New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-03

made an effort to change the lever, but found
n was stuck fast. As the engine crossed sec
ond-ave in South Brooklyn, II was just DeSh-
U;ng IN gain great Roadway. The engineer and
fireman jumped and allowed the locoihoNNe l"
90 tearing down the road
SCENES AT THE NORWEGIAN HOSPITAL.
PHYSICIANS GIVE UP THEIR RooMS-SToRlES
TOLD BY THE INJrRED-A PATHETIC INCIDENT
The Norwegian Hospital. at Forty -sixth-st.
ord Eourth-ave Brooklyn, received the major
e., 90 the injured The scenes at the hospital
In the evening would remind one of war times
mora n not for the fact that women and ch'!-
dren were included among the manned ana dis
abled The general call for ambulanccs came
into the Norwegian Hospital about 4 O'CLOCK
but only one ambulance sert to the scene
~ the wreck Dr. Edward Ferris and Dr. W
C. Schoeniiahn went with it. DR.. Ferris, In
speaking Of the wreck. said:
when we got down there we found the field
near the track turned into temporary hos
pital Nearly every that was on the train
seemed TO have sustained some Injury more or
LEGS serious We at once took hold, and many
Wounds were dressed there. Then, as the am
tu,ance could only accommodate two. which
number we brought to the hospital in 1t. all
local conveyances were pressed into service. and
the march to the hospital began While we got
a great many to the hospital. great many did
not come but were taken care Of by friends.
The wreck must have been a bad one, for the
cars were smashed to smithereens. and only
small bits Of wood lay around
Every room in the Norwegian Hospital was
pressed into service last evening. and even the
resident physicians gave up their beds for the
injured to use. The hospital usually is not
crowded and has about fifty-fve beds. The
great influx Of wounded last evening filled 1t to
OVERCOMING and several OF the injured whose
wounds were of minor character slept In the
parlor The whole corps of physicians was AT
work and did not get anything to eat until
late in the night. when all the patients had been
cared for The physicians on duty were Drs.
II. b. Delatour. H. D. Cameron. James Nc
Manus. Edward Ferris. Robert Coughlin. w. c.
DeForest. W. c. Schoenijahn and c. Eugene
Lack
Miss Burleton. Of the injured. was in the
parlor nursing beautiful black eye and stiff
lower limb. She said In woful way she
viewed herself in the mirror:
II Will have a hard time to make people be-
lieve that have not been whipped. | hardly
know now 1t all happened. Mr.. Merchant and
were sitting in the last when suddenly the
crash came. was thrown forward and struck
my forehead on the seat in front Of me. and my
lower limbs were pinioned under the seat. |
could not move. All the gentlemen were assist
ing ladies who were with them. but Mr.. Merchant
was worse off than | was. for he had a leg
broken. 1t an awful crash and think that
nearly every in the last three sustained
some injury. even # IT was only a bruise. 1t
suddenly that did not have time TO
where it came from. and yet have not solved
the problem to my satisfaction"
Gustav Miley. a typical "Chimmie McFadden."
two broken ribs did not to worry him at
all The first thing he said when the doctor
started to search for his injuries was Il want
something to eat"
When asked where his home and how
youth OF such tender years happened to be
far away from home without his parents. he
said:
ME mother knows dat went 10 Coney She
told not TO CO. but l went. She said dat
something would happen TO me II did not mind.
and / guess dat she about right. / got up
against 1t for fair dis time. Dey didn't do ting
TO me down dere. When the cars began 10
bunch thought was goner and laid low.
A whole lot Of wood fell me. and laid still
under II. thought maybe they would be COM
ing back and ] wasn't taking any chances
Then some guy lifts up de wood and ! crawls
ont. But dis amt noth!n'. ] was in de 81
Michael's Hospital for three months wild de- brain
fever. Me mudder didn't know where was.
got hit wild a baseball bat and IL knocked me
cold"