Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-31

taken out they were carried to the relief
train and cared for. The doctors on
board worked swiftly but well. Other
doctors were out in the wreck applying
restoratives and making hurried dress
ings for the wounds as the sufferers
were taken out and then the latter were
put on the relief train for more careful
treatment.
When all the wounded had been
found that could be, the relief train
started with them for Long Island City.
They were met there by the only ambu-
lance which st. Johns Hospital con-
tains, Two were placed in it and hur-
ried to the hospital, and the ambulance
returned for more. Meanwhile express
wagons, horse cars, coaches and ve-
hicles of every sort were pressed into
service to get the wounded to the hos
pital quickly.
Seventeen of them were taken to the
hospital in all, of whom two died upon
the way there-Oscar Deitzel of 1872
East Hath street, and John Coughlin, a
brakeman on the Manhattan Beach
train.
The dead were taken by another
special train to Newtown, which is the
nearest town to the scene of the acci-
dent, and placed in Skeletons Morgue,
by the order of Coroner Brandon.
The wrecked Manhattan Beach train
was a special, leaving the beach at IL is,
and carrying away all the struggling
pleasure seekers who remained late, the
members of Sousa's band, and many en-
ployes, who were on their way to New
York to stay over Sunday.
WAS GOING AT Tor SPEED.
The Manhattan Beach train was just
pulling from the block when the crash
came, and had just begun to move.
When Engineer Donaldson heard and
felt the accident he threw open his lever
and made all speed for Long Island
City, leaving the three wrecked cars
behind him.
| None of the passengers or crew of the
Rockaway Beach train were seriously
hurt. All were shaken up severely and
some badly bruised, but all were able tc
go to their homes without assistance.
An eyewitness of the accident says
the Rockaway Beach train was going al
top speed as if, being the last train, the
engineer was trying to get home as soon
as possible. The killing of Colonel Buck
the editor Of the SPIRIT Of tie Times, was
especially pathetic. He was returning
from the beach with his son and DIR
Knapp, of New York. The son was
thrown torn and bleeding out upon the
embankment. Colonel Buck was sc
badly hurt that he gasped few time!
and died, while DR.. Knapp was unin
jured and did noble service in minister
ing to the sufferers.
Young Mr.. Buck lies at st. john
Hospital terribly hurt, and does no
know of his fathers death.
EXPECTED AN ACCIDENT.
DR.. Burke, who was with the hospita
train, said that the three Manhattai
Beach cars which were so terribl
smashed contained a large party of ex
, cursionists, who were of the better class
They were not of the rough element tina
usually.comes up on the last trains. /
reporter saw three of the survivors i
, the Long Island City ferry house, foe
of East Thirty-fourth street.
They were r. O. Barrett, James Har
non and Joe eastman, all of New Yor
city. They said they were passenger
on the Rockaway train, occupying seal
IN the fourth coach. The train wa
: travelling at an usually high rate {
speed, the cars swinging so violentl
that the instinctively looked for an acc
: dent. All of sudden there was cras
and everybody was thrown to the floc
+ of the car or over the backs of the seat
d Fortunately, only few of the passei
= gers in that car were hurt.
: WHO WAS TO BLAME?
: General Manager e. r. Reynolds an
Superintendent w. H. Blood were
n the scene early. They stated that II
cause of the accident was still III
9 known, that 1t was question of v,
racity between the tower switchmal
J, Mutt, and Engineer Concrite of ii
Rockaway train. The latter had r
II ported that heavy fog prevailed at Il
time, which was true. He declared thi
signals were set at safety, indicating
clear road, and he went ahead. SUI
+ denly Fireman Robert Price, his con
panion, exclaimed my God, there is
train ahead" Looking ahead he sa
y through the mist the two red lights TIL
always hang at the rear end OF trai
<, and declares that he Immediately +
versed his engine and put on stea
<, brakes. Then he and Fireman Pri
is Jumped for their lives. When u
wrecked engine was examined I'll
al morning his statement as to the
yersed lever and steam brakes W
found to be'true. The only remainil
question was as to whether he or NJ
Il was right about the danger signal. III
morning it was set at danger and Nj
m insisted that it had remained so ey
II since he set it to warn Engineer Co