New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-11
A COLLISION AND A RIOT.
AN ENGINE RUNS INTO A TRAIN-L0AD OF
ITALIANS ON THE n. Y. N. II. & II.
ZEN MEN INJURED. TWO sER1oUsLY-THE UN.
INJURED LABoRERs TRY TO MOB AN EN-
GINEER AND A FIREMAN
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INJURED LABoRERS TRY TO MOB AN En-
oINEER AND A FIREMAN.
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New Haven, Aug. loon the Shore Line divis-
ION of the Consolidated Railroad this morning
light engine crashed into train loaded with
italian laborers, known the Italian Express, .
telescoping and injuring ten of the occu-
uants. The accident also caused riot in which
the Italians attempted 10 take vengeance on the
engineer of the locomotive causing the damage
His life was only saved by the prompt inter
ference of the train hands.
In prosecuting the work of building the double
track at the eastern end Of the road about 80"
italians are employed most of whom are residentS
of New-Haven. They are carried to and from
this city by special train. leaving here at 80
o'clock each morning and returning at ABOUT
in the evening. Two gravel trains are in use
daily 10 aid them in the work. and every Satur-
day the locomotives Of these trains are brought 70
Ncw-Haven TO remain in the roundhouse over
Sunday.
This morning the two engines, together with the
train containing the laborers left this clty ABOUT
$40 o'clock at intervals of five minutes. Engine
No 26 was the first TO leave. and following IL
came the Italian Express composer OF nVe
cars Bringing up the rear was engine NO. 40 uli-
der the control of Frank Benjamin and Harry
Sheppard The engines that preceded and FOL
,oyod tho express were both light, having no
cars behind them. To simplify matters all were
running the same orders uhuer 'hc on"ise Vi
the Italian Express
On the way out the train and locomotives were
do,aved ,,y the fog and the train dispatcher, being
informed of the fact from East Haven, sent orders
ahead 20 Branford to stop the train and engines
for orders Engine No. 20. which led the process
sion. was stopped at Branford and few minutes
later the express also came to halt Not so, how
ever. with engine No. As, which was bringing up
the rear AS soon as the express stopped a nag
man was sent back TO warn the engine lie hau
proceeded but short distance when the engine
was seen laundering along at raplo pace
Although the fiag1nan shouted to, the approach
ing euqineer and made frantic efforts to warn hh'
Tho foo nrevent4d BENJAMIN from seeing him, and
IL was not until he had approached near enough to
catch sight of the rear of the train ahead that ne
roolzed the danger He then made every enOrt
IN ston his locomotive. The distance was TOO
short however and the engine crashed INTO inc
rear car telescoping it about half way JusI ne
fore the collision took place the engineer ana 1e
fireman iumped from the locomotive and escaped
uniniured.
The shouts of the fagman who had gone back
had warned the Italians in the car that someUlhh9
was the matter. and there was scramble 10 get
she car about half escaped before the crash came
Como of the Italians were crushed and pinloned
:, ,be breaking timbers. Others were thrown
through the sides of the car, while some fell
through the bottom. The injured men were taKeh
70 the New-Haven Hospital in an ambulance Inc
mon and their wounds were found 10 be as lol-
lows Rosario Pappiano skull fractured and inter
nal injuries Vito Di Carlo left hand fractured anu
left leg cut; Donate Dirite, had injury TO rishe
leg: Tomaso Pecel, bad cut over right eye ana
hr,;s.d Iorenzo Fieri internal injuries Agostina
Capodera left hip injured; Mattheo Schuia' nsilV
leg cut and back hurt; Pasquale Valentino right
LEG cut; Angelo Arinelh, right leg injured; Marco
1areH injuries to head left breast and left ankle
Two of these men, Pappiano and flerl. are serl-
ouslv injured and may dle Inc OtheI uch aiI
more or less cut and bruised, but not dangerously
Immediately after the engine came to a stand
still BENJAMIN, the englpeer, ana DIS nieniau
summed upon il and began TO put ont the IRE
~ The FIRE box to prevent the wreckagc from
hurninq The groaGs and curses oil the lhJuieu
mon as they lay upon the platform added 10 tle
excitement of the Italians until some OF lhcm
beoan muttering imprecations against the en-
pineer. benjamin, to whom they attributed the
canse of the disaster. Moved if by common
;mnnlse they surrounded the engine where he
was az work and the next thing that was known
n stone came crashing through the WINDOW OF
Tho cab This was the signal for general on
slaueht, and the stones began TO fall on benjamin
and Sheppard in showers. =. ~,
Severat Italians attempted 10 GET INTO 1ne
cab, but were beaten back ny the TWO uien; ne nc
fireman hit one of his assalantS witty piece Oh
coal and knocked him down. At tbs the Ital-
ians moved in solid body upon the engine by
hard fighting and through the aid OF the traln
hands both managed to escape WluhouC
serious injury. The Italians refused TO work
the rest of the day.
VICTIMS OF THE WEST SHORE WRECK BURIED
svracuse. Aug 10 CSpeciaD.-Twelve vicums OF the
disaster on the West shore RAILROAD AT Moh'ezuhha
were buried in one grave YESTERDAY The fuhefal ccre
monies were held in the Church oi the AsSunipuo"'
Fa,her Graziani former clergyman Of the church. but
- 80 Albany ofciated alone. The funeral pro
nose,or was headed by band playing. and about 100
,nemhe,S Of the Italian Mutual Benefit society NJ
O. Ioseoh,s Cemetery in the Italian pht the grave
od heon ding into which the twelve collins were placed
No cergvman accompanied the bodies 10 TIC grave anu
ervce was held there. The funeral was the largest
ver sccn in this city, and was attended by al least
10000 people. ,,,..,. c..,..,
rho inst two suits against the New-Hork Central
.,d uudson River Railroad Company for the accueI'
On The West shore have been brought IN the supreme
Co,p4 in this county, to-day. The plaintns arc uie
heirs OF Tomasso Cazano. who dled lrluaS diCi'Vo"
and Luigi Deonadi, who had his coilafpohc Or"NIn @
end WIS badly bruised about the hean anu az M
soco !, tho lat,er case WAS placed al $lOOVO. ou
s@nt I3rdGeld and the attorney from e w.
Sbore Railroad went 10 the House Of tue uoou crr
and offered 500 cash to three OF uG n Two of them
sshed FOR $i so each and the third for 81 20o no
TondnctOr Thomas Tobin and Edward tonieH a., n's
man have been arrested, ana uieS WIZ
PORT Byron this morning.
ruov.s c9ByELLlS EXECUTOR on THE STAND
kingston. " y. Aug. 10 (special).-The nearing Il,
A., ,cco,,tinc Of Edwin Young. executor anu