The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-11
Intcrborough's supply.

Intcrborough's supply.
The lnterborough lines on this side
CT the river are in somewhat better po-
sition. President Theodore L. Shonts an
nounced yesterday, having built UP a re-
serve coal supply good for at least two
weeks in anticipation OF just such
trouble as has occurred. The Consoli-
dated Gas Company has a large supply
and the Edison executives said that their
company was not apprehensive. Burns
Bros. have n two weeks supply. Rob
ert r.. Livingston said on behalf OF the
Edison and Consolidated Gas compan<es
that both were well supplied and re-
moved from anxiety.
further mitigation of the disagree
able conditions Of the first day OF the
strike was revealed in better passenger
transportation. All around the water
front on the first day there was hurly-
burly and hclter-skeiter of confused trav-
cling. as thousands Of paople. not know
ing exactly what had happened and what
to do in the emergency. rushed this way
and that in vain endeavors to get 10 their
work in Manhattan or to get from Man
haitian to Jersey or Staten Island or
Long Island There weys crowds and
congestion everywhere around the har-
Dor.
Yesterday there was still a great deal
of congestion. but people had learned
more or less what they could do or could
not do They had reasoned out the
quickest routes and we're taking them
more or less systematically. Thousands.
especially fR-tsulated Staten Island. did
not try to get to work at all. and in near
Jersey thousands more took second
enforced holiday, but on the whole the
situation was improved.
The tubes were utilized to ire last
limit Of their capacity. Neither the Hud-
son nor the Pennsylvania tubes ever did
such business. So far as Long Island
Tas concerned the Belmont-Steinway
tubes came In mighty HANDY. These ana
the overworked bridges took care OF the
vast streams OF people shat daily must
come to and depart from Manhattan.
Tube Proposal Gets n Boost.
The most interesting district of all was
Staten Island. cut off by Il wide eNpanse
Of winter from New York. Although the
project OF running tube under the har-
Dor from Manhattan to Staten Island
has always been dear to the hearts OF the
ISLANDERS Il Is certain now that the Idea
will become almost an obsesson. The
islanders have never had an experience
so disconcertng and disasreeaole.
Early in the morning thousands az
rived at St. George in the hope OF get
ting ferry service to New York. 1t was
as cold as Greenland around the ferry
and there was real suffering in and
around the bleak ferryhouse. Some
thousands were rewarded for their chill
vigil The municipal ferryhoat Manhat-
tan manned entirely by policemen with
United States licenses. arrived from
South Ferry at 6 20 A NJ. and took on
1900 persons. the police restraining a
mighty rush to get aboard. She was
back again at Sis for another load and
SO throughout the day. sometimes on
very irregular schedule. the police
manned Manhattan did noble service.
The municipal ferryhouse at South
Ferry was well guarded by police when
the Manhattan started on her first trip.
Twenty bluecoats were stationed outside
the PENTHOUSE and a. many more were
inside. The outgoing human cargo was
made up Of ship workers for the Shoot
crs Ialand plant OF the Standard Ship
building Company. who took the Man
haitian to 81 George. then boarded troll
ley cars to Mariners HarOor from
which they footed It half mile to the
beach and then took launches to the
plant.
The Manhattan carried also on her
first trip trucks loaded with bread. four
trucks piled high with cans OF milk.
three wagons stacked with the morning
newspapers and some other conveniences
and comforts OF which the marooned ISL
anders were in great need She also car
ried United States mail wagon.