The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-08-04
BRIDGE LOOP OPEN;
ONE Man KILLED
|NF|RST RUSH
Impatient Passenger Struck by
Train and He Dies
in Hospital.
LONG DELAY IS CAUSED.
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Police Kept Busy Preventing
Persons From Drawing the
Third Rail.
LONG DELAY IS CAUSED

The long expected Centre street loop
ee the nsv subway. which 70 to relieve
tsafho over the Brooklyn Bridge BY
bringing passengers direct from win.
iamsburs Bridge to Chambers street.
was opened to-day at Z o'clock A. n.
ana encountered dificulty and dei1v
befons the regular morning crush had
been delivered. Thousands were held up
onn4hs Williamsburg Bridge for nifty
mlhutss. beginning At 9 o'clock. when an
accident occurred In the Suffolk street
station At tho entrance OF the loop.
Trains had been stalled hve minutes
when Stanley Baiiou. . printer en-
pioyed In Golfers. attempted to walk
~ feet to the Suffolk street station. He
was on the track when an eastbound
train struck him. tossing him against
the train he had just left. Immediately
hundreds attempted to Chamber out of
the train and the guards had great DIFF.
nculty In keeping frantic passengers
from death on the third rail. which II
uncovered. Bicycle Policeman Connors
and Battle. stationed at the bridge en-.
trance. dropped into the open cut where
the trains start under ground and
cleared the track to where Ballou lay
unconscious.
INJURED MAN DIES IN THE HOS.
PiTAL.
They carried him to the station and
- ambulance from Gouverneur Hos
Dital was summoned. DR.. Robinson per.
formed An operation on the injured
nan's hsad. removing . splinter Of bone
- inch long which was pressing against
he brain. He was then removed to
the hospital suffering from what was
pronounced . compound fracture Of tn,
skull. He died q few hours later.
The 0rst train to enter the new loop
On the public opening contained q few
passengers and oncials Of the B. II. T.
Eight minutes from the Manhattan en-.
trance q the Williamsburg Bridge "a
Centre. where the crowds came through
the exits and started on . three block
hike to City Hall Square. 10 the ofhcial
running time. This was made by the
first train. running early in the morning
Later It took from ten to twelve min.
utss.
Four tracks are ready for trains. bu
only two are In use. The others ARK
for the trains which will run from Man
haitian Bridge and take care Of the
Fourth avenue subway when Il II
opAned,
WOMEN SELL TICKETS At THE
STATIONS.
There are four stations, Delaney
Bowe-y. Canal and Chambers street
al. after the fashion Of the regular sub
way stations except that at Chamber,
street. which Is In two floors. low cell
inged and broad. Entrance Is down 4
single flight Of stairs to the upper floo
for tickets. dispensed by nine women a
booths equipped with turnstiles Train
are on the lower level, reached by an
other flight of stairs.
Al all the stations passengers are com
PEELED to bump the turnstiles arount
registering their numbers on the dlals.
During the rush hours trains wer
operated every two and a half minutes
b. r. T. officials attempted to- excus
the delays In the new loop to-day b
issuing a statement to the effect tina
motormen had been instructed to pre-
coed slowly on tho down grade at III
bridge before entering the loop Car
hogan to pile up, due to caution, and tn
accident prolonged the delay.
No excuse was made for the oil
wooden cars, which groaned along owe
the new duh rails packed to the gate
nor was any excuse offered for the Ut