The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-05
COLLISION ON THE BRIDGE.
4 LOADED TRAIN CRASHES INTO AN
EMPTY ONE IN BROOkLTy.
Two Passengers, Roth Women. and a.
Employee Injursd-An AcciScnt Due -
the CArelosnneAa Of RrAkemAn.

Employee Iniursd-An Accident Due te
tho Careiessness Of n Brakeman.
A collision occurred about 9:l5 o'clock last
night at tho Brooklyn station OF the big bridge
between train which had arrived and dis.
charged it's passengers. but had not been
switched off, and an incoming train. Three
persons were injured
The injured were Mrs. Bolton. the wife OF
President W. c. Bolton OF tho Wheeler h Bolton
Drug Company. Mrs. Carpenter the wife Of DR..
Frank +. Carpenter OF lo2 Reid avenue. both
passengers on the incoming train. and Fire.
man } ohm Fitzpatrick OF tho switching engine.
Tho latter received compound fracture OF
tho loft log and intern nj injuries. He was re-
moved to tho Brooklyn Hospital. Mrs. Bolton
sustained severe contusions and shock
Shc was taken to the Clarendon Hotel. whore
she lives with her husband. Mrs. Carpenter
was badly bruised. AMI she also suffers from
severe shock. She was taken home.
Tbs accil ent resulted It ia alleged. from the
cnrelessness Of brakeman Ryan. who had
charge OF tho forward car on the incoming
trim, and who was suspended by Superin.
ten1ent Martin !ust rs soon as he had made
III Investigation.
Trains of four cars were being run on three
minutes heniway ut the time OF the acci-
dent When tho first train had reached the
station and discharged its passengers,
IuEiueeF ilalhenDoT. OF tue switching
engine backed down to couple his en-.
CINE on tho train. He fnied to connect
with the train. and discovered this Just rs soon
as he started s TIE epG ; he , backed y,
OF. the engine for tins. purpose OF attaching the
salty chains on The fret cHr to the engine.
the train was already In motion wh"n he colli-
sion occurred. Lit2patr!ck was caught between
the engine and the platform OF tho first car.
Mrs. Bolton and Mrs Carupnter were In the frat
car OF the incoming trnin. and they received
Of the car. There were q few passengers in the
four cars, and al we're bumped around
II. two women ' t ina all escaped un.
hurt There was hardly one Of them, how.
ever; VINO was not pale with fright whom he got
supt. Martin last night thus described how
the accident occurred to reuorter. OF The
be placed to the account Of brakeman
HhG was he Platform m. Of the
not have ecenrred xetns Train Tdaf pespasSSsr
had backed down. and at once touched the
.ens h IN
he ran on. OF the hou;. and catching %n
%ss to tho to
slowly and Put on the brakes;
Will: he Tas So engaged brakeman Nett:
coming train approached Mt apparently tho
same speed and Mr.. tensko then ran along
| the track still swinging his white lantern and
shouted to the brakeman to put on his brakes.
In spite OF all these efforts the train came on
and dashed into tho other train, which had Just
got in motion.
:" The col ision was not bad one for MOTH
ing was damaged. Even II Ryan lad not
seen the signals he should not have allowed
his train to pass the red light 800 feet
from the platform. and the two green lights
| still nearer which were set aga INST him. show
| ing that the train ahead had not moved ou'.
| Hiseyrlanatoni s that he supposed the waving
OF the train disnatch-rs white light on the traok
! was simply for him to come In slower. and
| that he did So On al railroads the wRv.
ing OF such q light is understood as an order to
stop entirely. All the signals worked we'll
to.nisht. and there was no excuse for, the
| carelessness OF the brakeman. Eyan has been
n the employment OF the bridge only, sincs
| do not know at present what was his
previous employment. He certainly should
| have known that lamp swung across ths
track Is signal to stop. even II no did not see
| the other lights"
AT a late hour last night It was reported that
| Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Carpenter We're resting
easily. and no serious consequences are apprs-
| hsnded.
| Fltzi atrick's broken leg was set late last
| night and the doctors think he Will recover.