New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-21
TRAINS SMASH TOGETHER.
Collision ON THE NINTH-AVE. ELEVATED
RAILROAD.
.,rxcrrs INJURED. TOSSED ABOUT AND EX-
CITED. PLATFORMS CRUSHED. IRON GATES
,rxT >ND WINDOWS BROKEN.


prxT AND WINDOWS BROKEN.
or md collision the elevated railroad Ill
80 ove o Thrtcenh-st.. yesterday caused severe
, ., several persons and frightened and ShocK'd
.ssencers on two crOwied trains. The acn-
49,, occurred at > p. m, when thousands Oh "e"
omen employed I'm downtown buildings were
% ,,ar way 10 their homes i'll the upper part OF 'he
rv There had been vcXatiouS delay III 'ne
rr,ns Of the Ninth-ave. elevated trains before 'he
,,1,or oce,rred Workmcn had been making repairs
q, tho tracks nj Twenty thirdSt, where the rails had
snrcad and some Of the trains going uptown were
,lockcd As far south as Fourtcenh-st the up
trains were stopped by trains ahead OF them
Train No. So. in charge OF the CONDUCTOR Johh
s,hiscr was Obliged to stop at Thirtecnth-S' al
q m because train standing at the station
a, Foir ecnth-st. The curve AT GanSevoor,-Nt was
n..sed hy schifrers train just before II came to
s,andstill. but nobody sent back from the rear
car with a danger signal. The rear Of the train
could not be from the track south OF the
curve at Gansevoort-st.
TRAINS COME TOGETHER.
Train No. lie was following. and had passed inc
,,aton AZ Chrisfopher.st Daniel Russell the cn-
rineer of that train. saw signal 10 warn him ol
danger ahead. and the train was going at air rac
Of speed when II approached the GanN'VooF'SI
curve When hc caught sight of the train ahead
be applicd the brakes but 1t then was too late to
prcycnt the collision.
Roth trains we're vcr filled with passengers but
.,ere were seats for nearly all OF them. and few
persons were standing up in the cars. There was
M warning for most of the passengers previous to
tho shock Of the meeting trains. Tow persons
In the forward car OF train No 1i2 ana some OF the
Messengers in the rear Of train No. S3 saw that
a collision was not to be avoided, ana thev pra''o
themselves for the shock.
There was loud crash when the locomotive
driven by Russell struck the end Of the tram ahead.
PLATFORM OF THE CAR SMASHED.
The platform Of the car OF the train was
smashed kindling wood. and MS the fcrce OF I'M
ract impaired instantly to the other cars of thc
train there was Il general smashing of the plat
FORMS hiding Of the iIon gates ana breaking "i
the windows. Two Of the cars were hicki'd 50
rucb bv the force of tie collision that the wheels
left the rails. The locomotive Of train No. o3 WAS
moved along the track several feet by the force o
the blow.
Russcn's locomotive damaged considerably by
the collision one Of the cvlinder heads was blown
out and the pieces of iron fell TO the pavement
Steam escaped rom the broker cylinder and The
locomotive was crippled completely. Windows were
broken in the cars behind The locomotive. but the
cars were not otherwise damaged seriously
pAssFNGERs Thrown From THE -EATs.
The posencers on the two trains were shaken
violently BY the collision. and most OF them iear"
for a time tha, the would fall of the Track l"
the street pavement below. Tho-e who were stand
Ing up in the cars thrown down while p1sS' nc'rN
who we're seated were ed toward the front ondi
Of the cars with much force that they Toe 'h'
wooden partitions between the sat. MN l"rN ~
were bruised cut by fragments OF gas t'o-A ~
broken windows As the passengers could
leave the cars they vahel the station al Four eenh
St. along the footway at the SIDE Of the track. DR..
MacCulum Of No. 1l5 Vest NinetysiXthSt.. attended
10 those passengers who seemed 10 Nc hurt most
severely None Of the passenger, had been hurt 80
seriously IS TO require treatment in a hospital
A LIST OF THE PEOPLE INJURED.
Antonio Pctroni thrty-cight years old. Of No. ia
Eichth-ave Marie PctrOni, his wife, thrtyhv" years
old. and Angelina his daughter. thirteen years old
were slightly injured John B. wilson. sixty on"
wears old Of No. 235 West Onehundrcd and thirty
fourth-st. received scalp wound; David Mutt, hfy
seven wears old Of No. 1876 West sixty -second-'t,
had his right leg badly bruised: Catherine Iully.
fortyhree years old, Of No. 81 Bedford st. received
a confusion on her head, and Alexander Graves.
forty five years old oi No. 240 Washing on->t had
his right leg bruised.
The names OF several other passenger, who had re-
ceived less severe injuries not obtained they
all went their homes without waiting 10 receive
medical treatment.
THE CONDUCTOR ARRESTED AND LOCKED Up.
wrecIing train was sent to the scene Of the
accident and the disabled trains removed in
about an hour Conductor scliHer was arrested and
locked up in the West Twanlicth-,t. station 10y
policeman on The complaint OF Engineer Russell, IT
said. Russell declared that the collision could
not have happened II schiller had sent man back
with a danger signal. schiller declined to MAKE any
statement last evening.
WHAT DR. MACCUIICM SAYS.
DR.. MacCulum a passenger I'm the forward
car Of the train. lie said 10 Tribune reporter
last evening:
THE accident occurred at tho bend Of the road.
The train going at its usual rat" OF speed. but
oir engineer was evidently watching. and be
fore able to slow up. oar engine struck
the train ahead Of US. at. should jndcc about half
speed. Tho conclusion sufficient 10 Shatter the
front platform of our and To badly ,hatter the
rca: platform OF the forward train. All the paNacn-
gers In my train thrown ont Of their seats. and
Some violently that the arms Of our seats were
broken. All the persons saw wer" NOR" or less
hurt. examined David Nu't. OF No. 1856 West
sixy-second ST.. and fonnd that he had sustained Il
severe concnssion and bruisc Of the right hip An
other had a broken thumb. while >cv' raj others
had bruises sprains Of minor character
HE THINKS THE TWO MEN TO BLAME
ain my opinion tho accident due 10 the gross
and criminal negligence Of the conductor OF the front
train and To the rcprchenble stupidity Of the cnSi
necr in charge Of the train The concnosl IN
was so severe that thought tha' train would
topple into the street. The passengers were loud
In Q"ir denuncation Of the manner ia which all OF
lives were placed in danger Will" | have no
feeling against our engineer. think that 1t would
establish bad precedent T. pass the matter iy
nghtly.7
DIR. MacCulums side was severely bruised lie
badly shaken mp.
David Mutt, referred TO above, a carman, living AT
No ,l3G West siXty-,ccOld-si. received severe in
Iurics lie sitting In the second in the
forward train. The shock Of the collision sent every
one In that flying from the seats Nutt WAS
Knocked down, but not before he had been thrown
with such force against the arms OF a 10 al
most break his hipbonc. Mutt refused TO go to the
hospital and sent home.
MRS. CLEVELAND on HER WAY TO BUZZARD'S BAY |
Greenwich Conn, June 20 (SpcciaD.-Mis. Cleve- |
land. Baby Ruth. and party arrived here at 80 p.
on +. &. Benedct's yacht Oneida They were their