New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-15
TALKS WITH AsSEMBLYMEN.

Asscmblyman Engle. of Brooklyn, said TO
TRIBUNE reporter that be had been in the rear end
Of tue Empire talking with some of the Tammany
members of the Legislature, and when the accident
occurred he was returning to n forward car. TO
was thrown headlong to the floor. He got ont I'M
mediatey and did what little he could toward
caring for the injured.
Assemblyman NJ G. Murphy commented fol-
lows: was in the third car the Saratoga. There
were about dozen persons In the coach, including
some ladies', No one in the car was injured, and va
all got out at once. think everything possible
under the circumstances was done to aid those M
prisoucd in tn burning wreck THIS accident
should result IN an act beng passed at requir
ing railroad companies to have axes hung up IN
conspicuous place in every for on lust snch
occasions II we had had axes last night We could
have saved all IN the train who were not killed
directly by the collision
ASscmblyman Thomas +. sheridan, of Brooklyn,
said 10 lRIBu NE reporter concerning the acct
dent: " was in the sixth Cag with my wife. Tho
shock threw her hea.lI0ug lro % her seat We imme-
dIately went back and assisted those IN the rear
cars. We could see people IN the burning coaches,
hut could not aid them, ~ they were fastened IN
the wreck Everybody including the residents m
that neIghbOrhood. worked hard, but could atiOrd
LITTLE and. Ass.nOlymen Chapih aud MONK, oil
BroOkivu were bur, the former quite badly about
the head He sui that after he was struck he
thought he dying a. he was iuHcnslble Tor
few moments. Mr. Monks fingers Wcr' all
smashed. Assembly man Parker, OF Albany, was on
the train, and bad his head and shoulders injured.
Another Young man whom | did not know was
badly hurt. The accident was the result Oh gross
careleseness."
Assemblvnan j. J. Costello who is the Tammany
candidate for Speaker of the Assembly. was IN tho
car Empire He said in regard 10 the disaster:
When the train stopped was singing with Mr..
NcNanus and Others a song which we called John
Kelly 10 the Front Mr. Nichols MI keIrney and
others were laughing at lis when Senator W wagner
came along. Mr.. Nichols introduced MIR. Wagner to
fltg Ant liz
date tor Speaker. and sad WOuld Toe the next
Speaker of the House. We talked with the Senator
and then asked him take seat. some OF tho
party Okngly said that he ought 10 give the Anti
Monopoly members drawing-roum passes, and he
laughmgiy replied that he would wait until tho
Legislature was organized. lie soon after lett as,
and could not much more than have got out OF the
door wnrn the crash came. was not hurt, but can
hardly tell how | did get out helped woman
ont of The burning car. and then She asked me "a 90
back ana get her mut. OF course | did not 10 50.
ASsembyman McMdnuS. who won great praise
for bis bravery in TeScuing AsScmblyman Monk, OF
BrOokyn said " III the Empire, which was
burned. Ny experience, suppose, Was much IKE
that Of others in the car. We scrambled ont OF lhe
windows. / aided Mr.. Monk in his escape. bnt
didn't know he was member OF the Assembly
until afterward"
narrow escape. was at his office, 20 ID Broadway
a short time Yesterday. lie sad: occupied
seat In the dTawlng-ruCm car Empire. Mgen ING
crash came | was lifted over the body or tht Sea1
with nothing less than the roof OF the car on top or
me lay in thi, way for considerable time, some
of the braKemen being unable to relieve me. As
semblvman John McManus hualy came 10 th9
rescue with his strong arms and extracted .ne: 1
had given M all hope, tor the car was burning
under nv feet with grea: Tapldity. ! thought OF
thousand things III moment, OF my VIE anu emu
rem and OF my refusal the day before to take out an
accident policy Tor 100000 from an agent VINO
called me- | could near the shrlehs OF men,
women and children. | thought II was my lass
hour, and hope such a sight will never present
Itself to me- again"