Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-25
HOT BOX HOLDS UP
ANOTHER SECTION
Excursion Train Forced to
Take Siding at Clayton, ". J.

! Another section of exCursionists from
! Washington. sent to Atlantic City by
another route after the wreck at FL
wood, met with a mishap at Clayton,
| n. J.
1t was sent through to the seashOrC
by the electric train route and developed
n hot box and was forced to take to n
siding about noon yesterday.
That occurred shortly before noon
Yesterday. The passengers had been on
the train since twelve o'clock Saturday
night, and had eaten their lunches.
reached Clayton.
Scores of passengers walked about the
town. actually begging housewives to
| give or sell a "handOut. The local
restaurant was sold out in five minutes.
and the proprietor forced to close the
doors.
As soon as the situation became
known, residents divided their Sunday
dinner with the temporary guests of the
borough, and this went n good way
appeasing their appetitcs. The South
erners said they would never forget
| Clayton for its hospitality.
Virtually all trains leaving or going
to the seashore yesterday We're delayed
anu llluDN TOUlfN lbllbNlus NV
wreck The inconveniences resulting
| from the crash were borne by a record
/ throng of pleasure seekers who had
taken advantage of the first hot Sun
/ day this month yesterday for trips to
shore points.
Because traffic was diverted mainly to
| the electric road, the congestion of
trains caused long delays and almost
snail pace movement of trains. Hold
ups occurred at virtually every point
along the road. Many of the trains
were halted score Of times along the
route and were from an hour to two
hours late
The trains frequently stopped along
the woods and underbrush lining the
electric railroad. 1t was intensely hot
and myriads of mosquitoes made it
even more uncomfortable for the pas
sengers.
On account Of the heavy traffic along
the electric road, to which all stean,
trains had been diverted, additiona
gate tenders and watchmen were put
to work by the Pennsylvania Railroad
to guard crossings. 1t was feared that
collisions between trains and automo
biles might result because of the large
number of trains that were run on this
line.
Electric bells at railroad crossings
rang incessantly, so frequently did thu
trains traverse the electric road. II
was estimated that trains were passins
every four or five minutes.
At 6 o'clock last night officials of th'
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad said it woult
take several more hours before norma
traffic conditions would prevail.
First reports were greatly exag
gerated as to the seriousness of the &C
Cdent. and it was not known for SOM
time after the collision that it was l
special excursion train from Washing
ton, and not train from Camden, tina
had figured in the wreck.
Charles Greer. superintendent of tn
Camden Terminal, said last night
record crowd of passengers was accom-
modated by the Pennsylvania Railroat
all day yesterday. The same situation
took place on the Reading Railway
officials said.
All ferryboats piled back and fort
, OH the river uninterruptedly from
J o'clock in the morning until midnight
Passengers were so numerous that sec
tionS were sent out from the Camdc
Terminal as soon as the crowds file
the coaches.