New-York tribune., 1897-07-30
WASHOUT WRECKED TRAIN.
SEVEN MEN INJURED ON THE LONG
ISLAND RAILROAD.

Island RAiLROaD
PASSENGERS ON THE CANNON BALL EXPREss
BADLY SCARED BY A PREVIOUS AccIDENT-
BUSY DAY FOR ROAD OFFICIALS.
An accident in which three passengers received
serious injury and many more had narrow es-
oapes occurred yesterday morning on the Long
Island Railroad
Train No. ~, which left Port Jefferson at go
o'clock in charge of Ruthill Dayton, conductor,
with Coe Jackson engineer. in charge or engine
Nc. 80, and Robert Miller. his fireman, was
thrown from the track between East Northport
and Kings Park. Those seriously hurt were
SMITH. Major Clinton e. Of smithowni cut about neck;
wOODHULI. C. H.. Of ST. James: brother-in-aw Of
Major Smith whom he was visiting seriously cut
LBNHARDT. p. Frederick. Of smithtown; several ribs
broken and interna: injuries.
The following were injured but not severely'
ELBERsoN Joseph OF setauke; cut about the head ana
ARTHUR. II. w. Of smithtown; cuts on the head and
had one and leg bruised.
MILLER. Robert. fireman; severe contusone
JACKSON. Coe. engineer: hurt about the head
The train was made up Of combination bag
gage and smoking car. and two passenger
coaches. beside the locomotive and tender. There
ten passengers on the train when II ran
into a washout caused by the storm. Engineer
Jackson slowed down. but no damage was
done he went ahead.
Half mile further west Jackson saw that the
tracks at the foot Of a hill he was then descend
ing were submerged, and he reversed the lever
and applied the air brakes with full force. but
the hill too steep and the tracks too slippery
to permit OF bringing the train TO a stop The
washOut was in a valley formed by hills looking
east west and north. The engineer saw that the
rau nod a
tance of twenty-five feet
THE ENGINE TRIED TO RUN UP HILL.
The engine and the tender left the track. and,
turning sharply to the right ran part way up
the wooded hill The engine then turned to the
left across the tracks and torped over.
Miller jumped as the engine turned the second
time and fell into ditch. Jackson however
remained at his post and crawled from the
wreck Of his cab. which was twenty feet from
the engine from which it had been torn when 1t
stopped The cars rolled over as soon as they
struck the washout and were wrecked.
The passengers, Miss Nellie Sturtevant of
Terryve: Albert Lenhardt, of Smithtown
Major Clinton E. Smith. Of Smithtown; +. r.
Lenhardt. of Smithtown; ]. c. Hawkins OF Stony
Brook; H. w. Arthur. Of Smithtown; E. NJ
Smith. jr., of Smithtown: c. II Woodruff OF 81
James, and Joseph Elberson. of Setauket In the
mean time were undergoing thrilling expert
ence When the cars fetched up in the water,
after the passengers had been kn0ckso "a aoOut Oat
and injured the ten people scrambled 10 get
out. Miss Sturtevant the only woman OH 'he
train the first one out.
MEDICAL AID SENT FOR.
Drs Davis and Donohue Of Northport, ard
Dr. Fenning, OF Smthtown, were sent FOR. 1hey
attended the injured who were moved to their
homes The officials Of the company IN Long
Island City were informed. and were soon on the
spot. They looked after the passengers, and
transferred those who cared to go, to q speclaI
train which reached Long Island City al II 900
o'clock. The train which met with the mishap
was due at SD.
The three men, who were the most seriously
injured vere in the smoking car, Whiie the
others were in the passenger coaches.
The wreck delayed four passenger trains @ Ior
three hours. gravel and frelght , traIn; ne
gravel after the wrechage had been cleared was
used 10 repair the broken roadbed
The road officials are making an invesugaton'
II is considered fortunate that the accident oc
Cured SO early in the morning. when traVe was
light for loss of lie might have resulted had
II happened during the middle Of the day when
there Is big riding.
PASSENGERS SHAKEN UP.
Yesterday mornings accident was the secohu
mishap on the road within twelve hours. Near
Manor on Wednesday night. the rear truck OH
a nar,or car of the Cannon Ball express left the
track and as result four cars broke loose
while the train was going at the rate OF fort!-
Ave miles an hour Fifty people where on the
train but no was injured.
Thn ,ro,n divides into two sections at Manor,
one for Amagansett and the other lor ureen- s'.l
mort The Greenport section Of four cars was
attached to the rear Of the AmaEanse' an, III
The first intimatiOn the passengers hau oi ny ',,
accident was a fearful jolt. which terrlileu an
on board Then the four cars bumped over ,.n., tne
ties while women in the cars screamed. n..' ~
l~a1I IrnH Hnn
o,a feu over on it's side, bringing the -FOUR
orn 20 a standstill. There were thirteen mem
hers of the Black Thorn Club. or BROOKLYN Oh
the train returning from RNerheau' ,uo no
The train went for more thah ihIis ,s ps
tore the engineer discovered that he had lett
behind portion oil his train.