The Washington times., 1912-01-20
T|E.UP OF CARS
/. MAKES HUNDREDS
!. WALK TO BUREAU
Army of Employees Reports
Late at Moneymaking In
stitution Today.

The army Of employees of the bureau
OF Engraving and Printing. which gpcs
, on duty at 8 o'cl5ck in the morning,
enjoyed the privilege of walking to
work today. AS result Of their, ex-
perfence, a good many OF the women
who are employed as feeders at tho
big "money MILL reported from FIVE
minutes to half an hour iate.
About 7.30 o'clock, when the steps
and platforms of the cars are taxed to
the limit Of their capacity with mon
end wolien. the Bureau line went out
of commission. After five or ten min.
Gtes some of the workers decided that
II would be best not to wait or tho cars
and started to hike" across the NAL,
They reached the Bureau lust before
8 o'clock.
The vast majority. however, decided
to wait a few minutes longer In the
hope that the cars would start again.
Finally they did start, but were soon
stalled again.
Waited at Junction.
In the meantime crowds were waiting
at al the transfer functions. At last
every one gave it up as a hopeless wait
and started walking. Until nearly $50
there was q continuous stream of en-
ployes walking through the Mall to
work.
The cause of the tie-up could not be
definitely learned, although It was un-
derstood there was something wrong
with the current at the powerhouse. At
the office Of the superintendent Of trans
portation Of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company 1t was said that
nothing unusual caused the tie-up.
No further explanation was given.
During the rush hours the Bureau line
probably is more heavily taxed than
any 3ther line In the city. More than
1000 men and women work at the Blu
reau Of Engraving and Printing, and
this army Of employees has to depend
entirely upon one car line to carry
them to work.
This morning's tie-up was the most
serious that has occurred in several
months.
Other Lines Blocked.
The tie-up on the Bureau Nne also
blocked traffic for about half an hour
on the H street, G street, and Eleventh
street lines. Traffic was also blocked
FOR q time on the Mt. Pleasant and
Seorgetown lines. as q result Of the
Bureau cars becoming blocked at the
Intersection Of F and Eleventh streets
the cars. however, were running by the
time employees Of the other Government
departments, who report at 8 O'Clock,
started to work.
The tie-up. however. caused consider
able tnconvenfence to q large number
OF workers who are employed at the
Government Printing Office, and who
also report at o'clock. A large num-
Der OF the men and women who work
at the big printshop were obliKed 10
walk to work in order to get there ON
Traffic was also tied UP for a time on
the Seventh street line OF the CAPITAL
Traction Company, the lie Droit Park.
ana Bureau cars, blocking the line al
the intersection of Seventh and q
streets: Employees Of private concerns.
as well as large number OF Govern
ment employees. were also put to a
great Inconvenience by being Obliged to
walk to work. Cars on the Eleyenth
street line. especially, were Crowded
With men and women on the way to Of
fees, when the Bureau lines blocked
these cars.
The traffic on the washington-yir-
ginia Railway Company lines, Including
the Alexandria, Falls Church and Ball.
ston cars, which come into the Twelfth
street station, was blocked for more
than half an hour. A large number of
persons who live across the river in
Virginia and work In Washington were
forced to walk across the Highway
bridge.