New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-22

pared an official list oil deaths resulting lroi ''o
accident which accounts for only seven oea"
persons John Quimb. Of Utica, who Said OH
the train, ust before it was wrecked, that he had
won 5000, which he had then in his possession,
has not been found Both man and money have
Disappeared and the Brooklyn police are invcs'l-
eating the matter. When last seen Quimby was
being taken in an unconscious condition toward
the Norwegian Hospital, at Forty -siXth-st. ana
| Fourth-avc., Brooklyn. lie was in charge Of three
unknown men, one of whom said he was
doctor, and that Quimby could not live many
minutes. He shoclngly bruised and cut.
Dr. Coughlin. attached to the hospital, passed the
wagon he his way to the scene OF the
wreck with an ambulance. lie stopped ana
looked at Quimby. lie saw that the man was
severely hurt and offered to take linn to tile nos
pta in the ambulance. The man processing to
be the doctor in Charge of Qumby would not
allow him to be moved, saying that the transfer
woul, hasten his death. DR.. COughlin then went
on his way TO minister to the wants Of tie other
sufferers Since then all trace of Quimby has
hce1 lost. No record of Ills death has bceh
fled, so it is supposed that he is still alive
somewhere
Dr. Coughlin. of the Norwegian Hospital, said
last evening that while his way TO the scene
Of the accident in ambulance he met an eX-
| press wagon in which there the body OF m
| injured man Tie driver said the wagon belonged
to the Park Department, and that the man wouii
be taken 70 hospital. Dr. Cou9hlin thought
that the man could not live long. Tho Park
police said last evening that TWO men were ear
ricd in the wagons of the Park Department 10 the
Sency Hospital They were taken directly to the
hospital, the wagons passing through the farN'
This would indicate that the man said to be
John Quimby, OF Utica. who was reported missing
tl,, Ia.
pital The hospital authorities however denied
Yesterday that the man was Qulmby. and SAID tna'
he had been identified
At the place where the accident occurred there
wns little to be seen yesterday The cars had
been lifted back the tracks by the wreckIng
crews. which worked all night few persons
with morbid curiosity looked at tho fatal switch
and p-rred into the entrance Of the tunnel which
run, under the Ocean Parkway. The officials OF
the railroad company cndeavoring 20 deter
mine to their own satisfaction Just how tine accl-
'cnt happened. and trying TO make facts coincide
! nth their theories Whether they were success
!ul or not is unknown a> they kept the result oil
their deliberations 4 profound secret Opinions
disagree as 10 the responsibility for the disaster
There is rrallr no conclusive proof that the switch
man WAS asleep in his bon. and that, waking sud
denly he threw the switch which sent the Ill
fated cars crashing into the embankmcnt The
rcport that some passing bicycists had seen the
,witchman asleep is generally disbclicved by per
IONS who know him and have seen him at work
This point however, W II b, determine by Coroner
Keno and a Jury.
The two bodies which were taken - the Graves
end Morsuc on Tuesday evening were removed
yesterday - No 10 Rockwell Place. BROOKLYN
for the sake of convenience The Coron"rS jury
was cmpancllod yesterday and the inquest begun
II consisted principally Of taking the statements
Of the injured persons in Scnry Hospital. Il was
then adjourned until the evening Of June -,
when it will he held in the Co.oner's Office in the
Courthouse Brooklyn.
Coroner Kone said last evening that the man
who had been reported unknown and who
died at the Scney Hospital, James Ne
Gichan Of No 63 West Ninety y-nnthst., New
York McGiehan, who pante! by trade,
was employed as "A stage hand at the Broadway
Theatre The company and emplov's at me
theatre last richt collected $500. which WIZ
be given to his WIFE The reason that the name
of Mcclellan wa, not disclosed at the Sen"y
lIo.pita Is said To be that his wife Is crit
really i'll. and it desired not to disclose
10 her the tact OF her husbands death.
\u1rcw Bartholomew who il AT the Norwegian
Hospital reported TO be SInklh4 las, e,c"'
,r, but il wa. thought that he would live
through the night
,evcrcd foot which lies in the GiaN">en'
No,g,o has not been accounted for. II Is p"-
ro,.I to belong 10 the missing man ouimoy.
y = NcGairy the ~ lehman John Barker th
prin,,r and James Armstrong, the conuuc'or'
,yc,. arr i.ncd before Justice Sutherland AT 'oHN
Island Yesterday afternoon. IL was lofmdi ar
rlicnrrnt the chare, against each OF TN" pfiSo'i'
being read by the luSti"". They were h'l" III
81 600 Tail each 70 await the action oi the 'or-
on,r', iury None OF the accused men would
make any statement. William H. Blood, IN"
; ,uperlnt, ndcnt of the railroad. wa, their bonds
man. Mr.. Blood SAID that he would institute a
,carching investigation into the cause of the acct
dent AT once.
Austin Corhn. the president Of the Long Island
Railroad Company, went to Long Island NnN
early Yesterday morning and instructed L. ~
Rcynolls th" general manager of ia" company
10 ral>, a thorough Investigation Of the wreck.
Mr. Corhin said Yesterday afternoon that the III
slant thi. report is made 70 HIM lie VIII MAKE
II public lie would not express an opinion as
to th caasc OF the accident until he had read the
report.
Alderman Andrew l. Noonan and james Mar
; fin wcr, OH the wrecked train. Mr. Noonan cs-
cuncd with a lew slieht bruises, but Mr. Martin
WA, not 80 lucky. His foot and ankle were badly
.pIainrl and he received injuries in the abdpmen.
lie lohblcd about on cane yesterday, saying
IL wa, my first day at the races in twelve years,
I and it will be tweniy-lour years before | go
again"
Edward H. Patterson, Maiden Lane and Pearl
4 thr American agent of the Now-Xcaland firm
I of f. w :. Patterson X Co.. who had his
/ left cs broken between the anlle and knee
and his left arm badly spralned, said yesterday
was on the fourth ear, on the right side. in
, the second or third seat from the rear. When
. the ear lett the track and began to JOLT OIL
the rails | tr'rl 10 save hysclf, but without
success \ violent lurch threw Inc out Oh the
bank. The n7Nt car struck me. md throw me
head over heels in a somer>ault | clung To
some weeds ~ prevent being ragged further
i g. {. Gri>woll and f. g. Allen helped me out