The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-10
CRASHES ON THE ELEVATED
ENGINEs nun INgO TR a AHEAD
BECAUSE OF THE roc.

4 I'VE Passengers Cut By tho Ginss or Broken
windews-FtreEnu OF q CoiiidinE EnEino
Hpiured In JunpinE 90 tho Trnch-One Eu-
gineer Arrested. but Let Go NJ Biaueiss'.
The fog was mainly responsible for two rear
end collisions which occurred on the elevated
railroads In Harlem early yesterday morning.
Tho nrst occurred on the Second avenue limo.
betwecn 101st and 1920 streets. A south.bound
train which started from the 127th street sta
ton at $3.50 o'clock stopped. because Of tho fog.
at 101st street with tho rear car Just below
102d street. VIM. Dunn. engineer Of n train
which loft the criminal station hve minutes
later. did not see tho halted train until too late.
When no did no whistled down brakes"
and reversed tho engine, but the locomo-
tivo crashed into the roar car of the
lher train, smashing the platform and about a
REcn windows. Fireman William Mastcrson,
hen no saw that a collision was inevitable.
threw open the motor sido door and jumped out.
Fe fell on his shoulder on the planking between
he tracks. rolled about eight feet and struck
lie head against tho rail. His hoad was cut and
10 was bruised from head to foot. Ho was de-
9 lirious from his injuries when the police finally
reached him.
James o'Brien Of 4O7 East 118th street and
\ Timothy Sullivan OF 800 East 1O2d street occu-
lpiod rear seats in the car which was run into.
They were knocked out OF their seats and show
Win CrOKen ,RlaHB from the WlnuOWh-
o'Brien's hands were cut with the glass and
6ullivan was bruised on the head and body.
The other passengers on. the train were anxious
20 quit the cars at once, but the guards and con-
4 ductor manned the. doors. refusing to allow
them to climb TO- the track, and succeeded In
track from the Ninety.sixth street station
and bad to walk up to the scene Of
the, accident. An ambulance was summoned
lem Hospital by DR.. Higgins. O'Brien and
Sullivan, after having their injuries dressed,
refused further treatment. Meantime word had
q message was sent to the railroad yard for an
extra engineer and fireman. Whom the engineer
arrived Engineer Dunn was arrested and the
new man was put on the engine TO run II. Al
was resumed. Neither train was crippled by
the collision. The. colliding locomotive and
train were uninjured.
Engineer Dunn when arrHigned before Magi.-
. collision would have been avoided had the
guard OF the rear car displayed the usual
signal. a red lantern. He added that no under.
train first halted, but abandoned his post to take
charge Of the front door of the car because no
heard an engine whistle and thought that II was
signsl from his s own engineer to 60 ahead:
blame for the action Of his fireman in jumping
of and injuring himself.
Tho second collision occurred on the Eighth
Donaldson Of 263 West l2sth street, on reach.
ing 130th street with his train going north. saw
o train ahoad. but miscalculated the distance in
the fog. When he tried to- slow up no found
With the car ahead, bending the gates slightly.
The passengers were pretty we'll shaken up, and
John sclasky of es Suffolk street was thrown
from his seat and his head bumped against the
mo was resumed with comparatively little delay,
and no arrests were made.