New-York tribune., 1891-02-21
dent happened. Ames was just going oil duty at
the time and Breen was going on


the time and Brecn was going on.
THE ENGINEER ARRESTED.
Fowler. the engineer Of the New-Haven train,
jumped from his engine and was only slightly
hurt He was arrested at 80 o'clock In the
afternoon in the Grand Central Station by Cap
tain Carpenter of the Twentyseventh Precinct.
lie was taken before Justice Welde III the Harlem
police court and was Temanded TO the care of
Coroner Levy lie was arraigned before Coroner
Levy late in the afternoon ana refused 10 make
any statement in regard to the accloeht. lie sald
lie lived in New w-liayen ana was tmrty-nlne years
old He has been with his present employers Tor
twenty-onc years, and has never met WIN an ac,
cident before lie was committed without pan
70 the East Eighty-eighth-st police station. Cor
oner Levy ordered the police to arrest any persons
they thought might have been concerned in the
accident, and 10 bring them before nm
Although Fowler would make no statement, he
said after his arralgnment that he saw no ilehts
ON the shop train ahead. IL Is reported that
he will be examined this morning at 0 $50 o'clock
General Manager Shepard, oI nhe d NewnaGrk sar;n
tendent Tutte, of the New-fork DIVISION, at tne
Grand Central Station that Engineer Fowler did
not disregard the signals
This is the first time that Fowler has ever
The co61luctor. George Hutchinson; the bag
page-master Eugene Berger, and the express mes
scnqey. Bates. of the Ncw-llayen train, say that
they heard no gong the train passed the seventy
secondst station. This gong Is ten inches IN
diameter and can be heard all through the train
when it rings Ana it ought always to ring when
the signals at danger.
TO BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION
Mr.. Platt will begin at once investigation
of the accident The State Board of Rairead
Commissioners who were in session in this city
Yesterday, announced that they would, at an early
date. also begin an investigation.
The wrecked cars were taken 10 the Mott Haven
sbops The smoker completely destroyed,
nothing but the sllls remaining, me palace-car
next to ii was badly burned Inc damage 10 the
engines was slight -
Bitter complaints against the New Haven Road
were uttered by hundreds Of delayed travellers,
all of whom were obliged to leave the incoming
trains as best they could and make their way 10
the elevated roads. All knew the car-stove had
again done its work
SHE SUPPORTED THE FAMILY.
The body Of Mrs. Supple was identified by her
husband. Richard Supple. who was n boatman.
but is now out of work, being paralyzed. Mrs.
Supple was the mother Of four young sons. One
of them has been in Bellevue Hospital for ten
weeks suffering from broken collar-bone. Her
husband is unable 10 work, and the family was
supported by her labor car-cleancr and that
of another of her sons who is also car-clcaner.
Early yesterday She started for work saying
she was late and was afraid she would
miss her train. She hurried of. and that was the
last time she was seen alive by her family.
When the accident happened her son Lester
was at Mott Haven cleaning cars and he hasened
10 the scene Of the collision but could not hnd
his mother. lie went to the Elshty-elghth-st
police station and there saw her body. but 1t was
So horribly burned that he did not know her. In
the evening he went with his father 10 the
Morguc. where the father identified his wife.
The body of James b. Flynn identified by
his son, James T. Flynn, jr.. late last night