The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-30

sxAsHup ON cosrr ISLAND RAILROAD CROSS

sMAsHUP ON coNEY ISLAND RAILROAD CROSS
ING-sEvERAL PERSONS INJURED.
A railroad collision, In which, fortunately NO lives
were lost. occurred about forty minutes past six
O'Clock last evening train Of tho Prospect
Park and Coney Island Railroad and ono Of the Man.
haitian Beach Railroad, at point whore the two
roads near Parkve The trains, composed OF
each, were their way to Coney Island
On the Prospect Park train were about ono hundred
passengers. while the Manhattan Beach train
carried about forty Tho land Ia the vicinity
Of the collision is very level, and both trains were
IN sight OF each some time before tho accident.
Great exc.emont prevailed among the passen GERS and
some could hardly be restrained from jumping from
the cars. The engine of the Prospect Park train ran
into one of the of the Manhattan road, making
complete wreck OF both. Tho engineer OF the train
which was run into blew of steam and whisted Down
brakes, but all to no purpose Tne 1000
motive Of tho Manhattan Beach train struck tho front
part OF tho foremost car the Prospect Park line,
completely dcmolishing it. Throc cars on the Man.
haitian road were smashed. and the engineer fireman
n nd brakeman saved their lives by jumping on No
the latter line, so far as known, was injured,
except one brak eman, whose injuries are OF uinng
character The escape OF the passengers was remark
able There passengers injured on the Pros.
poet Park and Coney Island Railroad train
Mrs. houxlcy, residing at No. 3l5 Tenth street:
Brooklyn and bruised about the face and head
and also sustained disocaton OF the loft hip
Mrs Hara residing at No. IS WyckoT street, BROOK
lyn, was injured bout tho head, but not seriously.
a brakeman, named 7. NJ Haggcnt, was slightly in
jurcd
IL was reported that three or four other persons
also slightly injured.
$50 MONEY RETURNED"
Several rails OF the Manhattan Beach Road by the
force Of the collision torn up and tho crossing
rendered impossible for trains Dispatches iinmodi-
atcy wore sent TO Bath and Brooklyn, and the pas
scpgcrs conveyed TO their destination by extra
trains which at forwarded Tor their accom-
mediation. Much Indignation was expressed by the
passengers on the Prospect Park tram, who
had purchased excursion tickets 10 Coney Island
and return, upon the company refusing TO refund The
money they had paid. Ono passenger stated that tho
agman the crossing had deserted his post for sono
reason unexplained JUST before the trains came To-
gether. There appears to be no extenuating crcum-
upon which to base an excuse for the compa
Mes Each company charges the blanc on the other.
Tho real OF the accident from what could he
learned last night, would appear to be mad effort OF
each train get the crossing first, as they ran
along several minutes before the accident at
rapid rate OF srecd in full view OF each other. 1t Is
regarded sngulary fortunate that the collision took
place at an hour IN tho evening when travel 10 The
island beginning fall off, that the trains were
crowded and but worry few passengers were seated
In tho foremost cars. The travel TO COney Island
yesterday was very great and the exaggerated &C
counts which first circulated In Brooklyn led 10
considerable anxiety among people who had relatives
visiting that popular resort This is the first collision
this season on the Coacy Island roads.