St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-21
Train Loaded With Returning
Race-Goers Derailed on
Long Island.
Four Persons Killed Outright
and Five Die at the
Hospital.
About a Hundred Injured in
the Wreck, Many Of
Them Fatally.
The Six Cars Were Crowded
With Men, Women and
Children.

New YORK, June 20.-A train on the
were about 1000 persons returning from
the Sheepshead Bay races, was derailed
this evening in tunnel short distance
from Parksyille. l.. /. Two persons
were killed outright, two died soon
after being removed to the hospital, and
about 100 were injured, many so Sc
riously that they will not recover.
Those killed outright at the time of the
accldeDG were:
Patrick Daily, court officer of the
Third district courr, New York city;
I'll. S. Pringle, whose residence, accord
ing to card in his pocket, is New York;
- Quinby, Utica, N. Y, right leg cut
off; unknown man about thirty years
old, dark mustache and dark, dressed in
dark clothes. The following were re-
moved to the Seney hospital, Brooklyn,
and died soon afterwards: Henry
SPHINX, marshal at Jefferson Market
police court. New York city; Robert
Cudley, policeman. New York; B. j.
McGunnigle, Fritz d. Johnson and
John Simlay.
sAmong the injured are an unknown
from the shock and internal injuries,
and Andrew Bartholome W, who had his
left leg cut off, and was taken to Seney
hospital, Brooklyn. The physicians do
not hin k Bartholomew will recover.
Many. of the Infused were taken IN pri-
vate 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 mile from the
little town of Parkville, which is at the
junction of the roads running to Coney
Island and Manhattan Beach and
SheepsEead Bay. The Bay Ridge
division, after leaving the town
of Parkville, passes under viaduct
of the Coney island boulevard. The
fatal train reached this point of the road
at 6 O'Clock. 1t had left Sheepshead
Bay race track at 5:45. The crowd
aboard were mep, women and children
who had been to witness the Suburban.
The train consisted of twelve cars,
the front and rear cars being
closed and the remainder open.
Every seat was taken, and men stood Ill
the aisles of the closed cars ana shoul-
der to shoulder upon the platforms
running along the sides or the open
cars. IL was a good-natured crowd,
most of the passengers said aIterWaru,
those who, had backed the winning
horses were jubiDant over their sue
cosses, while those who had lost
were making merry with others who
were in the same plight. There was
badinage, and with the exchange be-
tween the broker and the tout who had
given him an unsuccessful tip, between
the residents of Cherry Hill and the
wealthy residents of Murray Hill. or
between the drummer and his subur-
ban customer, to whom he was showing
the beauties of New York life.
Everybody Seemed Merry,
md the uppermost thought perhaps Of
'fae whole train was to get back to New
s ork as quickly as possible. Upon the
boulevard overlooking long line of
tllIyhos and fancy turn-outs was NOV
Adg on toward the city. The people
aboard the train answered the salutes
and waving of handkerchiefs from the
occupants OF the carriages as 1T drew
I near the tunnel.
The train, which was going at full
speed. suddenly ave jerk an jolt,
and the expressions of pleasure were
Instantly turned to feelings of terror
and dismay. The engine and the first
| two cars ran along upon the track,
dragging behind them the other cars
of the train, humping and roll
ing along the ties up to the
very mouth Cf the tunnel.
Then the engine and the two cars that
remained On the track broke loose from
the others, aud were carried by their