New-York tribune., 1897-08-23
FOURTEEN PERSONS HURT.
\ TROLLEY CAR CRASHES INTO ! DRAG
NEAR COMFY ISLAND
IHr: MEMBERS OF THE Picnic PARTY ~ TIE
COACH THROWN HEAD oNG OuT--TWO SE-
RIors CASES AMONG THE WOUNDED
TWO HORSES ALSO KII.I.ED-A rAS-
sf:SGER SAYS THE MOTOR
MAN WAS RUNNING
FAST TO MAKE Ut


FAST TO MAKE Ut
LOST TIME
A trolley-car ran into six-horse draS at
Shcepshead Pay last night. Fourteen people
were Injured and two horses killed.
There were about forty persons the drag
All were members of the John f. Palmer Social
Club, Of Brooklyn. whose clubhouse is at
Throop-avc. and Broadway. The party left the
clubhouse in the morning for outing Il was
On It's way home. and being driven up
Ocean-ave.. Sheepshead Bay, about o'clock
last night. when the accident occurred. When
near Bay-ave. the driver Of the drag turned his
horses to one side to get out of the way Of
troley-car Of the Nassau line. which run
ming on the down track AS he did Car No
40 OF the same line came along on the up
track. and crashed into the drag. The
pants were II rown out, and a scene Of the wild
est confusion followed. Several of the pcnick
ers were severely injured. The two wheel
horses Of the drag were killed outright. A third,
one Of the leaders had his legs broken.
These were the injured in the party:
bARRAGHE adsesi jn x1 OF & no. 81" so s New-Y0
fractured kneebone
coMEYER Frederick Of No 2a2 South Fifth-st. Brook
3n' contusi'I Of the right leg and shock. Was sent
home.
DREssTER. Mrs Anna Of No. 80 Iocust-ave. rlatbush
pital.
GARITl. ,ohn. Of No. 1oes Hudson Boulevard: Jersey
kdr.c ''''' "''''' anu ''''' 'A's'"'e' '"'' 90"
GR!FFY. William. Of No. 7as IIart-s. Brooklyn driver
the BRAIN Taken to the seney Hospital and is unlikely
ana bruised and ankle spraned. Was taken home in
PALMER John of No % Throop- ave- Brooklyn: scalp
wound bruised shoulders ard arms and suffering from
shock Was taken home
PoMS Albert. Of No % Grove-st.. Jersey city ankle
taken St Johns Hospital.
PRIMROSE. William. Of No 81 Kpp 81. Brooklyn:
fractured rib and confusion of the back Was taken
REpgNGER , i Geqss passenger on the roeycaF
SEWARD Fannie Of No. 10 South Fifth St. Rrooklyn
sion Of the right leg Vas hone me- "'' ~'' '''
scHiEFER Henry. Of 40. 46 Hmrod st: cut the
TURcOT. Edward Of No. II South Tenth ST. Brooklyn:
shock and bruises Was able 60 home
The trolley-car was in charge of c. G. Crane
motorman. and Adolph Fisher. conductor
Crane arrested. The motorman said that
he tried to stop the car. hut could not do in
time to avoid a collision. lie also declared
that the car was running slowly.
The drag with its heavy load. overturned
and the occupants were pinned in the wreck
age. Their cries for help brought large crowd
to the scene. the members of which lent valua-
be assistance Ambulances were summoned
and responded from st. Mary's. 81. Johns Nor
wegian. the Coney Island Relief and the Seney
hospitals.
Roundsman Coynes and Mounted Policeman
Taylor. If the Sheepshead Bay station. and Ed
ward Eckhart. did good work in getting the
wounded ont Of the wreck They were carried
to Henry Holstein's hotel. which turned
into temporary hospital
Mrs Dressler was one Of the most seriously
injured and 1t was al first thought she would
die The doctors at the hospital said later,
however. that she might recover.
c. NJ Ryder Of No ~ Linden Boulevard, a
travelling salesman for an importing house at
No li Broad-st New-York. a passenger on the
trol!cy-car. was picked up out Of the wreck un-
conscious. His. clothing was badly torn When
he recovered he said that before the collision
CURED the conductor told him that the car was
four minutes behind time, and that he had to
make it mp. Mr. Ryder said that the car was
running at a high rate of speed. He was sitting
on a rear seat when. all at once. he light
ahead and a moment afterward the crash came.
Crane the motorman, was locked up in the
Eighth Precinct station. Brooklyn. He Will be-
arraigned i'm the Coney Island Police Court tins
morning.
Tho people i'm Holstein's Hotel were having
darce when the accident occurred. but they
stopped their merrymaking and helped the
wounded willingly. number Of the women.
however. nearly tainted. at the sight Of the
blood which covered the clothing Of most Of the
injured.
Superintendent Blake, Of the Nassau Line. said
at Coney Island last night that all the people in
the drag were drunk They had been AT hotel
in Sheepshcad Bay. and the car starter, noticing
their condition. as they passed him. and seeing
that they were going by "A road which would
bring them near the Nassau cars, ordered all
rnotorn,en 70 look out for them The blame for
the accident Superintendent Drake said could
not he laid his company 1t was careless
driving he thought on the part Of the driver OF
the coach He also asserted that there were no
lights on the coach.
THE ELEVATED ROAD BLOCKED.