The evening world., 1914-01-20

lo.sS the partly burned car. the ma
chinsry OF which had been protected
BY metal shsathing. was cut % from
the rest Of the train and With PrsA.
dent Shonts at The controaler Was
slowly run up 70 the Ninsty .ninth
street repair stops.
Mr.. 6hents said hs wanted - make
. personal Investigation Of the oondi.
ton Of the car and into every possible
cause Of the accident Train schedules
were awry for an hour q more after
traflc was resumed.
THoUsANDe TRAPPED IN
OrALlGp SUBWAY TRAINS.
The dsrailing Of the car at Ninety
sixth street held up the entire subway
system. Dosena Of trains were stalled
between stations and thousands OF
passengers found themselves trapped
in the trains. out Of reach even Of
stations at which they might ascend
TO the street.
The tis.up lasted for more than an
hour and Ia that time New York's
chief traction system stood motion.
lsss. Every other means OF reaching
the downtown district Was taxed 70
capacity. The sixth and Ninth avenus
slovated lines carried Thousands. The
second avenue line and al the sur
face lines were utilized BY others. but
In the midst Of the confusion the
also by q IRE which stopped the move
| vuAnta NJ Ali trnl0n.
Il was the worst aocA1ent - New
Jerks Traction facilities which the caty
had ever experienced. II began q
S.3s o'clock, when every train bound
downtown was Jamms4 70 the door,
With men and women WorksrA many
Of them already . little late Tor their
work. 1t lasted until the usual rush
hour had passed.
Al 1905 o'clock the express track
were 0psnsd % that trains could bs
run from the Bronx al the way south
hours before the local tracks wert
cleared 90 that operation could b,
resumed ON regular schedule.
Ono car Of the southbound Leno,
avenue local traia caused all tn
trouble. The Lenox avenue trains IN,
, those Of the Bronx Division Of tn
, subway. after passing through tn
tunnel under the northern end Of Cen
trail Park. ascend to the Level o6 u
] Broadway tracks. Just north ct II
} Ninety sixth street station and Their
ere switched onto the local ana 81
press tracks bound downtown.
The Lsnox avenue tratn-A slx-ca
! train-had passsd partly over tn
/. third car struck . frog With sue
. force that the axle was broken. Til
car became TANNED between the res
. ular rails and the third rail- at thei
. side and there was . display Of Ore
works. Blue flames shot about th
lear. which came to . sudden hal
: ana when these subsided with Ii
, automatic shutting on OF power q
: train was left In darkness TANNED
. such q way that there was no hoy
% Of moving II without . wrsckin
% crow.
y One was sent for Immediately. b,
u there was many minutes VOL
ahead Of them and the order VI
tslsphoned quickly to every static
70 stop selling tickets.
Meantime dozens OF trains We
l. creeping up on the stalled train on
n to BE- halted In various blocks - u
train ahead Waa brought TO . st0
e Presently Thousands OF persons We
,. stuck between stations. while 1t stl
N tons TO which the no ticket" ord
10 had not been transmitted thousan'
.. moro were crowding the platsoru
70 looking for trains.
70 POWER CUT orr DOWN Z
- FiPriErN orRggT.
- All power was shut on the Loo
tracks betwesa Ninety-slxth q
vtftieth streets - that thp Wyee0
= oeov 0ouh Vork On - 1870 n