New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-28
THREE TROLLEY VICTIMS.
THE BROOKLYN RECORD PASSES THE
HUNDRED MARK.
UNUSUAL RECKLEssNEss DISPLAYED YEsTERDAl
WHILE RELEASING A BOYS BODY FROM
MOTOR CAR. MAN HAS HIS
LEG BROKEN.

LEG BROKEN.
Three lives in one day is the bloody record Of
the Brooklyn trolley juggernaut for yesterday.
and 1t is safe to say that recklessness by new
motormen was largely responsible for the
fatalities The death record has now reached
the al .lling total Of 102 in about TWO
years. Yesterdays horrible record will no
doubt result in the adoption and enforce
ment Of rigorous regulations by the municipal au-
thorites looking to the prevention Of the alarm
ingy Increasing number OF accidents
The new motormen seem to have reached
period in their brief experience when delays and
heavy passenger traffic. to which the pleasant,
sprng-ike weather has largely contributed this
week. cause lmpa :ience and unwarrantable neg
hgence on their part Cars are started ana
stopped with spasmodic jerk that sends passen-
gers who are standing reellng backward and for
ware Wild risks are taken by some Of the men
whenever lost time, is to be made up, and the full
resumption of traffic is being attended by num-
beress infractions of the law OF safety.
ONE ACCIDENT LEADS TO ANOTHER
Frank Dumbleton. one of yesterdays victims.
was twenty years old and lived at NO "a Under
hill-ave. He was a helper to Charles Burtes, "A
driver Of an express wagon. At p m the
horse attached To their wagon fell on the rails
Of the Fulton-st. line at Adelphi-st. The men
tried To get the horse its feet. which they
finally did The horse I'm its nervousness started
Ia run up Fnlton-st.. the men holding To him
Fulton-st. came bowling along on the down
track. and while Dumbletons attention was alb
sorbed with the horse the car struck him ana
rolled him Under the fender. He was removed
to tho homeopathic Hospital. where he died at
O'Clock last night Anthony j. Peters. twenty
three years old. OF No. 255 Spencer-st. motor
man. and Joseph G. Long. twenty-four years old.
OF No 90 India-st., conductor were arrested by
.,,,E,, Al
gcnce.
TWO CHILDREN KILLED.
Stephen Gil. twelve years. son Of 'longshore-
man living In tenement-house at No. 3f HICKS
St. was struck by a crosstown car on its way 10
Erie Basin a, 8 o'clock last night Al Columbia
and Aml;v sta and instantly killed. 40 one saw
the accident but the motorman. and ne had not
been arrested at A late hour last night me pas
sengcrs felt the car JOLT as II passed over the
boys body. and a number of men, among Whom
were James Donnelly. Frank owen James Dono-
hue and James Stacom. n'ted tho car up on on"
side In order to allow the boys mansled and ne
less body TO he taken out. Both legs were nroNrh
and he was otherwise mutilatcd. The nody was
taken home. Policemen went 10 the car stables
to arrea, the motorman and conductor
Gustav Carlson. aged eleven. was Killed by
trolley-car while playing on the street In 'front.' OF
his sunday school. AT Humboldt and Conseyei
sis The body badly mangled. ana was re-
moved from beneath the car by cnopping away IN"
iss skillman-nvc. He attended Public school ~.
q I'm Conselyea-st.. and WAS a member of the
old Bushwlck Sunday-school. not far from the
public school building
INJURED WHILE GIVING RELIEF.
While running from one side Of the street to
the oth,.. Gustav started 10 cross In front OF
6ar II the Meekcr-aye. line. The car threw MIN
down. and going over HIM. crushed his skull.
when tho car was stopped several men ran 70 70
the ear and tried 10 throw II over. In order 10
r,t .hc boy out In this attempt Thomas Dugan,
90 No % Naspeth-ave.. had his right leg biok'h
hv hoing struck by the car. which had been
raised and dropped again by the oiher men men H'
vas taksn 10 the Eastern District Hospital
Ax,s w.re then secured and the floor II the
car was chopped away. Charles Batalethsky ~. ol
No 90 Kingslsnd-ayc. then went down mo the
holc and brought the mangled body out. II was
nlaccd in A blanket and carried To Cnder;aker
Rommclcrs s1op. -,
The boy was the eldest Il three children. John
young the motorman 4 the car. and James
Morton the conductor. were arrested. Young i
an old hand having returned 10 Work Few days
ago