New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-15

WHAT CAN'T FROM DESERVING A Posr-sINGULAE
ACCIDENT ON "YUNrHgE',7 ROAD.
Two accidents occurred yesterday afternoon on
the Brooklyn Bath and Coney island Railroad.
The first narrowly missed being The cause Of a
great loss of life; the second was result
cf the Gi,t The locomotive Pioneer, draw
ing q car loaded with pea-Coal, ana in
charge Of Engineer Charles Mergir left the
Twenty, vsatA-st. depot IN BrooAivu at the en-
trance 70 Greenwood bound down the road. IL
rounded the sharp curve at Thir yslxt 'st. ran up
10 the City Line station, at ightA-a,e. and Thirty
ei-nth-st. out Of regular time. Be- oEd that sta
ton tho two tracks converge into one. Trains are
held at tie various stations TIL tI9se approaching
from tie other direction pass The coal train had
passed the station several trans were on ther
way up from Coney Island. and the tr TO arrive
was he 2:lO train from the Island, drawn by the
engine May G. in charge Of Engineer Lewis W.
Hartt, at whose side steod the iiro-au, William
Thompson. Hartt signallcd the coal train with the
whistle and reversed the engine. The engineer Of
ths coal tram apparently did or tried % do, the
same thing. but had a down grade TO contend with,
and before he could get his engine under cntrol
the trains crashed into each other The
passenger tram had only one car Oa
it. with about thirty Passengers, who
were badly shaken up by the collision. many being
thrown ont Of the car INTO the SOFT mud. The loco
mOtiye Of the passonge train was thrown from the
track and irs running gear badly damaged. The
engineer anG fireman did not leave their posts.
Engineer Merwin, after reversing his engine,
fearing his life in danger, sprang 70
the ground When the two engines met
Nerwin's rehounded, and started for the city,
Mcrwin attempting To spring the pilot, in order
20 reach the cab, and shut of steam. Failing IN
this he along the track shouting to the fireman
to stop the engine. As the receding tram gained
speed the fireman. after yalnly trying to reach the
engine sprang of.
At the Thirty-sixth-st. station, half a mile from
the of the collision Is a sharp bend. and the
locomotive Greenwood drawing two open ears, with
fifty Or more passengers in charge of Conductor
Jacob Brown. came around the curve Just as ths
runaway coal train. at the rate OF twenty niles an
hour, came down a steep grade. There was no es-
cape for rhe second train. and the two locomotives
came together with terrific force, both being thrown
from the track. The Pioneer was turned COM
pleely around, her wheels pl0ughlng into the SOFT
earth the depth If two feet he first passenger car
smashed, nearly everything above tie platform
being carried away. but strangely and fortunately
all the passengers escaped death. though some were
thrown INTO the soft mud, and were pnionod IN the
broken seats
Engineer Brown was knocked down by a splinter
from the framework Of his cab. the heavy
headlight of his locomotive being torn of and
dashed against the cab-ro0f. crushiug everything
IN its way. Brown was released from lis position
by the passengers in the rear car, who escaped un-
injured. lie was badly bruised. and was taken 10
| 5
Mcrwin soon came up, almost breathless, and ex-
tnguished the tires of both engines. lie saws thas
he felt ne could do nothing more atrerreNerslng DIS
engine before the first collision, and go spra.g OF:
c. Godfrey GuntheT. The president o. the road -dld
Nerwin would be discharged and If he were aols
he would do il. The accident tho
first that had occurred for many years
on his road Merwin was engaged three years ago
because he was considered a sober AMI steady Eel
| low. He lives at Locust Grove n the summer, aud
IN Morris County y. j., the rest Of the year. he
and his fireman. Lewis II. Viking. were arrested
/ and taken 90 the Eighth sub-trccinct >lation.
LIST or INJURED persons.
! The injured passengers are a. follows;
BRAYBrRV Henry c. of 30. y CranberIyst' brooklyn,
LoNGMoRr JiaE4. age seven OF No. o19 wvckof-st.
BROOKLYN, injured about the face and head
BURNS, M ELIZA, of No 206 iwenty Brook
ten. el-ht and two. respectively. ~Ie placed hersef
between them and the rom Of ha ear ard fusy 0ers
bUr-. she g. injured about tnf r<If auer, lcf5
alslc. and wrist She WIS attended tO md taken
home. -la -av5 she he Ird the whistle. but dii n0s
know from wslch locomotive it c1me. She says tao
coal train WAS com ng slowly.
MAJOR FPANK Of No. 100 1ttl-avp. musician at ths
Al.u1r House. Bath. 10 tuo rrs. ear He va,
nr,t made aware OF the collision bv trHnlp On ths
nose; hs ttce and knee we're bruised, and ne Died
freely
MuEY R.nrPr of w'uowplacc, said TO Poe a diamond
hfOaer Wts hurf a1Out the legs tno body.
NTrPuT, l1tri-. % Jer4ey City sl-uflF injured
" KRAY. Nr Isr-IIt, ~ Jersey Diy. slight. injured
OH N-LkY DANIEL ot No - euI3-''cohl--t, WA
hIst below the knee.
SMITH LOUISA. OF Fffy-ffth-st., between Fourth AMI
Ftfh ayrs BROOKLYN. NI.l her brstI.I-lu idw trrd-
crcl O.scu. o. No. 40 rhrisFs, ut ~ mother
agd dauyhIe we're ~ the aam" ear Miss 'Htb was
seriously Injured about me hcsa iGt was ua'n homs
n cosol. The other women were lei. Il the car.
Olsen - tlruWu ont, lIt mo- l4rL