The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-23
TELEGRAPHIC
Train Teiescoped.

New York, p. There was. q terrible
accident this morning in the Fourth
avenue tunnel. Eighty-sIxth street sta
! ton. A New Haven train Standing on
| the south bound side track was run into
by the Harlem local. The rear cars were
demolished. AS near as can te ascer-
.ained now fOuf persons were killed
and nineteen badly injured. The names
ars not yet ascertsioed. Il is claimed
the accident was the result OF gross mis-
n sgement.
2 locomotive on the main line Of the
Hudson River rosd met with sn accident
onUne Hundred and TE enty-ThFid street,
5lockading he track in consequence Of
which h New Haven train switched on
the south bound side. It is reported that
several OF the injured have since died.
Among the killed Is III IS Eugenia Au
bert, OF Mount Vernon, q teacher in the
normal school. Among the II jured WAS
the engineer OF the HsDlem local Miss
Hitchcock, Of MorrisaDa, another normal
school teacher, two Miss Bennetts,
slightly, and Geo. BTinck rolf, severely.
The police and fremen set to work and
rescued FIVE men and two women O1e
OF the latter soon after expired, Nine.
Eugenia Aubert, the teacher already
mentioned, was found 10 q trench along
side the track. She did not die until
after she was extricated. The list Of
dead so far is sherman Adamson, of
Mount Vernon; Frederick Stern, n Nv
Rochelle; Miss J. A. Smith, schOol-
teacher, New York;sn unknown woman,
Eugenia Au6ert. Injured - Harold
Meeks, New Jersey; z. Logan, Mount
Vernon; Il. G. HoughtOn, New York,
his son; Aaron Hedden, engineer; John
Sogar, Mount Vernon; III. Stein, New
@. n. SteInberner; Mount
Vernon; Lizzie Csmeline, residence IN
known, both legs cut of; VIM. HOWe,J
and AlOnzO BrOy, Mount Yer
non; two daughters Of j. 4. Matthews
and Herman Abrams, New Rochelle.
Mr.. Ellington, mining editor OF the
ting in car Of tie Harlem train, which
Is next to the engine. As we neared
street station in the tunnel,
l noticed some enc jumped from the
train. I then looked ahesd and saw a
train standing in front of az. Almost
instantly the crash came. No red light
could be seen On the rear OF the train.
The most intense excitement prevailed
among the passengers. Between the
Kissing of steam, the screams OF women
and the darkness of the tunnel, the scene
was frightful. I struck 8 match and
3aS a lady lying among the debris. She
vas taken out and found her left foot
severely crushed. Another gentleman
vas severely injured in the back. l
should suppose about seven were badly
Djureds and from ten 10 fourteen were
lurt, but able to leave for their homes.
One OF the incoming trains stopped, and
passengers were transferred to it aud
brought TO the Grand Central depot
Owing to the total darkness IN the tun-
lel it was impossible for ne to get o clear
dea of what did occur. The escaping
team soon filled the tunnel, and thla,
with the darkness, Oaly added to the hOr-
or Of the scene. Sh Tieks and screams
we're heard from within the tunnel and
he space was so limited that very little
,Ould Ue done IL the confusion to aid the !
'ictims Of the disaster. The engineer Of |
be Harlem train has been placed under |
frest on the charge of criminal careless !
ess, but an investigation will be neces- !
Rry TO prove whether he received q sig !
al that the track which he supposed was |.
lear, Wss occupied Or not.
Mrs. Eugene Aubert, teaching French /
. the Twelfth street public school, wife /
f Prof. Eugene Aubert, teacher Of /
French IN the normal college, was ter /
lbiy crushed. Mrs. Aubert Is the only |
ersOn known with certsinty to be /
Tiled.