Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-28
FIFTEEN PEOPLE KILLED.
a Fearfuliy Fatal Collision on the
Long Island Railroad.

Long lsI0n0 ha1irOau
An accident that cost the lives OF fl
teen persons occurred shortly after mid
night yesterday morning In the little vii
lage of Berlin near Calvary cemetery. In
the town OF Newtown, L. /. The Long
Island railroad train that lefs Manhattan
beach at lbs O'Clock was overtken by the
train that left Rockaway beach fifteen min
utes earlier In the collision that ensued
the two rear cars OF the tive that made up
the Manhattan train were demolished and
the middle car was overturned Hardly one
of the score of the passengers aboard these
three cars escaped unnurt-
An Appalling Scene.
The accident happened ut half an hour
after midnight It was over an hour before
any news reached anv outside point 1t
came by messenger who walked into Long
Island city The railroad company imme-
diately dispatched a relief train with all
the physicians obtainable. They found an
appalling state Of affairs The Manhattan
beach train had been standing IN the block
TO allow OF another train ahead getting at
a safe distance The Rockaway beach
train came dasning along behind. ran into
the same block and crushA1 into the rear
end Of the Manhattan peach Train. Both
were the last trains from their respective
resorts.
There were FIVE cars in the Manhattan
beach train. all Of hem open cars. The
Rockaway train plunged In and plowed its
way Completely through the two rear cars
and partly wrecked the third Passengers
In the three cars Were maim-d and mangled
horribly
The Rockaway engine was wrecked. Its
smokestack was carried away. and It's huge
boiler resernbied pin cushion from the
ombers of the wrecked cars sticking into It.
Upon these timbers were human beings I'm
paled. some dead and others gasoing their
last High upon the top lay the dead body
Of a man. yet unidentified Upon one OF the
timbers was impaled the body OF Mrs Oscar
hath street. New York city. Upon another
was the body of Sidney Weinsteiu. a boy
thirteen years old. Of 34s East 5Sth street.
The dead and wounded were massed
among the wreekage upon and beyond the
tracks.
Everything was spattered with the blood
of the dead and wounded and the cries Of
the latter rose high above The Kissing OF
steam and the calls of the frantic trainmer
As fast as the wounded were taken from
the wreck they were carried to the relief
train and cared for.
The Wrecked Trains.
The wrecked Manhattan beach train was
q special. leaving the beach at Ills and
carrying away all the struggling pleasure
seekers who remained late. the members
Of Sousa's Band and many employees who
were on their way to New YORK to stay
over Sunday.
The Manhattan beach train was lust pull
ing out OF the block when the crash came.
and had just began to move. When En-
Eineer Donaldson heard and felt the acct
dent he threw open his lever and male all
speed for Long Island City. leaving the
three wrecked cars behind him None of
the passengers or crew on this train We're
seriously hurt. All were shaken up severely
and some badly bruised, but al were able
to 60 to their homes without assistance.
An eve witness of the accident says that
the Rockaway beach train was going at top
speed as II. being the last train the en-
possible.
the editor Of the Spirit of the Times He
was returning from the beach with his son
and DR.. Knapp Of New York The son was
thrown. torn and bleeding, out upon the
embankment. Col Buck was so badly
burt that he gasped a few times and died.
while DR.. Knapp was uninjured and ala no.
bic service In ministering to the sufferers.
Young Mr.. Buck lies at st. Johns Hospital
terribly hurt. and does not know of his
fathers death.
Question OF veracity.
General Manager E. r. Reynolds and Su-
perintendent w. H. Blood were on the scene
early yesterday. They stated that the
cause Of the accident was still unknown;
that IL was question of veracity between
the tower switchman. Mutt. and ENGINEER
had reported that heavy fog prevailed at
the time, which was true. He declared that
signals We're set at safety. indicating a
clear road. and he went ahead without re-
ducins speed Suddenly Fireman Robert
Price. his companion. exclaimed: There
Is train a., ahead cad, y, Looking ahead he saw
hang at the rear end of a train. and he
declares that he Immediately reversed his
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 vas 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 set
at danger and Mutt insisted thai IL had
NAMED so ever since he had set IL to warn
Engineer Concrfte Manager Reynolds and
Superintendent Blood took all these state
ments and will hold rigid investigation
Fifteen Killed.
Mrs. Theodore Graeven. who was severely
injured, died yesterday afternoon. making
the list Of dead fifteen. All the bodies
have been identified. The revised list Of the
dead Is follows:
Buck. Col. Elisha A.. fifty five years old.
EDITOR Spirit of the Times. Instantly killed.
Taken to his home. No. 30 West 5lst street.
Dietzel. Mrs, Maggie, twenty-nine years
Dietzel Oscar. forty years old. New York,
both legs crushed. died in hospital today.
Dtttman. Mortimer. thirty years old New
Dyckhof. John c., forty-..ve years old.
New York, a partner in the Hluor rectify-
ing firm of E. E. Eising & Company of No.
a Front street, died in hospital
Dyckhoff, Mrs John G. Forty five years
old. New York. wife Of the liquor merchant
Finn. Thomas. twenty-three years old
of Long Island City. both legs crushed and
conclusion OF brain, died in hospital this
morning.
Greaven, Mrs Theodore New York. iden-
titled by friend of the family.
Grillet. Alexander. thirty five years old,
of No. 81 West 9th street, died III Haber-
mans factory. has family in Philadel-
phia-
Hylands, James J., thirty years oil. one
OF the extra Saturday walters at Manhattan
Beach Hotel, identified late tonight.
Newman, Richard about thirty eight
years old. of New York. one OF the extra
Saturday walters at Manhattan Beach
Hotel.
Stein. Max. thirty-eight years old, "A
bookkeeper. New York, identified late To-
night by his employer.
Thelan. Joseph NJ, address unknown, an
actor known on the stage George Field
ing. who played last season with the De-
Wolf Hopper Opera Company. identified by
his brother. Edward Phelan Of New York.
weinstein, Mrs. Bertha, New York
Weinstein, Samuel. thirteen years old New
York, instantly killed.
Questions the Controllers Authority.
A special from Tacoma, Wash. says:
President. VI. NJ. Taylor of the Washington
National Bank, which went into liquidation
on July q, has refused 20 allow Controller
Eckels' examiner to lake possession. and
has secured from the Unite.i States district
court an order recurring the controller to
show cause why n temporary restraining
order SHOULD not issue. inaSmuch the
bank was allowed TO go into liquidation.
President TaylOr SAYS the controller has no