Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-21
AN OPEN SWITCH THE CAUSEOF IT.
The Train Was Packed and
Jammed, There Being More
Than Thousand People
Aboard the Six Cars-A Long
List of Injured Which May
Swell the Death List.

seriously that they will not recover.
The killed are:
PATRICK DAILY, court officer Of
the Third District Court New York
City.
"a. S. PRINGLE, whose residence,
according to card in his pocket, is New
York.
HENRY SPINK, Marshal at Jeffer-
son Market Police Court, New York
City.
ROBERT J. CUDLEY, a policeman,
New York.
UNKNOWN MAN, died at seney
Hospital.
FRANK QUIMBY, Utica, n. Y, died
on his way to the hospital.
B. ]. MGONIGLE, Philadelphia,
died at Seney Hospital.
FRITZ D. JOHNSON, died at seney
Hospital.
JOHN SIMLAY, died late tonight at
Seney Hospital.
The injured are:
HIRAM A. MAYNARD, New York, leg
injured.
NICHOLAS FOSTER, New York, leg
fractured.
P. JOHNSON, New York, leg and body
injured
ANDREW BARTHOLOMEW Sealey Creek,
n. Y, left leg cut off.
JAMES FITzsNiMoNs, New York, foot
cut off.
PATRICK GRAHAM, New York, inter-
nal injuries.
j. S. CHILDs, Elizabeth, N. j., face
cut. left leg fractured.
E. c. HILLS, Times building, New
York, hand and arm injured.
BRONSON J. McKENNA, Central Park
policeman, compound fracture OF the
ankle.
FRANK ]. FINN, New York, face cut
and leg injured.
RICHARD FLYNN, New York, internal
injuries.
WM. HERRING, Auburn, N. Y, leg
fractured.
JAMES BRADFORD, Paterson, n. j.,
internal injuries.
PATRICK GIBBONS, Brooklyn, bodily
injuries.
CHARLES HERRING, New York, seri-
Gus internal injuries.
HENRY RUEsCHE, New York, inter-
nal injuries.
PHILIP IsAAcs, New York, leg frac-
tured.
FREDERICK ScHLoMBERG, New Yo rk,
body injured.
FRANK ADDIcKs, New York, internal
injuries, unconscious.
w. d. FORD, legs and body bruised
and cut.
L. FOSTER, New York, injured on
body and face.
UNKNOWN MAN, unconscious, suffer
ing from shock and internal injuries.
The condition of Andrew Bsrtholo
new is serious and the physicians OF
the Seney Hospital, Brooklyn, to which
be was taken do not think he will re-
cover.
Many Of the injured were taken in
private conveyances or by their friends
to. New York Hospitals, or to their
homes.
The accident happened upon what Is
known as the Bay Ridge Division OF
the Manhattan railroad and about half
a mile from the little town OF Parkville,
which is at,the junction OF the roads
running to ConeY Island and Manhatten
Beach and Sheepshead Bay.
The Bay Ridge division, after leaving
Parkville, passes under viaduct OF the
Coney Island boulevard.
The fatal train reached this point OF
the road at o'clock. 1t had left
Sheepshead Bay race track at 5:45.
Crowded aboard were men, women
and children who had been to witness
New York's great race, the Suburban.
The train consisted Of six cars, the
front and rear cars being closed, the
others open. Every seat was taken
and men stood in the sisles OF the
closed cars and shoulder 10 shoulder
upon the platforms running along
the sides OF the open cars.
Everybody seemed merry and the upper
most thought perhaps OF the whole train
was 10 get back 70 Few York as quickly As
possible.
The train, which was going at full speed,
suddenly gave jerk and jolt aud the ex-
pressions OF pleasure were instantly turned
to feelings Of terror and dismay.
The engine and the first two cars ran
along the track, dragging behind them the
other cars Of the train, pumping and reel
ing along the'ties up TO the very mouth OF
the tunnel. Then the engine and the two
cars that remained on the track broke
loose from the others and were carried oy
their own speed through the tunnel and
TWENTY-FIVE feet beyond.
No one knew what happened. so quickly
had the fatal accident occurred. People
iumpled from the train and fell upon the
embankment TO be bruised and cut by the
cars.
Others were carried along upon the train
their bodies rubbed and bruised upon the
rocks of the tunnel and stones Of the en-
baukment. When the train finally stopped
the cooler heads Immediately begun 70 rem
der assistance 10 the wounded VINO LAY
along the track.
Court Onicer Daily WAS found beside
the track, the lever part OF his body
frightfuIly crushed. A few feet from him
was found Mr.. Pringle, still alive. Then
others carried up Robert Cudley and
Henry Sphinx Physicians soon arrived
and attended 70 the wounded as best they
could. Ambulances and vehicles OF every
description soon appeared on the scene and
carried the wounded away, some 70 the
hospital. others to their homes.
The cause Of the accident and who 10 70
blame for 10 are matters which are yet 70
be investigated. The train was without
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