New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-12

hundred and -eleventhst station, and Just cleared
IT when he felt that his train was snoved
along. He was very much astonished, ne salo the
did ascertain the situation until he reached tns
Eighty-sixthst. Station where the rear CIT ".
his train was found TO be damaged. Engineer
Thomas says he running at q rate nor eAc c
ing ten miles an hour when he was struck by Lngi-
neer RandalPs train. =, -.
George Hung. of No. 2.43O First-ave.. said that
when the accident occurred II was secciy Possio'o
to see three feet ahead by reason OF the log
Il was in the that was run into, lie sta.o a
"and we were going at moderate rae vi spcen
when we suddenly sac kened up as we had oVertake'
the train that had preceded Us, AS our tiaih WAS
forced 10 90 slowly told the conductor he wonlo
better signal the train behind rs he began wavndt
the sigual flag when the train behind came along az
full speed the engineer apparently not seeing US.
Between Ninety first and Ninety -second-sts' IL
struck us, and | thought for moment that the
cars woud run into the street. The tram was
pretty well flied with passengers, ana we were
thrown together in a pile. and were more OF ieSs
bruised. was injured on the hip."
TnE THRD-AvF. ACCIDENT
An accident, unaccompanied by loss of life, oc-
CURED also on the Third Avenue Elevated Line yes
terday. Four crowded cars from Harlem had been
hailed near Oae-hundred and-irst-st. at half-past
o'clock in the morning. the motor being unable to
surmoant the sharp grade to Ninety-ei9hth-st Inc
fog was so thick that nothing could be seen across
the avenue and engineers compelled 10 feel Ihelr
way along the line A red danger flag caused En-
gneer Anderson of the train following TO come to q
stop, and danger signal was also displayed from
the rear OF the second train. few moments lattr,
end while the passengers We're stretching tholf
necks from tho windows to learn the cause % dety,
a third sOutbb0Hnd tram dashed out Oh bhe St1S
mist and swept down At regular speed on tnc
standing ears. This last train was drawn
by engine No. rs, driven by Taylor Doage'
/ he motor. striking with crash, ran It's seavpv-
bIaced iron front platform under She rear platform
oil the aud renamed fastened IN tnat p@sia9ii.
There Was a swapping of braces ana no4's ana
crushing of weed the platform was sptnt|red
The passengers III both trains wee shaken up ana
somewhat alarmed as tie roadbed at this point Is
fully forty feet aSove the pavement. grocer
whose shop Is Rear the scene head THE crash ana
saw the pseccs OF iron thrown to the eroaBd.
"LCob !" said he - tlhcTe Is heavy lneee OF INN
Der from the car piatiora that came down w'thu
lew iDehes of a wars head"
nut II TIC pile still held the bolt. cut ef almost
true as If dose by machinery. Tratc OIL tAe line
was DELAYED abeut twenty minutes. 1t reqniredfhe
efforts of four motors 10 dseHgSge the cnClne and
car At the NiBety-cigth-st shops it vas sald thar
the damage was triiliDg that the ear platform ard
the motors drawbar all that would REQUIRE re-
pairs Assistant Green. of the East
ern Division, declared the accident %tlohy aurip-
utable 30 the uausua density OF the f0g.
Superintendent Stewart made all INFORMAL inVes-
tIgation of tire disasters yesterday su y II make
thorough Investigation to-day. he was not ne
TO state positively upon whom the responsibility
rested. From what he had learned he believed Thar
the men in charge of tram No. POI had followed the
rules Of tbs company aud tried TO prevent as
aster. They tod him that danger sugar was
placed on the year car of the tram, and that a
man was sent along the walk to warn
the engineer Of tue approaching train.
General Manager Hahn SAID he was unable 10
account for the disaster III any Other way IMAM tnat
the rules of the COMPANY were disobeyod. lie said
there was printed book furnished 10 each man
embOdging all the rules IN regard 20 running
trains Tie engineers were specially instructed
not to take any chances, and one OF the rules
stated that no collision with preceding Tram was
eXcusa0le