New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-13
DASuiyG fyro A CHICAGO THAN.
RAILROAD COLLISION At DoBB 8 FERRY


SEVERAL PAssrSGETs MULTIPLYING TBE re
sroSsrBLrrY OF THE ACCIDENT.
The closing of the open cut of the New York Gem
trail aud other roads centring at tho Grand Cenfra
station, above Ninety sixthst caused blockade OF
trains reaching from this city as far az spuyfen
Duyvl on the Central line. The Chicago express
reached Dobbs Ferry at As .. m and stopped TO
take water. 1t Is not customary for this train to
stop at thst point, and tho rules Of the company do
not require that q brakeman should be sent back TO
display a danger signal The result was thh no
official caution was taken stop any train that might
follow The stopping place, furthermore, was no'
near curve IN the rear Of the train. While the eX-
press was at sanlstll the Atlantic and Northern ex-
press ths second express train OF the day bound
south came down the track at full speed The wind
was blowing Hcrccly, and the snow was swirIne so
that IL wss difficult for the engineer TO SEQ ahead
The engineer Of the second express. No Ii, dd' nov"
ever. the of the first express, No g. as MS
engine dashed along, and that he says, was the nst
knowledge he had that train was just ahead OF him.
lie Rad not any danger signal disptayei, ne de-
clarcs.
The Chicago express, therefore, dashed into fhe
rear Of the Atlantic express. Tho rear ear was inc
Aber,lcen The collision a sharp enc. The pas
sengers we're taken wholly unawares, for the sho"
prevented their seeing out and the frost on the WIN
dows was another OF prevention The engine
Of No. IA worked into the Aberdeen and made SPIN
;ers of the rear end the The Chicago express
came to sudden standstill with the result that the
tender of the engine telescored the baggage ear.
There vas instantly great commofion among the
uasseugers and those of the Aberdeen were greatly
terrified. They tust rising and some OF mem
rushed from the only partly dressed one OF me
passengers Mrs. Bell. Of California. who was on
her way to Liverpool She was wedged tightly IN
between a and the side of the ear. and her CRIES
could be heard for dist ance. she tried des-
perately 10 extricatc herself but In vain There was
a rush Of passengers 10 her aid axes we're pied 10
tho side of the car, and She taken ont ana carried
TO Peterman's Hotel. Another passenger, who re.
fused 10 give his name injured about the head ana
was taken to the hotel Several other passengers
wore hurt by the crash by flying pieces OF glass.
The car was badly broken and the windows OF other
cars shattered.
Superintendent Touccy received meagre reports OF
the accident. One telegram from the staon-maStcr
at Dobbs Ferry read as follows:
The danger signal was out but the engineer OF
No. ii says he saw no signal The rear Oh NJ Q
was the first thing he saw -
Mr.. Toucey said that the signal must have been
out because the automatic signal was used on inc
road and would have been out until the hIst express
had passed the block. The engineer OF NO. IA evl.
IDENTIFY had not tho signal. but he shonlh nave
seen IT, 1t was the engineers plain duty 10 exercise
special canton and be the lookout for signals III
was the custom far either train. he saf 70 STOP
at Dobbs Ferry for water. and this was another eic
ment in tho causts of the collision. There was no
doubt that the signal ont. because that was Inc
standing order Mr. TOuccy declared.