The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-09-24
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THE TUNNEL COLLISION.
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES PUT UNDEZ
BONDS TO APPEAR
The Condition OF tho Wounded-An Overs
worked Telegraph Cerk-Why the RspaA
Transit Train was Not FIngsed In Time.

Grand Union Hotel. Miss Crommeln's condi.
ton continued to be very precarious.
Mr.. Bray was also in dangerous condition.
and his recovery Is doubtful. His right leg is
terribly shattered and he has painful flesh
wounds all over his body. His wife is attend.
ing him. Mr.. Harper and Mr.. BrinckerhoH.
who were with Mr.. Bray on cots In the reading
room Of the hotel. were both doing vol. The
intention is to remove them to their homes to-
day Mr.. Bray will also be moved IL possible.
The Misses Bennett were still confined to their
room. but were suffering from shock. and were
in no danger
The body OF William Howe was taken on to
Mount Vernon in the noon train. No time has
been fixed for the funeral. The funeral OF
Nine. Marie ALBERT will be from the Church Of
the Nativity. in Second avenue. near Third
street. at 10h o'clock tomorrow morning.
The police at the Grand Central Depot say
that, Henry Stern, the missing passenger Of
erer ~ aerr ssny
arrested William c. b. .Rawson. the railrond
telegraph operator at the Ninety,siYth street
L, Robbins, the water, boy Of the same train.
day that he was Investigating the causes Of the
collision, and that until he, had finished he
w9d aea a q so ew mayen rgsd said that
the road was fully satisfied with the behavior
Of its employees, and believed that they, had
the approaching Harlem ira The block
system Of SIGNALLING it is said. doc. aoes
Ali trains are run there BY hand signals but
the teIegragh operators at the block sta t o
every train entering their sections unless, the
operator below has notified them that it is clear;
Central Depot at o'clock last evening Coroner
Herman began an investigation;
special train. testified that his train was
stopped BY signal at 10th street and
q" "s the at fdd track t asa e:
main track was blocked. At Ninety eighth
street the danger signal was removed. and the
train went into the tunnel and was stopped
again at Eighty-sixth street. II had stopped
and saw that, aagmpn Robert Robbins
went back o With Light gu Of The
was red Tea light on TT, the rear Plat:
hoy and acts as brakeman when required.
The train had two regular brakemen, but ,ons
non to go home. and the other man was left al
the Spuyten Duyvil Junction, The train was
stopped there by signal, and the brakeman
went back to stop any train that might he fol-
lowing. Rood did not send a man back at 10th
street, because it would have left him, without
Stopped l at Eghty-sixth street # Robbins had
gone back $50 feet t., warn the next train. he
SSHs hnts
miles an hour. He didn't see the train coming
at all. He jumped of before the collision oc.
Robert L. Robbins testified that he was tho
water boy on the Portchester train. He was 10
look the brake After eaHns Mount mt ye en ae
on this occasion he took the PLACE OF the sick
rain Stopped & @ M. nag sr ween hs
ran back as fast as he could. passed
Sns,ha manR %hen a Ind | h h bsa1yS
whizzing and felt hot air. He got into the sec
ond manhoe and tried to put torpedo on the
about $50 feet from Eighty; siXth street. In the
tunnel the, rule is TO go back with red light
go back when the train Stop stopped at Ninety Mn
eighth street because he did not think it neces-
sary, as he could see back for a mile. and he
man in the tunnel.
William c. i; Rawson. the telegraph operator
at Ninety-siNth street testified:
am ~ years Of age. While engaged in sending re-
F at 1a na s s
Ne opersior SEVENTY second street reP%red to
sn s, street ire TRIM mot clear YETI By !ha.
street saaid not be clear Went gu, imi"sda,siy
eY sT pncR$a 'Af , Sai f Gould iF nD
%" s SG rS rS rsa nn TA dn M Under my
sgraphsd to EshtysNh street e ;,op the RAPID transit
AnoIher rsa..n WY did not pas out the e" nag P after
% TRAN a: Sy hiatt ss@
not put my as out and in trying my report ill.,
forgot the train thai was coming. have worked as
operator since Christmas. | had To look for all
trains on all trL Is. one hundred and ninety eight
trains pass in twenty four hours.
Frederick Slack, the conductor of the Har-
lem train testified that he stopped at 10th
street, and went on, and received no signal
until the collision. His train was twenty-six
minutes late.
Thomas W. Wright, the telegraph operator
al EiGhty-stNtil street, testified that trains ran
smoothly until he held the New Haven train
because there was II train at seventy second
street. The New Haven train arrived at Q ;O4
Then Nincty-siNth street reported, Rapid
transit train coming south" Then discov-
ing his mistake. Wright continued The told
me- to Stop,it. told him that the brakeman Of
the New Haven train would stop ii. Before
had time u leave the Office the accident had
occurred. The Portcacster train WAS at my
station three minutes, and | think had time to
send man back"
This ended the examination. Coroner Herr
man announced that he would require Rawson
and Robbins 10 give $4,000 bail to appear as
witnesses AT the inquest. He put Rood under
$1,000 bail to appear. Mr.. Srhofeld was al
lowed 10 40 on his own rrcogulZancc. Coroner
Herman said Mr.. Srhpne!d was responsible
Tor the fact thai tn" only man available as a
brakeman on the New Haven train was u water
carrier
How Trains arc Hun in the Bergen Tunnel.
There has ln.p . nj, e.