The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-08
SUBWAY RAN IN FAIR TIME.
EMPRESS SERVICE cut orr mr.
IOClL TRAINS DID WELL.
Farley Ran One OF The First Trains out
The Green Guards and Motormen
Caused some Confudon. hat the tc-
cldent Delayed Traffic Nest Seriously.

cideni Delayed Traffic Nest seriously
The subway stood the test of the strike
better than the elevated lines Express
trains were abandoned, but local trains
travelled at a rate which rather agreeably
surprised folks who used them. The
guards Of the Farley brigade showed great
lack Of knowledge Of the stations and the
streets. They spent much time on enter
ing a station, in trying to read the signs
I which told where they were at The motor
men stopped their trains opposite the plat
form when they could. often they missed
the stations with everything except the
last car; but folks didn't seem to mind
much. Passengers had lots of fun with
the green guards
/ Farley himself came down with ono Of
! the first trains early Yesterday morning
He gave elaborate instructions to each
/ Of the men on the car platforms. then ran
TO the police on guard NJ the stations and
asked them if everything was all right
Then he stepped into the motorman's box
and started the train of
In the afternoon rumor got around
town that the subway was running at full
Roadway. he yam brought thousands
OF passep down into the Fulton street
station. who fought and clawed for a chance
TO get into the trains, Few of the guards
had lea rned that Fulton street was the last
station. Nearly every one Of them tried
to ring the bells in the car behind him. sig
mailing for the train TO continue on down
Broadway, where the tunnel isn't dug yet
They had 10 take a lot OF guying
Ring the other bell, - half dozen men
would yell. The guard would ring the
same bell theoretically.
Ring the other bell!' the passengers
would howl
Then the green guard would wa Ike to his
mistake and ring the uptown bcll.
Here Here! Here a dozen volunteer
instructors would shout. Shut your car
doors first"
The guard in his embarrassment would
then ring the downtown bell again amid
roars OF laughter. Then a kindly passe niger
would show him how to close The doors
and ring the right bell. II took from four
TO light minutes to get train into and out
of the Fulton street station
Another cause OF annoyance and guying
in the subway was the cheerful and irr,-
7ponsiblc way in which the green motormen
ran 10y stations. Many Fulton street trims. (
supposed to be locals ran from Fulton street /
II Aston place; others ran from Worth /
street to Fourteenth street Hundreds Of
passengers We're carried past their dest |
nations but few received any sympathy. |
The passengers in each car burst into roar
of laughter when tho victims protested
The subway carried hundreds Of people /
free II Is required that ticket lt., give I
a heavy bond This bond Is hard 10 get
on short notice: as result many ttations
were unprovided with ticket sellers Othcrp
were without ticket choppers Wherever
tins was the case. passengers went through
without tickets Early in the day the
ponce sometimes refused TO let passengers
go through the platform gates, which had
been left closed by the striking guards
Passengers We're told that they could climb !
under the iron rails and enter the platform |
at their own risk Many did this with
A, $50 o'cock. owing to the accident
al IwcntY-third street. the subway went
out Of commission at the Bridge for n while
20 Tar as the uptown tracks were concerned
ma no moro persons we're admitted At
one time thousand or morn were banked
around the entrances By 625 when the |
rains began 10 take on passenger, again.
)nlv hundred or two were left The rect
lad taken other means OF getting home
At 0l5 the first train after the accident
'ravcd into the station Il was followed
'v others. They discharged passengers.
ome Of whom had been on board for more
nan half nm hpur. A. 82j the trains began |
% run north aga n. In the interim a few
outh' had left the crowded Fulton street
tation ana had walked up the tracks to
n" Bridge. They boarded the first train I
mt
some Of the subway ticket choppers and
GENT qiit and some did not Al most
{ the stations between the Broadway and
onoS avenue terminals and Ninety-sixth
traet. the public rode free all morning
I two stations the ticket agent sold tickets
nd then left his loH TO chop them in the r
b@encc If the regular choppers. CON +
ticket chopper at the ls5th street
iation. which had been deserted by the =
gent. refused to admit any one without .
ticket. A. ticket COuld 10 bpught II