The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-28

wood was smashed the whole side retained tie
general shape and could be recognized as the
Ihr third car was lifted up in tho air. 1t fell
over on its side and was showed along the
track; The Rockaway locomotive was de-
train being on a level with the floor q, the
cars, tho upper framework Of the rear MAN. Ian,
sSesd e%5S bs gaze hurled %d'b carried
away with It all the upper works OF the Rocka.
WAY snene the ,h the c sando1s ths
the Nrst car OF the Rockaway train in two. 1t
cut the castings OF the windows half way
The force OF the collision also broke tn,
coupling between the third and fourth cars OF
the Manhattan train again, and drove the en-
CINE and forward cars ahead at high sneed.
% n Ses .eas SnS oars o
were lerked backward. Engineer Donaldson
knew hls train had been hi. bn. he e., didn't dr1t
again. and he pulled the throttle Of his engine
lights II tho Long Island City station warned
him to stop.
AFTER THE COLLISION.
After the collision the Rockaway train ran
ioTs i ss%e to .tsp%stiiL i s,SSp;sd IA, a.
B.f eFS.sps N fhs
workmen. and they say the noise Of the ,colli-
s"n WAS Ike tho patt 81 hi"
Fl yoIley Of %u mi IL, TT They dropRSsd RI
shock had caused their building to shiver And
many, of them believed that the roof had fallen
after att the he Rockaway train came to u standstill
there was not an evidence Of lite anywhere
about. Then the air was filled with shrieks
" Men, ' wom "u and Children poured out OF the
Rockaway cars. They pushed each other oyer
and fraI Had
Many OF them were bleeding from wounds in
the head and staggered about as II drunk.
apparently crazed. and not knowing which
way to turn. Some dashed INTO the factory.
and then ont again Ard GyeTys66dy seemed to
one of tho workmen dashed Of down the
tracks and across the Penny Bridge to tho
chemical works. where there was telephone;
startled Long Island City For Gods sake"
he said. send n train with all tho doctors In
Long Island City to Berlin"
LOOKING AFTER THE INJURED.
While the work man was teephoning for heir.
the ueope on the train who had not been in
began TO rescue the wounded. Ono of the
men. describing the scene ut that moment,
said yesterday:
There were bodies everywhere. In the
ditch on the right Of the track saw the body
Of young woman. and piled on top OF It
three were lead: To, the lett. ten feet away.
aud almost on the tracks was the body OF a
mont. They were all grooming ~
Here and there in tno pile Ct dtbi1s, ar ri,
ored man. Both Of his legs were cut Of and
were lying several feet away from nj. him; l
Please give me a drink Of cold water. I'm
dying. Al about and fairly stumbling over
faces covered with blood. their clothing torn
to shreds. staggering aimlessly.'
DIR KNAPP LENDS HAND.
There was one man in the crowd Of dazsd
sSDb b. "nH asSn fSD tsP Ne
first Hs is se2n 5sg b sea
In the last car of the Manhattan train. and
had jumped at the moment Of the collision.
though he had fallen in the ditch beside the
track. and had rolled over and over; Almost
his is coat and rushed over to the first body he
w. 1t was that OF u man who was alive. The
drorPSS s his he's
deep eeI' wound in the Knee. With piece Of coat
he wiped away the blood from wound in the
some Of the factory hands to come and carry
the man into the factory. IA,
the rude facilities at hand he stanched the
dressings. It i altoCsSther likely that ,,l h
have hled to death. In the hour preceding the
arrival Of aid from Long Island City. he had in
large proportion Of the seriously injured. and
under his instruction bodies had been carried
into the factory.
DOCTORS PROM LONG ISLAND CITY.
In to the time Of the arrival OF the first loco
motive from Long Island City with three
doctors and two Sun reporters aboard. four
We're lying IL
cushions at the factory door. Two Of them
Sa s9 eSa1 BSst 9ns
the wounded outside was his son. They had
been the companions OF DIR. Knapp on the
The engine with the doctors arrived at tho
wreck about n quarter before o'clock. Three
workmen were u s tnen IsinG me ooay q b
two pieces OF splintered wood. She was lying
between the tracks and the spltnters had en-
tered her breast. gone clear through her body.
aud stuck. six inches in the ground. The three
doctors who came were }. b. Kennedy. Patrick
Mcknown. and J. r. Hinckson.
A few minutes later second engine came.
end they were retn orccd 10y Drs Fry. Bunster
h9ysn BnrKe ana sH'
Of lint. and other things with which wounds
could ne proEeTEy dressed u Be1ofs ,hese dc
who live near. mad gone around among the in
lurod aud asked If any wished spiritual conso-
They were received kindly sometimes. at
other times harshly. One man when asked
whether he wished consolation swore and
e No we don't want priests. We want doctors.
Go away and get doctors
u
home the wounded. 1t arrived before =
O'Clock and waited on the track. The doctors
said that many OF the most seriously injured
needed immediate attention to save their
lives. These were the men and women who
were lying outside the factory. A crowd Of
people from the village of berlin had gathered
and were crowding about those injured.
CURIOUS CROWD IN THE WAY.
There had been II deputy sheriff on the Rock
away train. and from the time he had recov-
cred from the shock he had tried to handle the
increasing mob. lie was the only officer on
the scene. he tried to drive away the morbid
crowd that had gathered about the wounded.
But they would not move for him. He ap-
pealed 70 them to stand back and give the
patients air and the physicians chance to
work He was laughed at. Everything that
was done for the wounded was done under the
greatest difficulties. There were women In
This mob who. the doctors say. were worse
than the men.
After all tho bodies that were in sight had
been put 10 the factory and after the wounded
who were not buried under the wreck had
been cared for. work was begun on the pile Of
Debris, AZ was told in THE Sun yesterday tho
body Of ono man was found lying on top OF
engine tender. underneath coal and wood and
close 10 the furnace door. the leg OF n woman
was found A hand and foot were also
found.
When tho wreck age had all been turned over