The evening world., 1914-01-20
md thus other trains south OF the
pOlnt OF accident were stalled.

point OF accident were stalled.
For Q tlne passengers at quietly
waiting for the trains to move. but
~ the minutes passed men and women
who aaw themselves becoming later
and later for their work, demanded
allowed - walk the tracks 70 the
nearest stationA Hundreds reached
the street In this way. and In the tun-
mel under Central Park % many
trains were stalled that they were
run together. and passengers walked
through the long MES Of cars until
they reached the Ono Hundred and
Tenth street station.
OTHER LINES oveRcRoWDED
IN RUSH 70 GET DOWN TOWN.
II availed them little to reach the
street. Every crosstown and south.
bound surface line and west side ele-
waited was packed to capacity. Trains
pulled out Of all the stations jammsd
20 that II was physically impossible
the gates. and still the crowd gath.
cred at the stations. Extra cars were
put ON 70 accommodate the unusual
pressure. but at $50 o'clock. more than
half an hour after they should already
have been downtown, thousands were
striving TO and some means of reach.
Ing the lower end Of the city.
In the Bronx the congestion wa
especially severe. At One Hundred
ana Forty ninth street, . transfer
point, 20 many persons assembled
the Alexander avenue station to pre-.
vent Q rush for the station. . subss.
Quent panic and the injury Of many.
| 6upt. J. l. Merritt sent for, every
wrccking crew within reach and pres
entity $50 men we're working at top
speed to clear the tracks At Ninety.
axth street. Because power had bean
shut Oh ut once the crews could not
reach the wreck by other trains and %
they came from all the emergency
stations In street cars. wagons, au-
Q constant stream Of wreckers. many
Of them carrying big hydraulic jacks
descending into the Ninety-nxth street
station for many minutes after tn
accident. Oficials came from head.
quarters downtown and General Man.
ager Frank Hedley took charge In per-
son.
hut work ~ they would II was II
o'clock before the south bound expresl
} tracks were cleared and the wreckerl
predicted then that II would be o
| MAX IN nOuT I0teI UStOIo tu0,
could clear the local tracks
PANIC IN WRECKED sUeWA>
TRAIN.
In the wrecked train there ha'
, been q panic. Tho short circui
, caused By the collision with the Nv
, rail put out the lights In the car
} and caused loud detonAtions a. wei
a. . pyrotechnical display Of blu
: sparks and fame. Many wome
tainted and others rushed for tn
0 doors. Tho front end Of tho trai
. was in the station and men an
, women asd through tho dark car
striving to gain an exit While
= would let them out onto the plat
Q form.
3 Miss Olga Rudwsll Of No. 100 We
Ninety third street took charge {
1 several women whom they reache
( the platform. half fainting. and ~
4 sisted them 70 the street and to sui
. face cars. She escorted several dowr
n town who were too hystsri0si
travel alone.
. shortly before 10 o'clock the south
, bound express track was clear.
!. that northbound trains were run {
= lar - Ninety sixth street. swttcht
!. over there ON Q cross-over and Dol
r. back downtown on tho express track
N Thousands used these trains. entertT
n them from the express stations. b.
the local service was still tied U
a Land the express stations could
reached only from the street. =.
There was excitement In all q
n stalled trains for the lights went o
"a L - ooon ~ the power was shut I
n "a Wn0 ten minutes or more b
\ - y emag0nnov ughto-tWo en-