New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
PREVENT PANICS,
ELECTRICIANS URGE
say Better Lighting and
Isolation of Cables
Are Sole Relief.
REPLACED MANHOLES
BEST SAFETY MOVE
Also Urge Instant Removal from
Tubes of All Wood and IN
flammable Stuff.

IDOeS Oh All NOON oiN -"
a-...,oLto Staff
la''''''"O'N
What can electrical science do 20
1000. ,,,.b ,cci5eDfs as occurred "a
-. ,,o.
me SUBWAY "'U"'-""S
That was the question asked NeS'ei-
dsv ~ several electrical engineers Tho
- - .to como in
""N"''' 40 HI
each case, thss no human agency "4u
horn discovered go far which wouic
,,E that the
prevent snort
best insulation A.a oI'" vi"
~ s,cb c;rcur
......r Of the
INC p'N' .l L:-L
mechanical clspos.,o" ''
,o1taco cables rather than their lnsD-
,-..-- .,........-e..s Isolate rather than
'"''O"' ivy o. -.-,,-so,,se
!nsulate. and employ ''''''.''
methods 20 prevent panic, and large
800 % +bo danger would be rec
go
- ..,.;ors should COM
NO spllC'Ne .,....-b
uunicatc with the tunnel t''" ,'' NJ,
heavy steel and asbestos uIo..' 80.
rs energy enough rom 49, 60 Ts-
in cables OF su'H -.N' f. ;s only
stroy any substance S'.'"' ,..--l.o..d
question o. now 4"'- ... 5.,,r,,,-
current runs, ana 10" -"t ~ 80
tive powers VIII rc''n D." '"", ..,,'s
These splicing manho.es' OF S'"'.o.'
should be so far removed Una, no nc .'-
ter what happened IN the way OF "O-
circuits, no smoke OF gases couio e''
INTO the tunnel
Danger from the present "ti '' ne.
ment Of the splicing stations 's w. W
great, the experts Ctc4aISu' ~
Cineer estimated, ofnano' 'Aat '"S
pense OF reconstructng me H"NN"'1
20 as 70 be safely cue cf from 'hC ny, .I.
mel would not exceed s9Ov'o00' ..,'.
would an expenditure O. t1a' ai'oo.-.
mean 20 the c0m0an. compared WIZ,
the possibilities OF loss ln iAe even ,.. ~
a more serou> accident me- "S .ie.,,
They all wondered t1at SuCn an. 49,
aen' hau no. ,".' -,rrb more serious
,rber - ia come.
81. D,,co,
ireNehl ''""Ne
In expressing their opinions I"e 90
pcrts assumed that the reported CauS-
and conditions Of the accloenJ were
true. They were not inclined 10 MAKE
specific remedial suggestions Wlthou'
knowing an the facts.
Louis Duncan, OF Duncan. 1oung
Prcssey, consulting eIeclrlc"4 chg
ucers. OF 80 Church ST. Saia' L..
$50 far as the insulation goes,
licvc they have the best oD'slH!SG,O-e D"
the subway. short circuits VIII IrP-
pen under any human condluohs ne
lesson 10 be learned from the acc'og'.'
IS to construct ana distribute lhe sPiiC-
ing manho!es and al cable lnSuIa'lol
so that. Whatever happens, no sl'oAS
and fumes can get into the tunnel.
This could be done at REASONABLY
small expense. wooden cars, Woo9t"
shields for the third ran ana az olNel
infammable material should ne re-
moved rom the subway.
Mr. duncan sa.a .la' l.ie $500 L-'.f
e'.'-'N .l-,.ra.' So, .Ls +ra--it
- .,.sto-,,
heep Lights Going.
Schuyler S. Wheeler, Of the Croker
Wheeler Company, consulting electri-
cal engineers, who removed the tangle
or overhead wires from the streets
ana placed them IN conduiis lor the
Lo.T1h CON pany' salu' ,.... -,..-
ne l.oa1 .'lpoI anu ,i'us is 10 Mp
Inc "sn'' gong IH an cases ""eic
.H,I' '"al(. VI p@"'1. 10
lSe wa, l.e I-tu.S wen. on. anu 'i.es
Clu Hot nave provision on me cars Ioi
Iltn'-NE mem lHuel .eIlue"'Iy' OF, nav nav
.t sly" p.o'.5'o" ~ ia. Ing S.oa@5
1a5.ei'vS .u ',,e car He qua ', u.s.
-a.I.o 20 urn mem Oh ..'c &c go
''.e,.g'U 10 ,..e u.s Is"''llS u. '."t,.,'5
u..c'f',' a''ot'. % l.sl,s lnp l,;t.
.uypenu'H.,5 o ,s NV" 49,. ', .-o,,i+
r5on 49, ~ tto 49, o, -,'rolC NO. ~
yided .wo or threc time as many adj
ditional lamDs for the brilliant ulumi-
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