Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-09-14
TELESCOPED.
Another Railroad Horror on
Long Island.
Dakota to Wrestle With Pro.
hibitiOn.
Terrific Fight Among Cow Boys
The Wizard Excursionists.
Facts. More or Less True.
Railroad Accident.

New YORK. Sept. II. A serious ac-
cideut occurred this evening on the
Long Island railroad near Hunter
Point depot by which two men were
killed and eight injured. The Flush.
ing train leaving Hunters Point when
at MonCauk junction, about eight
miles from the depot. was run into
by Manhattan Beach train, due al
Hunters Point at Csc. The latter
train was several minutes late and the
engineer should have stopped east OF
the junction until the Flushing train
passed. The two locomotives came
together near the switch. The Flush
ing train consisted of four passenger
coaches and combination car, each of
which was full of passengers.
None of these were injured. The en-
gine, however, was badly broken up.
The engineer of the Flushing train,
Ernst kretzner, remained at his post.
backing down his train, and received
slight injuries. The Manhattan Beach
tram consisted of seven ordinary cars
and one parlor car, the latter next the
engine at the time of the collision.
Tins train was running at the rate of
thirtyive miles an hour The en-
glne was not greatly damaged, but
the parlor car was telescoped by the
car behind All the cars were crowd
ed aud many persons were standing
on the platform. Most of the occu-
pants of the parlor car being warned
by the siSsing of the escaping air from
the air brakes, escaped from the
car by the door and windows. The
ear was apparently broken in two
in about the middle and the platform
of the car behind crushed through
some distance, all the chairs in the
back part ef the car were smashed
and piled one on top of another; and
wedged between the platform of the
second car and the floor of the parlor
were, on one side Thomas Birming
ham, los East Houston street and on
the other, Robt. Smith, 1S6 East
Eighth street. 1t was found neces-
sary to cut away the paneling and
the woodwork with axes to get the
men out Their legs were 50 crushed,
amputation was necessary The men
died very soon after amputation.
The bodies We're then removed to the
Long Island dead house to await the
coroner's inquest. The injured,
SO far as ascertained, are
Thomas Glenn, engineer of the
Manhattan beach train was cut
about the head and shoulders; NJ
Norris, 702 Locust street Philadel
phia, stopping at the Albernalle hotel,
New York, one leg cut off; Geo.
Wright, residence unknown, serious
cuts on face and lip; - Lawrence,
New York, cut ON head; Leslie Slaw-
son, 1l0 west 23d street. New York,
cut and bruised about the head and
body; NJ Connor, No. 500 Third
avenue, New York. cut on the head
and body; Vernon Barton, west saith
street, New York, large splinter in
leg. Among the passengers who es-
capped injury were state senator
Justin McCarty, Harry Mann,
late of Haverly's theatre, Barney
Aaron and large number of sport
ing men were returning from the
races at Coney Island The Smith
who was killed was a ticket seller for
Kelly & Bliss at Sheepshead bay. The
injured persons were all taken out of
the wrecked car through the windows
by the other passengers