New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-27

,,,ies;a" had established field head
nnortqr. IN the Hotel Normandle' al
Rroadvcv and Thirty-eighth street;
Tb,,o were present Chairman EdWaru
/ Mccall commissioners Cram. W III
ans HAYWARD and Wood, Travis IT.
Whitney. secretary. and Alfred CraVeH'
The Condition Of other affect d
streets we're taken up almost lmne-
diately and, on the notion OF ComnlS'
sioner Hayward. IT was resolved ina.
ali traffic except street cars on CUT
and cover work. where steel mas 10y
been erected, be prohibited until
further orders from the commission.
During this proceeding Ponce ,om-
,oiesioner Woods ordered Chief In
meter Max Schmittberger to cut oil
all yehicular traffic over thoroughfares
where early subway work was under
yvav and TO stop all surface cars ana
heavv automobile trucks from crossing
broadway. from Eighth TO Thirty
fourth Streets. AM! rehicular trafhc
ON Broadway. from Twenty-siXth TO
Tbirty-eiphth Streets. At Sixth Ave
nue and Thirty-fourth Street the Sixth
Avenue cars were kept from making a
continuous trip, making II necessary
for passengers transferring to walk
from one car 10 the other.
Two Blocks Roped of.
Broadway was roped of from Thirty
so,ortb 70 Thirtv-ninth Street, so that
not even pedestrians were permitted TO
pass. The remaining plankinG on the
east side of Broadway, between thirty
eighth and Thirty-ninth Streets, showed
more of sag than on Saturday night
and. after a conference with several
officials. Police Commissioner Woods
notified the manager OF the knlcker-
hooker Theatre. the doors of which are
a few feet north of Thirty elgthtn
Street. that the theatre must not be
re-opened until the sidewalk had been
made safe.
The scene Of the cave-in drew many
thousands of persons TO il yesterday,
but there was not much satisfaction
10 be gained from trip, the police
lines running so far back from the
hole that nothing could be seen. Inc
rain at noontime discouraged some OF
the sightseers. but their substitute
returned in full force later IN the al
ternoon. Only those persons close 10
tho excavation could sec the laborers
sfruc0lirc with derrick to pull up
the fallen timber and draw out the
automobile in which Mrs. Tomaselll
was killed.
After the police had looked TO the
subway mined streets in Manhattan
Philip ]. Speers, State Tunnel lnspec-
tor. was sent b. the Public Service
/ Commission to inspect the uncom
Melted subway stretch from Atlantic
Avenue TO Prospect Park, Brooklyn:
He found nothing to warrant fear OF
a cave-in at any point. but decided that
heavy traffic should be barred from
Flatbush Avenue along the route.
Chief Engineer Craven of the fub-
lie Service Commission, on the adop-
ton of an empowering resolution OIL
fered by Commissioner Hayward, sent
out a hurry call for engineering ex-
merits from other cities. Henry Ii.
Cuimby. chief engineer OF the fhlia-
delphia subway, was called by tele-
phone. and he hurried to this city.
Telegrams were sent 10 Edmund >.
Davis. chief engineer of the Boston
subwavs. and 70 y. {. lacking, MN
INC engineer. of San Francisco and
this city. who is in Salt Lake City.
These men were asked to come here
Immediately.
Late Yesterday afternoon. after the
Mayors advisory board had been IN
session for several hours. the follow
ING letter was sent by the Mayor to
/ chairman Mccall. of the Public Service
! Commission:
"Dcar Mr.. Chairman: As YOU know:
7 Amounted this morning board o
advisory engineers. with Mr. Nelson T.
Lewis as chairman. 10 examine inc
Snoring and supporting structure OF
tho street surfaces within those areas
Of subway construction affected by the
contract Of the United States Realty
and Improvement Company. and also
the street crossing at Thirty-iourth
Street and Seventh Avenue.
81 appreciate the ready cooperation
Of your commission IN assigning us
engineering representatives 70 accom-
nan. the members Of TINS board IN
their inspection. and 10 assist them IN
their work. The board mas unanimously
,coortcd TO me this afternoon that IN
It's Judgment il would be unsafe TO re-
sumo traffic at the following points
until certain additional measures have
been adopted to insure safety. These
points are:
"The street crossing at Thirty fourth
Street and Sixth Avenue.
"The street crossing at Thirty-fourth
Street and Seventh Avenue.
1.-THE stree crossing at Broadway
and Twenty-ninth Street.
"Thc street crossing at Broadway ana
Twentv-cighth Street
"Thc street crossing az Seventh Ave
niue and Twenty-eighth Street.
THE street crossing at Seventh Ave
nue. and Twenty-third Street
"The board recommends that at
these points diagonal gross bracing,
both longitudinal and transverse, be
installed before traffic is resumed.
To Strengthen Crossings.
at further recomends that for the
Broadway area between Twenty
Street and Thirty-third Street. each
street crossing be reinforced BY the
installation of diagonal cross bracing.
both longitudinal and transverse. and
that the same be installed al one in
tcrmediate point in each block. The
details OF the recommendations | have
requested Mr.. Lewis Mr.. Goodrich and
Nr. Bennett 70 place before you. repre-
sentinc the board OF engineers.
THE board further recommends TO
me that crOsstown traffic may be re
sumed at once at the street crossing
AZ Fourteenth Street and Seventh Ave
nue.. and at the street crossing at
Tenth Street and Little West Fourth
Street. and at the street crossing at
Seventh Avenue and Twenty-ninth
street.
The board further recommends
that at the street crossing at Christie
rher Street and Little West Fourth
Street traffic may be resumed under
careful supervision By the Police De-