New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-01
FIVE KILLED OUTRIGHT.
THREE MORE FATALLY HURT.
A A BROOKLYN CHURCH PARTY CRUSHED
BY LONG ISLAND RAILROAD TRAIN.
rwENTY-GNE YOUNG PEOPLE STARTED IN A
TALLYHo FOR VALLEY sTREAM-sTRUCK
AT TIE MIcRRIcK BOULEVARD CROSS

TALI.YHo FOR VALLEY sTREAM-sTRUCK
AT TIE MIcRRrcK BOULEVARD CROSS
INo-or THE PARTY ONE Es-
cApED By JUMPING
A tallyho containing a party Of twenty-one
,oung men and women Of Brooklyn with three
drivers. was struck by train Of the Long Island
Railroad a; the MerriclI Boulevard crossing
near Valley Stream yesterday afternoon. Five
were killed outright. two of the party and a
driver probably fatally injured. and all the rest
were more or less seriously hurt. except two.
THE DEAD
BGRTSCH Dora. ,wenty-one years old. OF No $50
II iyvesant-ave.. daughter OF r. Bertsch.
,s wam III sy Ss S q N
ms Company
LEWIS winslow w. Of No. Iossl4 DeKaib-ave.
PAsHLEY. George twenty years old of No. Ha.ey-
THD INJURED.
ANDRIjs Mrs Annie vie Of Newell p Andru. Of No.
52i Macon-st.: compound fracture Of the leg
BARNES Ear. OF No o57 S,uyvesnn,-st.; slight con-
,Usors
BARNES Lawrence X. tr.. same address; fractured
' rhfoopIave' I ave- slight coS'Hsioa q the scalp
BEETSCH. Emma twenty-four years Old Of No 2'e
Stuyvesan'-ave; broken leg.
Iafsyette-ave; contusion Of back and shoulder
DE BEDTs Florence Of S5l Greeneave.: broken leg
GIBSON Bessie. of No $50 1afayette-ave' shock
HEM Matilda g. o, No. G1s Buren-st.: shock
LEWIS John j.. of No. So Greene-ave shock.
Henry Of NG[ @ SycSsS1 a 9aa nafcd
PAsHLEY Ella eighteen years Old OF No s@4 Halsey-
st.: irac,uTcd rib and confusion Of back.
Can L. ,asls4s d y'1s ;ns sid sa e
fatally injured.
sTuL.MAN Miss Ray H.. Of No. $50 GrSene-ae' III
Juries OF foot and head
wELLBRocK Walter W. twentyto years I 0.q f1aeured
probably fatally injured.
The tallyho party was composed Of an eXcur-
sion party from the Greene Avenue Baptist
Church. az Greene and Stuyvesant aves" OF
which the Rev. Dr. Cornelius Woefkin is pas
tor 1t was at first reported that it was an
excursion of the Alpha Delta Theta Society
Of that church, but it was afterward learned
from Dr. Woelfkin that only few Of ti'e
party were members of that society, and that
in reality it was simply an excursion Of the
Young people Of the church. The president
Of the society, Winslow w. Lewis. was one
of the killed, and his brother. Harry Lewis.
was one of the two who escaped without injury
Both lived at No. 1,0S31a DeKalb-ave.
II had been arranged that the young people
of the church should celebrate Memorial Day by
taking a tallyho run to Valley Stream Long
Island spending part Of the afternoon there
and returning early in the evening. Lawrence
X Barnes, jr. nineteen years old, OF NO.
o,7 Stuyvesant-ave.. was intrusted with the
arrangements, and he went to Henry Ham
ilton's livery stable. at No. 222 Bedford
ave. and hired a tallyho stating that 1t was for
the use of a party of young people from neigh
boring church.
SAVED BY THE STORM
The party was 10 have comprised thirty young
people but the bad weather early yesterday morn
ing kept some OF them at home, and only twenty
one were in the tallyho when 1t made its start
The start was delayed for some time on account
Of The rain but by IL o'clock the sky was clear
and a fine day assured and at that hour the be-
lated party started. number of friends and
members of the church had gathered at the cor
ner to see them off Among them was the
brother OF Walter Wellbrock who had delayed
going TO his place of business purposely that
he might see his brother we'll started. Most Of
the young men in the party had girl friends with
them. and during the wait at the corner the
laughing and chatting among the party, mingled
with the farewell shouts of their friends on the
sidewalk attracted the attention Of a numerous
crowd of bystanders, who watched with curios-
ity for the starting of the tallyho
At last the whip cracked, the horn blew, and
the tally-ho started, the girls waving handker-
chiefs and the young men shouting farewells 10
Their friends the sidewalk. Mccormick q
veteran with the ribbons, was the driver, and
his assistants were Edward Kenny. Of No. JAG
North Ninth-st., and Richard Gribbin, Of No.
ia North Fifth-st. In the party, besides those
whose names are given, were Harry Lewis, a
brother of Winslow Lewis, and Thomas Hall
Wyatt. of No. 214 Hancock-st-
SHORT CUT FOR A PICNIC.
The lateness Of the start made it desirable to
take the shortest route possible and to make no
pa use before reaching Valley Stream. Never
,heless a halt was made at Springfield. The
nsrtv had been enjoying to the fullest extent
me beautiful day, and some one had suggested
that all that was needed to make the fun OF the
occasion perfect 20 make stop in some
convenient grove and have an impromptu PIC
MIC The idea was hailed with enthusiasm, lut
1t was objected that picnic would be iaco'h-
plete without some sarsapariiia, ginger ale a''o
a-water. Accordingly, the halt was made al
Springfield TO permit some of the young men 10
purchase these drinks. Young Barnes and some
Of the others got down and presently came back
laughing and calling to their friends. with the
bottles In their arms.
Then the journey was taken up again All
the way the party were on the lookout for
grove, but none appeared that seemed to suit
everybody. IAt last little piece Of woods op-
peared, at the point where the Merrich boule-
ward crosses the tracks Of the Long Island
Railroad The coach the bouevord,
which was just beginning TO be crowded with
carriages and bcyclists: The bad weather mad
kept the wheelmen at home early in the day,
and. consequently the road was crowded with
bicycles The tay-ho had driven through Val
lev Stream and was then headed toward Lyn-
brook