New-York tribune., 1920-08-31
Long Trail Is Favorite Song
Of Home Bound Brooklvnites
Thousands of Workers Go to New York Hotels
Rather Than Rejoin Fighting Battalion: Traf-
fc Situation Shows Big Improvement

The battle Of Brooklyn, fought early
Yesterday in Tire broad plaza at Flat
hgsst and Atjan.ie avenues by thou
sands~ of persons whose orc aim in
5gfe seeraed 10 he 10 reach Manhattan.
WIS nos repeated on this side Of the
TaTer last night when the tide OF srsTea
turned oncc more toward tire Brooklyn
shore
The Intervening aours had witnessed
2 VAs! iEaprog eraerat in tbs traffic sitr-
asiQ1. and Glshough the scenes about
the westerly entrance to the Williams
burg Bridge Et ihe rush HOUR last
agh1 were anything tut peaceful. the
slrEgtlon never got beyond the control
81 +he traffic squad
TIE police, including all the reserves
from the Oak Street station and
several special traffic de.aehuienss
from other paris Of the city. regulated
lhs ezsseound tidal ware with sys-
TEN tAaat seemed sasrs proof. There
were few blockades, Eud the jams that
63e onent&tliy tie up the crush Of
Brooklyn bound traffic were soon
sraightened ont
Ea-ly in the Gay Traffic Inspector
John O'BTien Issued an order which
sept westbourd traffic over Brooklyn
Bridge and eastbopnd vehicles over
Williamsburg and Manhattan bridges.
This r-ovcd 70 be wise move, as !.
eliminated much Of the confusion that
marked the early morning rush hours
Horacbound Crowd Patient
The hone~ard drive wss ceatersd
p7on the Williamsburg and Manhattan
h1scges. hus ever al the pea. Of thc
srsh hour theye was nothing that re-
stmshled the -sar-panic 1ha. developed
when Ire army ot B-ooklynites began
their morning march or New York
The hene bound crowd appeared 10
.ac.. the eager determination lha.
characterized the fighting battalioas
.kaf>sstrore early IN the cay 10 reach
sheir places a emPloymen. On this side
q he river.
Police e.d pedestrians seemed 10
-,eet the emergency with sne good
A--lo- a16 patience. The long lines Of
vehicles bound for Brooklyn seemed
h.. c1Y 10 move {. .ines and the horn E.
cceEs were forced - make TIE best o
c.-ret5ons whict frequently found them
aa-r-nea Ike cattle lIso trucks without
sea.s or even supports fer .hen 70
ding -. thousands e them ha waited
hcu-s toE standing -oor in one q
-1ase va-.clcs and even after getting
a1ca-a aad been compelled - IL. in
4-o1hfr l9-g wai. before the driver
N---t- ---@-- -f-'S-4--i1t - t--c : 4tG.
V=- Tcvs1E Eastward
The rood humor # ,he Brooklyn
7h7Qrs seemed iaexhaust.ble, however.
az1 - tie packed lor-.es -umbled'
slowly -oward Tie spires u Fla,bush
-1e 1rowds couia ~ heard singing,
here's : Loag. Long Tra;.."
:: mas apparent -Aa. .he numbers
seeking 70 return - Brooklyn wera 70.
nearly as greet IS those which st-ug-
gled Il -each Manhattan. TIE police
a-t,iAu.ed this 10 .ha fast .aa. .Aou-
sands q Brock yn.Ies employed hare
had arranged % spend The nigh. II
New Io-a. Cor-o bo-assoa q this wzs
found II za unexpected demand upon
uptown -o.els to- zocc-r o6a.ions
Hu1d7sds q others descended upon
relatives a-8 friends .lrs,g in New
IQ-k apz-,.~s s-ts, while 10. few az
ranged % spend the night in their CT
1ces rather than attempt the double
o-7ens3ve involved II getting 10 .hei-
homes z-6 -e,u-as1g % wo-k
The night rush also saw sweeping
reduction III Eha prices demanded By
Independent. bus operators fo- trans
ras.af1on. IS ne rush ho1-s NAMED
-a-y of +-e .-ac.s demanding eyoybi-
+z-- prices for ride from the westerly
bridge entrances q nearby points n
Brooklyn found .5a- customers were