New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-21
SEWN DEAD AND MORE THAN 4 SCORE
MORE OR LESS INJURED.
FRIGHTFUL CATASTROPHE IN THE PARKvILLE
RoAD-MEN PINIONED BENEATH TIE
WRECK AND REsC UED WITH DIFFI-
CULTY-INCIDENTS OF SELF
SACRIFICE-RFsPONSI
SACRIFICE-REsPONSIBIL-
ITY FOR THE DISASTER.

of homes are not houses of mourning ana II large
number Of people are not wrthing on beds oil
pain in the hospitals of this city, brooklyn ana
Gravcscnd. A. ii was. two men wcr" Killed out
right five others died soon aft'rward, and score
or 50 of people received wounds of more or less
serious nature. train Of cars overloaded with
men. women and children wLo had been 10
>hccpShcad Bay 20 the running of tie great
Suburban racc WIS wrecked at ! 80 o'clock in
rarlyilc Tunnrl, on tine Manhattan B"iCT R'ill-
road
his is one OF the most dangerous parts Of the
road he track here runs through a tunnel and
q narrow cut, and there would hay" been no
means Of escape if the train had been hurled
entirely of the roadbed Lives would have been
dashed out quickly as cggshcll, are crushed
beneath u footstrp. The light. open ears which
are run on this road would have been seen against
the rigid walls Of the tunnel like many dry
goods boNes There are tive three theories
Of the cause Of the accident. but an investigation
Of the most careful and far-rcaching kind will
he necessary before tho blame, if blame thero is,
can he laid To the proper cause.
he following il the list Of the casualties;
THE DEAD.
crDDy. Robcrt--pollcemsn No. 452 West Fourteenth
Il. Ncw.York died Scncv TIo7pit1l. BROOKLYN; in
Jurei in left lung, and fractured rib.
DAILY P.-Court officer f.. tho Third District Ci'il
Court Ncw-york; was killed instantly
Xo s,,. w., scvsn,.en,b..t compound ,racurc Of
the LEG and internal injuries died last night in the
Scncy Hospital.
McGoNEGAL T. J.. tvcnty.crh years I'D Of Phh.
dclphia crushed; taken to scncy Hospital BrooAlyn
where he did At midnight.
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and had a family Of son, and d,urn,~r. Mr. rrnelc
vs- born in ireland. and for many yoor- n,cd in
,'e ~, .,oc ,,'o o@c,oed room, in the fat house
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if,. It 0. aid he "a, school teacher. and ntclv
had been employed - tooah"por o tm"~eep"r In tr
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miurc taeen to se'oy Hospital. Boo~5n' where he
di,i lat n cht.
INJURED.
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o-ri ulrs seriously Injured rn log crushed a1i right
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r.h, $50 and nose, ',.on t, clamb.r. >,e~t Hospital
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t. police -t,tion w. rrourhi TO The cy last nich,
w. - ',|.e to h aou, IL, a ,arii,rr "'' ''' "'""
NcKiNNN. ~ n,n j.. No"-Nor", central Park police
oI'Ivny. xcw.YorA. taken to Norwegian Hospital
fatally injured.
'',i f., Carh.rs Street Iio,pfll whc,e h',
r'nnt- "ri' deed a"d "e went none r.
a,, N,w.Yufk nactrr. Of right arm; nlcn o scn.y
Hospital
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>~n.r Ilo.nri
II IIINNN j. }" i"i'''"h' ~ J.
t,,,r.G. attended by Dr. If ,o.ey and ia.,r@ TO ~
Many Hospital
The train upor which the accident occurred
left the Shccpshcad Bay station fifteen minutes
after ; o'clock. II was one of th" first of the
heavily loaded trains To draw ont and there Wa,
no .tondino room ON any part of il when il lcft
fine station The .,rcnt race of the dav had been
run. and tirr. was a rush for tIl. train T. ."t
back 10 Ncw-Nork. The guards and all of the
officials at til" station warned IN" passengers NOT
/" 'tail' Oh '"' P''''"''"' ""' lucy "''' III -
great hurry !" get nome 'I'a' '"N III h'' mlld
them. As tie tram lett ia" station nEn Wcr"
hanging to every available plar".