The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-05
HORSE CAR CASUALTIES.

~ -htfni Horse Car Accident In Brooklyn
ssenger Car Brcaks Loose ON "a Dew,
c.. aud 10 Terribly Shattered In th,
u. 'iision-A Lady kiiied--Othcr Pas
"a' So. ereiy Injured.
met her death and several person.
49,. -. u and bruised, yesterday morning
80 ~. !, ..os. .s.ss which not unfrequen,Iy hap
rsr - nor.. car~ -ncA pass down steep grade'
lin hsavv ,oods Tn. ;. rdent yesterday morn
ing occurred No. Il '"0 Nn'n ave-
nue. and Atlantic street line. w fas''s 1o"N
Atlantic street towards ths ferry VIII -. pAe
sengers part OF whom were ladies, ana s.-sstA.So'
OF tho heavy load considerable force had 70 used On
the brake to check It's speed When reachscA u'
OF Hicks street, however the brake gave ws,. anu he
being entirely loose It's motion, became vey 'apu
The conductor tried In check It's progress win
the brake on the platform aud called upon 70
passengers TO assist him. All tie strength .hey coule
apply did not have the least effect, and
broken or out oil order The passengers became
thoroughly aware Of their pcrilous position, and the
greater the velocity Of the the moro terrified they
became The horses not at first detached, aud tho
car upon their hees causing them TO Kick and dash
Oosened, probably through their kicking and plungng.
and the car uncontrolled, went down the grade faster
than steam could have taken Il. Some Of the pas
sengers jumped from the platform, chung 10 the
car with enacty only possible when death seemed to
them inevitable, while others shrekcd TO the top OF
their voices Those who jumped from the car weSe tho
less Fortunate young lady named Miss Emma Lei
ding residing Fourteenth street. Sixth avenue,
was among several who jumped on. The motion
of the great that she thrown
violently upon tho cobbie stones and sustained
arractufs OF the skull She was picked up and died
while being conveyed to the Long Island college
Hospital which Is but short distance from the OF
the accident Diners who jumped or wore badly
bruised, but not seriously injured. The but
few seconds In reaching the foot OF the hiii distance
OF about six blocks The track at this point passes from
Atlantic into Furman street, but the car was going With
too great force to follow and OF, strEing
Ing post tho opposite Of tue street, which SMASHED
,rlsxsa taudNI std,
throwing the passengers in proinscuous heap
upon the floor, the platform and tho street.
Doubtless greater number would have been killed out
right fatally injured for the fact tina. crowd in
the great that IL almost impossible Tor
them TO One had his hand terribly cat, aud
several others were bruised, but they all considered
themselves extremely fortunate 10 escape with their
lives, and without any broken bones The car was
pretty we'll smashed up. The top was broken on and 1t
was otherwise shattered The Coroner empaneied jury
yesterday afternoon and veSed the body OF Miss Lei
ding. The inquest viii probably be held on Monday
Street Railroad Casualty In WILLIAMSBURG
John Clancy and Anne Kennedy, two children aged
respectively two and six years. down yestcr
day forenoon at the Of South Fifth and Eleventh
strocts, E. D., by Monrose car aud both
tanned injuries. The children In tho oct Of
crossing the street when tho driven around
tho corner and the casualty quite accidental. The
injured children promptly removed to the resi-
casually ana received surgical treatment. Tho younger
Of the two has an extensive scalp wound and the elder
ID badly injured in the upper part OF It's body but serious
consequences not apprshended In either
Car Accident In Blocker street.
Catherine Phillips tcolored about 40 years Of age,
laundress by occupation, and residing at No. 1929
Greene street, knocked down yesterday afternoon
OF Wooster and Blocker streets by No
IL Of the Blocker street AID FutOn ferry ne aud re-
coved contusons Of the head and chest
The injured woman convened to Bellevue Hospital
by officer Young, Of the Fifteenth precinct.
Arrest Of n Car Driver for Running Over
Nun.
Olcer Hare Of tho Forty ninth precinct, Brooklyn,
yesterday arrested Edward Bonner the driver of car
No. OF the Fulton avenue line, for running over an
unknown man on Fulton avenue Hopkins
Thursday morning. II quite dark at the time and
the asleep the track Tho driver did not
discover him until II too late TO prevent tho
from going hun. Bonner locked up to await
the result OF the Coroner's investigation.