Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-23
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE.

Ihe Fall of a Steam Derrick in Use on
the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad to the
street Below, Crushing Street Car and
Carrying Death and Fearful Injury to
the Passengers.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 14-The most terrible
| accident that has yet occurred in connec.
ton with the building of the Elevated
railroad structures in this city took place
this morning at 9:45 o'clock on Broad
way, near Ellery street, Eastern Division.
The steam engine used by the Elevated
Road Company in hosting the iron grid
ers fell just as a Reid Avenue car was
passing under it. The engine crashed
through the roof of the car, and the pas
sengers-among them several women
were buried in the ruins. Ambulances,
ire engines and hook and ladder trucks
We're soon on the scene, and aided in the
work Of rescuing the people under the de-
bris. A gang of laborers employed on the
Elevated road were also put to work i'm
nediately to assist in the work of rescue.
Seven people We're killed outright, and
about ten more received injuries. The
wounded were taken to houses and stores
in the neighborhood, where they received
all the attention possible. The foil lowing
is list of the killed, SO far as can be
learned at this hour:
Charles Kirschner, Brooklyn; a work
man on the Elevated road, 1s9 Fulton
street.
Patrick Clark, of New York. employee of
the road.
Michael McAnally, of Brooklyn, driver
of the car
Emma Holton, of Brooklyn.
Thos. Thompson, of Brooklyn.
Two unidentified bodies, one supposed
to be that of tow-boy.
The injured are:
Edward Peate, New York, cut in face.
Jacob Bender, New York, broken leg
and arm.
John Freel. New York. scalp wound.
Miss Mollie Young, Brooklyn, br uis ed
about the body.
Nathan Mention, Brooklyn, skull frac.
tured, fatally.
Thomas Gaffnev, broken ankle.
VIM. Nichols, New York, scalp wound.
Judge Peterson, slightly injured.
Thomas Vosburg, slightly injured.
John Duane, New York, shoulder dislo-
Gated and other injuries.
George Davidson, severely crushed.
John Meehan severely crushed.
John Freel, before ment toned. also re-
ceived serious internal injuries and will
probably die.
Nathan Mention, one of the injured, died
at one O'CLOCK a { ST. Catherlne'S Hospital.
John Schaefer, the superintendent of
the Elevated railroad gang, was placed
under arrest. The accident seems to have
been caused by the UPRIGHT beam not hav-
ing been sufficiently we'll secured in the
granite sockets, and, when the weight of
the lifting machines came up ON the plat
forms, they gave way. The wooden
beams were examined by the re-
porters and found to be much de-
cayed where they snapped at the
bolts. The street car, it appears, would
have escaped the accident had not
horse and truck intercepted it at the time.
Coroner Lindsay was early on the scene
and made the necessary arrangements
for holding an inquest. The bodies of
Kirchner and McAnally were taken to
the Flushing Avenue station house. The
other bodies were removed to neighbor-
ing loft. They were terribly mangled
and presented a truly sickening sight I
is not definitely known how many people
were injured, as some of them hurried to
their homes without reporting the extent
of their wounds. but it is believed that the
list will reach a total of thirteen or fit.
teen.