New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-20

\ REAR-END TROLLEY-CAR COLLISION IN
BENSONHURST.
MANY PASSENGERS SHAKEN UP. CUT. BRUISED
AND BADLY sCARED-oNE MoToRMAN vIo-
LATED A CITY ORDINANCE AND

LATED CITY ORDINANCE AND
ANOTHER WAS CARELESS.
rear-end trolley-car collision occurred in
Ronsonhurst yesterday afternoon at 3:2o
o'clock. lnjuring seven people seriously and brus-
ing and frightening thirty or forty more Two
cars were running close together. and were loaded
with people bound for Timer Park when the acci-
dent happened. and it all came about 50 suddenly
that the victims had no time to jump before they
were covered with "A shower Of glass and splinters
At Ulrner Park the Ladies' German Hospital So
cietv IF Brooklyn was holding May party. 10
end with n surnn,ernlght's festival. All the cars
running through l}cnsonhurst were well loaded
Yesterday afternoon. \ Brooklyn Heights closed
car 40. 7Oi. carrying about forty people, had
reached Eighty-sixth-st., on the Second-aVe line
The motorman. William Trailing contrary 10
city ordinance. did not stop at the near cross
Ing but ran across the street before bringing MS
car 10 a standstill. The car following was an open
one No. SIS with Percy w. Smith as motorman.
and carried about sixty passengers. Instead or
slowing up 10 let the forward car get under head
way again. Smith drove his open car into the rear
Of the leading with terrific crash pinnihg
the passengers VINO stood on the rear platform
against the body of the car and shaking every
one up.
\ crowd gathered. and the open car was
dragged back 50 TO relieve the injured men De-
tween the cars. This was quickly done, ana tney
were taken into the drugstore Of Carl Boetzkes,
which was close at hand. Here Is ilst oi tnose
who required medical attention:
AHEARN Charles, twelve years old. OF NO Z22
E:ery-st cut about the head and race he-
moved TO his home
FI.I'GER Adoph.. twenty-five years oli o, Ionp,,
kns-ave and Fu,ton-st.. leg broken. Removed
to Methodist Hospital.
MESSERscIMIDT William wenysM y'apss ps I.,. lcr
and contuslons. Removed TO Methodist Hospital
WILKINSON Joseph, hfiy-wo years o,i ,ntrics %, SS
Rcrncved to Norwegian Hospital
FURMAN. Robert H.. eonduc,or otoSa, OK rar 10 Nor
wcgian Hospital. -
REURAiANN. JOHN. Of No s9 Broadway. bruises
Taken hom. - 900
ROACH John R. thir;y-slx years old. OF NO i'
KutlelE.-si. bruises taken nome ,
Flueers and Messers hmidts injuries are said
to ne unusually severe They were hotn on the
rear p.atform of the first car. and were caught
by th. forward part of the rear car winch ''ie-
sr1peI the platform as 1t struck pinMhs 'n'
,asa.rgcrs fast Flucer and Messerschmidt were
caught across their bodies ard were UNCONSCIOUS
ior som" time , T.,
Linn. time was lost I'm taking care OF the m
iur,t Temporary relief was given ny .h'
Tlo.tzkes the druggist VINO turn.d MS s.''r @ I',.p
a hospital for the time being. Two aHlOu -
,,...r. summoned and they brought pr Bal or''
- IN. Norwegian Hosoltal. Or Taylor, o' ln'
Methodist Hospital and one physician rom '"e
Long Island College Hospital
pa,roim.n Murphy and Mcnamara arrested
smith th.. riotorman % the rear car. ana butk':
,n. CONDUCTOR - the car ahead iof criminal
r,,fir.uc. Smith gave the following explanation
,or his reck,essncss In falling 10 stop his car III
time. ,.,,-- - ,,~ q
MY car was going six or eight miles an hour a
r,,i- wav behind car NJ 70i There's down
,raas at tn. point where tn" collision took place.
,yh.r saw Inc car ahead was across the street.
inseaa ~ nj The near crossing. where il olgh, u"
h,ya sf1vr.d thought T. was und"' head"aF
oc,f, and / id not think II necessary o. puu on
49,. irela until saw u WAS staining sun linen
: chm, 0r power and twisted mp IN" brake as
npi.k,v ~ possible Bur had ahou; slNty pas
.'..,..rs aboard and the brake d.d not seem u
49,. .fr..i AZ once II the forward car had not
's,oI the street to stop would not nave oeeh
deceived - ., i,,i,i,,,
..,V.r. YOU looking ahead or were you looK'hR
~ ,..rle on the sAcWllk@' was asked.
Il vas looking ahead. and supposed 'h' car
ahead was In motion ~, h,,.
r,,hllue's excuse f,r violating the rule ao"u,
s,nr~Ing AT near crossings was that the hcaNy
Ioad and the grade made 1t impossible. ana 'ha'
when he saw his car was going 70 STOP III ,nc
middle II the street ne le, II 81 On To thc o'h''
side. 49,, .,,,-o, no,nle
txii die