New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-13
PANIC IN CROWDED CARS.
STATEN ISLAND TRAINS IN COLLISION
pAsaENGERS SAw THAT THE CRASH WAS ''a
ING AND LEArED THROUGH WINDOWS
M ONE SERIOUSLY HURT

ING AND LEArED THROUGH WINDOWS
NO ONE SERIOUSLY HURT.
There was a collision yesterday afternoon oc-
tween two passenger trains of the Staten is'd',"
Rapid Transit Railroad at Stapieton uaii'
bound for South Beach and crowded WIN PN'S0'
gers started from St. George at ~ clock' ~
was in charge of James Turner conductor INV
snrneer being Terrence Quinn. When the tram
reached Stapleton O stop was maze, ana 'ne o"i'
were literally jammed with humanity h'ahS p'''
sons hanging to the car platforms
The train had been standing at the station h"'
,,oro than three minutes when the regular lou
tenville passenger train of the AnboS uiNision'
vb;oh left ST George fsur minutes after the oouth
p.,ch train came along and the locomotive crashea
;,+n +h. rear car of the South Beach train lhiS
car was overcrowded with passengers ana "nen
Il yxss seen that collision could not ne aVer~'
man and bows began 70 climb out OF the win"o"S
and women and children screamed "neh '"e
crash came the passengers in the rear CHI "eic
thrown down, and ms.t Of them were cuV ~
the bre,xcn glass and others were Daaly oruiScu
nv striking against uhe seats and the frame WORK.
The hind trucks Of the rear car were tnIo"h iio'a
the track, and the platform of the car was s"asne''
The force of the collision was telt 'hrouen an
the cars of both trains and the passengers receive"
a lively shaking up. A panic ioiio"eo an" "'o
train hands he'd all they could do TO prevent
women and children from beihs uan-
pled upon. Police Captain Biake' WIN
a SQUAD of his men was soon al 'he scene
ann did good service in preserving order ana
rescuing the women and children from the Over
crowded cars. No person, fortunately. was seri-
ouslv hurt. Among those injured were Mrs Lena
sarcn and her two children, who were cut ana
bruised about the head. Mrs Saron is the wie
Of David Saron, who is in business at NO. -
Pearl,st. this city. Henry Criprs, OF lomRins-
Vile. had his leg badly cut large nunoer
Of persons who were cut by the broken glass TO
fused TO tell their names. Some OF the lh]ureo
persons weie taken to DR. feaneys drugstore
where. after receiving medical attention. they
went away 1t not necessary TO seho any
Of them TO the hospital.
The cowcatcher aud headlight Of the Totfenviue
train were badly damaged as was also the car
Immediately behind the locomotive. Both had 10
be sent to the repair shop The Tottenviiic tram
was in charge of William OConnor. cohduc'or'
with James Kennedy engineer. KENNEDY says
than he left ST. George about four minutes after
the South Beach train. When his train reached
roint about 400 feet from the Stapeton station he
started 10 put down brakes, but the air brakes
would not work lie was then running at the rate
for hand brakes but before these could be applle1
tt. train had got too CLOSE TO the South Beach
train To avid a collision
Ouiuu. engineer of the South Beach train. says
that when he heard the Tottenvilie train coming
and whistling for hand brakes, he knew something
was the matter, and he started his tram ahead
Almost Immediately after he did this the col
lision occurred. II is thought that had the
South Beach train remained sta~ing, still there
would have been disaster and great loss OF llIe.
The trainmen admitted that it was o narrow
escape and that slc passengers In fhe Two !saI
cars " the South Teach train, hudtlcd fo9ethI
as they were, would have been slaughtered hNc
It has been the custom to send the TottcnXhie e.
train ahead of the South Beach tram, which S
known as local train, but as there was an I'M
monse crcw, in tie ST. George station yesterday
afternoon. the South Beach train was sent ou'
first, as it carried the heaviest human fr 1ght 'he
train being composed of about eight cars
The damage TO the rolling stock will NOT eS,
cecd a thousand dollars, but the persons injured
threaten to bring suit gainst the company ior
damages. .a.,. ,,.,s tho
heaviest thus far this soason II being cetilila'ed
that 5000 persons were carried on tle oOa's
and the railroad.