New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-10
TRAINS CRASH IN THE FOG
TWO ELEVATED ROAD COLLISIONS IN
HARLEM.
THREE PERSONS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT o
THE sECoND-AvE. LNE-PAssENdEKs

THREE PERSONS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT ON
THE sEcoND-AvE LINE-PAssENGERs
IN GREAT CONNECTION.
The fog was responsible for two elevated raiiroao
collisions In Harlem yesterday mornns-o,e o'' Wv.
Second-ave branch and the other on the '>'"'"-"'e
line.
Tb,e. no-sons uere hurt in the Second-ave.
crash which occurred at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
st. The injured are: 40,
MAsTERsoN hiryone years RS Ola I,k on N .nsiSs
East sixty rnihst the fireman Of me s,, me boiler
opRTEN Joseph forty Old Of No. c t asa,ns.
hundred and sixteenth St, a passenger n""s against
Sullivan Tmothy ,wsny-h,se ysa pscS sen thrown
from hi. seat and ramp'S on .. is in the hospital
and the others went nome ,,, -,
About twenty other passengers were i'I"'e. Wy
being thrown from their seats against parts OF '1e
cars or were trampled on. They did not appear
for relief. , ,,,,,
. 90 ,h,, tho engineer could gee that the Ninety
r,p,bst station was clear and take his train IN
The train was about half-fu the time being just
before the great rush, or about 1--WE minutes peio'e
o'clock The rear train had gathereu 20"
crowd and wac damned. The fog was so thick
that the engineer could not sec the other withih
s,oppinR distance OF II. He was running AT three-
ouarter speed as all elevated trains DO IN deep
foos and as soon as he saw the dark Object IN
front OF his engine he pulled the lever All" :. ''"
TO stop his train. The action had not TAKE" e"e''
before the collision came
The bump was certainly heavy one. Every pas
senrer In both trains WAS thrown from tne posi'on
no or she had and the great majority were hur'ed
70 the floors OF the cars.
WINDOWS BROKEN.
,bo windows of the rear Of the forward train
ard of the forward car OF the rear train were an
broken The wastcpipes and piston-rod OF inc Ie'i
engine and the front part o. its trucks were oroAe
n, was the platform OF the rear car OF tne ior"a
train The smashing OF the windows the noise Vi
escaninS steam which rushed out OF the striking
onc,no from all us parts and the hinging OF the
nossorgers prom!scuously about the carr cause
In,ouss excitement The women get up series OF
shrcks and some Of the men uttered SHOUTS anu
cried for help The majority Of the men. however
and some ~ the women called for quiet
Roth trains came standstlI irnmeoh''e''
af,cr rho collision They were fbout two docks
Of both engines whstled for assistance ana non a
dozen policemen were soon al me heoan ~ clam
Der out. despite the danger Of falling into tne
street The nm did not be ex Whoe q Some wcrs
moro Interested In the womens danger ,nan h ~,
,hsmeyss and 'T@y ,sa and nd spspakng as cheer
ingy 10 them they could But gr si,s "a q ny
with an intense anxiety 10 get away from me
scene quickly rs possible took me 'u mSiSSS
alongside
thev descended 70 The street "a. - ,,o
All the others the great majority leit me W."
trains and walked TO the Ninty- ninth-st. STATION;
which wos TANNED 10 overflow Ing ana many nan
70 walt on the track. Will" others IN 'front.' WENT
down 10 the street by the station stairway -. ;.
MANY lid 'hi- In preference 10 trusting 20 eet I,
their plares o. employment by means "hi'H nsi
already failed them. Bui more than mar OF w W,
messengers waited on the platform while IN" uhchs
uor, being cleared for another train 70 com" eIons
md they went downtown by two trains pLt on io'
,hcn Tho delay was only FOR half an hour
THE TRAIN Not FLAGGEp.
william l.. Dunn. the engineer OF the striking
train. wls arrested and t1kcn TO Yorkvn'e fohce
Court, where Magisirat" Wentworth discharged
him Dunn explained that he could not see any
hing through the FOG I; it customary u a tram
.,ops 10 send q guard hack 70 flag the following
train punns train not tagged giarl
hat however been son' back 10 DO so. nut on MS
ysy he heard n whistle which h. thousnt was down
from the -ngin, Of his own train for his reeaiI
\ litle after n m. a sirht co'llso'i or,Ne'n
two rains on the Nlnth-ayc I'm" occurred ~, "eri
one n and-th and one hunurr, ana
,btrt,.,erond At ~ IN. northbounl hack y
mi, o, which william Donaldson. OF NO 2o5 " est
Dno-hunircd a n1 twenty ninth st. was cnelnrrr
Mas going along ut a snaIl's pa" Ihe.e were rev
psfsfnsrr. IN the train. Ahead or ponalnssoh
'r.ir Win. another train which was halted, whitths
for N. station Mt On.hundred and thirty -niih-st
20 De- cleared hy train there. Donaldson 90 no!
90. mi. stalled train. and ran into 1t, inc impact
passenger was slightly bruised 10y being thrown
l.. AZ.