The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-11

Here and there q person would become a,
triie unruly, but the sight Of a business
end OF a night stick usually was sufficient.
After the trains had ceased unloading the
question of getting out those already in
became only a question OF lime
The wreckinR crew stationed at the
Peterborough shops, l4sth street and Lenox
avenue, had the s~outhhound right of way
and responded like enginesIto a three alarm
fire. Scarcely five minutes elapsed from
the time they drew mp alongside the wrecked
train and ~unlinbened until the damaged
car had been encircled with heavy chains
and lftei hack over its trucks by the power
full electric crane.
The Broadway wrecking car by this time
he'd come down from i37th street and slid
up against the rear Of the Lenox avenue
train and slowly pushed against the rear as
the forward motor car pulled. BY easy
stages the two trains got TO the shops,
After an inspection Of the track General
Manager Heiley ordered the traffic on
Lenox avenue which now had been delayed
nearly an hour and a half. resumed.
1t was several hours later, however before
things assumed their regular routine. A
strong guard of police was stationed at
Ninety-siXth street until 10 o'clock,
1t was raining and sleeting heavily az
the time of the accident and many who eot
the block checks didn't read the printed
conditions. They got the idea that the
slips were good for passage upon the ele-
waited and surface cars.
All sorts o! alterations and rows re-
suited. In many instances the surface cars
were fairly stormcd and the conductors
were powerless either 70 put the boarders
y off or make them pay,
The elevated station at Ninety-third
street was hcsiegeI with checks. The
checks were not honorei. hut some persons
forcihly brushed by the ticket chopper.
The agent AZ 10th street and Eighth avenue
treated all ~stragPlors with a warm re-
~ception. he had orders not TO let anybody
ride and he'd be damned If he would violate
orders.
The entire day was one Of traffic trouble.
In the morning rush hours there was "A
ieup in the subway, due to the blowing out
of a large safety fuse which protects the
third rail on the downtown local track at
Times Square. The stations at Fiftieth
street, Times Square. Grand Central and
Thirty-third street were plunged into dark
ness. every high, in he st atoms and the lights
on all down towniocal trains being ex-
tinguishei.
Traffic was shut OF on the %southbound
local track for nearly an hour. Finally the
fuse was replaced and the situation bright
ened up. Minor blocks, followed causing
general swearing on the part Of patrons.
The elevated roads were likewise in dis
tress. Trains on the Second and Ninth
avenue lines in two instances were set on
fire by short circuiting caused by icy rails
and sleet. Passengers were panicky. but
were finally landed at stations safely. Owing
TO the ties catching fire on the Second avenue
line near Twenty-second street, trains were
stopped from midnight until 49, o'clock
yesterday morning.
Surface cars managed TO creep along
through the day but it took little short OF
aorobatio ability to get aboard the packed
cars or TO retain standing room once you
got on.
General Manager Hedley summed up the
situation this way:
~The service on the subway and elevated
was very bad to-day, and | know il. Nearly
everything possible has happened to in
terfere with the operation of trains. The
sleet storm has caused short circuits and
interference with the transmission of cur
rent from the third rail to the motors.
"The trouble has been so multiplied
that the result has been very had If it is
possible for anything more to happen |
hope il won't be discovered to-day"
Mr.. Hedley expressed every hope, weather
|, elements and luck permitting, that the
service would show much Improvement
to-day.