Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-10-06 | Page 14 | New York Subways Are Order Closed

Ne New York Subways Are Ordered Closed Ne ow v York Oct 6 Traffic Traffic over o all aU bridges and subways between New York lork and Brooklyn was suspended suddenly at nt the beginning of or tho Saturday Sat Sat- rush hour this afternoon by or order or- or order der of at Mayor Hylan un and the tho public service commission after thc they had hurl re no- rc- rc reports that further explosions more violent than any which had hat yet ot occurred were expected momentarily at the Ire plant at Morgan N N. J. J r Not ot even pedestrians t were ero allowed to lo cross tho the brIdges and Brooklyn was isolated except for or a few Cew Inadequate terries ferries Hardly had this order gone sone into effect when the tho tubes under tho Hudson connecting New York cork and New Now Jersey al also o were closed close Occupants of or buildings In lower Broadway were ro ordered h by tho the police to o leave lea Immediately and to walk In the life middle of oC the lie street lest the they bo be injured by falling glass s Superintendents Superintend Superintend- of or biddings and amI apartments all I o er llie tho city were ordered to keep keen doors and windows open in order to lessen tho the force 0 of the thc expected con- con ten Ien thousand Police reserves i wore were hastily summoned to their tine tive precincts and 8 83 hospital 1 units of oC 12 U- U persons each ench were notified to hold In readiness for tor Instant service Tho Thin explosion failed railed to materialize Meanwhile the tho subway and elevated terminals wore Jammed with seething masses of oC humanity which wanted to go home hom and nd could not understand f why the they were not allowed t to do so The confusion contusion was increased b by bewildered bewildered dered dere police who sent subway cora gors to the tho elevated elc and visa Versa Various conflicting statements were Issued regarding tho the source of r the re report report report re- re I port of oC the tho Impending explosion In explanation ex explanation explanation ex- ex of ot tho the action of or th the ties The contusion confusion last lasted t two vo hours until I the embargo was teas lifted r until I