The New York herald., 1922-12-21
FIVE MISHAPS IN DAY
TIE UP THE SUBWAYS
Faulty Equipment Blamed for
Delaying 100000 Persons
i'm Rush Hour.
TROUBLE WILL CONTINUE
Transit Board Says New Cars
Are Not Ready to Meet Hol-
iday Demands.

Five minor accidents. due TO faulty
equipment on the Interborough and
Brooklyn Rapid Transit subways yes
terday caused rush hour delays of from
five TO forty minutes to more than 200,-
600 passengers At the offices Of the
Transit Commission IL was said that
such delays have become daily occur
rences for the last week or so, and
probably will continue until after the
holidays, when there will be slight
dlnlinution In traffic.
There will be no security against sub
way accidents, however. until enough
new equipment IS installed to enable
the resumption Of regular daily inspec-
tions of each car. This was discontinued
by necessity last September when the
commission ordered the transit COM
paniAs to operate at maximum capacity.
The worst tieup yesterday was on the
Interborough West Side line at Ninety
sixth street A short circuit in the
fifth car Of a south bound Broadway
for twenty minutes. Trains behind were
switched to the local tracks and crawied
slowly down TO Times Square, where
they switched back TO the express
tracks.
Three Tfeups on East side.
The East Side Interborough was tied
up three times. Motor trouble on q
train at Mott Haven station at O'Clock
caused a seven minutes delay: brake
trouble at Grand Central station a!
$40 A. NJ. delayed traffic six and one.
hilf minutes, and q grounded train
line" or short circuit on tho train. held
I'D the downtown traffic six minutes al
9:15.
There was delay of fifteen minutes
on the Fourth avenue. Brooklyn. sub
way. when q Manhattan bound troir
developed brake trouble after leavinf
Court street. 1t took five minutes C
repair the brake, and the train ics
ten minutes more on the trip to White
hall street. The trouble occurred a
9:24 A. NJ.
The Interborougi Rapid Transit Com
pany blamed the delays on the fac
that since September / II has been un
| able to have regular car inspection
1t Is doing everything TO protect 1t!
passengers from dangerous accidents
but cannot possibly do more. II wa!
said, until 1t receives 100 new cars tina
were ordered last July.
These cars are being built by th'
| Pullman Company and were ~ be de
livered by Christmas. The Pullman
! Company has informed the lnterborougl
| that owing TO labor trouble. strikes es
! peciaily, 1t cannot I'LL the order until
March l.
Complaint Against city.
The city administration is also blame'
! by the interborough for failure TO pro
| vide the company with more shop an
ward snace. According TO one OF IN
| transit company's officials the presen
| shops are based on a traffic that wa
one-third of the present amount
They are doing everything they cal
| 10 guard against any serious break
down In service, but II Is absolutely i'm
possible. under present conditions, thi
official said to watch the minor detail
or protect against the small mechanical
breaks that cause interruption o.
schedule.
After January I. according 70 Transit
Commission statistics. there is normally
a letup in subway travel Il is believed
that The delays may become less fire.
ouent then. The Interborougi Is obey
ing the maximum service order OF Sep
tember as respects the number of trains
being operated. but has been physically
unable 70 provide the number OF cars
ordered q train, Il vas said.