The New York herald., 1878-08-15
SHOCKINGLY MANGLED.


BY LOCOMOTIVE ON THE GREENWICH
STREET ELEVATED nArLRoAD-ALLEaHD
HEARrLEss CONDUCT OF THE ENoINEEn AND
FIREMAN.
A shocking accident occurred about eight O'Clock
last night the Greenwich Street Elevated Railroad
by which James II. Smith, OF Chicago lost his lie.
The unfortunate man, having purchased tickets for
himself and his friend Mr. Do Witt G. De
Forest, Of Albany sitting with him on
OF tho benches facing tho track In the
station house which is erected st Greenwich and
Watts streets. The two friends were their why to
make a visit in West six,y.Grst street and only
awaited tho approach OF tho going north to got
tho Presently the sound Of an engine heard
coming up and the train was almost in front OF the
waiting passengers before they wore aware
OF IT, Tho place was not sufficiently lighted,
and Mr. Smith, being unacquain.ed with
the safest way of gotting off cars, seem
ipgy Imagined that he must cross the tracks the
gangway which reaches IRON tho tho cast side
OF tho line, whore he Mr.. DE Forest says that
his friend arose from bis side while the train still
in motion and called 10 him TO follow that he gong
to jump the cars DE Forest said and asked Mr..
Smith TO walt few MINUTES: but the latter, either
hearing or beng at tho moment unable
his movements, as he was then on the vcrgo OF the
platform. was struck the lott side by tho locomo-
tive, thrown down aud drawn under the wheels OF
the engine. Instantly tho train stopped, but too laie
TO save the unfortunate man, who was mangh d IN
terrible manner.
CRUSHED AND MASGLKD.
Very lew people were either IN the cars or on tho
platform at tho time, but crowd soon gathered,
composed principally OF the men vino live In the
neg hborhood, auu IL their statements are correct
there were no employees OF the road on hand TO aid
In this terrible position the poor man
had 70 roman while john wnsh. OF
OF four blocks and borrowed from Mcssrs Fletcher
Harris. OF that street, tacg-scrcw with when to t
the locomouve, 30 tnat tue manglcd bones anu quiv
ering nssn Of The sul breathing victim couid bo
taken from under tho engine. John A. Doonan, cf
No. 3s1 spring street an athletic young man. aided
oy Wright wlili,m Rogers, OF No. IS Vandam street;
William Aiken, l.. White aod others hited the loco
motive of the track and took, with all pos
whcro IL lay crushed. The man was st,i
nscious, but unable to mako blmscIf understood
lie was placed in a convey ance aud taken by his hor.
riAcd friend TO the Chambers Street hospital where
be was received little before ninc O'Clock HIS In
jurcs are described IA being compound fracture OF
the lett thigh. simple fracture OF the same limb
severe acernion OF tho soft parts of the left knee ana
leg aud r'gh, leg aud ghasiiy communication of the
lett wrist Iio died at ten minutes to ten O'Clock.
ALLEGED nEARrLEssNgss.
John A. poonan and others OF the men who hc'pcd
to exricste the body from the wheels, were loud IN
their condemnation OF the engineer and fireman on
tine train. They asserted that when the accident
Cured there was no head light visible In front OF tho
locomotive aud thst II was lighted alter tho accident
They said there one representipc the company
present to lend aid In any way. The fireman and n
sinccr tbsy asssst told them 10 "Hnrry up and sct
MIN out Of there; We nave no tiuo 20 wait" They
also plain that tney had TO "dsht for lamp aud
some water" The body lay tor mere than halt an
hour under the whcels.
vIcfM
Mr. Do Forest said that his late friend was formerly
OF Albany, bas mas for several years past resided
Chicago. He was engaged as commission dealer Ia
leather, and came on here few days ago TO make
purchases for firm out there with which he
Dected. He leaves a vile and two children 10 mourn
his loss The beresvcd family have been telearaphed
TO, advising tbsm OF their misfortune. The body viii
be sent on TO Chicago Tor intermcnL
hr Dc Forest related II us q singular coincidence
that yesterday afternoon while passing insurance
Office IN broadway Mr.. smith SAID I'll own a stone
In that building; got my lie insured for So 900, and
the policy rs all paid up"
issotEScg
At the Houston street station, wnsrc the reporter
went " get sene facts connected with tho accident,
there was NO light anywbers 10 be except very
faint one used by the oeer In charge. This person
rudely denied that he knew anything about thu mat
ter got very aAgry because he should Do spoken 70 at
all, banged tho door afor him and loudly cxclaim Cd
thai he had 70 say.