New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-13
NEw-YORK, TUESDAY, MARCH 10. 1888.
WRECK ABOVE THE STREET.
ACCIDENT on THE ELEVATED ROAD.
ONE MAN KILLED AND SEVERAL INJUREp-A IoA
LIsIoN DUE TO THE BLINDING srekM-A
FAST TRAIN TELESCOPES ANOTHER
ON THE THIRp-AvE. LINE.

A collision occurred on the Third Avenue EieVa'eu
Railroad yesterday morning In which one pcrsoh io''
his life and several passengers sustained injuries
train Of four cars drawn by ono engine ana WIN
Engine No 90 in the rear, TO assist In pushihs .no
cars from the Seventy sixth Street Station up inc
grade to Sixty -seventh-st started from the former
station at 40 and only got short distance when he
engineers found II necessary to back toward seVen's
sixth-st again In order TO get better start the ,a
being deeply covered with snow and so slippery 'hae
the driving wheels would not catch but whlried rouhu
without making any progress. Just as the rear en-
gne got to the south end of the Seventy pa-
form 1t was crashed into by train drawn by Engne
No. l. which had left the Eighty -nnth-st station ana
which runs through to sxty-ffth-s without stopping
The engineer of the fast train could not see many
yards ahead owing to the storm, and as ne came
TO the Seventy -sxth-s station, the passengers VINO
crowded the platform awaiting their trans 10
be conveyed downtown to business raised warning
CRY apprislng him of his danger He instantly ap-
plied his brakes but without avail. Owing to the
state of the tracks and the speed at which he was
running the train could not be stopped. The TWO
trains crashed each other with terrific force ana
report followed that was described by Ihirl, ave ave,
torc-keeper like a thunder cap. Inc ens'no
drawing the fast train struck Engine No. with sue
force as to telescope the latter fully three feet into he
rear car of the first train which 1t pushing. Inc
fireman, Martin Byrne called to his engineer, san"ci
Towlc to Jump of, seeing what was about to happen
but Towle remained at his post and was wedged IN
between the tender and engine, which were proheh
asunder by the force of the shock
TAKEN DYING FROM TIE WRECK.
gang of men was instantly put to work with axes
and picks and after considerable LABOR Engineer
Towle was exrcatcd and taken across the track 10 'ho
uwaIifng room the uptown side, where he died III
few minutes The body terribly crushed ana
scaldcd bv the dense clouds OF steam which escapeu
from the engine, which totally wrecked
tba train Uer hacked with passengers anu
those I'm the rear car Of the first train were most Sc
vcrcy injured by the wreck caused by the
of the engine The names Of those most seousiy III
jured are follows: No, re-,
DOLDT HENRY-Fractured arm; lives a' W. '- ~
CANkkKf WEinjurie. to the right hand He is thirty
one and lives at No 240 East One-hundred and'iouf'
coNSTLI MART1N-severe injuries the hip snd
knee lie lives at No. 450 East Eighty hfth-st ana
nos rn tTIous-Fracture Of the RIGHT hip
He is thirtyelght and lives at No $50 East seventy
s1WFR BRAs-scvere iaceron Of arm and hand from
a1 epskes Fss eSss o5e sna and atty
RYAN, PATRICK-FractuIed arm. lie was engineer on
VAN AZ wfNKTE' O. E-Injures the right leg lives al
Engineer Samuel Towlc OF Engine No 1. who was
killed lived at Ninety second ST. and Lexington ave.
His body taken from the Elevated station TO me
nearest pollce-station house. to await acuon Dy
coroner.
PEOPLE THROWN DOWN ~ rrAPs
John Davis messenger boy in tie employ OF the
Direct Cable Company, was IN the rear Vi lhc ms'
train going to his work He said that he was stand
ing about ten or twelve feet from the door when
the engine crashed through the platform and smashed
I'm the back Of the car. reducing III 10 sphnfis anu
twisting tho iron of the platform completely out
of shape The passengers were thrown OIL thor ieet
and fell in heaps one on another anna sh0Ncr vi
broken glass and splinters. The boy said nc was
thrown fully six feet from where he was standing,
but sustained no Injuries. but was badly frightened
Arthur Conley, a printer who lives at No. 135C
Third ave. on the train and SUSTAINED s9nis IN
terna INJURIES extent of which, however had not
been asccrtain when reporter called at MS mousse
His wife said that Mr. Conlcy could not be seen, Dut
from the wreck he found II impossible TO gel back 70
the Seventy slXth-s station lie therefore, nau e0
hest OF his way down tho track TO xty-scVcii ~.
and was taken home lie standing In the iniulic
of the car aud thrown on the small OF his De-
across the back of OF the middle seats OF the car
lie was badly hurt IN the side, and had II not becn lol
some books and papers in the pocket OF his coat an
umbrella which he was carrying WOuld nave mos.
likely penetrated his body. as the force win Whch !,
struck his breast sufficient to shatter the s'ch
and frame into fragments.
Intense excitement prevailed In the neghbofhoou
Of whore the collision occurred. ana many or tc pd7-
sengcrs returned TO their homes prostrated 10y the
shock they had sustained ..,.
The ticket agent at the Seventy -sixth-st station
continued sell tickets long after the accldcht or-
Cured, although cars were run until afternoon.
lie and the other employees OF the railroad company
declined 10 furnish any Information ABOUT the COZ
Colonel TIain reported TO he absent LOOKING aIirr
the traffic on the roads Vcc-Prcsdent Gallo" ay
was on hand but all inquiries Of reporters were met
by the officials with professions OF tOtal Ignorance Oh
the subject. - =,
The traffic was almost at entire standstlll on the
different roads. owing 10 the sfOIm, and ont OF ihe
5000 trains which usually constitute the days talic
only a few were run.