New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-28
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE MONDAY AUGUST g. ls-TEN PAGES

prct went into one Of the forward cars, whe MS
father and DIR. Knapp remained in the last ca,
DR. Knapp suddenly looked up and saw the "e"1
light Of the approaching train. $1,000,
I'VE will have to jump for it, he said 10 oo'o"
Ruck. as they both rushed the rear door Vi
| the car Or. Knapp jumped and fell INTO '''
ditch Colonel Buck delayed jumping unth Wv
late He was instantly killed. Every bone III n''
body was broken. DR.. Knapp was unhurt nan
Puck was badly burned and his head was cut nc
| is now lying dangerously i'll at his home. NO 81
| West Flfty-first-s Or. Knapp brought him NOM
Yesterday morning, and later went to Long isia"u
| civ for the body OF Colonel Buck.
Martin Cox. twenty-five years old. Is memper
Of the Plea Club, which is composed of the EN-
Moves of the De Winnie Press, in Lafayette Place.
He went on Saturday with about forty other mem-
bers OF the club to Rockaway Beach. He was
sitting in the first OF the Rockaway Beach
train when the collision occurred. lie says '"e
train was going fast to excite alarm among
the women passengers. when the collision came
he said Il thrown down. Then became
unconscious AS l recovered conscious
ness I staggered away, my face all covered with
blood In a moment fell down in an open lot.
[ was again restored this time by some one pouring
water on my face. The scene around me was TER
rlble I was suffering greatly but i got no at
tendance from any one My hurts were mainly
internal and paid any attention 10 me.
Cox was assisted to his home at NO Al East
Fourteenth-st.. where he Is now lying with d
scalp wound and severe internal Injuries.
WILLIAM LYNCH's PITIFuL STORY
william Lynch. the proprietor of the billiard
parlors the Victoria Hotel, who lives at NO. 10
Park-ave. and who is one OF the badly wounded'
lying yesterday at ST. Johns Hospital. Long island
city, told feebly his story Of the crash Lynch
was suffering from fractured ribs. Potts fracture
of the left ankle, various Commissions and many
ugly scalp wounds He lay bolstered and BAN
daged a cot in the lower ward of the st. Johhs
Hospital and on either side OF him were those
who occupied the same car with him. In the ward
above him, near unto death lay the man VINO sat
on one side of him: In the morgue at Newtown
was the body OF the man with whom he was
speaking when the awful crash came. Dr. Burne
the attending surgeon on duty yesterday AFTER
noon had just finished making a thorough ex"
animation of Lynchs wounds had wrapped the
sprained ankle and bahed the great open cuts on
the scalp. when the wounded man told his story.
II was little more than "A moan with which he
began There was quite party OF US coming up
from Manhattan Beach," he said. 1--WE were in
the rear Of the last Of the Manhattan Beach
train. and were seated In row on one of the long
seats TIM; from the centre cross-scats to the
end OF the car. Beside me was Alexander Grillctt;
they tell me the poor fellow killed. outright
and Lynch cutched his hands and James Thomp-
son and Eugene VI. Weiss. We were talking and
laughing together.
II noticed that we had come 10 a stop, but did
there train In front OF us. as there was.
| don't know what it was that impeed me TO
lean forward. but | did and on the instant
caught the red CLEAN Of the headlight OF the Rock
away Beach train 1t could not have been more
than a dozen yards away | Jumped up and said,
Ny God" when there awful crash re-
member only that felt the ge up In the air,
and that was whired over, and "A sickening
feeling came over me-" Mr. Lynch lifted his
hands over his head and moved his arms this
way and that. though the confusion OF that
awful moment remained with him Then he went
on: After that remember only that there was
whirling Of wheels all about me. a sizzling OF
steam shrcks and screams and cries for help"
The poor man could not talk any more Even the
exrrtion Of speaking weakened him greatly. and
hc closed his eyes II he had faintel The thought
Of that moment when with the glare Of the head
light Of locomotive full I'm his eyes. the frightened
screams Of women ringing In his ears ana the be-
licf that death had come was too terrible.
little later Mrs Lynch. the wounded mans
vie. came TO the hospital and was shown ~ her
husbands bedside.
WHAT s. PEPINTFNDTNT 81 Oh SAYS.
William II Blood General Superintendent OF the
Long Island Railroad. spent saturday afternoon
AZ the Shccpshcad track. and In the evening went
10 Manhattan beach. He Was returning late in the
evening when the news OF the accident reached
him. lie went Immediately to Long island city and
had himself taken out 20 the scene OF thr disaster
special engine ~ first he was not inclined
talk when thr reporter spOk" TO him. but IhttI
hc gave the m"agr" Information when ne seeh'i
To have. lie cam" back 70 Long Island city at
oclock I'm the morning and got extra hands ana l"tt
orders Dr. j. +. Valentine. the companys phys-
ian v no had been working among the wounded all
night aud who came In on the relief car. returned
with him. NJ. BLOOD remained At the wreck until
q O'Clock 49, that tim" all the dead had been re-
moved. the wounded cared for ana the wrrrkaSe II
self taken from the tracks When he came back
10 MS oflce he looked completely worn out. To
Trhun" reporter Ia" gave In a few words his idea
81 IN" collision
1t Is a terrible accident" he said Il can't say
much about II until II has been thoroughly in
ycstieated II seems that the Rocka"ay special
which lef; KockaWay at II O'Clock Saturday night
overlook ana ran into the Manhattan Beach special
which left Manhattan Beach AZ mo
~ near a. can ascertain the accident occurred
little place called Berlin. Tho track Is guarded hv
the block system. The Manhattan Beach train
was IN block 80 >. 1t had stopped probably to
GLOW the block ahead to clear Itself OF the train
ing Just ~ II started m" Eockaway Beach
train crashed into the rear Of the Manhattan Beach
'The tower man Of block No s. whose name is
Robert T. Knot SAYS that his danger signals
set for the block. The engineer of the Rockaway
rain asserts that the signal for the block said
RAPIDLY Which OF these statements IL true
vestigaton will probably determine.
superintendent Bod would MAKE no estimate as
10 the material damage done. Two cars were com
plctely demolished. third badly smashed and the
others more or less damaged. The engin" Of the
Rockaway Beach train was not totally wrecked.
The engine Itself. Mr. BLOOD said, was not dam
aged to the extent OF $40.
COLONEL. ELISHA A. BTCK
HIS FAMILY OFT or TOWN At THE TIME OF THE
FATAL ACCIrENr-IOg MANY YEARS HE