New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-06
All Tube Passengers
Scrutinized Many
Held Up.
DYNAMITE THREAT
FOR ALL ROUTES
Mysterious Tip Is Given
TO Watch from Brook
lyn to The Bronx.

II became known late last night
that Police Commissioner Arthur
Woods had been Informed by an
official of the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company that an attempt
was to be made to dynamite the sub
way.
A general order issued TO all the
commanding officers in every pre-
cinct which covers any portion of the
present subway, new subway con-
struction and Hudson River tubes
told them to send patrolmen to cover
every entrance and exit. These men
were ordered to stop every person
entering or leaving the subway last
night who carried a suitcase, pack
age or bundle, to demand, if they
thought necessary, that the bundle
be opened, and to inspect the con-
tents.
Tube Travellers Held Up.
In case any person refused to turn
a bundle over TO the police, the order
was to make an arrest and send To
the nearest station house for an
other patrolman to take charge OF
the prisoner.
Every subway station from Van
Cortlandt and Bronx parks to Allan
tic Avenue, in Brooklyn, was under
guard.
Special attention was given to the
new Fourth Avenue subway line III
Brooklyn. also to the new underground
construction work in the region OF
Longacre Square. Every open cut was
policed. every exit for workmen
watched
The bomb squad, in charge OF Act
ing Captain Tunney and Sergeant
George Barnitz. turned out to assist
the uniformed men from the 18th, 10Th
and 18th precincts. Captain Bailey, OF
the West Thirtieth Street station, sent
out eighteen men under Lieutenant
Mulligan TO cover the numerous exits
and entrances at Grand Central Sta
tion.
The rush crowd that travels in the
subway in the early morning hours on
Sunday soon found that the police were
carrying out the emergency order to
the last letter. A score of persons had
been held up at the Brooklyn Bridge
station by a. m. As they had sue
ceeded in proving the innocent charac-
ter OF the bundles or suitcsses they
carried there were no arrests.
At Grand Central and other station.
all along the lines reports came that
the police were watching, but nothing
suspicious had been discovered.
Frank Hedley, vice-president and
general manager OF the Interborougt
Company, from his home in Yonkers de
MED that he had asked for police pro-
lection.
whatever the police did in this mat.
ter" he said, they did without consult
ing me-
All the policemen were ordered to
maintain guard over the stations until
8 a. m. to-day.
In Brooklyn the patrolmen who we're
due TO take up their beats at midnight
were ordered out at II o'clock TO take
their posts at all stations from At
lantic Avenue to Borough Hall. The
police eye was trained with particular
ly keen vision on the new Fourth Ave-
nue. line. which has its terminal in the
Municipal Building, where man was
arrested two weeks ago, suspected OF
being implicated in a plot 10 dynamite
that building.
All sorts Of speculations we're heard
among the patrolmen "a they were
rushed TO the subway stations. some
sensed a bomb plot as soon as they
were told what 20 do. Others were more
skeptical. One story was that the police
we're trying 70 capture criminals who
had committed big robbery. Another
rumor concerned police eficlency-th that
the Commissioner was testing the abil-
ity OF the department instantly 20 meet
a situation requiring the quickest pos
sible action.
At the uptown side OF the Spring
Street station Patrolman Murphy
stopped man who was carrying a
large. bundle. When asked to open the
bundle he refused until threatened with
arrest. The package contained gro
ceries. When the indignant passenger
was upbraiding the patrolman Captain
Kinsler, Of the Macdougal Street sta
tion, informed him that Murphy was
only doing his duty. He's protecting
good citizens like you" said Kinsler
The man apologized and boarded MS
uptown train.
Inspector Conboy. in charge OF the
downtown Brooklyn inspection district
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