Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-03
MANY PEOPLE HURT.
4 Wild Engine Crashes Into q Consi
Island Train.
The Lever OF the Runaway L0cOmo.
tive Had BecOme stuck and East.
ncer and Fireman Coald DO No.
thing Hut Jump.

cat engine on the Seabeach railroad ran
away from the Bay Ridge depot shortly
after 3 O'Clock this afternoon and crashed
into the rear car of the $40 +. N. train
which was on It's way to Coney Island
and was standing at Woodlswn PsTh
waiting for the Catholic knight picni,kcra
to get of at Woodlawn Park. Tho rear
OF the train was badly smashed. and
more than forty persons were injured.
The wildcat engine Immediately caugh,
fire and vac burned to ashes.
The injured were removed from the
wrecked train and carried over and lai:
on the grass where they moaned with
pain, awaiting the arrival OF medical as
sistance. Ambulances were summoned
from Brooklyn and Coney Island, and the
greatest excitement prevails. Some OF the
Injured were removed In wagons 10 near
by cottages and farm-houses.
INJURED
The list Of the injured is as follows:
Joseph Roe. New York. fracture OF ribs.
Abraham Levy. New York, severe scalp
wounds.
John Blake, Navesink, n. j.. injuries oi
body.
william Gregory. Jersey CITY.
Lizzie Wolf, New York, disiocaton Of
right ankle and scalp wounds.
August s. strong, W years old.
Morlt1 Franklin. Brooklyn, injured
about the body.
Joseph Rusman. New York.
Henry Kruger, New York, injured about
the face and body.
Charles Ii. Merchant, New York. frac.
ture OF the leg.
Nellie Burleton. New York.
John Hoeiel. New York, slightly In.
! jured.
Katie Franklin. New York. slightly in'
| jured.
Maggie Walsh. Newark. N. j.. scalI
wound.
Allison Coneyman. Newark. slightly In.
| jured.
Joseph Freeman. legs bruised.
| Joseph Lewenson, cuts and bruises.
). Sugarman, sprains and neca
wrenched.
Mrs. Alexander Borlo. New York.
Joseph Sevesten, New York.
George Holland. New York.
Joseph Mckue. New York.
Eliza King. Newark. y. ].
William X. Pioneer. Jersey City.
John l.. Hahn. New York.
Jennie Abren, New York.
Miss Thomas McGrath. New York.
Joseph Friendmln. Jersey city
Patrick Mathews, Newark, n j.
Harry NJ. kaftabaum. New York.
August Meeting, Jersey city.
The Rev. John Edmunds. OF Arlington
n ].
| John Woodswife and Charles ". Woods
] wife. and child. severely injured.
Albert Emmett Fosteil. New York.
George Hammond, New York, seriousl,
injured.
Edward H. Freeland. Newark. n. J.
leg broken.
James Hueston. Kearney, n. J.. les
fractured and severe internal injuries.
! viii probably die.
Joseph Frenck OF No. ~ east 10th
street. New 70 'racture of legs ani
severe bodily injuries 1sa fEXl
August G,1Is. ~ York. fataI n
| jurios and severe wounds Of the body
will die.
Gustavus Milling. New York. severed,
injured
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT.
Police-Captain Burford. of the Twenty.
fifth Precinct, reports that Engine No
o. in charge Of Engineer Frank Jansen
! and Fireman Arthur Ross. was shuntinq
cars at the depot when it suddenly be.
came unmanageable. In spite Of the ef.
forts ~ the engineer II was backing into
an empty car when he reversed the
lever and the engine plunged forward
/ without control. Both meH 'Iroof ~ =
the engine dashed along the track, thus
/ causing the accident.
Jansen and Ross were arrested. The
superintendent Of the road says the lever
became damned. and the only means the
engineer ami fireman had 10 save their
lives was by jumping from the locomotive