New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-21

ami cries from TIE Lorriied Onooker the Boulevard
above. In "a moment the occupants OF a dozen
vehicles had lcap'd TO the ground and were rushing
down the steep embankmcnt 10 the track below.
scENE OF HORROR.
In the tunnel wciced between the third ana the
masonry. re- the victims while further back. Against
the embankmeni. lay the unfortunate who were
| thrown from the three rear cars.
! Tho work Of cXtricat.ne the injured persons IVES
AT once undertaken by tie nhul people on the
train ana by the driving parties. The helpers were
many and willing, though not always ki.iu While
,ome hitting ont the bodies others ran TO the
little ilaee eighth OF mil" di,tan rushed in'9
tie inns and hoi,cs and carried oil brandy. ponge,
and pals of water 10 Tia" seen" OF the wreck.
q. Joppcrt. who keep, ioadhou,c short distance
nom the tunnel. enlisted al hi men, and they carried
down pail OF water and -p,ng,- from hi, sable. which
was clos at hand. John -avasc and neoer Me-
Voughan were the names of Other men Of the vi ase
who dii y"oman >civ.ci IL the VIZ ok.
CARRIAGES A.. ANRrL>XcES
An ambulance ,au had been r,nc Immediately .bnt IL
three quarter, Of hour before the ambulancc>
began TO arrive. Long before that time. how.v"?
tie task Of carving Injured to the hospitals had
begun. With but one exception, the occupants ~
the many vehicle, the Boulevard put them al the
disposal of the injured people. Thee wor" Intel
enderly to III" seats be- odrIied TO the hospitals.
The ore exception the owner OF II coach. wliO>"
could tot be learned The driver refused 10
top at :hr Of the accident ana IA" coach was
rolliG swiftly by. when dozen angry men sprdne
To the horses heads. ,toppei Ia, vehicle aud prompt,
utilized II In cari.g for the sufferers.
II was . 80 O'Clock when the last victim was re-.
moved to III" hospital. and the people VINO HAD
worked hard had breathing time. Most OF them
stayed only moment to look al the seen" of the
wreck. and then hurried to tell their friends ahi
fam Hes of their safety. Tile employs Of III"
road who the train. after all had been done,
did close together. f,aruliy discussed the terrible
ACCIDENT
Meantime. the wrecking train had been summoned !
and il arrived the scene with the >npeInts nd"n !
and Of the other officers Of the road gIrg %.
laborers set work to clear tb" tracks |
east Of the tunnel. whcr, the three lay. |
Within the tunnel the three cars wcr. l"n. just a.
they had been thrown.
Late nj night the wrockng train was still on the |
scene. but the three had not yet been pn !
the track. and The section In the tunnel had not
been disturbed. or III" ears In the tunnel On.y ii'
lat had loft the track. and II frum between
this and the -d', Of The tunnel that most Of the |
people received their injuries.
GOING FOR sTIMULANTs
Edward Lcudcmlnn. Ia" Of John Leudemailn.
who keeps road house in Ocean Parkway. near IA"
tunnel. Described the scene a Tribune reporter.
lie got first news Of from the cNrisd men who
rushed into the barrOom of the hotel calling for |
wafer and for brandy
"QnIck! people are dylnc." they shouted ana |
sized all The stimnlan within REACH swept rows of
glasses from the bar. and dashed ont again Young
Lruf"mann rushed after them, aud looked down rom
the driveway - IA" rnirlnr" 10 the tunnel D"iOt
ON the platform Of the ear ry the body Of DAILY. Tn"
crown his head crushed and Of his arm,
broken a half dozen places. In the tunnel. BY
tn" side 81 Ia" track. lay >pinglc. already dead.
Further IN tho tunnel others OF the Injured.
while the les badly hurt wcr" lying on the embank