New-York tribune., 1895-09-04
THE SEA BEACH WRECK.
ONE OF THE VICTIMS. A NEWARK BUsI.
NESS MAN. DIED YESTERDAY.
CONDITION OF THE INJURED-THE ISvEsTToA-
TIoNs TO DE MADE-FivE RAILROAD MEN
HELD ON A CHARGE OF HoMIciDE-rHE
ENGINEER OF THE RUNAWAY EN-
CINE TELLS HIS STORY

ENGINEER OF THE RUNAWAY EN-
CINE TELLS HIS STORY.
Of,iciaI Investigations Of the wreck on the Sea
Beach Railroad on Monday afternoon will
soon begin, and one OF them is made neces-
sary by the death OF william X Pointer. .
wealthy harness manufacturer OF Newark. n. j..
who was among the sixty and more persons VINO
were injured Mr. Pointer died in the Seney
Hospital in Brooklyn at a. m. and Coroner
Kene was called upon TO make an 'nVesugA-
ton OF his death. Four Of the railroad men VINO
were charged with responsibility for the accident
near the WoodIawn station Of the road were
arraigned before justice in New-Ctrecnt early
In the day, and were released on ball before
the death Of Mr. Pointer was known In that
place Later they were rearrestcd and heid LOT
examination. Mayor Schieren expressed his de-
termination to call the railroad oiiicais oeiore
him and make kind Of an investigation
with the purpose of finding out how such acci-
dents can be prevented In future and word came
from Albany that Railroad Commissioner Rckard
would come to Brooklyn to-day TO begin another
investigation.
THE DEATH OF WILLIAM X POINIER
The only death which resulted yesterday from
the accident was that Of MI PoinIer. The sur
geons at first thought that he was suffering from
a compound fracture Of the leg and some unim-
portant bruises They decided late on Monday
evening that they would have to amputate MS
broken leg and the operation was performed
about 9 o'clock Mr. Ponier. however. had re-
ceived serious internal injuries which contributed
TO cause his death
Mr. Pointer was a well-known business man of
Newark and lived at No. Ct Thomas-st, in that
city He was sixty-two years old. and son
Of ex-Mayor Pointer, OF Newark. For NUMBER
Of years he was In the lumber business IN
partnership with Woods Pointer. his orother' pu'
he retired from that business to become mem-
ber of the firm of F. W. Bonneau & Co., manu-
facturers Of harness. Only few days ago Mr.
Pointer returned to his Newark home from MS
summer home at Belmar, near Asbury ParK
He would have been at his place or business as
usual on Monday had not the factory oeeh
closed on account OF the holiday. widow ana
three children survive him. His son Is Joseph
Pointer and his daughters are Mrs. +. W. BON
neau and Mrs Frederick Sweasy.
Mr. Pointers body was removed from the Seney
t1o.n,ta, 70 Newark yesterday afternoon. The
burial will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, near
Newark tomorrow.
THE INJURED IN THE HOSPITALS.
Mrs Catherine Cooney. OF Harrison. ~ j., was
the only one Of the persons injured In the rail-
Yesterday afternoon and the surgeons at the
hos,,taI exnected her to recover The only IN
,ured nerson remaining at ST. Johns Hosptai
was John Freedman, a New-Yorker. whose IN
iur,es were not considered dangerous.
A. The Norwegian Hospital where more thah
thirty OF the Injured were cared Tor on Mo""ay
night. there were ten who had peeh 50 oaou
hnr, that the surgeons said they were likely to
remain for several days before they couio "
r,ovaa ~ their homes. The other injured per-
cons either left the hospital yesterday OF were
making preparations to go to-day. Amohs .n'''
were CAPTAIN Jacob Roe, OF the steamboat ra'
lem. and his wife and children They were 'aNe"
n their home in Newark In carriage Cap'""A
Roe who was the pilot Of the steamooa. "hi'"
carried many New-Jersey people 10 'ne Gee
Reach train that was wrecked, haa TWO o'oNe"
tbs ord q number OF severe cuts and bruises ON
m. hodv but he thought he was able 10 go hone'
and the surgeons did not object to his going. Dr'
wv r. schoeniiahn. OF the hospital stan, said yes
.ardov that there were barely accommodations
,n the building for so many persons as were
ouor,aod together there on Monday night
rnara was a great crowd at the Norwegian
t1osn,tal all Yesterday morning, when reia.''es
ord friends of the injured persons went '"e'0
70 make inquiries and offer assistance
while about fifty persons who had oeen IN
tured severely or slightly IN the raiiioau WV"
'' ,~,,ovad 70 ne recovering at their homes.
.owo. nd hospital officials made up the fol-
,.,,,,ro list OF the dead and seriously injured
DEAD.
>,,y, william K age sixty-two. OF No % Thomas'
:, newark " j.. died at the Methodist h'sp''S' curry
y..,erday morning. In the railroad "rrcA ne ~
~,,a fracture Of the leg and Internal injuries
,o,on leg was amputatec by the surgeons a. ths
,,,., Of O'Clock on Monday night when the nature
OF his internal injuries was not known ne pn s..
" -. w s,,cn,,v from the shock Of the operation ous
soon began to sink rapidly
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
nIAKE John. deckhand on the steamo'a' "".'."' a
"a nj. left leg broken In two places lie WAS al INV
~'u,.a ~ to.pal yesterday, and the surgeons thers
.S~,r., they might have amputate his leg to save
his HE. -, =, a..
cooNEy Mrs Catherine. OF Harrison. ~ '' was a. VI.
So, uosn,aI Yesterday suffering from COMPOUND
-. =, the leg and Internal injures She was
- 40 well in the afternoon that the surgeons
thought she would recover 49,
w. a, s, John.s Hospital suffering from badly cut
~, r,s surgeons thoaght he would be able TO leave
the hospital In a Few dayr' 40. -
cropCE August. age twenty-eight of NO 80 ANs"ue
a New-York had his right leg broken ana MS ,e' .es
..,.rs,v bruised lie was the Norwegian Hospital
yesterday. . A. 90,
cREAToREX william. twelve years old OF NO III
vad,son-ave Harrison. ~ j., is sunerins iro"
fracture OF the left leg and se'efa' o'a'ses II" - "
the Norwegian Hospital
u,NuoSD George, age twenty-five. OF No $50 second
ave- New-York. has broken left leg and severe GUS
on hs right leg Norwegian Hospital.
HELD Louis age twentyfour. OF No i'o stanton-sI.
york hss a fracture OF the right leg Norwegian
Hospital.
MARGAREI.I. Louis. age twenty-five OF NO las Nor
:, N.,,-york Is suffering from a fracture OF tho
right leg Norwegian Hospital
posrNpIRoER E.. OF No. 1905 Third-ave.. New
YORK ha. a of the skull and compound
,r.c,ur. Of the right His injuries dangerous.
I'm, the surgeons think he is likely TO recover He at
the Norwegian Hospital. where his leg may be ampu-
tated.
soDERSTROM. August age h'rty-eight. OF No 400 East
Thirty -nrst-st NewYork has a compound fracture Of
the left leg and will probably lose the limb. He Is At
the Norwegian Hospital
l.hariaa Of No ave-