New-York tribune., 1905-06-16
SUBWAY MEANS DISEASE.
So DR.. s. 4. Knopf Says-Suggest'
Means of Relief.

=, -. .s,tnp of the Rapid Transit Cohin4'-
ion ,eaterday the question of Ventiiauon u ~
subway CHIEF topic'
report in which he SAID:
rrb o,a;.,on OF the atmosphere Is pecoiinS nnS
more noticea bic es the warm days snd inside
there distinct odST at me fne ador s partly
.. ,,e he to the excessive Of OIL ana tne h
is generated by the motors ..
14s obtainsa permission make some lnVestiea
+ions during the summer months 10 ascef 'aiu ~,
,soz a,d e~Acts as shown by the operation W
the underground railroad. and to employ ou .
holm i'm making scientific nVesusdtfoi0. :. ~.
Belmont In letter, SAID that at tue ~ -
eiepine of the contract with the city sse , va
s,aS tbat the tunnel properly Ven, Ventiia'eu,
r9 rror,ised that the Interborough company "oud
hs readv to carry out any proper chahseS '5
gested. - :, .,,. s,,f-
10 So ~ 20 o,,oted here from article to
- o to-,,orro,y in THE New-York Aeolcdi
Ia,,rnaY, on subway Ventilation" by Dr. D Au
grlstus Knopf. who has maze an eA-a-
of the subject The article says IN part
- 1+arborouah company work hand in hand
win the Department of Health IN enI2[cs @ be re-
against indiscrninate expeGtoTateo Of acute
Gently been spared any age5 ae grip, but free
10 say that feel greatly apgreiiesJpe p an m idenlic
before conditions in the subway have oeem s ~ 81
proved To make the spittng nf n1tting signs
readins @Do Not Spit and put number oI wen wen
Eant snitfoons in Convenient places. with tne sis
s.pit Here Only This would be more eIiec'i'e
than the negative command ,r1.o .o roI1ats
rho Interborough company Is WILING 20 IoIio ".
arv suggestion coming from sanitary eilS4Aeei5 80 VI
exr,erenced contractors and builders as 70 lne D
yav At improving the condition OF tne SUBWAY sht
Nninero,Is complicated schemes nave 0een sueseeSL
hang The reason this is that there is no slIlo 81
n1ethod sficient to render the atmosphere III siie
subTyav relatively pure and sanitary Vniy vs ~, q
Combination OF all look for any appreclAHie
result. -, .,-.,4- 4ba~a
should ne as many air and light holes as pcSStlt
Pumps OK blowers could be placed at appI,)pA
intervals over the subway 10 GraW out the uaO
air and to force in the good air All signs az
at once to insure freer circulation CT tHe az;
Aonsg both walls of the subway road there SsloGto @
be powerfnl revolving fans placed, so tnat ti: 81
current produced by those On one wall snou1o oS
in the opposite direction TO that produced Dy -llS
others Electric fans for special ventilation o.
the stations should be added to the system o. ias
along the tunnel in order 10 help purify the al
roosphere. The roaGbed Of the entire SUBWAY nne
should be kept moist by sprinklIng apparatus:
SThz dust should De combated by q daily. II rot
twice faiIy cleaning Of the floors by the now wen
tried pneumatic cXhausting process smoking N
tons should be prohibited and the broom l9r
the purpose of dry sweeping should ce o3nis!leo.
Mons alone should be used to clean the PLATFORM
and stairs; the floors should be mopped regulsEIy
after the rush hours. walkers system Ior me
letter Ventilation OF the cars should be given
thorough trial. I would also suggest numerous I
small fans distributed throughout the cars Nhcti
sbnliid he nut in motion especially hot days IL
will well pay the Rapid Tra nsit Company 70 h9qHs
corps Of men, especially trained, to iooK aIIeF
the proper ventilation and sanitation OF the SUD-