The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-28
THE PARKVILLE DISASTER.
TESTIMONY As 10 THE RESP oNsI-
BILITY FOR Loss or LIFE

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The Wrecked Rnce Train Wa. Ten or FlE
go, si,ut., Behtna Time, and Mnpy
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He Is ReHrrested ana lfeld without Ban,
..n"n, ee.train accident on the Manhattan
recon- p";Iro,d ~ Tho porr vilie tunnel wos
begun last night by Coroner kene. in the room
~ the Board Of Supervisors in the Kings
County Court House in BROOKLYN: Railroad
Commissioner licard was on hand to watch
the prOseodtnss for tho state and tho Droseeu.
ting au',oil'loo VIZ W h'''''"h'
District Attorney Callahan.
he ~. ras.araor mn IN. -. 80, ~
street was PASSENGER I me Ca car ne was in
pitecn feet. The cars were crowded and many
n.,svm ware sitting On tho Goor with their
feet on the aide steps. or standing on the
stens.
the chr which was wrecked, testified that it
ran for about 100 feet before 1t tipped over
against tho BANK. Inc train was crowded. ne
said but there were very few persons stand
Walter uIlman testified that there were Ave
or six persons standing on the steps in front
Of nm. IL seemed as II .he sw,.c N was piun'
s struck with something and fiattened out. thus
too th;nt ~ c,toh ,ho xhse,s The
becoming TOO thiek 10 eaten .he "hee.s me
swi. CHI was open about two inches to the lett.
The train was running about thirty miles an
hour.
ing toward the island. reached the parkville
t tut at 1854 O'clock and found the track
siv minutes tho inbound train having the
right of WAY, The train from Bay Ridge wns
ten late e not n the sa atom to In f.
hind time, His train was 500 or 800 feet from
the he tunnel when the accident occurred.
i memi sred hsyinr had to Wait so long before
~. Wy Hiow thn whietia whiIa waiting for the
other train. The regu ar rate OF speed in go
ing through this tunnel was ton miles an hour.
hs tH 1hSs TaS wTf ms was he thought
tT hs Ts s the Of ses
atW e THey %eFe Sehnd time about ten
nmssensers ON lie six cars OF the train. The
ss~eed was about len or Twelve miles an hour
Tanfs nhomt iob standing
on the platform stops. Nearly ali of them were
OF we s;annE ' on the "ther side. He warned
them against standing on the stops before the
train He o sPl lied Sst sye sx
Me Ant V 70 Keen them or the steps. but it was
imnoss flc for him n do If
i't'~c;nnar Ionn \ Rorker OF the wrecked
train innnl the signal TO 70 ahead at tho
amnEviii,. tunnsl and bc pnvo The answering
s:rnn re the swtchman IN the tower He is
nnsitiya that hs WAS not noinr Mt more than
tweiye miles les an am hour. although he was ten or
Sfteen minutes hahini time.
fiS Went to the tower directly after the acci.
o o@. the throw-ofy. He said that he had not
d99s So ana thef hS frueS mm ad beore
notce5 ANY troubie in the curve at this point.
r., w ~
Long Island Eailroad testified that he had
mndc a nnrtial inyestication OF tho accident
He found the switch open within a quarter of
~ ;nrh nf its mi swinir II should have been
oneneh altopcther If turned from the tower.
VI was nr;tS nositiye that the switch was not
hIunteJ There was n notice in the cars for
h hdiaaii1 nassnoae1s standine on the steps.
hut thera was no means TO eni the rule
"a JurorM What really caused this accident?
Isn't i a Hind switch
A.EYes. II there had been a double track
throurh this tunnel there would have been no
Hind s;yith and tho accident would not have
occurrei
p. s. McGsry. tho switchman in the tower.
described the manner OF working the switch.
owing to trees The traffic on tho boulevard
was worry heavy on the day OF the accident