Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-31
Cause of the Frightful Accident
Still a Mystery.

LONG ISLAND CITY, L, l., Aug. 21.-An
accident that cost the lives OF 10 people oc
cured shortly otter midnight this morning
In the little village of Berlin near Calvary
Cemstery In the town of Newton.
The Long Island railroad train that lat
Manhattan Beach at 11:15 O'Clock last
night was overtaken by the train that left
Rockaway Beach - minutes earlier. In
the frightful collision that ensued the two
rear cars of the five that made up the Man
haitian Beach train were demolished and
the middle car was overturned. Hardly
one of the scores of passengers aboard these
three cars escaped uuhurt
Following are corrected lists of dead and
injured:
The Dead.
Col. Z. A. Buck, % years, editor of
Spirit Of the Times.
Oscar Diotzel, 40 years, 122 East Hath
street, New York, died at st. Johns hos
plte.
Mrs. Maggie Dietze, his wife, 80 years,
died at the norsue.
Mrs. Bertha Wsinstein, BAT East 5Sth
street New York, dead at the morgus; her
husband at the hospital.
Sidney Weinstein, Is years, her son, dead
At the morgue
Thomas F!nu, brakeman, Manhattan
Beach train, died at the hospital.
Unknown young woman, blonde, two
cards in pocket, with Laura Duffy, 1881
Madison avenue" written upon end
"Miss Young, SO West 18th street New
York, upon the other.
Unknown woman, 40 years, two cards in
lizard skin pocketbook with the name Mrs.
1nhv1 I'D nd 1lun
koff' upon the other.
Unknown man, small black moustache,
letter in pocket addressed to Alexander
Grillette 30 Jest 23d street, New York.
Unknown man with letter in pocket ad-
dressed to MIR. Gilman, Is West 52d street,
New York, also check for 1920, signed ID.
]. Needburg,
Unknown man. with bunch of koys,
marked ~. J. Hyland, Westerly, r. |, ="
and a small prayer book with j. J. Clancy
on fly leaf.
Unknown man, shirt marked "E. Pa,
card in pocket with George Fielding, 1896
Madison avenue, New York" inscribed
upon it ana H valise teg with same name.
Unknown man, with letter addressed to
Miss Mckanna, Clifton Terrace, Rosebank,
Staten Island in pocket.
Unknown man, with letter In pocket ed-
dressed to Mr.. Stein, care MIR. Goodwin,
B3S East sgd street. New York.
The Injured.
John Hahn, Astoria, internal injuries,
will recover.
James Barron, New York, scslds and in
ternal injuries, will recover.
Theodore Grasven, New York, terribly
hurt, condtian critical, wife believed to
have been killed.
Eleanor f. Greaven. his daughter, scalds
Ind in ternal in juriss, will recover.
Miss Clara Haskell, New York, broken
ankle.
Horace G. Kmball, Brooklyn, spine in
jured.
Aaron Winston. conclusion Of the brain,
may die, wife and son dead at the morgue
Morris Flosheim, right leg broken and
eye injured.
james b. Thompson, head hurt, will re-
cover.
August Jokobsson, Nav York, horribly
hurt will probably die
Eugene Weiss, New York, soalded.
William Lynch, New York. badly hurt
but will recover.
Frank Lsrk!n, New York, spine hurt.
Kate Durken, Nsw York, suffering from
shock left hospital this afternoon.
James J. Brady, Now York, internal in
jures
William Livingston, Brooklyn.
George Hsnpet, Long Island city.
James Coughiin, brakeman, Manhattan
beach train, Long Island City.
Story of the Catastrophe.
The accident happened at half an hour
after midnight. l. WAS over an hour be
fore any news OF it reached any outside
point. IL came by q messenger who walked
into Long Island City. The railroad com
pany Immediately despatched a,reIef train
with all the ply sicians obtain able, consist
ing of Dr. Valentine, the surgeon of tn,
road, and Drs. Huikson, Kennedy, Doyl.
and MeKsown.
The Manhattan Beach train had beer
standing in the block to allow another traiI
anead to get at a cafe distance. The Rock
away Beach train came deshing along be
hind, ran into the same block and crashed
into tbs rear end OF tina Manhattan Beach
tram. Both awsro crowded with excursion
lists and both were the last trains from til eli
respective resorts.
There were five cars in the Manhattan
Beach train, all OF them open cars. Ih,