New-York tribune., 1905-06-13

| however, against such long delays in shutting
off the water
get into a. supposed waterproof subway"
sUBWAY's DRAINAGE SYSTEM
cit entered through the drainage system of
the subway. not through the roof The subway
has a sub-drainage system along its entire
length, with pumping stations at intervals to
take care of water that gets in. The trouble in
this case that such enormous food en-
tered that the pumps could not clear the sub
way, and the water collected in the depression
at 3Sth-st. until it covered the third rails, COM
pletely stopping the operation of the trains. 1t
the trains will not run through that part OF
the subwa~ until some time tomorrow"
Who is responsible for the break in the
water main?'
THAT may not be told until the broken main
has been examined. At the time of the con-
struction of the subway in 42d-st. obtained
permission to remove the large main in that
street and lay main to take It's place in 4Uth-
ST. The main in Park-ave was connected with
this main. After the explosion in Park-ave.
wrecked part of the main there. the water was
shut off from it. The Shaler estate, having the
contract for subway construction in that part or
Park-ave, laid a new main between 4Oth and
41st sts., and contract was given to the Deg
non-McLean Company to relay or repair the
rest of the main to 42d-st That work was done
long before the subway was completed, but the
Water Department would not give shut-oh for
the main at 42d-st until some additional repairs
repairs were made only recently by Norton &
Dalton Notice that the main was ready for use
probably was given by the contractors. The no.
tice was not given by us. am told that the
water was turned into the Park-ave. main on
Saturday"
MANAGER HEDLEY'S STRENUOUS WORK.
General Manager Hedley of the Interborough
was having strenuous time trying to get the
subway in condition for the resumption of traffic
yesterday. A Tribune reporter found him in the
afternoon down in the tunnel at 3Sth-st. with
his coat Off his face smudged with dust, look
ing followed eyed from loss of sleep. overlooking
the work of small army Of men. At the de-
preston of the tunnel at 3Sth-st. there was still
q lake of water covering the rails. Lines of
hose had been stretched to the lake from the
pumping station at 40th-st. and the pumps were
doing their best to reduce the food. Mr.. Hedley
had brought to the of activity of the
old locomotives of the Manhattan Railway
which were used to furnish steam for addi-
tional pumps. Water from the lake was being
forced up through the hose to sewer openings at
a much higher level
1T will take several hours yet to get this
water out" Mr.. Hedley said YEARLY, "and we
shall not be able to run trains here until to-
morrow"
Cant the Fire Department help you?" was
''They can't use their engines for the purpose"
he said, 'and they won't lend us any hose.
applied for the use of some hose in the emer-
gency and they positively refused"
How much damage has the flood caused to
the Interborough company
THE chief loss is loss of revenue There has
been only slight damage to the roadbed, and
none at all to the tunnel proper The expense of
putting in insulating joints which were
burned out by cross circuits will not amount to
much. Loss of revenue on account OF delay in
resuminS traffic is the main thing"
"Will the company sue the city for its loss?"
Il don't know: there is no time to think of that
now. It is difficult thing to estimate loss of
revenue. and suits for such loss would fall
probably"
NO EXPRESS TRAINS RUNNING.
The stoppage of traffic in the subway caused
great inconvenience to large part of the trav-
elling public in the city yesterday. No attempt
was made by the Interborough to run express
trains. Local trains were run steadily between
the Grand Central Station and the northern
terminals of the Broadway and Lenox-ave.
branches. but they were not we'll patronzed by
the public because of the signs displayed at all
stations giving warning of the limited facilities
OF travel Some trains We're run also between
the Brooklyn Bridge and 14th-st but they were
patronized even less than We're the local trains
IN the northern sections of the subway
Up to late hour last night no men had been
sent by the Water Department to repair the
break in the water main was due to the dyna-
mite explosion of three years ago, and fearing
that the gas pipes might have been under
mined. laborerS from the Consolidated Gas
Company were put work in the afternoon in
the large hole in Park-ave. to uncover the gas
mains Although the engineer in charge of the
work denied that the pipes had been damaged
workmen were kept busy until late hour and
there was strong odor of gas in the air. Po-
licemen guarded the hole, and men CARRYING
lighted cigars and pipes were ordered away
from the scene.
AT Il o'clock last night Manager Hedley said
he expected through trains would be run at
a. M to-day. He said there still four
inches of water on the rails at 3Sth-st.. and
that water covered the roadbed from 37th to
39th AT o'clock this morning ii was said
1t would still be several hours before through
trains started.