New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-24
NEARLY A SCORE INJURED.
TWO TRAINS CONE INTO COLLISION,
TRAVEL DELAYED ON THE HARLEM RAILROAD
THE ACCIDENT APPARENTLY CAUSED

The collision of the 8 :02 a. m. passenger train
from the Grand Central Station TO White Plains
xith gravel train No. at White Plains station,
Yesterday morning caused demolition Of en-
lines Nos. 1888 and 500, the wrecking of a number
of hat-cars. and serious injuries to a number OF
trainmen and passengers Traffic over the main
Hne was DELAYED several hours. The trains came
together with great crash directly in front of
superintendent Phyfes office, and the cab of
engine No. S33 took fire, which brought the In
dependent Engine Company to the scene.
The accident was caused it is sad by the
tardiness of Fred Strang, engineer of gravetrain
engine No 1888, in not promptly responding Ito
signals from the switchmen to run down upon the
south track, and TO the carelessness of Frank
Fowler. the other engineer, in running past a
signal set against him on the north track North
Of White Plains the Harlem is One-track road,
but lust south of the station trains from the north
diyeree upon the east or south track. The gravel
train had been to Washingtons Headquarters, a
mile north of White Plains, and was returning
with ten fat-caH loaded with sand and was
within one hundred feet of the dOuble-track
line when the passenger train thundered around
the curve in the road and crashed into it.
The force of the collision threw the passengers
from their seats. broke the chandeliers in the
cars and threw number of the hat-cars from the
track The engines were locked together and
smashed up considerably The tender of No. 333
engine was forced upon q fat-car. Arthur Stev-
ems, the switchman. who had charge of the switch
at the south end of the station. says that the
danger signal was out TO stop the New-York train
O quarter of a mile south of the station and that
Fowler failed to see 1t. Robert Stanield verfes
his statement.
Among the passengers on the north-bound train
Of WaGfp and
Deputy County Treasurer A. L. Babcock for
merly clerk at Sing Sing Prison. Supervisor
Roach was cut about the body by flying glass and
Mr.. Babcock was thrown forward against seat
and sustained an ugly cut upon the chin. Mrs
BENJAMIN Haviland of Willlamsbridee. Mrs Myers,
and boy named Henry Odell. Of Hartsdale. suf
feed from the shock and were attended by DIR.
George H. Magness. Miss Mary Carter, drawing
teacher in the White Plains public school. who lives
at Mt Vernon. was thrown from her
seat and suffered from shock so that she
was incapactated for duty. George
Barrett. baggage master. was thrown through
the car door and from the train and was bruised
so that he stopped work. ID. o. Williams. law
yer of Mt Vernon. was also bruised about the
neck and suffered from shock
The railroad men, however, sustained the most
serious injuries Strang and his fireman, George
Elliott, were THROWN from their engine and re-
ceived serious internal injuries Fowler was cut
quite badly about the head, but his fireman, j.
Sweeney, Of New-YorS, escaped unhurt Patrick
Kilroy, a brakeman the gravel train, had his
right shoulder dslOcatcd and an arm fractured
Thomas Leonard, a passenger train brakeman.
was severely cut on the body and right eve.
Many laboring men employed on the gravel train
were also cut and bruised by being thrown from
the fiat cars and kegs of spikes falling upon
them.
Fred Strang of gravel train engine No. s3s.
was Injured in the accident at Sharon during the
blizzard in March, SIS, where four engines made
an unsuccessful attennpt 20 dash through a deep
gorge filled with snow, and five men were killed.
He was injured so badly that he fingered between
life and death for several months Recently,
through a switch not working properly at the
Grand Central Station. the engine which he
manned ran out into Forty y-second-st.