New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-30
A TROLLEY CAR WRECKED.
SEVEN PASSENGERS INJURED IN A COL
LIsION WITH A BREWERY TRUCK.
THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL. OF HIS TEAM AND
HEAVY LOAD on \ DOWN GRADE-ONE
WOMAN HURT. PERHAPS FATALLY
BOTH HORSES KILLED.

HEAVY LOAD on \ DOWN GRADE-ONE
WOMAN HURT. PERHAPS FATALLY
BOTH HORSES KILLED
A brewers heavy truck ran into a loaded trolley
car in Jersey City yesterday the car was wrecked,
seven passengers were injured one perhaps fatal
IT, and the brewers horses were 50 severely hurt
that one died almost Immediately and the other
had to be killed.
TIE collision occurred at Communipaw-ave. and
Grand-st Familiarity known The Junction.
Ii Is a transfer station The Ct the Newark
line switch from and to the tracks al Grand-st as
they go west through COmmuni?aw- The
Belt Line cars run through the latter thorough
fare eros sing Grand-st. The BayOnne and Green
Vile lines continue through Grand-st. All the
cars stop at the Junction 10 transfer passengers.
Grand-st is a wide thoroughfare. but Commune
paw-ave. Is narrow, and there Is only room on
either side OF the double tracks for single We
hice to pass The Junction IS about midway to
the top Of Bergen Heights, and the grade Is
steep one Of the wagons belonging to Fiegen-
span e Co., Newark brewers was descending the
hill on Communipaw-ave a few minutes before
o'clock In the afternoon. Brewers usually nave
excellent horses, and drivers who have considera-
bic territory to cover do T It drive slowly. Cars
were standing at the Junction. and the truck was
moving rapidly down the grade with William
Beck OF No. J63 Ferry-st.. Newark holding the
lines The rumble Of the wheels OF the brewery
wagon served ns a warning for passengers about
to leave or board the cars standing in C7mmuni-
paw-ave and they prudenuy waited for the truck
II pass
A TERRIFIC CRASH.
The noise OF the wagon was not audible to the
motorman. John Curley. who was in charge OF
open car No II that bound for Bayonne
HI, car was a second or two behind. and II
bowed along up the hill at top speed to the juno
ton The other cars Obstructed the motormans
view and he did not know of the approach OF the
runaway wagon. for the driver. Beck. had seem
ingly lost control until the crash occurred me
stout pole Of the wagon swept away stanchion
and passed through the roof Of the car, while the
unfortunate horses became tenders to break the
force Of the impact OF the heavy truck. The side
Of the ear was torn out. and the pas<sengess were
hurled in n heap In the ruins Of the ear. Barely
seat was left intact and the shattered roof was
only kept from falling by the two supports at the
extreme ends OF the car.
one young woman caught in the face by
the pole Of the wagon and was hurled through
the opposite side of the car 10 the street This
was Miss Nellie II. Hayden. twenty-oight years
old ~ No 4O3 Stuyve-sant-ave.. Brooklyn. Her
tavbone Was shattered and her face was
horribly mutilated She was picked up by Mrs.
Sarah G. Smith. Of No. II West Ffty-frsi-st,
Bayonne. who was waiting to board the car
which was run down.
CARING FOR THE INJURED
Policeman Herring and many passengers and
p-lastrians hurried To the wreck T. rescue the
Injured The victims were extricated and car
ried 10 the most convenient place, the saloon
II John Kaiser Messengers brought DR.. Brod-
erick. who attended TO the sufferers until the
patrol wagon 81 the Fourth police precinct and
ambulancos arrived Miss Hayden. who was
bleeding profusely. was sent 10 the city Hospl-
tai with her nephew. Harold Hayden Marks
eight years old. who had been hurt In tn" mouth.
His father took him home last evening, but Miss
Hayden VINO was In a prccarous condition, suf-
fcring from severe hemurrhagcS, COuld not De
moved.
Mrs L T. Schafcr Of No. 81 Webster ave ,
Newark had her left leg crushed. Her daughter,
Mrs Bonn OF NJ 2l9 Montgomery-st.. Jersey
Cttv received scalp wound and confused
wounds on both legs Mrs. Eenn's siX-year-"ld
a,n. Walter. had his right leg ana arm crushed.
The injured women and boy were removed 10
Mrs B-nns home. Mrs. WiburSh, OF No. I'D
Nnth-si. Jersey CITY. had her right knee cap
broken and she was removed T. st Francis
Hospital. The other victim was MIS- Margaret
Hogan. ~ No. 221 Grand-st.. whose right leg
was fractured. She was conveyed To her nome.
There were about twenty passengers IN the
car. and several ~ the others received cuts ana
bruises When the Wagon was removed II was
found that the two hOrsrs were helpless. one
died before it could be removed and the misery
@. A. a. ''"'' vac
TIE DRIVER RAN AWAY.
Beck disappeared Immediately after the acct
o.,d f,.I liz.