New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-07
BLAMED FOR THE ACCIDENT.
THE CROSSING MISHAP AT COMFY
ISLAND CREEK
THE RAILROAD COMPANY BAILED OFT THE
TORMER-THE LATTER SAYS HE WAS OFF
Duty WHEN THE PATROL WAGON
WAS RIM INTO AND
POLICEMAN KILLED.

Duty WHEN THE PATROL WAGON
WAS RUN INTO AND
POLICEMAN KILLED.
The police of Concy Island were busy yesterday
investigating the accident VIII eh occurred at Ills
o'clock. on Saturday night at Emmons-ave. and
the Shore Road Sheepshead Bay. In which Po-
liceman Daniel Bailey. Of the Twenty fourth Pre-
cinct lost his life and Policeman John p. Morgan
was severely injured by being run into b. a wild
cat" engine of the Kings County Elevated Rail-
road Company
The patrol wagon lies sma shed TO pieces in
the waters Of Coney Island Creek, but the horses
which were attached 10 1t. strange TO say. were
not hurt in the least and they returned to the
s'ation-house yesterday morning after wandering
around for some TIME. II at first reported
that the horses killed
AS there is no patron stationed in the Twenty
iourth Precinct House II is necessary TO convey
women prisoners 10 the Twenty eighth The wagon
"uu peeh TO the latter place with woman pris-
oher and was returning with the two officers
"heh the accident happened. Who IS TO blame for
the disaster Is at present hard to say The fag-
man. Henry Croswell. of Sheepshead Bay asserts
that AT The time the engine came along he was
OF DUTY and had perfect right to be away He
haa lett his post every night after the last train
10 brooklyn. he says. ard he never remained 20
iCoh out Tor the single engine. which always comes
ABOUT five minutes after the last train.
isaac Phillips. OF No. 23s Hendrix the enel-
neer Of the elevated engine was taken before Jus
ice Nostrand yesterday and held in $1,000 bail on
charge of manslaughter in the second degree.
while Croswcll, who also held in the same
amount for mansaughter, had an additional
charge of intoxication lodged against him. Phillips
was bailed out by the railroad company. while
'roswell was sent 10 Raymond Street Jail.
fohceman Morgan. when seen Ivy a reporter yes
terday told the following story:
Bailey and myself had Just taken a woman to
fha Shaa,.e
nome to Coney Island. when the engine came along
at tremendous rate and struck us The night
was intensely dark. and were going along
carefully at the time but failed to the usual
danger signals. which should have been displayed
just as We were about the track hea rd
the rumbline sourd Of the engine approaching
l knew tina; there was no time to be lost. and
calling TO Bailey look and hold fast.
seadied myself In the seat and gave the horses the
whip. at the same time letting the rens hang
loose in order 10 give them Roadway. The engine
by this time only few yards away. but no
warning given Of its approach. neither by bell
whistle. As | leaning the backs OF
the horses the engine struck the wagon with great
force. ! was thrown over the side into the creek
The horses went over with the wagon. and Bailey
was thrown backward
The engineer and fireman managed to bring the
engine TO a standsand came TO assistance.
but as Bailey was dead and they could be OF little
use the engine started on s way 10 inc clty Wills
! made my way back 10 Sheepshead Bay. There
met Roundsmen Corris VINO summoned help. He
then ahead OF the men to the scene OF the acc-
dent. where Bailey found with his head and
face buried in the mud at the edge of the creek
Phillips ran his engine 10 Brooklyn and afterward
gave himself up 10 the police. He says that ne did
not see the patrol wagon until ne was within about
fifteen twenty feet OF II. and that he could not
avoid the accident at such a snort distance. Had
the fagman been at his post the collision would
not have happened. he declared.
Sergeant Lawson and Captain Knight of the
Twenty fourth Precinct say that when the nag
arrested he in an intoxicated con-
dition but this he Yesterday denied. saying thai
he perfectly sober. Both the engineer and
fagman will he arragned before Justice Nostrand
In the Coney Island Police Court for further ex-
amna ton this morning.
DR.. Boyce, Of the COMFY Island Emergency Hos
pital who attended Policeman Morgan, says that
he has lacerated wounds OF the scalp. as we'll as
severe bruises the body, Bailey, the dead door
man. ffty-hve years old and had been on the
force for six years He leaves wife and two
grown daughters Morgan Is twenty-six years old
and has been the force for four years He IL
married and has two children. Both were con-
sidered experienced men, and had been driving
the route for several months.