New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-31
CRUSHED UNDER THE WHEELS
A GIRL KILLED ON THE ELEVATED ROAD.

sur srIrPEp AND FELL BEFORE AN APPROACHING
TRAIN-oTHER ACCIDENTS.
p~rciny ,hrieks coming from the direction OF the
xovntovu platform of the Eighty -ninthst. station OF
The Third Avenue Eev ated Railway. Startled people
vho were O., the street below ct O'Clock yesterday
morning. The next moment great spashes Of blood
sps.rered the pillar and tell upon the thin sheet OF
wfalen snow which covered the pavement beneath.
Police Officer Peter Mcdonald, followed by most OF
the morning squad OF twenty-four patromen from the
Twenty third Precinct who were passing at the time,
dashed up the stairs and upon the platform to Hd
rhe mauulcd and ltelcss body OF Bernardo La rorre
ronna Italian girl, wedged Ander the driving wheels
ot en- line No TO- OF which Engineer Merritt was In
charge
penarda and her sister Celestine eighteen and
twenty wears old respectively. who are sewing girls.
had lust lett their home near By, at No. 1868 lhird-
ave- to go their dairy work IN Honston-st; co.n
mo inc ory The shoes OF both girls were siippery
win accumu ated snow snd mud when they reacheo
the 81 atom and the platform was In sm'lar con
ditioo from tue constantly falling snow ana the art
ic by the feet Of preceding passengers AS the sisters
rcscJcl the station train moved on Wnich hau
cleared the platform OF all it's passenger inc ss
tropped their tickets in the box ana, advancing ~
once TO the edge tue PLATFORM leaned over inc track
rs lar "a posi- ,le to tue approaching tram AS
The en- nne approached the station Celestipe drew
hack a lace but Bernardo began to walk down the
platform backward trying TO gauge WIN her eye nov
lar the gate would come before the tram s'opPeu
aid an IN. treacheo, snow caused her thin boot to
slim ov or the edge Throwing up her arms ana scream
ing she tell upon her right SIDE across DOM ls &
mediaely III 'front.' OF the engine. Her sister sereaeu
olso aud the ga,enan who saw her tall rushed lor-
ward. too late TO save her. Engiheer meiIils ~
mechanically reversed his lever but Inc impetus Oh
the tram carried the front heels OF the engine over
the or, strate form OF the girl, killing her instantly,
mansing the body 6eySnd Ieeog g,h anu o"'S
Efforts TO extircate the body were useless JACK
screws and levers procured IRON the Ninety.
ninth-s depot, and the engine was hoisteo up loot
mr. Two with all the dispatch possibs. The BODY
was then removed ana taken to the lwenty-thrd ire
cinct Police Station await the action oil coroner;
Celesine the sister, go, home as best sne coia 10
announce the dreadful rs TO her parents, VINO hau
parted from their daughter in good health anu spirits
snort time before Pasquee La iorre, ,pe ehsdrcb
pelow a barroom, at No. 1.6G3 Third'ave. Two
provn-up boys repair boots and shoes ID one rootii
and r what they earn with the he OF the two girls
has supported the family. All OF them are better
dressed and more cieany In their nome Juan t too
average run Of Italian immigrants Ceiestne was 700
much nvercome to give any coherent account OF the
affair in English out her brother Pietro La ioIie'
translated her story, wmch was ncqS SL Hd tha,
penv OF time passed between her sisters tall ana her
death for some to have pickt her up or ior ,he
engine TO have stopped. IL Is perhaps natural that
In, family should think the railway employees 10
blame bat all the Iacts seem TO show tha the accuen
was due only 10 tue carelessness OF the unfortunate
Engineer Syly ester Merritt who lives at No l3o
East SeyentieIb-st and Fireman kugges ii. Uran, OF
No. 800 East One-hundred- and -lourtnst, were t
arrested and charged IN the Harlem oce Court with
nom eide Justice Wede remanded them TO the
custody of tue poi pending the investigation by the
rcrone' and they are locked mp IN the lWen'y'hro
am the tcn.h oldest engineer the road said
Merritt TO reporter and have one OF the pest
engines on the Iiue | into the station close
benind City Hall train and the two grls were ali
saw on he platform. had my eye on the ira N ahead
an; mad applied the brake and Was running slow
when saw the girl tall right in front OF me. re-
her,ed once, hut felt the engine rise and knew The
wort had come. dd al couIo 10 stop LUG 'ia'h
hut the effort was useless
Accidents on the Second and Third Avenue Elevated
roads seemed TO he the order of the day. IRAN DIS
catcher Gilderoy, at the CITY Han station, nad Ms
schc dule time Knocked higher than his namcsakes
kite: and DELAYS to travel occurred at intervals all
through the day. few hours before the atai acci-
dent at Eighty -ninthst.. Eugieer Dresser. OF the
Second Avenue Line steamng down PearI-st, |
due at South Ferry at $50 a. m. The snow was |
railing fast the tops OF the rent roofs on each sue
OF him and the wind blew it in binding sheets down |
mo the track and AS he applied the air-b
10 slow up for the South Ferry station tie cloud OF
steam. added 10 the darkness aud snow STORM com
p elely obscurcd the lhrd-ave. train which had |
preceded HIM and standing on the TRACK below |
the Uoentes slip, waiting Tor IT'S switch TO
be thrown OPEN The collision which. followed |
smashed the platform gates, guard rail and windows
on the rear end the last Thrdave and bent the
bonnet" or projecting end the car root down over
the door. The engine escaped with no more serious
damage tnan a broken drawoar ana headilSnt any
a bent smok stack. The wrecked car was detached
aud with the engine run upon side track. uhth
an oonortnuitv offered to send them TO the repair
chops. Fortunately no one was seriously hurI. me
Greinan received IA bruise his leg. Halt an hours
DELAY resulted from this accident, and people gong
uptown on tue last Side TOOK the Sixth Avenue Line
20 the point nearest their destination.
At 1918 p. m. engine No. 40, OF the Third Avenue
road, in pulling away from the Chatham Square
station. broke tde drawbar OF car No. 24l This
caused another block of neen minutes Oh the city
Hall brsneh line As night approached and the fog,
darkness and the icy condition OF the tracks Increased
the cantousness OF the engineers appeared to IN
crease IN pro portion.