The evening world., 1919-05-05
POLICE TO SHUT
Off CROSSTOWN
TRAFFIC EARLY
Stringent Rules Made for
Parade Crowds, Despite
Whalen'S Statement.

Notwithstanding orders from tho
office of tho Mayor that tho reglla-
ton Of traffic before the nth Di-
vision parade tomorrow should not
be as stringent as on past parades,
the orders Issued by Police Head
quarters and nmplificd by Inspector
John O'lirien. in charge OF traffic reg
ulation, are quite ns drastic as any
the city has ever known.
For the Mayor his SocrCtnry
Grover A. whIlcn said to-day that
whilo the police would begin divert
INK traffic from Fifth Avenue az carly
aH Z o'clock in the morning the
cross streets would not actually be
blocked at Sixth and Madison Ave-
MUGS until an hour or two later.
Croy streets just south OF Central
Park Will bo open 10 cross town
traf1c. Mr.. Whllcn said. until -
short tlmc before the approach OF
the parade.
Chief Inspector John Daily snid OF
Police Headquarters that Fifth Ave
nuo ana the side streets near Fifth
Avenue would he cleared at s o'co ok.
Questions an To whether crosstown
cars aro To be allowed TO operate and
when pedestrians arc to be barred
from approaching the Avenue were
referred TO Inspector O'Brien. with the
remark that all such matters were in
his charge,
Al tho offloo Of inspector O'Brien
IL was stated that the only method
o, crossing fffth Avenue from wash
ingtun Square to lllth Street to-tnor-
row would he the subway shuttle in
l2d Street. Sixty-five hundred regu-
lar police. the Inspector said, and
$500 reserves were TO shut OF all vc-
hiClOs from Firth AvOnue ana from
tho side streets one block east and
west ht . o'clock.
This order includes all crosstuwn
surface lines, IL was explained, bo-
cause the police found during the 27th
Division parade that the passing
across the avenue OF crosstown cars
broke the police Gordon and allowed
great MASSES of people to- wedge
street into disorderly congestion.
will be admitted to FIFTH Avenue
through tho nde strcets-eScept for
such SECTIONS as are reserved for
sick and wounded soldiers-unul tho
police officer In charge at cnch cross
street opening has decided that the
sidewalk ca pacity OF the avenue in his
vicinity has been filled. In his dis
CrCtion he may rule az early ns half
past seven o'clock that Ftth Avenue
in his neighbOrhood is sufficiently
crowded and close the side streets
for one block caSt or west. even 20
persons on foot: on tho other hand he
may let thcm come until the very
hour Of the passing OF the parade.
II is tho advice Of the police chat
persons Intending to watch the pa radC
from the sidewalk arrive early.
At Madison Square. where so much
difficulty from crowds was cxpgri-
cnccd IN the march of the 27th DIV
ision. tho lines will bs drawn from
tho subway entrance at Fourth Ave-
nue. aud 16I Street north in Fourth
Avenue to 27th Street, and from the
sixth Avcr1ic 81" station IN sixth
Avenue north to 9th Street In Sixth
Avenue. From 9Th Street the police
lines will extend all the way north
10 10th Street iu Madison Avenue
ana north in Sixth Avenue to 59th
Street.
Seven Thousand members OF .he
regular police force will be on &c
Job and 5000 reserves. or the re-
serves. 1850 men and 1900 women
will bo on duty at tho municipal
stands. Each stand will be guarded
also bv n uniformed fireman,
The following sections OF the avenue
are reserved for sick and wounded
soldiers: Both sidewalks from nth
| to 30th Streets: both sidewalks from
10th TO 42d Streets; both sidewalks
from 45th 10 18th Streets, the west
sidewalk from 5tth to 18th Streets
| both sidewalks from j7th to iHtl
! Streets.
! New stands for members Of thu
| families OF the nth Division men have
been erected on both sides OF Fiftl
Avenue, between 96th and 99th Streets
and lO3d and lo4th Streets