The New York herald., 1878-09-29
STRUCK BY An ENGINE.
Another Shocking Accident on the
Long Island Railroad.
TWO KILLED, FIVE WOUNDED
Tragic interruption of Funeral Process
sion in Brooklyn.

Still another page has been added 10 the chapter
Of accidents when has OF late drawn general aten
tion to the Long Island Railroad The victims o. yes
tsrdays tragedy we're seven in number, two OF whom
we're killed outright, the others being seriously In
jured. Two OF the wounded will probably die. Tho
accident occurred at the crossing at the intersection
OF Atlantic and Brooklyn avenues, Brooklyn. The
circumstances attending the occurrence are o. ape-
culisriy sad nature. Mr. Patrick Duffy, an old and
highly respected citizen OF Brooklyn the father OF
tho Rev. Mr. Duffy, of ST. Agncs Church. Baltic street,
died Thursday last at his nome, No. 744 HerKimer
street The funeral services, which were held at the
Church OF Our Lady OF Victory. corner OF Throop
avenue and GcDonouyh street, yesterday forenoon,
werc largely atsn4ed. Among the congregation
we're many persons OF the parish OF ST. Charles Bor
romeo, Sidney place, in WHICH church Rev. Father
Duly had formerly cfnca,eG as assistant
pastor. As marx OF esteem and respect, the
family OF Mr. stephen Callahan, the merchant tailor,
OF No. 60 Montague street, on the Heights attended
the services Tho members OF the family present
were:-Mrs. Bridget Callahan; her daughters Mary,
Celia and Teresa; her son Thomas, and Mary Red
moud, her niece After the requiem mass had been
offered and the benediction over the dead had been
pronounced the funeral cortege was formed in front
OF tho church. Besides the hearse there sixteen
carriages. The carriage in which the Galatians rode
was the eleventh one in the line, and WAS driven by
Jonn McNames. shortly before hali-past eleven
O'Clock procession started on its journey tho
Cemetery OF the Holy Cross, Fiatbush, where the
mains were to be inferred.
THE CROSSING REACHED.
When the cortexe reached brooklyn avspueH turned
OF to the right intending to cross Atlantic avenue
and move thence to the Boulevard. There are no
gates that point. notwithstanding tho TACT that
Coroners uries have repeatedly censured the railroad
company Tor not having gates located At all crossings
within the city limits The eastern OF the rail-
road track TO tho driver OF the carriage the
Callahan family was obscured by row OF
buldings which line the road, that he
did the train which appro ing
at Q high rate OF speed from the east. His
object was doubtless, to close up tho distance which
had wdened between him and the carriages that had
passed over, aud looking ahead he did not heed the
warning gwen him by the hagman on the opposite
side Of tho track Tho latter beckoned to him and
shouted 30 keep back. McNames is said to have de-
nasd the warning with IN ugly epthet and to have
whipped up his horses. Down came the locomotive
"Merrck" with train OF two cars II being the half
past eleven GresnporI expresr which going it is
said, a. The rate oil about ior.y miles an hour.
AN AWFUL MOMENT.
The terrified mahes the carriage. seeing their
inevitable iate screkmed aloud Tns group of cnIi.
watching the procession turned pale, and were held
the spot by terror during the moment which inter-
vened. The nahman rushed forward, and
pole cndeavsred 10 beat back The horses, but had
jump back again TO save his own is. Inc horses had
barely crossed the north track when tho terrible crash
came. The cowcatchsr OF the locomotive struck tho
flooring oi the carringe near The forward wheels
ana tossed the vehicle anu It's unfortunate &C.
cupsnts luy seventy iset away. Tho carriage as
It tore along tho IRON railing that lines the track,
wrsncned II anu broke eight heavy posts McNamec,
the drIver MAS thrown from h seat and iali ng on
the cowcxtcher OF the engine was carried on IL
about hundred feet. Tho other occupants, N r..
Cs,IaLan. her neics ana children were thrown ont
hA fauca on Lha adsd
The engine was stopped wrnin about one hundred
yards OF tho scene OF the COLLISION The passengers
ana the people living in the ncIgnberhood gathered
about Ihs spot ana rendered. such assistance lay
thsr power DR.. d. h. Vaudeville, OF Putnam ave
pus, who happened TO be near by al the time, exam
ipsa the unfortunate people aud caused mo ainbu-
lAnces TO be summoned.
LIST OF TnE VICTIMS.
Tho victims wsrc follows:-
Miss Macy REDMOND. eighteen years old, killed by
fracture OF the sKui.
JOHN AcNAMEE, thirty-eignt years old, killed. His
skull was Fractured and several bones were broken.
Mrs. BRIDGET CALLAHAN, iorty years old, left arm
broken; suffering IRON nervous shock; con tusions
about the head and body and internal injuries she
Will probably die.
Mss MARY CALLAHAN. sixteen years old, suffering
TgoxAs l.. CALLAHAN, twelve years old, fracture OF
base OF the skull VIM probably die.
CELIA CALLAHAN, eieven years oid scalp wound,
slight
TxKxsA CALLAHAN thirteen years old, a lew slight
eOntusons.
The am uianc CO from the Eastern District Hospital
In charge OF Surgeon Fleming, arrived the scene
about twcive O'Clock, aud nvs minutes later DR..
Cochran arrived IRON the Long Island College Hos
pital with the Western Disrict ambulance. Captain
Rely and platoon OF men arrived early from the
Twelfth precinct station house and rendered all the
assistance IN thor power. The DOCTORS caused the
bodies oil the oezd To be laid side OF road
way the green sward, where they were covered
with sheets. Mrs Callahan, VINO Is q large, stout
lady, though terribly injured, was the first
TO recover consciousness, and her maternal
ing appeal TO those about her. "Dont mind
me-" she exclaimed. "Pease look out for my
children" She was takep with her children INTO the
basement OF the mouse OF Mr. Earl, where Drs. Free
and l. II. bayliss assisted The physicians prcv,
ousy named Ia their kindly attentions. About one
oc ock Mrs. Callahan anu her son Thomas aud
daughter Mary were conveyed IN an ambulance To
the City Hospital lne little girls Celia ana Teresa.
we're suinoicnty recovered by that time to admit oi
their removal IN a carnage TO their home, NO. 81
Montague street. Ihe griet OF Mr. Callahan on learn
ing oil the terrible accident which had befallcn his
family excessive and no fastened to them at the
hospital.
When the sngine struck tnc carriage the traces
which held the horses parted, so that the animals
ESCAPED being ran over, but one o them fell on the
pouth track and broke his lea lie was shot by po-
Iicsna "a. The carnage, which was owned by Messrs.
Cooney Burton OF College place, was broken into
hunared pieces snd scattered In every direction.
The bodies were placed ia boxes and removed
10 the station house Fulton avenue where. later
In the day, they were viewed BY jury empansIled
by Coroner simms The Coroner caused the arrest Of
the conductor OF the tram, William H. H. DonenbacD,
vbo lives ., Jaoa'es, L. ~. ana OF hehaei
ucDasl Dunn. OF No 463 Thirteenth street. BrooKyp,
ago arrested; but all three were subssq
discharged by Coroner Slmns, with Instructions 10
appear whom wanted Tor examination at the inquest,
which Will ue ncld In tho early part oil the week
WHAT rnE ESGfSKER HAS TO SAT.
The engineer, hicnael Ganney, said :--"When the
train was approaching Brooklyn avenue noticed
that the nagman al the crossing was waving
the white nag. Al that instant there was
coach coming up 10 the crossing, going
east, aud The 0asman turned round 10
stop him. The signal that the nsgnan had given me
vas sAIl right and al the same time no turned
around and facing the coach shook hts flag toward the
ariver VINO was then whipping up his horses 10 pass
As soon saw that u was the determination
OF tho driver to pass whstIed 10 Indicate that
wanted him TO stop. As saw that he would not do
. l blew down brakes and reversed tue engine.
near the forward wheels OF the coach The engine
aid not srike exactly straight The horses were cut
pf from the coach aud went to the loft"
The engineer, who has been In the employ OF
The company since July last, has been engaged