New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-14
ANOTHER CRASH OF CARS.
THREE MEN INJURED IN THE COLLISION
4 LOCOMOTIVE AND TWO FREIGHT CARS
sMAsHED-CAUSED BY MIS-

FLAcGD SWITCH.
A collision Oh the Harlem Railroad at One
hundred and-sixtJ -sCcond-st., near the Melrose
Station, yesterday morirS. resulted in the in
Jury of three men and damage to a locomotive
and two freight cars. Luckily no passenger
train was involved in tho collision, and. as the
wreck occurred on a side track. there was II"
delay In the running Of passenger trains. At
the Grand Central Staten the officials made
light OF the affair, and sa,id it was not worthy
Of much notice IN tic newspapers. They SAID
they had no information about the accident. en-
ccpt what contained in the following
bnletin which was issued at the Office Of the
General Superintendent.
Engine with one express car ran through
switch at Melrose and struck three cars with
switch engine which had just pulled into Mel
rose yard. Switchman had not had time to
close the switch. Scmaphorc signal stood At
danger. Conductor Dexter had his wrist broken
and Fireman Cole his ankle broken
The officials said they had received no report
that brakeman had had his hip broken The
Morrisania police, who investigated the collision.
reported that it was caused by misplaced switch
A special" consisting OF locomotive and
ON American Express Companys car. In charge
Of Conductor Walter Dexter. left the Grand Gem
trsl Station at : rs a. M. and went up the roah
at a fair rate Of speed, making no stops until It
reached the Mclrosc freight yard at 40 a. %.
Just before the arrival Of the special at that point
q switching locomotive had pulled three loaded
cars from the up-track upon sidc-track. The
last freight car was loaded with bricks. II had
barely left the main track before the special
came along. The engineer of the latter evidently
saw the open switch ahead. as lie slowed up and
tried TO stop. but it was too late TO prevent the
collision: The locomotive and express car left
tile main track anI dashed against the end Of tho
freight train.
. Bricks were flung in every direction as the
end car was struck by the locomotive. There
was terrific crash. followed by series of humps,
and then both trains stood still. The locomotive
Of TIC special" lad been damaged badly and
two cars of the freight train had been broken
The engineer Of the special" had stucl; 30 his
post and had escaped injury. Fireman Albert T.
Cole, aged twcnty-sevcn, of Paulding, had jumped
and broken his right ankle. Tie express car had
cscapcd serious damage hut tho men i'll the freight
car had been knocked down like s'raws by the
shock. Conductor Dcxtcr's right wrist was broken
when he fell Francis II. Madden, brakeman,
whose home was ~ Nashing:on-avc. and One
hundred and-siy:y-Gc"on had suffered moro
ecrious injury lis Ii.Et hip was broken.
Policemen summoned an ambulance from the
Harlem Hospital rs quickly rs possible: "ie was
removed in il TO the hospital. Madden W."
taken Ia his homo at his own request. and Con-
ductor DEXTER after his broken wrist bound
up went back 70 tic Grand Central Station e.
make a report RairooO employees were set ~
work to remove the wreck quickly. bat the nam
track was clear. and the regular passenger trains
Going north were rot delayed. IL was not he
licved that either of the injured men would
die and the police did not undertake 10 find
put who was responsible for the accident.