The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-03
WRECKED by a WILD ENGINE.
Crowded Car Of an Excursion Train
smashed-Over Forty Injured.

Smashed-OVer Forty Injured.
Coney Island. n. Y, Sept. A wild en-
gine on the Sea Beach railroad ran away
from the Bay Ridge depot shortly after
8 o'clock this afternoon and crashed into
the rear Of train which was on its way
to Coney Island. and was standing at
Woodlawn Park waiting for the Catholic
Knights picnickers to get OFF at Wood
lawn.
The rear car Of the forward train was
badly smashed and more than forty per-
sons were injured. The wild engine i'm
mediately caught fire and burned to ashes
The injured were removed from the wreck
ed train and carried over and laid on the
grass where they awaited physicians
Ambulances were summoned from Brook
lyn and Coney Island, and the greatest
excitement prevailed Some Of the injur-
ed were removed IN wagons 10 near by
cottages and farm houses.
The list of the injured is as follows: JOS
eph Rowe, New York, fracture of rib;
Abraham Levy, New York. severe scalp
wound; John Blake, Navesink, New Jer-
sey, injuries of body; William CrOner.
Jersey City. head injured; Lizzie Wolfe,
New York, dislocation of the right ankle
and scalp wound; August Suddbestrong,
20 years Old New York. severely injured
Moritz Frankel, Brooklyn, injured about
the body Joseph Roeman, New York
slightly injured; Louis Held. New York,
severely injured; Joseph Freedman, New
York. legs bruised; William W. Kemp,
Brooklyn slightly injured; Joseph Lew.
enson, New York, cuts and bruises; 4.
Sugarman, sprains and neck wounds aud
neck wrenched; Mrs. Alexander Berlo,
New York; Joseph Sevesten, New YORK;
- ~ I.TH ...e.N, Nfa
| Cue, New York; William II. Kemp. Brook
1 lyn; Eliza King, Newark, n j.; Laura
King, Newark. N. j.; William X. Pion-
eer Jersey City; John Lenahan, New
| York JENNA Abren, New York; Mrs.
Thomas McGrath, New York; Frank
Du1y, New York; Joseph Friedman, Jer-
sey city; Patrick Matthews, Newark, n.
j.; Harry NJ. Kanal, New York; August
/ NJ. Cling Jersey City; the Rev John Ed
munds Of Arlington. N. j.; Charles II.
Woods, wife and child of New York, se-
verely inJured Miss l.. Montclair, severely
injured, Albert Emmett Forstel New
York; George Hammond. New York. Sc
verely injured Edward II. FTeeland New
ark. n. j., leg broken; James Hueston,
kearney, ~ j., leg fractured and severe
/ internal injuries, Will probably die; 10
seph Frink of No 27 East Fourteenth
street, New York, fracture Of legs and Sc
we're bodily injuries; August George, New
York. fatal internal injuries and severe
wounds Of body, will die; Gus
| tavus Milling, New York, se-
verely injured; Wilsetefk, New York
| severely injured Henry Kruger New
| York, injured about the face ana body;
| Charles II. Merchant, New York, frac-
ture Of the leg; Nellie Burleton, New York
severely injured; John Hoefole, New
York. slightly injured; Katie Franklin
New York. slightly injured; Maggie
Walsh, Newark. N. j.. scalp wound; ALI
son Coneman. Newark. slightly Injured
Police Captain Burford Of the Twenty
| fifth precinct reports that Engine No. G.
in charge of Engineer Frank Jansen and
| Fireman Arthur Ross, was shunting cars
at the depot when II suddenly became un-
manageable In spite of the efforts OF the
engineer II went backing into an empty
| car, he reversed the lever and the engine
| jlmpd forward without control
Both men jumped of 10 save their lives.
| Then the engine dashed along the tracks,
thus causing the accident. Jansen and
Ross were arrested. The superintendent
of the road says the throttle lever became
! jammed and the only means the engineer
and fireman had 10 save their lives was
| by jumping from the locomotive.