New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-22

OTHER AT THE BROOKLYN STATION
THREE PASSENGERS HURT THE
BRIDGE AND ALI. IT'S AP-
PRoACHEs PACKED WITH
THE PEOPLE.
Two collisions. which rapidly followed each other
at either end OF the Brooklyn Bridge early last
evening caused the injury Of three people and pre-
cipitated one OF the stupendous bockades that
have ever occurred in the history of the great East
River span. That no loss OF life occurred re-
markable. For more than hour and half traf
fc on both of the railroad tracks stopped. and
the big promenade from Brooklyn to New-York
was fairly jammed and packed with people some
had even to walk the raIllngs either side or
the promenade while others chose to trudge over
In the wagon roads. That this vast crowd. moving
in opposite directions should have passed the
Bridge without mishap Is proof of the patience
and good nature OF n New York crowd under the
most trying circumstances. Those injured by the
collisions were Edward D. Haigh. sixy-six years
old, clerk OF No IS Dufeld-st. Brooklyn. left leg
fractured; removed to Homeopathic Hospital In
Brooklyn: blanche Hyde. twenty years Old. stenog
rapher, OF No lG6 Leeavc., Brooklyn. face cut with
flying glass: attended and went home and young
woman name and address unknown. face and hands
cut by glass; went home. The injured persons re-
ferred to hurt In a rear-end collision, which
occurred 200 yards west Of the block signal on the
Brooklyn side This accident smashed two cars
and for 1t collision which had occurred in the
New-York station of the Bridge was chiefly respon-
sibe.
Trains were running at about two-minute head
way at O'Clock. Many of the ferry lines plying
between New-York and Brooklyn. were either run
ming irregularly not at all and as result the
Bridge cars, especially those bound Brooklyn
ward. packed with people At the New
York entrance to the Bridge the crowd was packed
and wedged solidy together.
EST
1t was at SO D. m. that Engineer Walter Player
backed engine No. 3 toward a train which had
Just arrived from Brooklyn. His object was to
switch the train over to the south track for the
return trip 10 Brooklyn. For some reason. which
Player has not yet explained at least Superin-
tendent Martin says he has not the engineer lost
control OF his engine and II crashed into car NO.
s. which was the front OF the train. All the
passengers had left the train and only the con-
ductor stood on the platform The shock OF the
collision threw from the rails the forward trucks
Of car No. G. and smashed the platform and front
windows The conductor whose name IT was I'M
possible to learn. saved himself by jumping back
into the car. The was pushed along some
twelve feet with the forward wheels humping over
the ties. before Player could stop his engine.
Then BEGAN the work of replacing the car on the
rails This took more than hour and meantime
the vast crowd increased until there was not an
inch OF standing room the south side platform.
Every from uptown brought passengers 70 aug,
nent the great assemhage The elevated road
and Platforms were black with people ana IN latk
Row the throng stood shoulder to shc1raer ,rE
blllllng Meantime. also, the three lines OF & ele-
~ Messengers AT the brooklyn entrance
Train otter train went over the bridge toward SsM-
York station to the entrance Of the pier nearly "a
hirh Of me nT srk rs s,opSed @ f. Just outside
the station and the passengers walked through ne
rcsortcl 10 by passengers In the other trains io'-
loving
THE CRASH AT BROOKLYN
The second collision on the brooklyn side oc-
CURED ten minutes after the one In New-l ork "hen
Train Dispatcher James T.. West. who was In the
tower rt the brooklyn enc heard * the New-Nork
collision he began shLniing cars into the car-sheds
T., .t them speeiny out ~ the way. train of hve
cars with Conductor Lehman In charge, Was plSsS
ing the block signal, when thr conductor W. -
naleI to stop anl thr train promptly came - a
Mn ,,,i,ctor r. + Hewitt In charge.
Almost Immediately crashed INTO N" rear en- M ~,
Lehman's train. Tho f9g hid I.chmams tt.in IRON rom
he yc~ - Hewitt and IN an instant He%s a T1r hS,r
crashed into car ~. ~ the rear car In Iehnan,s
5a% 9 roa T9f ISaf sns Pg % Ser @sshcl no
Kind ling-wOOd and the escape 81 conductor ii'"t1'
I,oth trans wcre crowded. and the shock OF The
collision knocked many ~ thr p'ss'SIJe INT nS,,ei
Edward H. H,gh. Miss blanche iyde ana an,
other young woman stood just inside thr uooi ol
tho front car on ilcwiits train. ana theN Wete
knocked down while glass and splinteIs new
around them ike hail IIaiah had his eit leg ifai
ur.I and ,he two girls had their faces cut with
glass
STILL THEY COME.
The order to stop trains from brooklyn was given
almost at the moment the collision occurred
The stoppage of trains. however. did not stop the
rush OF passengers They kept coming until the
ticket-sellers refused 10 supply tickets. and the
little windows in the ticket boxes were closed
Then they began To crush and prsh Their way
toward the prom made until that great ioo'"hS was
jammed 10 It's utmost extent 49, ,
Il almost o'clock when the hrst uain
hauled out OF the NcW-York station again IN
af:een rniuufcs from time the trains were