The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-29
THEY'VE FIXED THE BLAME.
40 SAYS THE LONG ISLAND RzIL-
ROAD OFFICIALS LAWYER.

10 tho List OF Dead, Making Sixteen.
Another victim OF tho collision on the Long
1,l.nd Railroad was yesterday added to the
lat OF the dead making tho total number six
teen August Jacobson OF 428 Fourth ave.
nue. died In tho morning at St Johns Hospital
In Long Island City. where he was taken on
sunday morning. He was on the Manhattan
Beach train when the collision occurred. His
right leg was badly crushed and he was other
wise injured. but II was thought by the hospi-
mi physicians that he would recover. although
twas known that he would be lame for life.
The body was taken to Conway's morGue in
First avenue and removed from there to an
pndertaker's in this city.
The body OF Oscar DietZell who died in st.
Johns Hospital on Sunday. was removed yes
terday to his home at 112 East 114th street
along with that OF his wife.
Only one body lies unclaimed In Skeletons
morgue at Newtown. 1t is the one on which
were found q bunch OF keys marked ~. J.
Inland. Westerly. II. L." and small prayer
book with the name y. j. Clancee." The
body Is No. 9 In the morEue. and it was identi-
hed yesterday morning as that OF j. ]. Hiland
by q restaurant keeper in this city who had
formerly EN- ployed the man as n waiter. At
the time OF his death Hiland was employed as
awaiter at sheepshead Bay.
Mrs. Hester Brennan identified the man
with the letter signed "R Newman" in his
rocket as her brother. Richard Newman. who
was engaged on Saturday rs waiter at the
Sheepshead Bay race track. Along with about
sixty other walters he went to work there on
that day. The body was REM owed to her homo
last evening.
The body OF Mrs. Theodore Graeven was also
taken away yesterday. She and her husband
we're in company with Mr.. and Mrs. DyckhofY
nm l. n
identified yesterday morning by their 15-year-
old son. John {. DyckhofH. He swooned at the
sight Of his fathers body and was unable to
look at his mothers face He identified her
clothing and also that OF Mrs Graeven. The
bodies OF Mr.. and Mrs. Dyckhoff were removed
to this city.
The body OF George Phelan was taken to his
brothers. residence. Alexander Grlllette was
identified oy his brother. who took the body
with him to Philadelphia last night. The
body Of ]. Mortimer Dittman was taken to his
brothers. home, at LAT West Fifty-tirst street
Tho only identified bodies remaining In
skelton's moreue are those Of Max Stein and
Mrs. Bertha Weinstein and her son. Sydney
Weinstein. At noon yesterday Abraham
Lppman OF 215 Fifth street and Henry Lipp-
man. auditor in the New York Post Office. tho
father and brother Of Mrs. Weinstein. came to
the morgue and arranged for the. burial Of
their relatives from there on Tuesday. Hugh
keishnltz who Is IN st. Johns Hospital ia was was
been sa to the races at sheepshead Bay Yester-
sns os SEEMS
which will be held on Wednesday.
from the races. with him we're William Lynch
%e. fpk syn%
237 West Sixteenth street, and Alexander Grill
lette:. The men were sitting in the rear Of tho
party sss escaped unsart lett n died Din IN Haber
man. factory Immediately after the collision:
hose n g. Is n'
lynch are badly cut and a. bruised III Aaron W Vein
Graeven's husband and daughter are also
In ignorance Of their m others death.
viewed the bodies seemed to be attracted
.fs 70 ~ dsn s ssa d
were looking for their husbands. came IN dur
s yeefs
band had started on q, ilshing excursion on
SATURDAY afternoon and bad not yet returned;
$40 Bedford avenue. Brooklyn. whose husband
had also left home On SATURDAY and had not
the collins remaining 10 the room and carefully
scanned the b faSeS Then with relieved air
Beyond y secret Investigation held in tho
offices Of tho Long island Railroad yesterday
no effort has been made to investgate the
accident. No arrests were made. ana District
Attorney John Fleming Of Queens county said
that no investigation was pending and that
Inquest brings ont evidence which will do
nand it. He came yesterday to Newtown to
ran BY fa
today 0ssF B G Hsorne e femns "n re-.
Superintendent William H. Blood was In
charge Of the Investigation held yesterday by
s Mere They hns OF
doors o. the room in which the examination
was hsid and Hssed one by when
result Of the meeting. The employees, OF the
could be learned from them. IMr. blood teis:
him the time and place at which the Coroners
inquest will be held. It T. fixed fer Wednesday
Mensr vii sn in ons
Island City over the bodies Of the three men
who died IN the hospital there. Coroner
me aid Of thu the State Board Of Rsiroad control
hay, issued no warrants. as am not not por-
R h'e b to DO 50 by law until after the INQUEST
sorry can't make arrests and I believe it is a
d deSst IN the law that prevents Coroner from
Coroner Mener viii. not hold the inquest In
Long Island City until the Sewtown jury has
brought In its verdict
The tower man ut the Penny Bridge block
on the west SIDE OF the track said yesterday to
a SuN reporter N reference to the accident:
when the accident happened l was on duty
IN my tower. The block ut Penny Bridge Is
ABOUT third OF a mile distant from the spot
where the collision occurred saw tho engine
and two cars OF the Manhattan Beach train 10
past my block didn't know then the mum;
ger OF cars. but | noticed there were no tail
iights on tho rear coach. The tail lights are
me two red lanterns which are hung on tine
list car OF train. ! saw the train stop and
the conductor walk back up tho track. Then
thc engine and cars began to back. / couldn't
Gay how many cars had been left In the rear.
me accident was over q third OF a mile away
from my tower. and did not hear OF 1t until
A. hour after 1t had happened. Whether tho
Manhattan Beach train was hit before / saw
The engine and cars come down to my block, or
whether 1t was struck afterward. l can't say
>, Irainmaster ". l. Jarvis said yesterday that
the engineer Of the kockaway Beach train had |
not been notified OF the extra Manhattan Beach |
Ualn 1t is not customary" he said. ito no
NY trains running on schedule when extra |
taihs are to run. Special running orders are |
gwen to the extra trains The engineer OF the |
Mahlattnn Beach train had received these |
orders IL the engineer OF the reguiar train |
had received these orders he would still have |
6een unable to avoid the collision. Whether |
ut hat