St. Landry democrat., 1883-09-22
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A RUSH TO DEATH.
Two Persons Killed and Eight Serio usly
Injured by a Coliisionof Passenger Trains
ON the Long Island Railroad. 10
NEW YORK, Sept. IL.
A serious accident occurred this evening
on the Long Island Railroad, near Hunters
Point Depot, by which two men were killed
and eight. injured. The Flushing train
leaving Hunters Point, when at Monsauk
Junction, about eight miles from the depot,
was run into by Manhattan Beach train,
due at Hunters Point at 6:35. The latter
train was several minutes late, and the en-
gineerr should have stopped east of the
junction until the Flushing train passed.
The locomotives came together near the
switch. The Flushing train consisted Of
four passenger coaches and combination
car, each of which was full of passengers.
None of these were injured. The engine
and tender, however, are badly broken up.
The engineer of the Flushing train, Ernest
Cretzner, remained at his post, backing
down his train, and received slight
I injuries. The Manhattan Beach train
consisted, of seven ordinary cars
and one rarlor. The latter was next the
engine. AT the time of the collision this
train was running at the rate of thirty five
sniles per hour. The engine was not greatly
damaged, but the parlor car was telescoped
by the car behind. All of the cars were
crowded, with many persons standing on
the platforms. Most of the occupants of
the parlor car werewarned by the sssissingn
of the escaping air from the air-brakes,
and escaped from the car by the door and
windows. The car apparently broke in two
about the middle, and the platform car be-
hind was crushed through about the same
distance. All the chairs in the back part
of the car were smashed and piled up. The
second car and the floor of the parlor car
were on one side. Under these were Thos.
Birmingham, of East Houston street, ard
Robt. Smith, of 1856 South Eighth street. It
wasfound necessary to cut away the pam
cling and woodwork with axes to get the
men out. Their legs were so crushed that
amputation was necessary, aIid they died
very soon after Incorporation. Their bodies
fwere then removed to the Long Island dead
shouse to await the inquest of the Coroner.
The injured, so far as ascertained, were:
ThOs. Glenn, engineer of the Manhattan
Beach train, cut on the head and shoulders.
NJ. Norris, Of Philadelphia, one leg cut
i Geo Wright, serious cuts on face and
lip.
Lawrence, New Y ork, cut on head.
Leslie E. Siawson, New York; cut and
bruised about head and body
w. Conner, New York; cut on head and
Vernon Barton, New York; large splinter
i'm leg.
Bant, Manhattan hay market; cut on
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What Clarence Hite Says About the Win.
ston Robbery.
A confession made by Clarence Hite |
previous toshis death, after going at length
over che preliminary arrangements for the |
Winston robbery, contains the following:
t<'sWe were at Winston when the train came |
talong. jesse WAS our Captain, and our
stations were 'as follows: Frank James, |
Jesse James and my brother got on the
smoking ,aand Dick and myself got on I
the front platform of the express-car. The
understanding was that Dick and myself, I
as soon asJess and Frank should pull the |
bell-rope, 2wer8 10 climb over the coal |
and pull down on thesengineer and fireman
rang the bell, which was before we reached /
che bridge, we climbed over the coal I
and made them stop the train. The under.
was that we were to stop the train |
before reaching the bridge. jesse
Frank and Wood were to go in and rob the
car. Ait the first st0ppage Frank ran
around to the side, seized the baggageman
by the leg, and pulled him out of the car.
They then commenced firing into the car, |
and the expressman opened the door.
They then went In and robbed the car All I
this took about half an hour. We got 1926
and some cents apiece. Jesse said The con-
ductor started to draw his pistol and he I
{Jesse) told him If he drew it he would /
kill him. He did not desist and was shot. I
Jesse did not know the conductor. There is
no truth in the story that Jesse killed him
because he. supposed he (the conductor9 +
his mothers, Mrs. Samuels') house. The
was shot accidentally. We
were about quarter OF q mile from the
house after robbing the train. We then
went to our horses. I cut mine loose, leav-
ing q part of the hitchstrap. We went
across the Hannibal and st. Joseph Road
between Kidder and Hamilton, beyond
Ninable, to Crooked River; rode all night;
stopped In d little woods after pulling down
q fence and going through field. i went
to sleep; so did Frank. This was about
daylight. ,sasaye;as about an hour, then
River Saturday.. Jesse and Frank said
GheY knew the country"