The Portland daily press., 1882-09-23
DEATH AND GLOOM.
Fatal Collision of Express
Trains
in A TUNNEL In NEW YORK
CITY.
Several Persons Killed and q
Large Number Terribly Injured.
THE DISASTER THE RESULT OF
GROSS MISMANAGEMENT.

New York, Sept. pa terrible accident
occurred at 9.10 this morning in the Fourth
Avepue tunnel at S6 h street station. The
New Haven train that left Mt. Vernon at ~
while standing on the south bound side track
In the tunnel was run into by the Harlem
local. The two rear cars were demolished and
with the engine of the Harlem train lie in the
tunnel completely blocking it up As near as
can be ascertained at present four persons were
killed and fifteen more or less badly injured.
They have been taken out and removed to the
hospitals. The list as far as known is as fol-
lows:
Dead-Sherman Adamson of Mt. Vernon;
Stein of New Rochelle; A woman said
to be Miss Smith, school teacher; an un-
known woman.
Iniured-Harold Meiks of New Jersey, hurt
on face and neck; Thomas Logan Mount Ver-
non, bruises in the face; H. @. Houghton Of
267 West 45th street, scalp wounds; I'll. G..
Houghton, Jr., his son, ankle broken.
No sort of accurate list can be obtained as
yet, butan eye witness reports seeing nine
teen taken out dead and injured. Miss Smith
who is reported killed is said to be teacher in
the S7th street school. A lady of that name
ing. The police and fifemen rendered Efficient
service in clearing the wreck from the track
An outbreak of fire was prevented by their
energetic work. The tunnel is filled with
smoke and shattered wrecks of the two cars,
portions of which lie piled on top of the de-
The accident was the result of gross mis-
management. A locomotive ON the main line
of the Hudson river road broke its driving
wheel at 123d street this morning and blocked
the track. In consequence the New Haven
trains that arrived were switched on the south
bound side track. The 7.53 o'clock train from
Mount Vernon was fully thirty-fve minutes
late when it reached S6th street station. 1t had
made frequent stopssand backed,out and in and
the engine exploded signal torpedoes on the
track. 1t had hardly been minute at Seth
street station when a rumble was heard be-
hind it. In an instant crash and scream of
a score of men and women were heard. The
engineer OF the Harlem local was injured The
rear cars of the six composing the New Haven
train were telescoped and shattered.
1t is reported that several of the injured
have since died. Among the killed was Miss
Eugene Aubert of Mount Vernon, a teacher
in the Normal school.
The police of the 21st precinct have tele-
graphed pelice headquarters this aftern con
that the injured persons brought to Grand I'm
ion Hotel were William Howe and Alonzo
Bray of the same. Bray keeps shoe store at
S13, Sth avenue; James Ell. Harper and Lizzie
Crommeline of Mount Vernon and two
daughters of j. X. Matthews. Howe is re-
ported to be dying ;.Sherman Abrahams aged II
of New Rochelle designer who was in the
rear car of the New Haven train was taken to
the Roosevelt hospital. He is injured very
badly about the head and face but is thought
not fatally
LATER.
The list of killed and injured as corrected up
to two p. m. is as follows: Mrs. Eugene Aubert
aged thirty-fye, teacher of French in the 18th
street public school. She was the wife of Prof.
Eugene Aubert. The body was terribly crush
ed and skull smashed. Mrs. Aubert is the only
person known with certainty to have been
killed.
Injured William Brinkenhoa, Mount Yer
non, bad internal injuries; William Howe
Mount Vernon, fatal internal injuries, and
will die during the day; Alonzo Bray, Mount
Vernon, leg broken; James Harper Mount
Vernon severe internal injuries; Miss Lizzie
Crommeline, left leg cut off. above the ankle;
two step daughters of John X. Matthews,
Mount Vernon, aged IL and is years, slightly
injured about the head and face. These sew en-
persons were taken to the Grand Union Hotel
and all except Howe are expected to recover.
Sherman AbrahamS at first reported killed is
severely injured about the head but will live;
his home is in Mount Vernon. Harold Weeks
aged a. is injured in the knee; Thomas and
Henry Logan, both Of Mount Vernon were in
jured. but not dangerously, and they were
sent home; III. @. Houghton, bruises and cuts
on the body; H.s G. Houghton, his son. leg
broken; j. Stein of New Rochelle, slight in
iuries; j. Hitchcock of Mount Vernon a stone
had fallen upon and crushed him fast in the
wreck; G. W. Stein business cashier of Enoch
Morgan Sons & Co., left side and left foot hurt
buo TWO oAlocoS D0uuoJts ollRuIIy luJurou
W. NJ Howe of Mount Vernon, victim Of
today's railroad disaster in the Fourth avenue
tunnel died this afternoon at the Grand Union
Hotel.
A number of persons received cuts and
bruises which were dressed by ambulance sur
geons. The rumor that teacher in the 87th
Street School, Miss Smith, had been killed
was disproved. The name of Engineer Slack
of the Harlem Rapid Transit train is yet to be
added. He was hurt about the head but not
seriously. A great majority of the passengers
in the Harlem train were school girls on their
way to the normal college and the dead body
of Madame Aubert was taken to S8th Street
police station where it now is When the
fremen pulled away the side of the wreck a
man supposed to be Harold Weeks was found
with his skull fractured and he will die. aMon-
stein of New Rochelle will also die.