New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-08
The News of BROOKLYN

brief space of time IT took TO reach there from
Sixth-ave.. was anticipated and men and women
STOOD on the corner with blanched faces expect
ing instant death here for nearly all It's occu-
pants AT this intersection the tracks take a
shght turn to the right Cars in Thrd-ave. are
frequent and many, no doubt. expected that the
runaway would crash into Of the Third-ave.
cars. But fortunately this catastrophe was
averted The car struck the curve its passen-
gers still yelling and screaming At Thu instant
cracking sound was heard, and the car eft the
track and 1olted. Its speed still un!mpeded Over
the pavement. The impact had broken one OF
the wheels from the forward truck and the sud
den turn Of the car threw several people of
near the corner. As an eyewitness described
1t, they went down like soldiers in battle after
volley Eight ten people were thrown off
at the corner But as the struck the curve
fresh danger. and even more horrible
doomed up before the affrighted people in the
street Those In the We're too excited to
see II. Another from the ferry was coming
up the same track. but the motormar saw No
~ coming, and yelled to his passengers most
OF whom were off the car before the advancing
car struck the pavement. 1t at this point
that the boy was knocked off, and his brains
scattered along the pavement The car con-
tinued to roll until about three hundred feet
from Thlrd-ave. when 1t crashed against the
curbing in front Of tin shop. breaking off an
iron upright TO an awning. and finally stopped
within foot of an electric light pole.
CARING FOR THE INJURED
There were at this time about eighty-ive peo-
pie left In the They were the ones who had
the presence Of mind to stay still and hold on in
sheer desperation waiting for the crash which
they knew must come. Three boys the steps
and severely injured The excitement was IN
tense Policemen in the street. who the
coming. to the nearest telephone station TO
tell the Eighteenth Precinct to telephone for am
balances and to send reserves But the am
bulance call mad been anticipated by a foreman
OF Engine 2S. who sent in ambulance call
even before the car was stopped at the curb
stone. Ambulances from St Mary's. the Nor
wegian. St. Johns. Seney and the Long Island
College Hospital quickly responded
FOR time the scenes In the street when the
ambulance surgeons dressing cuts and
bruises resembled field after a battle. Several
people were taken into nearby stores and at
tended 10 quickly possible. Penny's drug
store was utilized as a temporary hospital.
A PASSENGER DESCRIBES THE ACCIDENT
Harvey sanderson. Of No. 63S Hanoock-st
Brooklyn. who taking his first ride the
Nassau line. one OF the passengers in the i'll
fated He told the following narrative:
Passengers kept climbing on the car I'LL Il ala
not possible that there for
more. People were packed together ike sardines
All along the running board or footboard OF the
car the people were hanging on. and between the
seats of the floor Of the and boye rat
with their feet hanging out The conductor with
great difficulty collected the fares. He kept ring
irg them up. however until the register showed
something like 115. There were probably over
100 the car only few people seemed 10
get off when stopped. II a typical Coney
Island crowd, intent on having a good time.
Jokes freely cracked and the conductor
being roasted now and then for stopping take
passengers. sat in the third seat
from the front. with a woman did not know at
my side. There is a steep grade at Thirty ninth
ST.. between Third and Sixth AYES. and noticed
that whenever the car was started on this gTads
about all the voltage pressure was turned On.
We close 10 Sixth-ave. when the accident
happened ! don't know how II happened.
heard after II was all over. that some mschievCJ1
boys on the rear platform jerkei the trolley pole
down just to have a little fun II they did /;
was most serious fun. The first noticed was
that the car stopped suddenly and started back.
down the hill. At first thought the rnotorman
had reversed his power. The motorman whired
his brake around and something seemed TO give
way The car instead Of stopping. only gath
cred velocity and then every began 10 get
up and look around. Almost before any one had
time to think the car was running away Ike
the sides tumbed jumped off, falling Co the
ground and receiving injuries The speed
so great after the first Atty feet was traversed
that only the surest-fOoted could leap from the
and keep their feet. ] made up my mind 10 sit
still and take my chances, believing that they
were better inside the car than outside The
woman by my side began to scream and jump
about. She would have thrown herself from tho
car II had not stopped her.
HOW THE BOY WAS KILLED
II saw a boy killed, or at least believe he
was. He sat the floor OF the close 70
my feet with his legs hanging down the foot
board. He didn't seem to know what to do.
number OF men and boys near him jumped and
were thrown TO the pavement. He was getting
ready to jump think when he lost his hold.
and apparently drawn under the car
think ne must have been killed. There was no
time to think or to do anything. In less than
thirty seconds the car. with probably sixty peo-
DIE clutching to the seats and looking fearfully
about shot down the hill enveloped In a cloud Of
dust. BY the time we got to Third-ave we were
going faster than ] ever rode before. When we
struck the intersccting tracks at Third-ave. !
thought We would be dashed to pieces or over,
turned. We shot across the tracks. however ana
brought I'M against the curb a few hundred feet
below Thrd-ave. My seatInate promptly tainted
away felt myself all over 10 see II was all
there and found that aside from paipltatoh OF
the heart was all right. A CROWD soon gain
cred the ambulance came rafting up ana the
injured were hurried of to the hospital IL was
a miracle that we didn't run into car ahead OF
~ II we had there would have been terrible
loss Of life"
In the mean time several people had been car
r,ad into Engine House No. ~. TWO nrenen
had nIcked UP Mrs. Evans from wher- she lay
UNCONSCIOUS and bleeding In sixth-avs 81, II p was
thought first that che was dylhg, anu .ne ',o
Father Gallagher. OF ST Michaels Church. var
summoned. and administered extreme unctlon'
little later surgeons from the Norwegian HOS,
pital partially revived Mrs: Evans anu removed
bar RI tho hospital Her husband ana son had
been thrown off further down the street but were
not badly Injured Until they found her ana
learned the extent OF her injuries. they wore mar