New-York tribune., 1901-07-26
FERRY RECORDS BROKpv
BUT THE UNPRECEDENTED rpo
ON THE WATER ROUTES wER,
WE'LL HANDLED

yesterday was red letter day in tn, b,,,
" '''e ol"os gerry Coinpany's boats. pIyin, -
tween Manhattan and Brooklyn. Ns,..s ~
had the ferries carried so manv 'e'ore
From early morning until II a. m ana ssehsess
p m. all ferryboats We're Iterauv ,,,on
people. "e With
Not only did the crowds oceu,,, -, -
and the standing room in the eabi,s S seats
space between the cabins was ar a'os
Despite the vast numbers OF nassenga~s
inevitable confusion resulting from +b. 'ne
In their usual routes homeward the fa-r,. se
went smoothly. 'a'nc
Inc Wen planned distribution of an ,.
force of police at the landings of the
the running of the street cars an 80 ano
time contributed not little 10 N. ea
order everywhere maintained. Al e.,s e.''ent
Manhattan ferry houses five patroIn,a, .ae
roundsman were stationed @Nu .
Al the Fulton Ferry there was the
increase in numbers This was bac,u-s e'e.'ess
proximity TO the bridge and also bao,,,.- y US
or the Brooklyn trolley cars that usr,re. must
the bridge yesterday made the Rroo,.,.- O's
OF the Fulton Ferry terminus. Ra,1. ena
hours OF . and $50 D. m the neiehhorb. 'ns
the Fulton Ferry house in BROOKLYN nr.-s. y,
hVeiy scene. Cars. trucks and thons.rs-
people made great mass. that was nro,.sS.V, =,
Irom becoming congested only through ,,a
activity of the police. tue
RECORD BREAKING CROWD
never saw such a crowd here sins. r.-
oeeh on duty here said Policeman .Ioh, ~
ply to Tribune reporter. The dulles, -
to-day have been buster than the hrsi...
the general run of DAYS. What has assa,
the Jam is that Thursday is normally thu hr.,
est day OF the week here in South-st v,,o--
erowdins in here to the market"
In place of running three boats on a tan u,,.
ute headway on the Brooklyn ferry. as usu,,
lour ooats were operated on five minute head.
way both In the morning and evening rush
hours The frequent trips were kept up un,u
everybody had been accommodated. The Rraos
iSh Rapid Transit Company had good switcbi,y
facilities at the Fulton Ferry. and the cars war;
Kept running with regularity.
Half of the car lines which regularly r,,n ora.
the bridge are being run to South Ferry. Thar.
the extra traffic was taken care of better ,b.,
at Fulton Ferry, because an extra slim wa,
available. As many as five boats were kent !,
operation during the rush hours
Many South Brooklynites who usuaUv %
across the bridge went TO the Fifteenth-st. tro,.
ley line and reached Manhattan by way O, ,bs
Hamilton ferry There was some congestion in
traffic there because of the limited svitehirg
facilities. People from Coney Island. Fort Ham,
ilton and Bay Ridge took advantage q, ~.
Thirty-ninth-st. ferry.
The Catharine-st ferry did not earr,- mans,
extra passengers. but additional boafs vsra
needed all through the day TO accommodates ,ha
large numbers Of trucks and wagons which sew
long. VIVA
IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT
ferry did not carry more than three thousand
extra people. largely because most Of the peop.
who are in business uptown in Manhattan and
live in the Eastern District use that mode .,
conveyance regularly. Traffic on the Grand-s
and Roosevelt-st. ferries. however was Iargaly
augmented. Travel on the surface and elevated
lines leading to these ferries was unusually
heavy.
General Superintendent wheatIey of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company said last
night that the schedule for running the ears
which had been made hurriedly on account $.
the trouble on the bridge had proved so salts
factory that IL would be continued to-day
The LeXington-ave., Myrtle-ave and Kings
County elevated trains run TO Fulton Ferry and
the Fffth-ave elevated TO the bridge wh.rs
transfers are given.
THE LACK OF FERRY SLIPS
Everything is running smoothly and evenly
and everybody seems to be we'll accommodated
said ". E. Gerard. the superintendent Of the
Union Ferry Company to Tribune reporter
yesterday We have added extra boats TO the
Fulton and Catharine-st ferries Three NOR.
extra boats waiting. with steam up, for any
emergency. and we are prevented from using
them only by the lack of ferry slips. l cannot
tell until tomorrow afternoon, when the re-
turns are made how many people We are carry
ing to-day, but an approximate estimate would
be 15O.O00 Travel has been heavier to-day
than ever in the existence of the company In
1888 we had an unusual rush, but twenty-one
years growth in the population of Greater New
York makes to-day's figures surpass all pre-
viouS records.
Traffic has been greatly facilitated by hold
ing over the trucks through the busiest hours
and sending the great bulk OF them 70 the
Catharine-st. ferry. We expect no trouble. and
can easily handle the people pending the repair
of the bridge"