New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Subway Tie-Up
Stalls 5000 at
Van Cortland
Traffic North of l45th q
Halted by Derailed Tn;,
Nearly Two Hours
Police Reserves Called
Troops at Park Help Quiz,
Crowd--Blockade Is See.
ond in Nine Days
Police Reserves Call.d

Five thousand persons. most ot,,.
wives, mothers and sweetheart, o, .,
diers camped in Van Cortland, Pa,
were held for two hours in a cru,, :,
the 2i2d Street and 235th Street ,ubx.
stations yesterday afternoon By q.
second lnterborough tie-up in n,,
days.
This time II was not a short.y. 4.
coal, but the derailment OF an sr,,.
train which caused the tie-up.
The accident occurred at 4:0s o'el..,
just when thousands OF those who h.,
spent the day In the park were star
ing for home. and II was 5:43 b.,o,,
the Interborough officials announce.
that regular service had been res,or,.
II was some time later befor. NJ.
crush at all stations north OF lIso
Street was relieved.
Derailed Train the Cause
According 20 a statement mad. 4,
Trainma,ter o. II. Hayes, a thr...e,,
train bound for the yards a, ia
Street was dersiled st Hath Street az
Broadway. The rear truck on th. las,
car left the rails and tore up the tr,,,
and the third rail for some disunc,
An employe Of the company said n.
accident was caused BY a switch b.ir,
thrown before the empty train hr
cleared IL.
A southbound train. loaded with "a.
sengers. had just left the 18TH STREE
I'D rraa 81 A
way between the two stations foreirf
the passengers 10 walk back 10 1915
Street.
The crush at Van Cortland Park N.
came so great that the police resere
from the Kingsbridge and other ,a.
tions were summoned 70 hold Il,
crowds in check.
Members of the 23d and list II.
fantry and the LIST Field Artill.r
in camp at the park, volunteered th.ii
services in quoting fhe crowd and a.
sisting excited womeN, while officers ..
the regiments offered their automobile,
for the purpose of carrying wonsr
with children to the surface lines q
225th Street
Field Day for Jitneys
Owners Of automobiles. jitneys ,at
wagons did a thriving business FOR u,
two hours hauling the waylaid pss,.r
gers to the surface lines.
The station platforms north Of 1851
Street also became so congested tia
policemen were stationed az the sub
way entrances 70 direct others 70 near
by surface lines. A shuttle service va
maintained on the northbound traf,
between l45th and 242d Streets, bg
this was inadequate to meet the tran
demands. The first southbound train 4
leave l8lst Street after the acciden
became stalled block and half norti
of 168th street and passengers walked
TO the station.
Train Stalled In Subway
One train was stalled at l74th Stree,
in one of the deepest parts of the sub
way, and hundreds Of passengers, son
OF them women with babies, walked 10
tracks after waiting in vain for %
train to resume its journey. -.
Some relief was afforded eventual
by a shuttle service which was estts
lished on the northbound tracks b,
tween 18th Street and Dyckmi
Street. From Dyckmsn Street ano,h,
shuttle train piled TO Van Cortland
Park and back. Northbound train
we're switched back TO the down track
at 18th Street. Transfers to surfse
cars also were issued at 18th Street
Mrs. Harry Dryer, of 5s4 Acaden
Street, was attended at the l6sth Sire.
station for heart trouble by Dr.. Giblsr
Of st. Laurence Hospital, and take
hama