The evening bulletin., 1893-08-28
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
One Train Overtaken by An
other on Long Island.
FOURTEEN PEOPLE KILLED.


the Three Cars That Was Wrecked Es-
capped Unhurt-List of the Victims and
Details of the Wreck.
Lone ISLAND CITY, L. l. Aug 2S.-
An accident that cost the lives of ID
people occurred shortly after midnight
in the little village of Berlin, in the
town of Newton. The Long Island
train that left Manhattan Beach at
11:15 o'clock was overtaken by the train
that left Rockaway Beach 15 minutes
earlier. In the frightful collision that
ensued the two rear cars of the five
that made up the Manhattan Beach
train were demolished and the middle
car was overturned. Hardly one of the
score of passengers abroad these three
cars escaped unhurt the following are
the lists of dead and injured:
The dead are:
Colonel Elisha A. Buck. 55 years
old, editor of The Spirit of the Times,
instantly killed, taken to his home 80
West Fifty. first street.
Mrs. Maggie Dietz, New York, 80
years old, instantly killed.
Oscar DieSz, 40 years old, New York,
both legs crushed, died in hospital.
Mortimer Dittman, 30 years old,
New York, died before doctors arrived
at the wreck.
John G. Dyckhoff, As years old, New
York, a partner in the liquor refining
firm of Eising & Company of AZ Front
street, died in hospital.
Mrs. John G, Dyckoff, 45 years old,
New York, wife of the liquor merchant
who was killed.
Thomas Finn, 90 years old, Long
Island City, both legs crushed and con-
cussion of the brain, died in hospital
this morning.
Mrs. Theordore Craven, New York,
identified by friend of the family.
Alexander Grillette, 80 years old,
81 West Twenty-seventh street, died in
Haberman's factory; has family in
Philadelphia.
James K. Hylands, 30 years old, one
of the extra Saturday walters at Man
haitian Beach hotel.
Richard Newman, about 8S years old,
New York, one Of the extra Satur-
day walters at Manhattan Beach hotel.
Max Stein, 80 years old, a book
keeper, New York.
Joseph M. Thelan address unknown,
an actor known on the stage as George
DeWolf Hopper company.
Mrs. Bertha Weinstein, New York.
Samuel Weinstein, 13 years old, New
York, instantly killed.
The injured are:
John Hahn, "a years old, Astor; in
ternal injuries, will recover.
James Barron, 33 years. New York;
scalds and internal injuries, will re-
cover
Theodore Craven, New York, seri-
ously hurt. Wife believed to have been
killed.
Eleanor Craven, 16, his daughter,
scalds and internal injuries; will re-
cover.
Miss Clara Haskell, New York,
broken ankle.
Horace G. Kimball, Brooklyn, spine
injured.
Aaron Weinstein, conclusion Of brain;
may die.
Wife and son dead at morgue.
Morris Flosherm, New York, right
leg broken and eye injured.
James B. Thompson, 80 years, New
York, head cut; will recover.
August Jacobson, New York, hor-
ribly hurt; will probably die.
Eugene Weiss, New York, scalded.
William Lynch, New York, badly
hurt but will recover.
Frank Larkin, 83, New York, spine
hurt
Kate Durken, 26 years old, New York,
suffering from shock; left hip injured.
James J. Brady, New York, internal
injuries.
Geo. Hannett, Long Island City.
t. -,
tan Beach train, Long Island City.
The accident happened at half an
hour after midnight. 1t was over an
hour before any news of it reached any
outside point. 1t came by messenger
who walked into Long Island City. The
railroad company Immediately dis
patched relief train with all the ply
sicians obtainable.
The scene of the wreck was inde-
scribably horrible. The dead and
wounded were mashed among the
wreckage. AS fast as the wounded
were taken from the wreck they were
carried to the relief train and cared for.
The doctors worked swiftly but well.
Haberman's tin factory stands close
to the tracks at the scene Of the acci-
dent. This was thrown open and some
of the dead and injured were carried in
there. When all the wounded had been
found that could be the relief train
started for Long Island City. They
were met there by the only ambulance
which st. Johns own. Two were
placed in it and hurried. to the hos
pital and the ambulance returned for
more. Meanwhile express wagons,
horse cars, coaches aud vehi'
cles of every sort were pressed into
service to get the wounded to the
hospital quickly.
Seventeen Of them were tal,en 10 the
hospital in all, of which two died upon
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