New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-17

MARION ESCAPE FROM \ DISASTER IS
THE sTEI%WAY ROAD.

a., uow,rrn SAVED \ CAR FROM ooiNG BOWS
Az rMnAxKM:Nr oN Tor CO.. rArsNNGtnS
WHO HAD BEEN THROWS OFT nY IT'S
SUDDEN STOP ANOTHER ACCIDENT
ox the FLUSHING rnEsrLE
What might have been a serious accident
CURED on the Stcinway Electric Railroad near '"'
orana-st stables In M"spoih. /" J. yesterday
,ft,ruoou The chance that the wheels Of car
struck a stone prevented the car beng hurled ''"'
AN .,ubankment fifteen feet hish and hpry'rs "'-
meath 10 the passengers. who were thrown o"' 10y
the sudden stopping OF the car s'N"iAi were J"
nrcd a. d, was but none seriously. 30 Jay 81"
known. The accident happened near 'h' i'u'h''""
Cemetery The troi.cy-car was roaming AZ " good
rate al speed and the trailer contained twenty
eight passengers. 1t was much lighter ina" me
,roli.y-car aYd AS the HEAVIER car swung along me
road the trailer swaycd considerably JAMES
Maher was the moiorman IN charge 81 the cars
Not far from the cemetery tie ROAD curves
around on an .mbankmeni. II Is nfteen ie'' from
IN. rails to the water which collects below" ana
the water is fifteen to twenty Inches de'r Inc
emhankmcnt IL rough ana steep.
Tn. pnssenrcrs say no attempt TO slow the car
was made when the curve was siru'h' INV "'''''
ear rounded safely. but III" lighter trainer ''"p''
fran IN. rails and bounded toward thu edge ~ the
enbankinent The sudden strain on the coupling
caused II to snap leaving the trailer free. The
ear ran along on the ties for fifteen feet ana c"'"
foot brought It's forward end nearer the dec"N'V'
Just the forward wheel on one SD" t.r
edge OF the decln. the dashboard struck po"'n'i
which stood beiwee. the rails and the 'usr, an
this stopped the car suddenly Nheh the p"' Ri
gers nrsi realized what had happened th'N Ha''
lcapcd from their seats, and "A number IN" az
ready jumped from the when II struck IN" r"h
and stopped. The riders were IN u" pDs''. ~ -
overcome the sudden stop and a dozen or H'''ii
shot out Of the car landed on the a,Si,"r ,, aar
after IA rough roll downward stopped IN th' nuluS
Had the rolled over on us $40 NIL
striking the rock the men and women WHO "'"'
hay heep H.
The uninjurcd passengers. the dozen OF 80 VINO
riding In the trocy-cnr and "A hummer OF
people living in the neghborhood. went TO the
rescue OF the ones thrown into the water, ana an
brought out safely. The majority OF mos,
who went down suffered nothing worse IMAM bid
shaking up. Il drcnchng and the rum OF tnr:r
clothes. Some hired carriages 10 20 home. while
others went from the scene in trolley cars
West Forty -fourth-si, New York. had her face
badly cut and complained OF internal pains she
was taken the home OF John Darby, near by.
and after treatment sent home In n coach
Mary Sizer. fortyhve years old. Of No ,'s Tent n
st. New-York had her side injured. but was able
to go TO the CrGnd-st ferry.
John Phelan suffered what appear to be serious
injuries to his back and was sent home In coach.
Two years ago car left the track AT the same
spot. but saved from going Gown the embank-
ment by striking a pole. AT that time none OF the
passengers hurt beyond bruises and scratches
A second accident happened on the lines OF the
Stenway trolley roads last night on the Flushing
trestle car ran on the track while going at a
high rate OF speed. No one was injured and the
did not topp.e The passengers climbed
and subjected to a wait OF an hour before
the was righted on the rails.