The evening world., 1895-09-03
FIRST VICTIM
Of Of The iE'Is CRASH.
William \. POinier Sue
Cumbs 10 nis Injuries In
Seney Hospital
THEINJUREO NOW NUMBER 70
Coroner Kene Promptly Begins an
Official Investigation OF the
Causes Of the Disaster.
SUPT. LARKE'S STATEMENT.
Hs Attributes It all to a Broken
: Spring on the Dummy
Locomotive.
SUPT. LARKE'S STATEMENT.

runaway engine and the crowded Coney
Island excursion train on the Sea Beach
Railroad at woodlawn Park yesterday
afternoon occurred at the Seney Hos
I,ital ut o'clock this morning. and was
promptly reported to Coroner Kene.
William II. Pointer. sixty years old.
OF 81 Thomas street. Newark, was taken
from the wreck suffering a compound
fracture of the left leg and severe in
Aernal Injuries. He also suffered greatly
from shock.
The injuries to the leg were OF such
a grave character that 1t was decided
that amputation would be necessary to
preserve life. Tho operation was per-
formed shortly after midnight. Poinier
4 rallied but slightly from the shock and,
Z 3inking gradually lower and lower. sue
cumbed finally about 4 o'clock.
1, Although Pointer died at the hour
named. neither the police OF the Bath
! Beach station nor Police Justice Cowen-
hoven were aware OF the fact For that
! reason the four men arrested last night
I two engineers and their fremen--w were
admitted to bail in the sum OF $1,000
1t was stated ut the Coroner's Office
this morning that all the men will be
/ at once rearrested and held to await the
result CT the inquest. which has been set
down for Tuesday next. jury was
Becurcd this afternoon. which proceeded
TO the Seney Hospital with Coroner
Kene and Viewed the body of the VIC
aim.
The jurors selected to investigate the
accident are: Joseph Il. Huntington, 449
Ninth avenue: Seth Il. Hart. 344 Seventh
/. avenue: William II. Jones, 326 Seventh
:, avenue: W. H. Krause. S22 Seventh ave-
nue.: Thomas Rosencrantz. z9G Seventh
avenue: F. w. Stelling. $40 Seventh ave-
nue.: 8. Baptistor. 81s Seventh avenue:
Charles Bierman. 3l6 Seventh avenue;
Charles A. Wicks. SAG Seventh avenue:
William J. Ward. sl5 Seventh avenue.
Some thirtyfour men and women are
In the Brooklyn hospitals as q result Of
the crash Of yesterday. some OF whom
will lose their limbs and be otherwise
mafmed for life. Some of them. the doc
tors fear. will not escape even thus.
OF tho injured. thirty-one are in the
Norwegian Hospital. and the nurses and
attendants there are taxed to thcir ut
most endurance to provide for them all
Nine other patients were sent to their
homes between midnight and daylight,
and seven physicians were at work be-
tween and II o'clock last night at
tending to the injured. In that time
twenty-five operations We're performed,
Including the setting OF fractures and
removal Of pieces of bone.
IN the case OF Morris Frankel, the
scalp had been torn completely on Ii
was sewn on again by the surgeons last
night
4. Among the injured who are at present
in the Norwegian Hospital at least
eight are known to be I'm a critical con-
dition. Their injuries are such that
'amputation may become necessary. and
,in5 that event death might ensue. All
fhe physdcians can say Is that they hope
for the best. Those who may possibly
= die are:
Blake, John, 2l7 Hart street. Newark
n. j. He Is suffering from conclusion
OF the brain and other internal injuries.
Cooney. Mrs. Kate, of Harrison. n. j.,
= compound fracture OF the left leg which
will have to be amputated. She Is also
internally injured.
Antrum. Jennie. 53l West Twenty
second street. New York; fracture of
the base OF the skull.
Wood. Charles H.. 7oS Third avaaue;
fractured nose and compound fracture
Of left leg.
Rosenberg. Edward, 1906 Third ave-
nue., New York; compound fracture OF
right leg.
Celier Max. Union street, Newark. "
j., conclusion OF brain and extrelnities
internal injuries.
George August, 222 Avenue Il. com
pound fracture of both legs.
Huston, George. infant son of James
huston. kearny. n. j, concuss!on OF
brain
Joseph Levenson. twenty-six years
cid. OF $50 Attorney street. and Joseph
Freedman. of los Goerck street, this city
who were taken to St. Johns Hospital
'he former suffering from scalp wounds
and the latter from bruises about the
body, have so far recovered that they
are likely to be permitted to go to their
homes in day or two.
A revised list of the IN iured ia as
follows:
Adams, Patrick. 1lS Adams street.
: Newark
second street. New York: bruised; wen,
o home.
Anderson. Charles, twenty-six years,
went home.
Anderson. Matilda. No. 3l5 Elm street
Newark: slight bruises about the body,
went home from Norwegian Hospital
Antrum. Jennie. No. 53l West Twenty
second street, New York: fracture base
of skull; condition critical: Norwegian
Hospital.
Anson. Ralph. thlrty-one years,
Twelfth street. Hoboken; arm cut, went
home.
Armstrong, John. 1870 Delaware avenue,
Jersey City; head cut.
Blake, John, No 2l7 Hart street. New.
irk; concussion OF spine and compound
fracture Of leg; condition very serious;
Norwegian Hospital
pssrlv Mrs Alex. No. 40 East Sew