Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-31


its wey completely through the two rear
oars and, partly wrecked tho third. Passen
gers in the three cars were MANNED and man
gled horribly, and their shreks
OF Terror and Pain Wore Awful.
The Rockaway engine was wrecked. 1ts
smokestack was carried away and lite huge
boiler resembled Il pin cushion from the
timbers of the wrecked cars sticking into It,
Upon those timbers were human beings i'm
rsled some dead and others gasping their
last High up on the top lay tho dead body
Of man yet unidentified. Upon one of
the timbers was impaed the body of Mrs.
Oscar Deitel. Upon another was the body
of Sidney Weinstein.
The scene was indescribably horrible.
The dead and wounded were massed among
wrecksge, beside, upon and beyond the
tracks. Everything was showered with the
blood Of the dead and wounded and the cries
Of the letter rose high above the Kissing OF
stcnni nne the calls of the frantic trainmen.
As fast as the wounded we're taken from
tho wreck they were carried to tho relief
train aud cared for. The doctors worked
swiftly but well.
Others Of the doctors were out in the
wreck applying rostoratives and making
hurried dressings of the wounds as the SUIT
ferers were taken out aud then the latter
were put on tho relief train for more care
full treatment. When all the wounded
had been found that could be, the relief
train started with them for Long Island
City, where they
Were Tnhen to tho Hospital
Seventeen OF them were taken to the hos
pital in ali.
The dead were taken by another special
train to Newton, which is the nearest town
to the scene OF the accident. aud placed in
Skeletons morgue by the ordor of Coroner
brandon
The wrecked Manhattan Beack train was
special carrying away all the struggling
pleasure seekers who remained at the beach
late, the members of Sousn's band and many
employees who were on their way to New
York to stay over Sunday.
The Manhattan Beach train was just pull
ing out Of the block when tho crash came
and had just begun to move. The three
wrecked cars were derailed and detached
from the rest of the train.
When Engineer Donaldson realized that
the accident had occurred he made all speed
for Long Island City, leaving three wreck
ed cars behind. None Of the passengers or
crew on tho Rockaway train was seriously
hurt. Al were shaken up severely aud
some badly bruised, but oil were able to go
on to their homes without assistance.
General Manager Reynolds and Superin
tendent Blood wore at the scene early.
They stated that
Tho Cause OF tho Accident
was still unknown and that it was ques-
ton OF verncity between Switchmnn Mutt
and Engineer Concrits OF the Rockawav
train. Tho latter had reported that a heavy
fog prevailed at the time, which was true.
He declared that the signals were set at
safety, indicating q clear road and he went
ahead without reducing speed. Suddenly
Fireman Price, bis companion, excaimed d:
''My God; there is a train ahead. "
Looking ahead he saw through the mist
the two red lights that always hang at the
rear end of a train and the engineer re-
verssd his engine and put and the steam
brakes. Then ne and fireman Price jumped
| for their lives.
When the wrecked engine was examined
this morning his statement as to the re-
versed lever and steam brakes was found to
be true. The only remaining question was
as to whether he or Mutt was right about
the danger signal. This morning it was sc t
at danger aud Mutt insisted that it had re-
! manned SO ever since he set it to warn En-
! ElnteT COnCTlIe
Manager Reynolds and Superintendent
Blood will hold rigid investigation TO NOR
row.
Revised List of Dead.
Mrs. Theodore Graeven, who was severe
| ly injured, died this afternoon, making the
the list of dead Is. All tho bodies have
been identified. The revised list of the dis
aster follows
Col. f. A. Buck editor Of Spirit of the
Times, Nsw York.
Mrs. Maggie Distzel, New York.
Oscar Dietzsl, New York.
Mortimer Ditman, New York.
John c. Dyckhoff, New York.
Mrs. j. c. Dyckhoff, New York.
Thomas Finn, brakeman.
Mrs. Theodore Graeven, New York.
Alexander Grilet, New York.
James j. Hy lands New York.
Richard Newman New York
Max Stein, New York.
Joseph NJ. Thelan, an actor known on the
stage as George Fielding.
Mrs. Bertha Weinsten and Samuel " DIN
stein of New York.
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