New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
Subway Meets Terrific Sfroin
Although Sadly Overaxed. Not Single Serious Accd
Was Reported During Crush Hours of the parad

Hours before the time when the naval parade
which was 10 open the Hudson Fulton celebration
was scheduled TO start, every available ~ ss-
point on the Manhattan and New Jersey go
was crowded to It's capacity Hardy h"u 80
York and her guests finished reading the govern
ment forecaster's announcement that generaiiy taf
weather would prevail on this long awaiteu uas
when the procession toward the maJes'lc i
began When the warships OF the american .as, nes
gave a salute at O'Clock and uhiur'eu ne
.trearners thousands were already on the slOpihs
banks OF the Hudson.
The early arrivals carried boxes OF food 10 SUSTAIN
them during the long wait for the parade thou-
sands Of gayIy decorated boats of all sizes ana "se
.cusded over the waters in the vicinity OF the naVa
anchorage Some OF them looked like PlayfehO"s
OF the original Clermont. Riverside Drive "o9
lined with reviewing stands. and ueket hoIueIS
began TO take possession before O'Clock A o's
cordant note arose when IL was observed thaI go
blank spaces appeared In the stands IL seemed u
be the impression that many more seats might nave
been occupied had the price been lower -,
Thirty observation cars left the $50 Sweet S't
Of the New York Central shortly after o clOcN-
Ar that hour transit facilities gave signs OK Delhs
overtaxed and the congestion OF subway eleNa.oN
and surface lines reached the point OF pOs'tiN7
comfort and hung at that mark all Gay AH'
schedule had evidently been made to play as eIO7e
Iy as possible TO the point OF safety Row nsaiy
this succeeded may be judged by the taet Oha' % ~
accidents were reported during the hours Ol '
crush which may seem extraordinary IN we" %
fact that every car aValaDle anu SAN -~
OF the company were employed
BASEBALL. CROWDS ENTER.
AS the afternoon wore on the crush in the sub
way seemed to have become dangerous. Ihe e,n-
nloves were powerless to regulate traffic ana the
stations became overcrOwded as train after tram
passed without adding 70 its load Passehsers On
the local trains were carried past ther 49,
because 1t was impossible for them to move. OliS @
the side-dOOr trains was there any ythihs 'A''
approached orderly traflc.
After the parade ended and the crowds began re-
turning downtown the tide OF congestion OF course
shifted. Twenty-Five thousand persons alien IN
spirit TO the celebration thrOngs attended the pan
games at American League Park and fought to get
into the entrance which serves patrons or the
16sth street station. This made pretty spectacle
All the patrOlmen in the city were engaged IN poic
ing the route OF the naval parade, and the scene
ct this point was a picture to amaze the sishs
even of the most hardened New Yorker Passeh-
gers arriving at the station found IL impossible TO
reach the street after coming up in the elevators
and were forced to retrace their steps and go 70
the next station
The crowds which thronged New York to Wit
ness the opening OF the celebration exceeded any
that the city has entertained in years. and
that they were handled at ali by transportation
lines and police without fatal accidents Is proof
Of their good nature and the intelligence used In
arrangements made for their reception.
Along shore barges and scows had temporary
stands erected on them. and their captains reaped
on riverside Drive from asth street TO 18th street
was occupied Even the railroad wall was covered
with venturesome individuals who willing 70
risk their necks 10 obtain an unobstructed view OF
the river. Small boys who early on the
and had taken possession Of choice spots turned
spectators and auctiOned of their seats to the
highest bidder.
Numbers of launches and small boats carried
passengers out into the river but they were not
permitted to approach within thirty feet Of the war
vessels. sailors in small boats being on duty TO
prevent too close inspection. At the various
landing stages patrOlmen were detailed 20 guard
against accident. The crush at the Fort Lee ferry
almost got beyond the control of the police, and Il
was not until the ferry schedule was abandoned
and boats were sent out as fast they could be
dispatched that temporary relief was afforded
Three hours before the parade started the viaduct
from 1SOth TO 18th street so crowded that
campstoOl venders discontinued business.
In addition to the thrOngs who were able to view
the parade from solid land were the thousands and
thousands who went out in excursion steamers or
found view Of the river from the roofs Of build
ings Every cOastwise steamship line landing at
New York City had many boats as could be
spared from regular service TO accommodate ex-
cursiOnists- Some lines even discontinued their
regular traffic to gather in the money proered by
eager pleasure seekers.
CROWDS ON THE ROOFTOPS
The tenement houses along the West Side Of the
women and children. who for once obtained for
nothing that for which others willing 20 pay
fancy prices. The docks We're packed like prune
barrels. and the New York Central Railroad had
a corps of extra hagmen to safeguard the thou
sands who crossed the tracks to the river.
BY the middle of the afternoon there were thirty
thousand persons In and around Battery Park.
From there TO InwoOd the Manhattan shore was a
living fringe. AT InwOOd tract OF land was
roped off for automobiles. and owners OF machines
paid as high as s25 for parking privileges. stand
at this point accommodated about a thousand per
sons. From Dyckman street south to 18th street
Riverside Drive lined with machines Near
the latter point stands had been erected for the ac
commodatiOn Of more than ten thousand persons.
Bathing pavilOns all along the river became tenn
porary sources Of revenue reviewing stands.
Spectators appeared all along the Drive early IN
the morning and took possession Of blocks OF seats
They were finally driven out by the police. They
did lucrative business. however before they were
stopped. they had been holding out for exOrbi-
tant prices. and had been getting what they asked
from that ever growing contingent OF native New
Workers who think IL is fun TO be stung
AT O'Clock a representative of the Dock Depart
ment said that the crowds along the waterfront