The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-03
FORTY PEOPLE INJURED.
4 WILDCAT ENGINE RUNS INTO AN
EXCURSION TRAIN
Near Concv Island with Terrible Besults.
The Injured Laid on the Grass to Await
Medical Assistance.

COMFY ISLAND. Sept. A wildcat
engine on the Seabeach railroad ran away
from the Bay Ridge depot shortly after
o'clock this afternoon, and crashed into
the rear car OF the $40 Z. NJ. train,
which was on her way to coney Island.
and was standing at woodlawn Park.
waiting for the Catholic knight picnick-
ers TO get Off at Woodlawn Park.
The rear of the train was badly smash
ed and more than forty persons were
injured.
The wildcat engine Immediately caught
fire and burned to ashes. The injured
were removed from the wrecked train.
and carried over and laid on she grass.
where they moaned with pain. awaiting
the arrival Of medical assistance.
Ambulances were summoned from
Brooklyn and Coney Island, and the
greatest excitement prevails. Some Of
the injured were removed I'm wagons TO
nearby cottages and farm-houses.
THE INJURED.
The list of the injured Is as follows:
Joseph Roe, New York. fracture OF ribs:
Abraham Levy Now York. severe scalp
injuries OF body; William Gregory, Jer-
sey city; Lizzie Wolf, New York. dis
location Of right ankle and scalp wounds;
August $. Strong. forty years. Moritz
Franklin. Brooklyn, injured about the
Kruger. New York, injured about tho
face and body: Charles II. Merchant. New
York, fracture OF the leg: Nellie Burieton,
Ney York; John Hoeful, New York.
1s YORK. slightly ild,'Ii injured & Ma.sie Walsh,
Newark. n. j., scalp wound; Allison
Coneyman. Newark slightly intured Jo-
seph Freeman, legs bruised; Joseph Lew
enson. cuts and bruises; 5. Sugarman.
sprains and neck wrenched. Mrs. Alex
ander Berlo, New York; Joseph Seves-
ten. New York: George Holland. New
York: Joseph McKue, New York: Eliza
King. Newark. N. J.; William h.
York: Jennie Abren, New York; Miss
Thomas McGrath. New York; Joseph
Friendman. Jersey city; Patrick Mat
thews. Newark, y. J.; Harry NJ. KAMA
baum New York. August Mcclins. Jer-
sey city; the Rev. John bimunds. OF
Arlington. y. j.: John Wooiswife and
Charles H. Woods, wife and child. ss-
verely injured: Albert Emmett Fosteii.
New York: George Hammond, New YORK.
severely injured Edward ~. Freeiand,
Newark. \. j.. leg broken: James Hues.
ton, eKarney. n. J.. leg fractured ana
severe internal injuries, will probably die;
Joseph Freuck OF No. ~ east one nun
dred and fortieth street. New York, fr,Ic-
August George. New York, fatal internal
Injuries and severe wounds OF the Doe!,
will die; Gustavus Milling. New YORK,
severely injured.
HOW THE ACCIDENT occuRRED.
Police Captain Burford. )f ths Twenty
nth precinct, reports that Engine No. y
I'm charge Of Engineer Frank Janfen ana
Firem an Arthur Ross, was shuntirg cars
at the depot when IL suddenly became
unman6peable. In spite OF tho enor,s of
the engineer, It was backing Into AN
empty car lie reversed the lever and
the engine plunged forward without con-
troll Both men Jumped. Then the engine
das he'd along the tracks, thus causing tle
accident. Jansen and Ross were arrest
ed The slperimendent Of the road says
the lever became jammed, and the only
means the engineer and fireman had -
save their lives was by jumping rom
the locomotive.