New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-05
FIVE STREETCAR ACCIDENTS.
NINE PERSONS INJURED. BUT NONE
KILLED
WAGONS AND CARS COME TOGETHER. CAUSING
EXCITEMENT. NARROW ESCAPES AND


INJURIES.
Five streetcar accidents occurred In New-York
CITY Yesterday, in which or more persons were
injured.
Trolley-car No 6. of the Union Railway Company.
crashed into light express wagon at One-hundred-
andhfty-seventh-st and Melrose-ave. last night ana
severely injured the three occupants Max 'oseL
twenty-three years old of No. 7ss Coruandt-ave'
had his collar bone dslocated Adolph Vose. twenty
one years old, The same address, was injured IN
the head and hip, and John Edeberg forty years
old ~ No 2H East one -hundr ed enty third
Ct. had his left leg broken. The Vogels. who are
brothers. were moving their furniture from No. 7s
cortlandt-aye In their wagon. Max Nogei was
driving the horse. and attempted TO cross the ave
nue. az One-hundred-a -and-ffty -sevensh-st wnere ne
saw the trolley-car approaching on Its southoouhd
trim The motornan rang his gong and applied the
brakes. but when Vogel did not stir up the horses
rho car struck one OF the hind wheels OF the wagon
burlnx II several feet across the street. The In
iired men were taken TO the Harlem Hospital, and
Eronk Manning OF No 259 East One-hundred-and-
twenty-ffth-st. the motorman, was arrested
A cable-ca- came in collision with a wagon at
Iexington-ave and Forty-sxth-st at II o'clock
Yesterday morning. The shaft Of the wagon pene-
,rated the side Of the car injuring three Of the
messengers. They were:
Mrs Hetty Qunt twenty-four years old, Of No.
15s East Fifty-thlrd-st.. injured on the chest
Johanna Loneberg. aged fifty-nve, of No. 3i2 East
Thirty -hrst-st, bruised
Agnes May. twenty-three years old, OF No. 2il
Henry-st injured the head.
All were attended by DR.. McGicuddy. of No rs
Nadlson-ave. and Dr. c. E. Bruce. of No. 4o6 Lex
ington-ave and left for home.
The driver of the wagon was Charles Emory,
th'rty-two years old. OF No 229 East Eighty hrstst.
who is employed by the Echo MIX Company. He
was driving uptown on the east track. ana al
Forty-ffth-gt. tried to cut across the cabie-car'
which was going downtown. The car hal a
standing load principally OF women. The shaft
struck Mrs Ouint on the chest. The woman was
on her way to doctor about an INJURY whicH
she had received in the chest where the shai'
struck her Mrs. May suffered most. as she mas
been out OF hospital only few days.
The accident happened Almost directly In front OF
tho residence of DR.. Bruce. He was mailing a
letter when he heard the crash of the collision and
he hurried 10 the aid of the injured women II
was two hours before Mrs. May recovered sum
cienty to go home ,.. ,o,,, ,,e
women passengers. The driver, Emory ana me
grpman Joseph Mccarthy. twenty-five years 0id
~ No 3i4 East Fifty-hfth-st., were arrested Inc
prisoners blamed each other for the accident
Emory was arraiened in the Yorkviile Court be,
complaint of the gripman, McCarny r Mag,s,, a al T.
Cornell. decided hat the collision was pu'e'' A'''
Thomas j. Howard. thirty iour years Old OF no
at Fourteenth-st and Broadway was run down by
| a cab:e-car. the gripman of wnich was George a.
Sampson twenty-five years old of NO oZ5 East , Oile
hunired-and d-ffty- -fourth-st Howard was knochesu
from his cart which passed over MN, Dreah'
nm inC three ribs acerat ting his lungs and pro-
ducng other severe injuries. He was taken 10 'ae a
| Vcw-York Hospital Sampson was arrested ana ~ ~
the Jefferson Market Police Court was paroieu ~
the custody of Superintendent Parks OF tne cao'e
| road 10 await the result of Howards injuries.
About noon yesterday Sister OF Charity narrow
ly esca ped being killed by Sxth-ave surface,cai
N Thrty-seventh-st and S.xth-ave Sister cheruolif
is connected with St Nncent de fauIs homie ar5ns,
| ing Sixth-ave. she failed TO notice car goins
| downtown and stepped directly in front OF me
| horses she thrown 70 the ground ana caugh
| beneath the Her coilarbone was broken an. an
| she also received severe Injuries about the pack
! size was carried into Paul Books bakery; at no
| $50 Sixth-ave.. where A surgeon attended her' She
| was taken 10 st Vincent de Pau's Home IN q
| carriage 1t is not thought that her INJURIES WI
prove serious. Charles H. Perry. the driver OF tht
| car arrested. ,. .u..,,,,
| An Ice wagon driven by James Brennan twenty
| seven wears old OF No. 53i West Twenty ynlntn,st.
| ran into a cab.e-car AT LeNingtOn-ane. anu imlr
| ty-second-st Yesterday morning. brennan wa
thrown from his seat and had his right arm broker
! and received a scalp wound He was sent 10 behe
| vue Hospital.