The sun., 1908-01-11
THEBRDGEJAM'TRANSHERRED
IT SHIFTS 40 BOWLING GREEN
As TUBE TRAFFEO GROWS,

kAuJ MAny TRANSPORTATION COMnH01 Dnllol
COnstructlOn Are ExpeSeed 90 Give
Entire Rellef-P. o. COmmIssIOn won't
Let D. n. r. Diminish Bridge Service.
The new tubes 20, Brooklyn carried more
Passengers Yesterday than they did on the
first day the through subway connection
with that borough was established. Not
withstanding that fact, there seemed 10 bO
a slight increase Last night In the number
OF persons using the bridge, but not enough
to bring back the bridge crush. Whether
or not there was any increase in the number
using the bridge will have TO be determined
from figures not yet compiled.
The sale OF tickets showed that the trafilo
In tho tubes was growing. In the rush
hours last night the Brooklyn expresses
leaving the Bowling Green station for thSir
trip under the river were much more
crowded, according to the men taking the
figures for the Public Service Commission.
At was evident last night that Brooklyn
Expresses were, possible, more crowded
than the Expresses bound for The Bronx
from the Fourteenth street station. AZ
OiO last night q train pulled out for Brooklyn
with $40 standees, according TO the count
OF the Public Servioe Commissions tabu-
Iators. IL didn't seem possible 70 squeeze
another person in, and many persons were
unable TO board it at the Bowling Green
station. Each train seats SS4 persons.
From the count OF the inspectors il was
evident that the subway trains were carry
ing more than 10000 an hour under the
river In the rush hours.
In the morning rSlsh hours the diversion
OF the crowds from tho car lines to the
Borough Hall station was more noticeable.
and double the number Of tickets were sold
as compared with the previous day. On
Thursday 1000 tickets were sold at the
Brooklyn subway station between 8 A. NJ.
and A. NJ. Yesterday In the same hour
S.lOO were sold. and $500 between A. M.
and A. NJ.
The trains under the river last night
did not keep aS closely to their three min
ute schedule as on the night before, due,
IL was said, TO an accident to West Farms
express at Spring street. At times there
were delays, and the crowds at the Bowling
Green station piled up so fast that when
train did come in a lot OF people could
not get aboard. 1t looked a. IL the crush
at the bridge had been transferred to the
subway.
The Public Service Commission was
It learned that the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
ofncisls had reduced tho number OF trains
on the bridge the very first night the sub
way was opened. 1t feared that the B. r. L.
was trying TO Offset the loss of passengers
at the bridge by q reduction In trains as
apermanent thing, and adopted a resolution
presented by Commissioner Bassett calling
upon the company to answer to the COM
mission by noon to-day the following
questions:
4. Whether the number Of trains operated
on the Brooklyn Bridge on January Q. 1905,
was greater or less than usual. and II the
maximum was not operated the reasons
therefor7
?. What are the plans Of the company as
to the number Of local trains to be operated
on the Brooklyn Bridge during rush hours
until such time as the company will begin the
operation Of through trains?
Chairman WILCOX said that It seemed
inoredible that When relief had come the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company should
try to cut down the bridge service
NOf course. 1t is understood" he said.
that such thing should not be tolerated
by the board"
The resolution hardly hah been served
upon the Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials
yesterday before the answer was received
Il was signed by J. F. CalderwoOd. general
manager. Mr.. Calderwood admitted in
answer to the first question that the com
pany had operated sixteen instead Of
eighteen trains.
This was made necessary" he went on
to say, because Of the fact that men are
leaving this service without notice to us,
anticipating the early discontinuance of
this service; also a great number Of mon
assigned to this service are at the present
time sick"
In aDSwer kn tha aacond .c,,os.;ov, - A..
commission Mr.. Calderwood wrote:
1t In the plan OF the company to con-
tinue operating all the available bridge
equipment during the rush hours until
such time as through operation is under
taken. and eighteen trains will be in service
at all times during rush hours unless we
disabled"
The company was not slow in making
good its word to the commission, and last
night eighteen cars were run from ass
to0I5.
Commissioner Bassett Of the Public
Service Commission, who is chairman
Of the special committee on the bridge
crush, said yesterday that he believed
that the subway could not cut down the
crowd eventually more than is per cent.
The five cent fare is what controls the
situation, said he. NO one is going to
leave the bridge route il the other way
means an additional fare, though they
may do IL at first from curiosity. At the
same time learned to-day Of a man who
goes TO Jamaica by the Long Island Railroad
from the + latbush avenue station. He tried
the tunnel last night, walked from the
Borough Hall to the Flatbush depot in
Brooklyn and saved twenty minutes on
the trip. This looks as n the tunnel would
reach a wider circumference and would
be used by more people than had ever
thought possible
The real results OF the tube will not be
shows according to the trafho officials,
until several improvements have been made