The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-13
LONG ISLAND RAILRoAD Accidents.
Ono OF the wenver Twin. Kuied-A Loco
motive and Two Cars Wrecked.

Az hal1-past 9OclOck yesterday morning
the locomotive Crecdmoor. in charge Of Michael
Durkin. engineer, started from Hunters Point.
Behind II were three cOnchCs. tho first filed
with women and children bound for brighton.
the other two bound for Rockaway. Two miles
from Hunters Point on tho South Side Rail-
road. is Il curve and about three hundred Yards
beyond is bridge over Ncwtown Crock. called
Furmnn's bridge. As tho locomotive rounded
the curve II quilted tho track. and before tho
engineer could whistle Down brakes" II was
humping over the ties. IL seemed only an
instant to those who first felt the Jolt before tho
locomotive plunged down the cmbnnlmcnt.
which Is there about ton foot high. and buried
itself in the mud, dragging tho three cars after
II. The first car. the Brighton car. ran by the
locomotive. and then turned down tho bank
but its forward end was caught by the fallen
locomotive. and thus upheld. and the rear did
not quit the roadway. Tho other two ears. how
ever quilted tho track and plunged down the
cmbnnkmcnt. tho first turnin. over, and the
last turning once and n half
All this was done in less time than II take to
toll it. Conductor Edward Richard was in tho
first chr. Admonishcd by the iolting Of the car
M II jumped over tho tics. he stendcd himself
| bv the seats and the instant the train stopped
| he crawlcd through window and immrd lately
sent man back with flag. for the Pntchoguc
train was close behind. Then he set about de-
| term ming what damage lad been done. Ho
| saw that the locomotive had ploughed down into
| the mud Of the swamp which lies on both sides
| ~ tho stream. burying H. smoke snck, and IL
! WIS envcloped in cloud Of steam. The err
That he was in had escaped ms Ivy n miracle. safe
and none ot lis many passengers were seriously
| injured, although many were bnhly scared
and not few were bruised and well shaken up.
Tho passengers in the second car. which was
| the -mOk ing ear. and in tho last ear were res
cucd and mono seemed much hurt. Then i
| was learned that Engineer Durkin was haLy
| burned He was taken 10 the house Of Mr.
| Titus, near hy. and cnrcd for. In the mean
| time the patchuguc train had come up and boon
stopped. on board was John A. Bowen, Depot
Master. Hunters Point. He immedntcly sent
back TIC trim iGr wrecs.r, and did all in his
| 1t was half an hour after the accident before
! 1t was discovered that underneath the last ear
| the window. and Immediately efforts were made
! 70 get at the body Tho side Of the car was. cut
the mr. was turned over. Then the body was
| secured. II was that OF Isaiah Weaver. one OF
| the Weaver twins. well known AMONG min
| strrls ns more than ordinary performers; Tho
| two. Isaiah ard his brother Harry. had been
| spending the summer ~ Rockaway, giving err
| formanccs daily in Dates Pavilion. Isaiah
playing the bones and Harry the bnnio .Tncy
| nre said to be tn" sons OF tho Hon. Isaiah
| Weaver. who for eight years occupied seat in
| the legislative halls at Albany. The brothers
| wore not together when the accident happened.
Hurry having quilted tho rear ear in which no
| ry was hurt nhoui the hips by seat falling
| upon him. but was not seriously injured.
| lHtTe arc tntNH WHO say tllt lNnlun weaver
tried to jump through window and was thus
| killed Others say TINT he was thrown through
n" window. The former, suppostion is un-
| doubtedly correct His body lay in the morguo
AT 2 o'clock Coroner Garren took q special
| train for the scene Of the disaster. He found
the wreck Of tho train lying ms il had fallen.
| The rear car had been overturned in order to
libcrate9 tho body of Weaver; Investigation
! OF the locomotive had broken Just Mt the head Of
the curve. and that, thus liberated. the engine
hundred yards OF. more over the ties had
plunged down the bank. The track whore tn.
II was undoubtedly the broken wheel that caused
| the accident Where the locomotive left the
track pi"cca Of the wheel were picked up. They
| showed no flaw. and seemed TO have been
broken hyth" mere pressure OF the rail in turn
| Ing the curve.
Conductor Richard. who was In tho forward
| ear. said: AT tho time OF the accident we were
running about ilitocn miles an hour ] know
t,S pdcas u y, We wetf r9undinE me curve; ana
| suddenly felt u Jolt, and by the time l had
| GlMhbrd seat we were az standstlll."
| the breaking Of the flnnge the broken wheel
had cut deep marks IN the rails md then quit
| tod the track, and that the train. thus on the
| truck. had pulled the rails out Of position.
The wound d IN the train were many The
| women ana chilirrn escaped wondcr'uly. but
| there were few otthc occupants of the second
and tlllrd cars who were not more or less cut
and bruised Among them were Henry Weaver.
| the brother OF the dead man; Herman Gohe Of
| q Prince street who VAS cut about the head
| Horny Hclmnicr. the proprietor OF n pavilion ut
! kocknway. who was generally bruised: W. III.
Hepburn Of 1870 West Twentieth street. the pro-
| prctor ot the New York Pavilion at Rocknway.
| who had hs hand crushed. and will probably
| lose his thumb; L. W. Nandersmith of Go Irving
| place. and n salesman for Shaw & Co.. % Duane
| street who was severely hurt in the hips and
shoulders; George Decker OF Flushing, the
| nrwshoy Of th" train who was nearly scnlped
| Cyrus Galo. the attorney for IT," collection oi
| n.sSolal taxes in New York. who resides in
| FM.hinG. and who was we'll shaken up; John
! H. Brown 81 3Ol Wc-t Thirtirth street who
| was wounded IN the hnnd b. Costello OF New
! York. who was hurt in the arm aud
| hip. nnd Bernard Friedman 81 lOl Allen
| street. peddlcr. who was severely hurt
| about the shoulders. Tho wounded with the
exception Of Engineer nurkin. MIR. Nandcr-
| smith. AMI tho peddcr. Friedman. were able Ia
| 70 home without assistance. Tho three men
| named wcrc taken home. hut none was fatally
| injured. The engineer was the most seriously
| hurt. He was badly burned about the legs and
| lay in stupor last evening
! Another accident happened nj the depot in
| Hunters Point Yesterday. On the IL e train
was Mrs. Vim. Ehuland, the wife Of tho proprir-
! tor of one IL IN" Rockaway hotels. In crossing
| the track mt Hunter Point depot with her baby
| IN her arms she WAS struck by "A locomotive,
! and her foot was badly crushed. She will prob
| ably lose u. The baby escaped unhnrmrd.
| There Is danger that Mrs. Rhulnnd will die
| from the shook 10 her Il, rvou- svstem.
| William Dcyrr was killed while trying 10
| cross tho railroad track in front Of an advance