New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-04
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER A, 1889

who came In the car with two ladies'. lie went'out
the aisle In the same seat as mine lady sat; she
had travelling bsg beside her; gentleman VINO
seemed to be her husband lett her there before our
train started. A young man who think now must
have been Hart sat on the railing Of her seat not
liking to ask her, l suppose to take oil her travel,
ling bag. Just remember these things as noticed
them at tho time The man who sat on the railing
was talking with bis wife, who sat behind me on
the little side seat by the door. She was holding
baby, and young man sat beside her who seemed
friend to both oil Them"
SDid the disturbance with the drunken man take
place in your car p asked the reporter.
" / don't think it did, or think should nave
heard 1t, as policeman. We were all talking
about what was going Oh around u.s. can only
remember that knew the train had stopped, when
heard a kind Of grinding roaring SOUND. l was
Jumped mp aud caught the baby. IN one hand and
forced the seats apart, that had been pushed to-
gth and caught ad 9od Of my NV we
the baby into the Other car. Agnes was screaming
with pain, her legs hurt her so and my wife was
feeling bad. but the baby wasn't hurt. left them
for few moments to SEQ If could give any help
and went pack into the car. say the poor man
who sat on the railing OF the seat next to me. lie
another seat aud crushed his skull. 1t must have
killed him at once. The seats were all damned
right up together, making bsd-looking sight. As
soon as | saw that plenty OF help had arrived
Healy was himself hart receiving cash on the
chin and a severe brniso on tho leg mat VIII lay
having been painfully bruised abont the hips and
legs Her sister is still more seriously hurt poth
legs being paralyzei from the shock. so shat IL is
doubtful whether she will be able to use these mos
for some time to come. The in uries are not, how
ever, OF n fatal character. -,
The Rev. Father Dumphey. formerly OF the
Church of the Nativity in Second ave. who has
been passing the summer at Far kockaway. was
returning on the same train He escaped mary
Of 10. 3l7 East Ffty-6fth-st was with his wife and
received an ugly cash in the head, but his wife
was not injured. He was taken home and ms
condition last evening Tas !, mI ths .s and back
slightly. Her child was unhurt and she was as
sisted homo by her relative. Thomas Quinn, VINO
was with them. Her grief at the death OF ner nus
band duiod her to all sense OF Gther aiiilctlons.
Their homo is q fourth floor at No. 924 lhlrd.
ave. Her husbands body was brought there inst
evening and the house was filled with sympathiZ-
ing friends. ,N
Dr.. James a. Going. veterinary surgeon OF No.
335 West Fifty ghth-st. was badly bruised In the
legs, but able to get home, though yesterday
he was Obliged to secure medical aid John uI-
man. of New Utrecht. l.. J., was pinioned between
two seats and was unable TO extrleate himself untl
depot by train following the Long Beach train
and afterward removed to the house OF his frlenu
DR.. Grliths, at Schermerhorn ana Nevlns sts.'
BROOKLYN. His spine is said to be hurt aud MS IN
juries arc serious. causing him much suffering. =
II. Lee reported 10 be slightly cut about the
head. John Mulholaud, n contractor OF No. l'3fZ
Lexington-aye was also reported as slightly hurt.
WHAT M'CANY SAYS.
Mccain the trainman who was arrested at :
o'clock last evening on the platform ut valley
Stream station. said 1t has been given as strict
orders tina, hen train stops it Is the rear brake
mans duty to flag the approaching tram. ms
did last night. / took my red lantern and walked
back about three hundred feet to iag tho Long
Beach train but when they rounded the curve
they were in such speed that the signal was useless
When / lett the Far Rockaway train the Long
Beach train was not in sight went back MS iss
as could but did not see the tram until she wa
rounding the cnrve and signals then were OF no use
The I,oug Beach train WAS running. tnink, ~
about the rate of forty miles Nh hour. AIter th'
Long Beach train had run in went up 10 III,
wreck and did all in po to rescue the inure.
passengers Tho first person. that saw was Hart
who is dead and by his side q man calling 10
some one TO help him. Previous TO the accident
hal not received any orders from the connuctor
nag tho tram. What orders had were those re
celyed from the company. | considered 1t M
dntv asa rear brakeman to flag an approaching
ira n" McCann is under $4,000 bail.