New-York tribune., 1880-01-08
COLLISION on THE WEST SIDE.
THE ENGINE or AN EMPTY TRAIN RUN INTO BY
TRAIN FILLED WITH PAssENGERs-oNLY TIL

THE ENGINE or AN EMPTY TRAIN RUN INTO BY a
TRAIN FILLED WITH PAssENGERs-oNLY THE
ENGINES INJURED.
A collision occurred at $50 a. m. yesterday
az sixtieth-s and Ninhave between train of the Me-
iropolitan Elevated Railroad and one OF the Nlhth
Avenue Elevated Road. The terminus OF the latter Is at
sixtietl.st whore the trains switch Off to middle
track The in front OF the station used IN com
mon by both roads. Between the station and the
switchrac there Is a small structure for the switch
man. An empty Nnthaye. tram Of four cars drawn Dy
Engine No. in charge OF Engineer Charles Hurd ana
Fireman Hickey, stood the siding Just above Fifty
ninth-st between the uptown and downtown TRACKS,
signal hung out the switch station on the west side
OF the downtown track slxtlehst Al the time the
Nntayc train moved out OF the siding on its way down
town train of the Metropolitan Road came dashing
along on The down track. The latter train consisted
OF four moderately hlled with people, and drawn
by engine No. 81, and Engineer Chambers and Fireman
Flynn were the AT that point the trains OF
the Metropolitan Road are generally run slowly on ac-
count OF the switch and because the trains are then
the station.
The epoiuc, Of the two trains came together with
loud crash The switch adjusted for the Sixtbaye
ra and the force Of the collision threw the engine on
the track. In instant the passengers were IN great
commoton and crowds filled the street. The two en-
gines fastened together and for short ue re-
I.,iul ,o As sOOp IA the OF the Sxtl-ayr train
could be- detached they were drawn back TO Elghiy,
hack the switch track a dispatch was sent aioDS
tine line NiptnlVe road not 20 allow trains 10 run
above ForlV-sccOnd-,t The trains on the SXth-1Ye.
ro1d were delayed only twenty four mnutes, although
the side rack used ior short distance. On hc
NiutNayc. road the delay was sixteen minutes. lac
wrecked SI1iaye. zine remained toppcd over on the
clar,.-hou-e tor an hour and half before It was
paced I'D POSITION Suucuntcndent OnterdOnk sald
That - would cover the damage to the engine He SAID
nat the Two front whees only were thrown on the
track. 4 little OF the woodwork was smashed In the
afternoon tie engine was running a. usual. Inc
greatest damage was sustained By the Nuth-aVc.
fl4 I m mn
board us. By the engineer smashed. IL was thought
tha, 500 would cover the dam; ge
SUPERINTENDENT Onderdonk ordered the cn2ineors ana
also the switchman. report the office where an lh-
yesteauOn was begun General Manager Wiuslo~
took tie testimony. Charles Hud, the NinthS.le.
engineer sid ne saw tLc awitchma1 signal Win niS
hand. and was positive thai the track was open Tor
hp. lie started without Watng to see the dutOinahc
switch signal. which vas hidden by The escaping steam
Chambers the of the NN -aNc tram sald hat
"a whit. signal was played for hlm ana mat ne Jaw
the red signal oi the preceding tram taken mp Inc
sltcnman said that ne hgd not changed the switch or
si.nal from tie time the last siXthaye tram had
passed A. tfurl, the Nmthlve. eneUecr was an luli
r yva. dismissed lie regarded as good engineer
and bad been b. the employ of tie company Tor tWo