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

! had been taken away in carriages and ambulances.
The news Of the accident spread rapidly ami
the people in the neighboring dwellings hurried
TO the scene of the wreck, bringing with them
everything that they could think of for tn" all
of tho wounded Spongcs bandages and liquors
| of all kinds brought in large quantities am
to the use of thcm the saving of many life
can he credited.
Most of the injured men We're taken to the
Scney Hospital in Brooklyn. 4 number were
taken to the Norwegian and other Brooklyn hos
pias and several were brought to this city where
| they were cared for at the Chambers Street Hos
pital
| MEASURES OF THE RAILWAY COMPANY
The railroad company did what it could after
the accident to get people who were in the traln
but were hurt only slightly or not at al. to
| their destinations
| Immediately after the news reached Bay Ridge
special train was sent down to convey such
! TO the Bay Ridge Ferry.
The scene of the accident was thronged with
nxious people, looking for missing relatives,
until late at night Little information could be
got by them there of the wreck An Of the
minor officials had been instructed to say moth
! ing about il.
j. s. McGarry, the man who was in charge
Of the switch tower which stands NJ the entrance
10 tIc tunnel, was arrested by John Dunn, of
the ,;ravcsond police force, and taken to the
Gravcscnd police station. He was charged with
turning the switch just as the train WIS cross
ing 1t.
Tarly in tho evening W. II. Blood, the general
-upcrintcndcnt Of the road, reached IN" scene
of the wreck and made a cursory eNamlla'ioh'
| He was extremely guarded in what he had TO say
10 the reporter who talked with him. lie said
| TNK WITH SUPERINTENDENT BLOOD.
"Thosn who were killed and most Of those IN
urnl were s1nding the steps of the cars a2ali''
| the express orders of the train hands. Few ol
those occupying seats were injured. NO WOMEN
We're hurt / arrived at the scene OF the acci-
don't some time after it occurred and have not yet
be,n able 10 form an opinion about the cause OF
tho disa ,ter and the responsibility for It, B ,.
NcGarrv. the swtchman at the tunnel, has oeen
arrested. have received no statement from him
and can express no opinion as to whether ne dni
wrong
When will YOU make an investigation p he was
| asked.
Not tonight al any rate, he replied
Austin Corbin. the president of the Long Island
Railroad Company. of which the Manhattan Beach
road is "a branch. went to Parkviile last nght ana
made a personal examination of the wreck. lie
consultation with Mr.. Blood.
Tho crcy of the train John Baker. en-
circcr: Fldrcd Remsen. fireman, ana "eorSe
Alm,trong conductor. The i'll fated tram was
40 osc The train was composed OF SIX cars
the parlor ear Jcssica and cars Nos. -. o. D.
g. and g.; The engine was No 90. Henry
Turner = brakeman. stuck nOby 10 his duty
,,d ,tt.mnal 70 nut on brakes He was thrown
from the train and badly inimed. Shortly ne
f 70 midnight warrants w're ls>lIrd IN HraN"Sehi
for fll. ..r.>t Of tie cordu or and ~" "n-'n 'r
of the train They had not been served at md
night.
BAD LUCK AFTER GOOD
Ou:mbv. tho man who was supposed 70 oe
fatally inlurcl while being carried >from tne
wreck 70 a carriage. said 10 the byst"nders
Toys ! made $4,000 at the races to-udy a""
,hi. is the way 90 home.
pichord Rrohom. n ,tonccutter, living AT No.
III East Onc-hundrcd- cd-and-eichtccnth-St, this
citv WAS another of the injured. Brohom wac
convcy.d from the accident 10 the Bay kllsc
Forrv. brought 70 this city and sent 10 the Cham-
her. .tr..t Hospital in an ambulance. lie Is
suffering from number of sever" though h''
,orious cuts and brui>'s II" remained NJ 'l'
hospital ,
rblip I,,ac-. who wn- also injured, has lived
81, ANN. finn. AZ the Colonnade Hotel II" i
IN bn,inc., m brooklyn. IL" Is tWchty-tnr''
,.,r. old and unmarried. His parents 1--we IN
p,,I,dclnhla After the acci,cIh he was taken
70 the Scncy Hospital in Brooklyn.
STATEMENT OF Ms>RRY.
Nclorry n, switchman. vi. l. seen AZ Il ia''
L,,, l,., rich, IN his cell at th" poli'" h"li-
,,.,,t.rs II ,;r,vc>nnd said that h" dll not h"l
Liu.nlf responsible for th" accident IN any way.
uo asserted that the switch was tnrncd 80 a.
, ,llo,y rb. train to Pass through th" tunn"l.
To nr,yc thi, he call"I attention 10 III" Ia''
thut thc rnginc, tl" first ear am uf "p'!
,Lr.l> Of th" second cal hid nov ~, rn
th. track lhr accident must iGiEc "'cr
caused H., Thought, hN tne pria>"iS
tnn All. of the hlnd wheel, Of the o,cond
r I'm. would throw the third car oil the
r,ok Nct;atry said that the engineer oi tt,
,r,in asked him after t. accident: What ana
Won do that Tor Did You try 10 throw u over
the bank ~ 8, ,
Nr;1Iry is twenty y-ouc years Old. and has been
= .,,itchman only since May u. l"tor" mat
,im, he, had rccn employed as a telegraph opera
tor on the r:road.
II wa, Thought bv some that c'duy was
,sl..n i'm hi, tower when IN" tram cam" dlon-
ria rni., II n,alo woke him Forgetting
,ir, ~. switch wa. open. and seeing or" of e."
lry.r. closed hr pulled it oNcn ln>t a, IN" trnll
,,. ,ni,rlr, the thnucl. That lever throw open
tir d.,l or blind switch and threw III" third caG
a,,inst the bank The cnginc and the hrNt two
cars had passed on IN safety.
A PHYSICIANS HEROISN.