New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-03
FATAL COLLISION IN LONG ISLAND.
A RoCKAwAY TRAIN run INTO BY LONG BEACH
TRAIN-TWO MIN KILLED.

A RoCKAwAY TRAIN RUx INTO BY LONG BEACH
TRAIN-TwO MIN KILLED.
A collision occurred on the MontauK DIVISION Oh
the Long Island Railroad last evening, by when
two men were killed and several passengers
were severely injured. The Rockaway tram fOr
Long Island City started time, 1870. ana was
stopped on the curve near Springfield Station,
as Is ALLEGED by q number OF the passengers
TO put off some persons who refused to pay
their fares While standing on the curve the ''3o
train from Long Beach dashed INTO the rear car
of the Rockaway train, completely wrecking u
ana the second car The tender OF the Long
Reach tram by the force of the COLLISION
was telescoped in the car following it. ana badly
wrecked as was the Long Beach engine. he weS'-
bound track was completely blocked ana trains
we're run over the old Southern Road from Spring
field
The tram dispatcher at Long Island City told the
following story The l,ockaway train was TWO mih-
utes late at Springfield WREN 1t made regular STOP
The Long Beach train due three minutes hiter
! tho Rockaway train aud arrived on time ana in
consequou:o OF tie delay OF the first train the COL
lision occurred A brakeman sent back 10 nag
the Long Beach train had not been heard from Al
o'clock this morning The R)ckaway train had seven
cars tue first being palace car, which was empty
The engine of the second train entered the rear car
another In the forward car OF the following tram
one person was killed and another Injured.
Taking with the dispatcher ut 12oo THIS
morning was friend of one Of the two persons killed
but the official refused TO let any reporter SEQ him.
although he was on the Long Beach IRAN. and was
standing near bis freud when the collision occurred
From several persons who were on one
of the trains stories Of tie COLLISION were
obtained which did not at all agree WIN
that given by the Official. The conductor OF
the kockaway train was George john
son, who stopped his train at Springfield,
knowing it was not regu ar stoppii place LOT
that TRAM ana knowing also that he was only hio
ME ahead OF the schedule time of the Long
Beach trans He STOPPED the tram, 1t was asserted
by several persons, put oil passenger who did
not pay his fare. and IN order to save one fare two
lives were sacrificed and several persons injured.
J. A. Buell. was tae conductor of the Long Beach
trln instead of the rear car Deng
slightly injured as reported by the
train dispatches it was said that that the rear Car
was "A baggas % car. anI was totally wrecked, ana
that the car ahead of 1t was badly damaged.
One of ,he men killed was John Hart, oil
No 924 Tnrd-ave.. this city; the name
of the other dead mau could not
learned. Hart was twenty-seven years Old and
was standing III the car ahead OF tue
baggage car IN the Roekaway tram.
Coroner Wood ordered the bodies taken
~ Jamaica, where the iaquest will be- held. Two
persons were inJurned wHpsr names were learned
George Comfy. OF No. 3l7 East fi.ty-hl!h-s
and Iliss Maggie ODonnei, Of No. 3D. East Forty
eIgbth-st The injured wOmln was sent home
from Long Island Civ "a carriage, attended Dy
M sen ger OF the railroad company. PhtpGoldman
of No. IS ID ylsOL--t., this city, wa also iDureu
on ike Condy, was able last nignt to 60 10 MS
nome Two meu VINO were injured by the oolllsloh
came to Brooklyn had their injuries dressed by
| "A phy siclan living Ia SchermrTDorn-st. Ihcy were
| john Furnan. of New-Utrrcnt, l.. l., aud
| TREND named Q1inn.
| Lawrence ID. kirrnan clerk OF the Ncw-l0rk
| Board of Education, was on Iie
| kockaway tram with his WE lie
sad last night that the statement of the Train d.
pa cher greatly underostimated the extent OF me
ac iden and tuat At least eIsven persons had been
| seriously Injured.
| As soon as possible after intelligence OF
| tho COLLISION rrac1ed Long Island CITY
wrecking tram sent TO Springfield
| IN charge of superintendent !. ID. Barton. anu
| carving al,o Dr. Denler, the surgeon
| oil the railroad compauy. epvciAi
| rain of two passenger coaches was also sent
| down TO transport tue passeDgers rom tue
| Long Beaci train The RocGaSay traln
ana the special reached Long Island City
| bel weeu ana 10 o'clock out tue wrccklng tram
dad not return until O'clock this morning.