New-York tribune., 1891-05-16
DANIEL LAKE BADLY HURT.
HE FALLS FROM A TRAIN ON A TRESTLE.
INJURED WHILE RETURNING FROM THE RACES

INJURED WHILE RETURNING FROM THE RACES
-OTHER ACCIDENTS.
Daniel Lake, United States Marshal In Brooklyn
seriously not fatally injured last evening by falling
from train the Prospect Park and Coney Island
Railroad, at Eghthave and Thirty -eighthst., Brook
lyn, when returning to his home in Brooklyn from
the racetrack at Gravesend. He fell from the train
1t crossing the cut for the branch Of the
Brooklyn Bath and West End Railroad running to the
Thirty yninthst. ferry, distance OF thirty feet
The train crowded and Mr.. Lake was riding
upon the STEP supposed that he lost his hold
by someone ostlng against him. AS the train
reached the station at Fifthave and Thirty sixthst
some Of Mr. Lakes friends went back for him and
found him lying where he fell. lie had broken both
arms, and received cuts in the face and head, and
contusions Of the chest and thigh His nose also
broken. Ambulance Surgeon De Forest was summoned
from the Methodist Episcopal Hospital and took Mr.
Lake TO that institution 1t is feared that he suffered
internal INJURIES but II he did not it Is thought that
he will recover from his broken bones and bruises
Mr.. Lake is forty-eight years old and has
held several offices of Importance He was
elected Supervisor of The Eighth Ward in 1870
and was reelected in 1881. In 1888 he
was elected County Auditor, and served two
terms In 1888 he declined 30 support the Democratic
National ticket. and read out Of his party. and In
1850 he was fhe Republican candidate for Supervisor
at-Large, but defeated by Dr. p. II. KretZscmar,
who died recently. In 1890 President Harrison ap-
pointed him United States Marshal to succeed Charles
NJ. Stafford. Mr. Lakes home is at No. POI
Eghteenth-st He is the head Of the lumber firm Of
Daniel Lake & Sons.
tally-ho coach on the way to the track of the
Brooklyn Jockey Club yesterday afternoon upset
at the main entrance Of Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
dozen men were thrown out. T. b. Tull, OF No. $50
Bleecker-St, New York, had wrist sprained, Carl
Schneider, of No. 101 Manhattanave., jersey City,
ruf I'm fha Epa and nd 7 IA
No. 215 West Thirteenth-st. received cut on the
head After the coach was rghted the party pro.
ceeded to the races
Another accident occurred early last evening to
train the Long Island Railroad while returning on
the Gravesend races, and few persons were slightly
injured and one seriously hurt. The train, which was
composed of sixteen ears, mostly open ones, started
from the racetrack at 5 :O5 p. m. The were all
crowded. and it Is estimated that there were 200
persons on the train. AS the train was approaching
the at Parkville the engineer slowed up ssud-
denly portion of the train left the track, and tho
cars careened There great excitement among
the passengers, who scrambled over the seats it
generally believed that collision had occurred
There were many women among the passengers and
some OF them tainted. The men Jumped off the NOV.
Ing cars and number of them sustained sprained
ankles and severe bruises. One man was found lying
the ground unconscious His leg was broken and
he seemed to be seriously injured lie was carried to
a hotel in Parkville, where he received medical at
tendance. He subsequently removed to hos
pita As another train, also crowded was following
close behind brakcmen were sent back to signal tina
second train.
The seventh, eighth and ninth car from the loco
motive left the track As the train was going SLOWLY
at the tme of the accident the engineer did not find
much difficulty in stopping the train. Wild rimors
were circulated along the road and one report was
that number of persons had been killed. The aeci-
dent licked the road for some time and the trains
which left the raceract after the wrecked tram hd
TO switch around the Manhattan Beach division 20 get
by the wreck. The officials of the company sent ouo
a wreckingtrain TO clear away the wreck. Meantime
the passengers from the wrecked train were conveyed
TO Long Island City and Brooklyn on other trains Inc
accident was due 10 the spreading Of the rails.