The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-15
NEW HAVEN Is JUST
GETTING UNTANGLED
Breaking Of Electric Feeders
Carried Down Signal Sys-
tens for Miles.
WORST IN ROADS HISTORY

The prostration Of the New York. New
Raven inc Hartford Railroad In one OF
the worst storm tieups II has ever expe-
rienced. gave New York and the New Eng
land States yesterday a taste Of some
thing Of the transportation conditions Of
the country's early DAYS. with transmits
sion. signal control. telegraph and tele-
phone wires swept down by the storm Of
Monday night hardly a New Haven train
left the Grand Central station to reach
points east OF stamford from 8 o'clock
Monday until the regular $3.50 rain
pulled out for Boston on time last night.
There was a complete cessation Of
through traffic for nine houH.
Eight or ten locals were sent out be-
ginning with 3 "a o'clock yesterday
afternoon. AZ were the $40 train, a
later train 10 Boston via Springfield. and
the midnight and I o'clock Boston ex-
presses. An emergency schedule will
be placed In effect to-day. How long
1t will take to readjust matters to normal
is unknown. Freight traffic Is we'll as
passenger had entirely ceased. n this
will add to a very serious congestion In
the yards.
From Boston communications were in
little better shape. The Merchants Linn
tied, which left there at > Monday
afternoon. due here at 10 :04. arrived
here shortly after : yesterday morning
after crawling In short stretches be-
hind steam from Stamford. Coffee was
served to the passengers In the parlor
care at intervals all night. The midnight
and ! O'Clock trains from Boston were
lost for several hours and finally came
INTO the station at i:30 and 8 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon respectively. All
morning traffic out of Boston was n
nulled.
Due to Overhead Feeders.
The peculiar completeness OF the New
Haven's block must be laid to the fact
that II Is the only trunk line running out
of New York on overhead electric power.
Both the New York Central and West
, Shore lines running north through the
centre OF the storm district suffered de-
lays and paralysis of telegraph communi-
cation but both were able to continue
somewhere near regular eervice. The
Jersey lines were handicapped to a lesser
degree.
After the annulment of all trains from
the Grand Central station yesterday
morning the order came from A. J.
Whaley. vice-president. in charge OF
operation. that no further through trains
would run until the signal system was
rcestahlished
Howard Elliott. president Of the road.
VINO was In New York when the storm
struck and has been working with Mr..
Whaley restoring service. explained the
situation in a statement given out yee-
terday. saying that the primary idea OF
the officials to safeguard the movements
OF all trains resulted in their slow
progress.
Freight Demands Unusual.
The problem Of transferring from cleo
trio tn steam power. II was explained,
was particularly complicated at present
because of the tremendous movements OF
freight which have not only used up all
the regular locomotive equipment of the
road. but have also required the rentine
of engines from other roads. Further
than this II is very difficult to supply
coaling facilities at short notice. All
trains now running are carried by steam
beyond Mott Haven.
The crowd s,ormbound in commuters
and through trains IN waiting about
the bulletin board at the Grand Central
either for a train 10 carry them out or
for friends We're for the most part
pleasant, realizing that the situation was
unavoidable. In many of the local
trans Monday night il was uncom-
fortably cold after the electric power
went on.
Many passengers who went out on the
midnight and ! o'clock trains for Boston
yesterday morning and found themselves
still this side of Stamford when they
woke up struggled back to the city
during the day and asked for refunds.