As re nfst car car
, drew near SeVenty-htth-st the Pus"'"s c'""u
| caused blockade
SOME FARES WERE REFUNDED.
! -, A..
The conductors INFORMED 'ne'r paSSe' Se'S ''' ',s
cars would 90 no Iurther' ou, 'he passengers sou,u
n0' Se - - - - - -, las, ond ,ba
'"''9 ~ 49,, S, , re H.,
Peopi7 go "a ~ ~ -, go IL . o.,
cV"'u We. Wv ,,,sa,s ,,thered ,hers and
Da,xed in Vim ;he ueople we're cabs coaches pri-
yate carriages trucks and bicycles. The police
| fnalIv stretched wire across the street. and
| ni~hed the crowd back When the parade passed
| a.. The wire was removed the crowd TANNED into
! tb. sfreet again The peope seemed for time
| TO he almost panic stricken They rushed nrst one
pace OF ssfely Many reeeiysu ssnt DItbisys 'lU i
! stranded street cars. The cars then made start.