New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-31
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.

KNOWN Tor tlt aCt
DETAILS OF THE DISASTER.
After the last passenger tram from Cohcy Is
land on the Prospect Park and COMFY Island Railroad
reached The dcpOt.at Nnave. and observation-disclosures
lyn "Wednesday ni. gravel tram, board OF which
sixteen men, left the s1ndm near tle d'po' anu
Opposite Greenwood Cemctcrg for the purpose OF carry
ing load of gravel below Pakvlc wheic it was used
in balasng tie second track, which Las recently beei
laid down This work has to he done for the greater
part night in order 20, 10 interfere win tEc pascal
ger trains which are constantly passing over III; road
during the day There il switch at ParkNlr ana Oh
the return trip Brooklyn the trains are pushed back
ward.
The first tram consisting of four car' when carried
lead 10 ParLvilic Wednesday night on its reiurn t'ip
reached Fort iam;ltOu-.,yc. about IT'D without any
warning there tremendous crash an" '!e car
which WAS ut the head of the train lt The racA fol-
lowed m the others. The engineer. Michael liailoiHn'
promptly reversed the engine and disconnected IL if"
the train thus prcvcuiin from leaving The track All
the lights put oil; by the accident bat ASSISTANCE
was promptly given from the depot IA soon Is h'H
with lanterns appeared IT was found that Gear bodies
we're III the ruins Of the wrrcGcd cars William CrdiS
the brakeman was also discovered IN the wreck lie
was the frs, man removed AMI his body 70 md 4 c
horrlbv lnanclrd. Both his legs W'r' crushed,
and h:S lett arm badly bruised. id'-
rick Cook, who lives in Ninctc'ntI-Nt. was b'dH
bruised about the body ana had several confusion" dp'u
The other InCH were dCil With T'Hl"''"
from the ruins of The train. TIE bodies Of ail were
greatly manglcd. The police OF the Eie!ii FF.e net
were Informed OF the occurrence, and icICE!dphtd al
once for the ambulance. Word was also s"n I" y Il.
Culver. president. and SIR Schrrm"fhoTn SHpciih''"-
et road The lIcr reached The scrhr "i the &c
c!rni about af hour acr lis occur nee, AMI tor"-
ucr simns also promptly arrived Wncn tn amlHancc
arrived Gratis was conveyed Ia te Long Island t'l-
leg, Hospital where he died Yesterday m"InH-. Cor
oncr inms gave pcrmi-s To- have ia" other bodies ie-
moved to the Morsuc The names OF the victims 81 The
accident are ~ follows:
CLEAR. Jom>. a lahorcr living in Tw"niy-cSlih- 4.
and two children .
and va, upon the car "H'cl was al me h'"i al ia"
train His injuries wcrr very severe AMI lc d!,d
Ellis joins ni,orrr. Who lived IN Twenty cirh;I-st
GLoGHLGA>, JonN, E",,of. Whose t',,!'Ire wa,
at Jacksou-l lace and Prospective. lie leaves
wife and three chi.dI,n.
PEIMEo>E CLoR@E Tie V"s the trachil','ri ana
GUcior of the tram. H.. az twenty -'odr. aHi
H GvrG - \, - r,n.,-.i IIc had ncc,i cinjioy,d
on the road two three year,. and W. coutiirr,d
Ina2ric +" M'' K,c Jc..iiiat. of srycqc.atl-,t
The bodies arrived At Ia Mo'euc about ~ m yc>cr-
day. They presented CHASTITY appearance. Pnmio-'
Law with h. body crashed. bpih his les broken AID h'
face eascd and bruised. HI watch. however WA lH
running. Twice before hc had been III Imminent l'Hi
Of IN, !fc. H.s head wa badly cnt at t!r lIcni
which occurred on the South side Railroad, ~ -:
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escape from the Brooklyn Theatre fire. hs h'o'' bc'"S
badly burned before hc succeeded ia getting o # the
burning huiidln~.
rpon examination II was found that there lad been
deliberate attempt to Wtc,h the tram. NJ n' eco SING
~ Fort Ian.ltorlyc.. o. auks laid 10 g. .tt the
passage % carriages. Tie narrow space between th'
rail. and the paung found To b. hlcd wth ,ronc-
which were w,d-,d III tightly, compelling the tram To
leave the tack. Ia adItion to thu, heavy ur "a5
ed across the track about twenty feet beyond the
crossing What motive could have induced ans oH" to
attempt the destruction 81 tn tram Is a
vet matter OF conjecture Detectives have been
assigned To work M the case. President culver
IA, Of red reward # 500 for Information that VIII
lead To the Of Tia" person OF person. "h" PLACED
the obstruction. upon tine track fnc engineer says
that the train va. running at the rate "l t"oNc HIt7
an hour bat doubts Expressed To the correctness
or This statement. Just beyond the point where the
accident occurred tho grade j. steep. while for
mile nearer to Parkyc 1t is nearly level II L. behaved
that higher rate ~ speed than twelve miles an hour
was reached III order 10 ascend til, heavy grade.
President Culver said last evening taat There was no
one 70 whom H. could attach suspicion IN connection
with the attcrnp. to wreck the tin, and be Wa ut
o., 10 say IS hat motive could have induced any "u" {"
pcIp,iraic such act II- relations {" hi- employees
were Of the most friendly character ana b" employed
only responsible and trustworthy mon y" ""r had
been discharged recently "h" could "n inst account
have ans i-frcipg against the company. ihr stones
were placed between Tho rails and tie plants
on both sides 81 the trace, smaller s'"'c-
being nearer the end IA the direction
of which the tram was to approach. The st"u"s
extended FOR distance 81 about ten feet and Tie plan
evidently Wa 10 make lt incline by increasing the
we 81 the that the cal, would ~ necessity
leave the track The he winch wa- placed Upon th'
track Wa "A so The The Inc not
dl.il1rcd because very heavy and crushed me
STONES without being 1tcd by them MI culver Hp"hc
I'm irh term. P.ImiO,c tho conductor, VINO had been
ON the for three years II" was energetic capable
and tWorhy Nj culver t1ld llirgdId 4" IA" oihct
men hc no irycd mat tGcy were u married and had
iaullr- although he knew !liiic about ~. the men
were labJrcrs WHO were working on tc road temporal
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