New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-02
VALLEY STREAM ACCIDENT
ENCOURAGING REPORTS AS TO THE con-
DITION OF THE SURVIVORS.

DITION OF THE SURVIVORS.
NO MORE ADDED TO THE DEATH-LIsT LAST NIGHT
president BA1Dw1Ns DEFENCE OF
THE RoAD-FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR THE DEAD
Tho latest report last night from ST. Johns
HOSPITAL was that there had been no ADDITIONS 10
the list Of deaths from the lamentable grade
crossing accident near Valley Stream on MONDAY
afternoon, in which five persons lost tne'r lives
1t was announced that with two or three eNceP-
tions the survivors were likely TO recover
The doctors Mt the hospital give little hope Tor
tho recovery of Miss Clara L. Stewart hine'ech
years old. OF No SOC Macon-st. The girl was NOT
remoyad from, the operating table until nearly
noon yesterday. and in the afternoon she sho"eu
slight Improvement. .
Lawrence X. Barnes, jr., twenty-ohe years ''''
of No 257 Stuyvesant-ave.. Will probapV recover
He has severe confusion at the base Oh 'ie Shu''
and The greatest care will he required 10 preserve
his life His younger brother Earl. was abe 10
leave the hospital yesterday. DR.. Bum, or the
bosnital corps gave assurances last night that
the condition of John j. Lewis. sixteen years old,
had improved. and that the boy might hVe.
There was change for the better yes'eiua! 4"
the condition of Walter w. Welbrock, twenty
two wears old of No Cos Quincy-st. Both MS legs
and one arm are fractured. and his body Is IN
cased in plaster of paris from his ankles to MS
throat.
The report WAS current last night that MISS
Emma Bertsch sister of Miss Dora bertsch'
who died at the time of the accident had sue
t,umbed TO her injuries and died early Ill '"e
or,orpoon The report was without foundatlon.
Tho vounp woman has severe internal injuries, ana
her recovery IS a matter OF grave ooup' WI
Newell =. Andrus. Of No. 52i Macon-st. who SUI
fored serious Commissions Of the body was not
critically injured.
large part of the day yesterday. but he improved,
and will recover it is said, within few days All
the other members of the party are sure to recover
from their injuries.
The Rev DR.. Cornelius Woelfkn, pastor OF the
Greene Avenue Baptist Church, to which most VI
the young people belong was busy all DAY VISITING
tn. unfortunate victims of the tragedy ana ther
cr,efstricken friends He had only couple or
hours sleep on Monday night but ne refused 10
rest as long as could think of anything 10 90 LOT
any of his suffering parshioners He had scores OIL
callers Yesterday all Of whom came 10 oIer 'he'F
services. -
ON all sides Yesterday there the bitterest
orl,Iciero on tho mart of the people against the
Long Island Railroad for not at least proVidihg d
fiagman at the crossing where the acciueht looA
place on holiday like Memorial Day. when 'he
Merrick Road fairly swarms with "hee"eh anu
and people on pleasure bent
4 Tribune reporter saw w. II. Baldwin, jr., presi-
dent of the Long Island Railroad. at his office. No
50 Nassau-st yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Baldwin ex-
pressed himself as deeply affected by the accident
1T was a terrible accident" said Mr. BALDWIN. aiio
mo S' an ' Informal Investigation of the matter and
have thoroughly sifted II so far as tne tHiie ma
s9W Sa As see no reI Teaso on whatever Why the blame
for the catastrophe should be thrown OIL any Vi
The engineer Who was in charge o; the hest train rn
Joseph Cogan Is one of our Oldest ana "a most re
road for twenty-five years and has always shown
himself reme competent and SaTefq H. l he of hs
coach upon the track but long before that as ne
always had zone upon Electric bell at the
crossing was in good working order IL was exam ~
ample time TO avoid accident had any attention been
paia TO T. foots COON 70 he that the young people
were bl oTf n Laughing sing
ing so that they failed to notice that they Weie
nor the bell attracted the attention Of the driver
his passengers Just how fh tar heelmen Who
%2s rs sf SS track gy me Just iac before the
the and turned and shouted darn TO him. dr BG
even this produced no effect ,,o nrocou,ion
The facts show that every Gd is
difficult TO see how the blame for the awfu acc'-
SuperIntendent Potter Of the road said: we had
used all precautions TO prevent s4Sn nsenb o
ga engineer had been in the employ one on 'ns
road twentyhye, ysaTS a99 is considered ono
Ut The State Railroad Commission has determined
to he Soo san 10 he scdne of the ac
cident to Investigate the reasons for H. ana on hls
report which will be presented before n ne viii en-
deavor to place the blame for the accident ,r.,u
Despite his exhausng days work DT. etntn
found time last evening to make out 40 nre, or ne
ment giving in general form ne pans iof ow vie
funerals Of es Pasht Koofr' the hreS Young vc
th tins OH Of the disaster who memb1Ts Of the
Greene Avenue emu o9 bd pillows c"O'' d.
''The funeral services of Leslie j. Kooerts: VIII VIM
take take place on Thursday al D. m, at the Greene
Venue BAPTIST Church. The funeral will not be
mpnnbcrs Of the church and CONGREGATION To them
will be supplied invitations without when nom nom
viii be admitted. Further details are not afrahseo
az Neither Sft Miss Dora Bertsch nor William Gchrst,
attendants at the Greene Avenue Churchi otn mex
Wise Wise } IF Messr Lewis Pashey and Roberts Miss
Rertsch was an attendant of the Grace Presoy-
and her funeral will be conducted by the Rev W.
II. Hudnut the pastor OF Sr"' at O'clock to-
m The funeral mleI Of William Gnchrist tr will be
Coroner Coombs stated Yesterday that he would
hold searching Investigation and fix the respons a-
SAID S would be held in Odd Fellows Han. IN 1nwooai
,ha, the Coroner has received information that the
automatic electric gong at the crossing uiu no. rois
on Monday afternoon TO denote that train was APP
preaching.
PUBLIC RIGHTS AT RAILROAD CKoSSlNu''
A decision handed down by the Appellate Term
If the Supreme Court yesterday in suit brought
by Carl 7. Haupt against the New-fork Ceh'ra'
and Hudson River Railroad Company is OF consid-
cradle interest TO the public In connection with the
many railroad accidents which have occurred IN
T'weifth-ave Haupt sued the railroad company Tor
damages for injuries received when run down by
train mile crossing the tracks at northumberland
thirty fourth-st. lie was driving brewery wagon
across the tracks when the engine or southbound
train crashed into the wagon and he was severely
Injured IIaupt's suit was dismissed in the city