Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-25
DANGERS OF THE FOG
Many Accidents In and Around
New York City.
ELEVATED TRAINS COLLIDE
One Man Killed In Brooklyn-Four Peo-
pie Injured and Lot OF Passengers
Badly Scared in the Metropolis.
Crashes ON the Water.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 25.-The dense fog caused
fatal accident on the Kings County Ele-
waited railroad. A down train had stopped
at the Nostrand avenue station, and large
number of passengers We're soon taken
aboard.
The signal was given to start the train,
but at that instant there came crash and
every one who was standing in the train was
knocked off his feet. Another train, bound
the still train, and a panic instantly ensued.
When the trains came together there were
a number of passengers on the front plat
form Of the rear car who had not yet had
time to go inside. One of these, middle
aged man, well dressed, saw the down com
ing engine of the rear train the instant be-
fore it struck.
He seemed crazad with fright, for at the
instant the train struck he leaped over the
closed gate and plunged headoag into the
street, twenty-five or thirty feet below He
was instantly killed.
The passengers inside the crowded cars
were panic stricken. Men and women were
thrown down in confused mass. and it is
wonder, indeed, that there was not greater
loss of life
A number Of people We're bruised and
shaken up, but with the exception of the
man who jumped over the gates into the
street no one was killed or seriously hurt
Engineer Downs made his statement to
the superintendent, in which he said that the
1t was SO dense, he said, that he could not
see a car length in front of him, and it was
impossible to see either the train or the
signal lights carried on the forward train
until he was within twenty feet of them and
then, he says, owing to the thick fog it was
impossible to tell whether the train was
standing still or moving.
Pursuant to the orders of the company, at
times of fog the brakeman on the rear car
of each train is directed to get off his ear to
the road bed and walk half dozen yards or
so to the rear, carrying red lantern.
This was done in oil eases. The brakeman,
said to be a man named Willis, went back of
his train with the red light, but says he did
not see the down coming train until it was
close upon him, and he had to leap across 10
the up town track TO save his own lif.
instantly reversed his engine, but within
thirty feet was the still train, into which his
engine crashed before it could be stopped
Engineer Downs says he was only running
at half speed during the fog, as ordered, and
TO this fact is doubtless due the escape from
death Of many persons.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24-What might have
proved terrible accident occurred on the
Sixth Avenue elevated road at One Hundred
and Fourth street and Ninth avenue Three
passengers and one of the company's EN-
ployes were badly bruised and cut about the
face and lands, while score more of pas
sengers, including several lalies, were not
only frightened, but were terribly shaken up.
The e.evatel railroad officials were as reti-
cent as usual, and it was extremely difficult
to obtain particulars of the accident.
1t was collision, and was attributed by
Trainmaster Ii. A Hurlburt, of the western
division, TO the dense fog which prevailed
during the early hours this morning The
Sixth avenue train which left Harlem at
7:i5 o'clock reached the One Hundred and
Fourth street station ON time, and was at
standstill receiving passengers when the
crash came.
The next train, which left Harlem at 7:17.
with Engineer McCuen at the throttle, dashed
into the train at the station. The rear car
was badly demolished, and the eighteen or
twenty passengers inside were thrown vio-
lently from their seats Guard FreI Lam
ders. who had charge of the last two cars,
was pitched heaiforemost through a window.
His face and right hand were lady cut by
the broken glass.
A lady who refused to give her name was
thrown with great violence to the opposite
side of the car. and her head striking one of
the railings which separate the seats, several
Of her teeth were knocked out Her face and
mouth were badly lacsrated, but she refused
to go to the hospital
Philip Shnbert had a narrow escape He
had just boarded the train and was entering
the rear car when the crash occurred. He
was thrown heavily against the woodwork,
striking the side Of his head with enough
force to knock him senseiess He remained
unconscious for some time, but finally recov-
cred sufficiently to go to his home unat-
tended
It was reported that number Of other
passengers had sustained injuries of q more
or les serious nature, but this was emphat-
ically denied by the telegraph operator at
the One Hundred and Fourth street station
The Weenawken fer1yboat Kingston was
run into by the tugooat Beach during the
fog in the North river Both boats were
considerably damaged. A dozen minor ac-
Gidents on the rivers ara reported
The fog was the densest ever known here