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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07
"APPLY LESSONS"
URGES THE MAYOR
Mr.. Mitchell Says New Subways
Should Be Guarded Against
Similar Disasters.

IF there are any lessons TO be
learned from the occurrence thew
should be applied to the extension OF
the new subways." Mayor Mitchell
made this statement last night after
he had received reports from Fire
Commissioner Adamson, Theodore
Rousseau, his secretary, and others.
The Mayor was unable 10 90 TO the
scene OF the accident. but instructed
Mr. Rousseau TO go and give him all
the particulars. He received suppJe-
mentary reports from time to time all
through the day.
Because of the lack of precise in
formation on some of the phases of the
accident the Mayor did not feel like
making a long statement. but CON
sented to say this:
II is fortunate for the CITY th.t
to-day's accident in the subway did
not result in more serious damage. If
tnere are any lessons to be learned
from the occurrence they should be
aPpiled 10 the extension of the new
suo"ays' VI course, thorough in
vesugaiion should be made at once TO
learn the cause. With the enormous
NUMBER OF persons carried every day
upon our transportation system il is,
OF course, incumbent upon every one,
city and state officials alike, TO see
that everything is done from month
to month to insure the safety of the
The reports that I have received
from the Fire and Police Commission
ers show splendid work done by the
men Of both departments. Firemen
descended into the smoke-flled sub
way and rescued hundreds at the risk
OF their own lives, as they always do.
Several firemen were overcome, Com
missioner Adamson tells me. The city
Is certainly TO be congratulated on
the work Of these men,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07
GIRLS DEATH NOT TOLD
Miss Grady's Mother Seriously
III with Pneumonia.

Miss Ella Grady, the only one dead
up to last night, was the. daughter o.
Thomas Grady. and lived with hr
parents at S97 Crotona Park Noris'
The Bronx. She was thirty-four ys'f'
of age and was employed as typlst
Miss Grady was member OF ~
Roman Catholic Church OF 81. Rose o
Lima, in The Bronx, belonged TO 'u'
eral religious societies attached TO hs
church and was a fsvorite among hti
many acquaintances. When the news o.
her death reached her home II va
deemed advisable, on the advice OF ms
family physician, TO keep Il from ha
mother, who is in a serious eoncitel
with pneumonia, as the family fesrss
that the shock would have a bad snse
on her. -
The body Of the girl was identihsd y
her brother, William +. Grady, wac
the principal Of Public School q, y
10th ST. and Avenue b. Two sisters !. :.
the dead girl are school teachers. ~
the house last night a Tribune repong,
was informed that the CONDITION
Mrs. Grady was serious.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07

tinued on. They passed through the
cars Of other locals that had piled up
behind the first train. They found all
Of the cars empty of passengers. On
the seats Of the affected local were
hats and torn articles of clothing and
scattered bits of lunch.
Find Man Unconscious.
Just before they reached the first
local they found a man unconscious,
bleeding from cuts on his neck, lying
between the west rail and the subway
wall. They carried him to point near
the grating base, from which he was
carried to the street.
There was no lack Of assistance
offered when the extent of the accident
became known.
The West Side Branch of the Y. NJ.
c. A., in 57th ST., sent out five auto
mobiles to carry the helpless TO the
building, where they were treated.
Later they were taken home. Physi-
clans whose Offices are near the scene
offered their services gratis.
The United States Volunteer Life
saving Corps was summoned in cOnnec-
tion with all organizations engaged in
rescue work. 1t was the first time this
corps ever received an order for land
duty. SO it was difficult to understand
just what kind of assistance could be
given.
The men were rounded up by tele-
phone and they gathered at the office
of the organization. Then they went
home to dress for the occasion. When
they returned everything was over.
They had come up on a surface car,
trailed by an automobile containing
stretchers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07

Though only a short distance away
many Of the passengers we're unable
to get to the ventilator opening. Inc
gas was now heavier than before. Some
Of the women, gasping, lay down De
side the tracks. begging for assistance.
To the first arrivals at the bottom OF
the ventilator shaft 10 seemed they
we're trapped. A wire netting, covering
the opening, Knocked them. Sight OF
10 was followed by anguished cries and
then by feroeious clawing that so
twisted the wire out Of shape that It
was possible 20 squeeze through.
The struggle for life became more
earnest here. Some OF the harder
women got TO the area leading TO the
iron ladder which runs up to the side
walk on Broadway. It is topped By a
grating to protect pedestrians.
About the time that the first battlers
reached the areaway the fact Of the ac-
cident was stirring Broadway from 5Oth
70 seth ST. Some Of the express pas
sengers had arrived at the 5Oth and
seth st. stations, and the smoke had
forced itself in greater volume through
the rnanhole apertures at SD ST.
How Victims Were Rescued.
Just before the local train passen-
gers got 70 the ventilator smoke pour
ing through the grating caught the eye
Of A. G. Southworth, manager of the
Buiek automobile agency on the north
-. .nrrnr Of RroadMay and 55th 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07

understand why the cars stood idle %
the third track.
Bus lines did business which ~.
their summer records in the shade
Ten-car trains inched their way
along the Sixth and Ninth sv. ts'
vated roads. while unruly crowds b.
sieged the stations.
The new Centre ST. loop aforte
some relief at the Brooklyn Bridge, a..
its trains carried unusual loads.
A heavy fog beset river traffic, ari
the canny ones who had decided h
reach their Brooklyn homes BY 'is
old-fashioned route to avoid the erest
found they had jumped from the fT'
ing pan into the fire.
Ferryboats were far behind TIER
regular schedule. The East go 81
ferry to Greenpoint ran on a twenty.
minute schedule, every boat iannts
with passengers.
The Union Ferry Company's slips at
Fulton ST. and South Ferry were ever
whelmed. The Hamilton ferry was BE-
sieged also, and additional ears were
put on the streets leading to me
BROOKLYN ferry terminals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07
CITY'S THOUSANDS
GO HOME SLOWLY
Crowds Storm Subway
and Swamp Il" Lines
Surface Cars damned.

Crippled New York limped homeward
last night as best it could. It's best
wasn't a fast pace. With elevated
lines and surface cars oyerburdened,
ferries delayed by fog and the handl-
capped service in the subway, great
confusion resulted.
1t was a long road and a rough one.
The worst spots were at l4th ST., 23d
ST.. the Grand Central Station and
goth st. and 125th st. The 96th st.
subway station was the scene Of the
worst tangle.
An army of reserve police was mus
tered by Commissioner Woods and sue
ceeded in Strengthening things out 10 a
certain extent. But for their work
the situation might have been serious.
As it was, New York laughed at the
orders of clustered guards and station
masters, and in at least one instance
sat tight in a subway train that was
scheduled to stop at Goth ST., forcing
the crew TO run il TO the end Of the
line.
At every danger spot was a squad of
policemen watching lest a jam should
form. At l4th ST., at 23d st. and at
the Grand Central Station, it was found
necessary 70 sell subway tickets IN
patches of from 80 TO 500, and then
close the ticket booth until the crowd
on the platform had been disposed OF.
The northbound subway station at 23d
st. was closed from 6 o'clock until
after 7.
For the most part the overflow
sought the Third av. elevated, which
was already crowded with the extra
load from l4th 81. Sergeant Thornton
had 70 call for more policemen from
the East 22d st. station. and finally sue
ceeded in shunting the crowd TO the
Second av. elevated and the surface
cars. At nth st. one stairway of the
Third av elevated was used for those
wishing TO board a train and the othet
for descending patrons.
Many who lived in Harlem and The
Bronx decided TO try the New York
Centrals suburban service.
When subway traffic was first re-
sumed no trains ran north of Goth st,
and the platforms were jammed with
people who had made numerous vain
attempts TO get aboard the right train.
Ii was at Goth st. that a trainload
gufrawed when informed they would
have to shift to another train. After
fifteen minutes delay, which held up
trains all along the line. their train
pulled out. while they cheered the VIC
tory. Conditions were so bad at 9oth
ST. that many fought their way 10 the
street and angrily demanded their
nickels back.
Overcrowded trains on the subway
and elevated lines emptied their car
goes into l25th ST. faster than the sur
face cars could take care of them.
Crosstown cars were stalled for blocks.
Streetcar companies had put all their
reserve rolling stock into service, but
the crowd was too vast. and the num-
Der of the cars impeded traffic. The
express track Of the Third av. elevated
line was blocked with empty cars,
while packed trains crawled past on
the local tracks. An official of the
marlborough said that he could not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07
CROWDS STRUGGLE FOR LIFE
IN SMOKE-FlLLED SUBWAY

in front OF which the grating is. He
Arthur /. Newton, sales manager, and
Edward Lahey, salesman, were in the
rear Of the store.
That's peculiar said Southwor'h'
indicating the smoke.
Just then a woman stopped as she
was passing the store and bent down
over the grating. She was noticed by
Mrs. Henry Russell browne, OF 800
West 18th ST., who. in her automobile
intended 20 turn into 55th st.
"Stop minute she said 20 the
chauffeur, "and help that woman.
think she has lost her purse
As the chauffeur stepped from the
car the woman screamed. Mrs. browne
got out quickly, and as she reached
the sidewalk Southworth, Newton and
Lahey hurried out Of the store.
They soon saw the cause Of the
woman's CRY. Southworth ran back into
the store and told his telephone oper-
ator. Miss Frances Burns, 20 notify the
Police and Fire departments and all
the hospitals. A number of pedestrians
gathered in a twinkl.ng, and Dr. r. ,.
Kinloch, Of Troy, y. y, who was IN
passing taxicab, got out TO help.
All struggled with the grating TO lift
il. Struggling at the bottom of the
ventilator shaft were twenty men and
women. appealing for the grating to be
raised. a policeman, who seemed to
have no idea Of the situation, said that
IL was against the law. or something, to
raise the grating. but Southworth or
dered a boy near him TO 90 IN the store
and get a section of lead pipe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07

The boy. by the way, Charles A
Hreed. Of 7S4 Eleventh av, was looking
for a lob when he was attracted 10
the corner. He lifted the grating, with
tho assistance OF Southworth, and then
prepared to aid the victims who were
irving 10 climb I'D the iron ladder.
Brave Woman Overcome.
The first woman up the ladder was
rsssed 10 Mrs. browne. The young
woman was unconscious. Mrs. browne
revived her and, as her condition looked
so promising, said: ..
"Now, brace up, grille. and help me-
Thanks; III do it," said the woman
weaklv. She reached out her right
hand and then collapsed. She was
taken TO the Polytechnic Hospital. 1t IS
not established whether she IS the
woman who died.
The men and women who walked or
were carried up the ladder resembied
the survivors Of mine explosion
Their clothing was torn and dirty ana
their faces blackened, particularly
about the lips Policemen on the street
and in the subway assisted the victims.
MANY of them were scarcely able to
stand when they reached the sidewalk.
They reeled around even after they
had received doses OF aromatic spirits
of ammonia. and those whose condition
looked bad were taken into stores 10
be cared for temporarily.
The twelve cars on the ground moor
and nine on the second foor-hitherto
unused-were ordered out by South
worth. who directed that the persons
too weak 10 90 home without assistance
should be driven home in his machines.
He had TO round up ehauffeurs and
demonstrators from various parts Of
the vicinity in order TO get sufficient
number Of drivers.
The Chalmers Car Company sent over
a number Of its machines for similar
use. and many other automobile COM
panies gave their cars 70 that service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07
COUNTERS HELP TO MAN
% LIFESAVING DEVICES

The Consolidated Gas Company
rushed five pulmotors and the Life Saw
ing Device Company sent sixteen lung
motors. The Fire Department, too,
sent eight pulmotors.
The drivers of the wagons which
brought the lungmotors were not
numerous enough 20 man all of the de
vices. but chauffeurs in the group OF
spectators took a hand in the rescue
work. and it was no strange spectacle
when a chauffeur pulled boy from the
crowd, thrust the pump handle at him
and. while he inserted the tube IN a
subway passengers month, said to the
boy:
Here, kid, pump this"
Between 200 and $50 persons were
taken from the ventilator shaft at this
point, and for more than two hours
after the accident ambulance surgeons
were busy in either treating patients
there or in removing them to hospitals.
The first floor and that part of the
second not temporarily occupied by
District Attorney Perkins were used as
a temporary hospital.
Woods Sends Reserves.
With the first report of the nature OF
the trouble Police Commissioner Woods
sent the reserves from the nearest sta
tions to the subway stations. When
Patrolman George Bishop, of Traffic
Squad c., a member of the tug of war"
team in his precinct, got to the seth
ST. kiosk. on the downtown side, scores
of persons were struggling to the
street. gasping.
Two small boys were the first to
reach the sidewalk. They told Bishop
that the passengers were all piled up in
the cars and that there was some fire
but a great deal Of smoke.
Bishop, with William j. Phillips,
general foreman for the New York City
Railways Company and living at 215
Seventh av., organized a volunteer re-
lief corps and went into the subway.
The smoke was so dense that all the
rescuers in the party save Phillips and
Bishop quit and turned back at 57th
ST. At this point Phillips and Bishop
soaked their handkerchiefs in water
dripping from the subway ceiling, and,
tying them over mouth and nose, con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07
Best Fur Values of the Season

FIR Coafs-Of Broadtai, Ermne. Baby Caracul Mole,
Leopard Hudson Seal etc. in all the models entirely
of self fur or with collars cuffs bands of contrasting pe
$50 to $500 Coats-at SIS to $3.50
Euy Cets-Of Ermne Chinchia, Natural and Dyed Blue
Fox White Fox Black Fox Skunk, Beaver, Seal other
fashionable and novelty effects at
very great concessions sos $3.50 Setsat 35 to $3.50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07

cars were TIE only ones The from the others had
pushed themselves into through whose shattered windows
scores were dropping who reached the subway flooring
STAYED there exhausted wresled by to the
tlstor base
The oad Of the sixth disappeared else lost his head he
could do nothing The the filth opened but the
middle door resisted the efforts Of the passengers lis glass smashed
and an oenn made the mbed themselves out
81 The rear exit fighting cr footing as they fell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07

One hundred witnesses, most y.
whom were passengers IN tne suu"ay
trains, will be subp@naeu touas ~
nistrict Attorney Perkins TO appear at
bis Office in the Criminal Courts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07
Street and Afternoon Suits
Formerly $95 to $l75-S58 and SIS

Latest Winter models, in circular skirt Empire and
fare efects-of finest velour de aine-veve and other
rich imported materials uxurousy trimmed with apanes.
Sable Skunk Beaver Seal Natural and dyed raccoon--
aso-$65 to SOS Suits-$25 to $45.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-07
PUNISH TO LIMIT,
TUBE PROBE PLEDGE
Perkins to Make Guilty Pay Fullest Penalty tor Dub
wav Honor-To Quiz 100 Today on Locked
Door" Charge-Evidence Destruction Halted

turned in at 9:15. by which time many
of the passengers had begun to find
their way out. Mr.. Perkins was in the
vicinity Of Times Square shortly after
8 o'clock. and tried to get downtown by
,,,o,, Of tho subway
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-23
FEEDING VALUE OF
ALFALFA ENSILAGE
Interesting and Instructive Re-
port of Experiments Made
at California Station.

With a view to determining the
feeding value Of silage made from
tirst.cutting alfalfa composed OF at
least half foxtail and weeds. 107 three
and four-year-old native range steers
weighing approximately $40 pounds
each were fed by the California Sta
ton for 46 days on daily ration of
1916 pounds of alfalfa hay, 20.2 pounds
Of silage, and S4 pounds rolled barley.
They made an average daily gein Of
1853 pounds per head, requiring per
pound of gain SO pounds of hay, L3.1
pounds OF silage and ga pounds of
barley
The alfalfa was put into the silo
about May 1, and feeding was begun
in July. The silage as fed out was
well made, of q dark brown color and
of slightly calculated, aromatic flavor.
That in the lower part of the silo was
more moist than that in the upper
part and was apparently relished best
by the steers. While most of the
silage was not taken with particular
RELISH 1t was always eaten up clean,
with the exception Of a few days dur
ing the middle Of July, when layer
of partially spoiled silage was reached,
at point where the filling of the silo
had been interrupted for a few days.
The foxtail heads, which would have
caused great trouble in feeding the
alfalfa as hay, were eaten before hav-
ing q chance to dry out.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-23
POULTRY REQUIRE
SOME PROTECTION
Shade Is lust as Necessary Dur
ing Summer as Sunny Spots
Are in Winter Season.

Poultry requires protection from the
hot sun just as much as other stock
on tho farm. Shade during the not
days is just as necessary as sunny
spots are in cold weather. But all
places where the sun does not shine
are not fit for poultry. A damp con-
fined atmosphere Is worse than the
blazing sun. Roup, rheumatism and
other ills quite frequently result from
ranging in such localities. The close,
sitting air found in tight buildings, un-
der floors, or in stable lofts is scarce
ly any better. In such localities dis
ease may be contracted. vermin null
tiplied. and the profit side OF the poul-
try ledger remains blank.
Poultry of all kinds delight in the
shade furnished by an open shed, so
arranged as to admit the air from all
points OF the compass. The floor
should be of earth and should be
spaded occasionally. The fowls Will
enjoy the dust bath and keep cool at
the same time.
A very frequent cause for hens not
laying in hot weather is lack OF water
At this time they should be provided
at least three times a day with fresh,
pure cold water.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-23
Lsdys Slipper Filled With Monon Roses.

more quickly than others. The sand
must not be allowed to dry out oi
freeze
When the roots are well started,
the buds viii begin to swell, and the
new plants should be fitted carefully
and potted in soil made of equal
parts Of garden loan, leaf mold and
clean sand given a thorough water.
ing and the pots plunged In the soil
Of the cold frame, where the plants
VIII not freeze In the spring the lit
tie plants can be set In the border
Cuttings may also be planted in a
warm sunny spot IN the garden, as
IN sand, and a fruit jar turned over
inem. pulling the soil up around the
Jar half its height and leaving until
spring, keeping the soil UP around the
jar moist during the fall months.
These cuttings should not be lifted
until the following fall, unless with the
utmost care aud plenty of soil about
/ the roots
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-23

stances that nourish plant and animal
life are made available.
Another important factor is good
shelter, a protection from heat and
cold. 1t requires food to maintain heat
in the body, and the amount required
for this is much greater if the ami
mails do not have protection from the
cold. On some farms the amount of
feed required to keep up heat is more
than the amount converted into
growth and fat.
Many of us fail to preserve our
feeding crops in way to make them
palatable and digestible. If they are
not palatable they will not be eaten,
and If they are not digestible they will
produce no good results.
Too much Of the food finds its way
into the manure without being eaten
on account of not being palatable,
and much that is eaten many times
fails to nourish on account of not be-
ing digestible.
Overripe hay that is damaged, over
ripe straw, corr fodder and stalks that
have become woody contain but a
small per cent of nutritive value which
they would have possessed had they
been cut and cured at the proper time.
The silo offers a way by which we
can preserve our corn crop at time
when it is of the greatest feeding
value and keep 1t without waste and
tn "a 10 10 n q
condition, so that it will furnish the
greatest possible amount of nourish-
ment.
II you have a silo, the stalks may be
improved by cutting and fed to the
stock after being sprinkled with water
and little mill feed.
If preserved in good condition, the
cattle will consume about all Of the
hay, straw and fodder with very little
waste, and so yield US all the profit
there is in them.
1t seems the height Of folly to grow
good crops and feed them out under
conditions that will not allow of
profits.
No single crop will form balanced
ration for any animal, when fed alone.
We need to make combining foods
study if we would feed them to the
best advantage. We must remember
that we are keeping our farm stock I'M
der more artificial conditions every
year and if we confine them to one
kind of food, they cannot make the
best gains and keep in healthy condi-
ton. Unless they have the kind Of
food best suited to their needs their
development is slow and uncertain.
The soil stands ready to give large re-
turns to intelligent farmers. Every
well bred animal on the farm. by the
very law of it's being, is ready and able
to assist in giving additional value to
all crops that are grown on the farm,
if we only surround them with the
right conditions. Successful feeding
depends entirely upon the man.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-09-23
GROWING ONES OWN ROSE
BUDS
BY L, M. BENNINGTON.

Nearly all hardy roses can be pro
pagated by either roofing cuttings or
layering shoots Of the halt-ripened
growth Of the previous summer
This can be done at any time after
Towering. but October is the season
usually selected II layering ~ chOs.
en-, the shoot should be bent down,
and a slight cut made, slautiug, into
the wood at the bend, then the branch
should be fastened down into the soil,
and all the better If stone or brick
be laid over the buried bend
The soil about the bend should not
be allowed TO dry out, and the plant
should not be moved until the next
fan. though, with care it may be
transplanted in the spring.
Cuttings to inches long from
the half-ripened wood may be set in
sand-clean, sharp river sand, is best
and this must be kept in a sunny,
warm corner or window
Usually, the cutting viii be rooted
sufficiently 10 transfer to pots In
about six weeks to two months. Much
depends upon the kind OF rose, and
fhe care given It, as some roses root