Evening journal., 1897-06-01
DEATH THONATALLYHO.
Five Killed and Many Injured at
a Grade Crossing.
STRUCK BY A LONG ISLAND TRAIN.
Unhappy Fate of Gay Party of Brook
lyn People on Coaching Excursion.
Not ono Escaped Uninjured.
Several win Die.

Several win Die.
Brooklyn. June IA taIyho coach
loaded with members of a society at
tached to the Greene Avenue Baptist |
church Of this city was run into at VAL
ley Stream by a passenger train Of the
Long Island railroad. Five persons
We're instantly killed, seven were man
Eled so seriously that their lives are de-
SPARED Of. and all the others were more
or less hurt.
The dead were taken to Inwood and
the wounded removed to St. Johns
hospital in this city.
The conductor and engineer of the
passenger train were placed under ar
rest.
Byewitnesses say that the horses ran
away and, despite the endeavors of
the drivers, dashed upon the track Just
ahead of the train.
The following were instantly killed:
Lester Roberts of Putnam avenue.
Miss Burch, 259 Stuyvesant avenue.
Gilbert Smith.
George Pashley, s24 Halsey street.
w. w. Lewis. 1oS1ls De Kalb avenue.
The following are believed to be ia
tally injured:
John j. Lewes, SS2 Greene avenue.
Mrs Andrews. 524 Macon street.
Flora Stewart, 306 Macon street.
Miss Burch, sister OF one killed, 25s
Stuyvesant avenue.
Earl Barnes, 257 Stuyvesant avenue.
Lawrence Barnes. Jr.. 257 stuyvesant
avenue
Walter Welbroch, sos Quincy street.
The others injured are Bessie Gibson,
Edna Bulmer. Tillie Hahn. Ray Stell-
man, Flora Debetts, Mrs. Bates, Miss
Pashley and Henry Mccormack.
The accident occurred at the point
near Valley Stream where the Merrick
road crosses the West Hampton branch
Of the Long Island railroad. The party
was on it's way TO Rockville Center
There were p of the party in all
many of them riding on the outside 90
the coach, 1t was those who escaped
with their lives. All those inside the
coach were instantly killed.
At the point where the accident Oc-
CURED the Merrick road Is surrounded
by dense shrubbery. High trees, now
in full leaf prevent any view of the
track being obtained from the road, and
beneath the trees bushes grow thicldy.
Just before the tallyho reached the
tracks the horses became frightened az
the whistle Of the passenger from Min
, cola bound for Valley Stream, which
was approaching.
Horses Became Unmanagcable.
Sounded as a warning, the whistle
caused the accident, for II rendered the
horses unmanageable.
Realizing the danger of his position
the driver tried to stop the team. They
had become too frightened to obey, ant
then the driver decided to try to cross
2 the tracks.
n I.ashing the horses to their full speed
lie endeavored to force them across tn
o tracks.
The animals had cleared the rails, an'
the coach was just upon the track whei
! the locomotive struck it.
4 The persons in the tallyho had no
! realized their danger until it was to-
. late. When they saw the locomotive
It was almost upon them. Several leap
ed from their seats, but only TO b.
crushed in the fearful wreck that fol
r lowed. The locomotive struck the coacl
n squarely in the center and carried It 70
- many yards before the train could b
10 stopped. Not until then did the engi
o neer realize the extent of the catastro
e phe.
e The accident had been witnessed b.
!. many persons who live near the cross
IL ing, and they hurried 70 give aid. Ol
reaching the scene, they found six per
sons dead while the wounded, so badl
hurt as to be helpless. were groanln
ia with pain. Word was sent at once t
i Valley Stream and from there to Lon
Ia Island City.
il Medical aid was asked. and DR..
m Bradbury and Aver of Linbrook an
m Hutcheson Of Rockville Center re
= sponded They did what they could
Ig relieve the sufferings of the wounded
4, but were so hampered that they we1
able to do little.
As soon as word Of the accider
reached Long Island City relief trai
was sent out and the wounded me
"a removed to Brooklyn and taken 10 hos
N pitals.
81 The dead were left on the turf clos
a. to the spot where ahey lost their live
and Coroner Coombs was notified. Il
a. hurried to the spot and began an invei
n tigation.
- From the story Of those who saw II
accident It is said that blame cannot
Justly placed upon either the engines
of the train or the driver of the tall.
no. They say that had not the hors'
oi been so frightened the driver wou
ne have been able 10 control them an
- would not have driven upon the trac
"a Strange to say. the horses escaped ui
-. hurt.
es Indicted For an Old Crime.
IN Atlanta, June Mrs. 2. A. oodfre
40 years old, handsome and wealth