Evening journal., 1896-06-08
.Ap rHoLLEY ACCIDENT.
A brooklyn Cur Runs Away. killing one
md InInrlnc MnnY.

A Brookiyn Cur Runs Away, Killing One
aud InJurins Many.
NEW YORK, June S.-hn overloaded
trolley car ran away down a long incline
on the road 10 Ccney Island whom the tide
OF travel was ut it's height. More than 100
passongors were put in peril OF their lives.
One lad, un unknown Russian boy, aged
I = years, was killed outright falling on
his head and crushing It. Twenty were
bruised and battered In a horrible fashion.
one woman being taken to the hospital
with injuries from which she cannot re-
cover A score or more were slightly
hurt The injured are:
Lena Bleckman or New York. shoulders
and ans torn and bruised, injured inter
nally; may die. Lewis Brown of New
York; severe scalp wound. Abraham
Calm OF Brooklyn, compound fracture of
leg A. Evans OF Brooklyn, Injured in
ternally; seyore Commissions. Mrs. Mary
Evans, aged 45. OF Brooklyn skull frac-
tuged, injured internally; will probably
die w. Eyans of Brooklyn, hurt about
the face. George Ferrara Of New York
laceration of the chest Samuel Freed
man Of New York, badly bruised about
the head, cuts on fnco. Leonard Forte Of
Brooklyn. terribly injured on head, scalp
New York, contusions on head and body.
Charles Hassel brough Of Brooklyn, slight
injuries. John Hood of New York, spine
Injured Nathan Levitt of New York,
legs and arms badly bruised. Bernard
Levitt OF New York, shoulder disloeated,
scalp cut. A. @. Paul OF Brooklyn, Charles
Piano, Robert Troy, Nicholas KeDelis Of
New York and James Reid and Frank Shea
OF Brooklyn were among Others who ro-
oeiyed cuts and bruises
In addition to those whose names were
obtained by the iiremen and police fully a
score more were treated for slight injuries
by the ambulance surgeons. Many jumped
from the car and escaped practically unin-
jured
CIV No 40 OF the Nassau systom start
ed from the foot Of Thirty ninth stT0ot for
Coney Island with 1913 passengers aboard.
The cur had proceeded TO within a couple
OF hundred feet OF Sixth avenue. crossing
the tracks Of tho Fifth avenue line IN
safety, when the trolley pole slipped. The
car started backward, gathering speed as
IL won't down tho hill. The widest ex-
citement prevailed. The motorman could
do nothing with the runaway, and, as
usual, the brakes refused to work ac-
oordlng TO tho conductor. Aftor a mad ca
reer OF nearly four blocks the flying car
loft the tincks with terrific whirl and
brought up against a telegraph pole, Tbs
car was wrecked Meanwhile panic had
seized the passengers, o number of them
jumping as the car sped down tho hill,
Othors struggled among themselves, and
when the crash eame'tho most indescrib-
able confusion prevailed. Firemen and
police and crowds who had hurried to the
scene took the victims az speedily as pos
siblo from among the ruins The lad who
was killed was oither pushed or fell from
the platform just before the crash. Hts
head was crushed TO a Jolly nRainst the
stone curbing. So great was the shock
that ono Of tho wheels of the car was
broken TO pieces Those most severely in
jured among the passengers were removed
by the ambulance corps 60 the various hos
pitals. The Others went homo Both mo-
torman and conductor were arrested.