The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-01

later word was brought that one OF the dead,
q young woman who had up TO that Time bccn
disappeared from the hospital, but called . hair
Some OF the hospital authorities said he might
learn something OF Dora IL he called up the Cor
THAT mean" he said, "that my darling il
lie. left the hospital with tears running down
Mr.. Lawrence X. Barnes called as SOON as he
heard that his two sons were injured. He waited
able TO learn tho nature Of their injuries. Lo
was told that his son, Lawrence 4; Barnes, Sr,.
son. I E araie, wns we'll Se 'e enough SsH't to &c home. 'D'
SIX OF the injured wore unable to leave inc
hospital last night I; JGs sMSr rgeO st ssnd tS Mho h snd
A." 1t viii be surprising" they said, "if she re-
Winslow W. Lewis, one of tho young men who
was killed, was n cousin OF Harry Lewis. ono OF
Lester Roberts OF 5IiX Monroe street, one of
those who were killed, graduated this year from
st %' H. I WsitStS;ct HG % 3 legs and arms wero
fractured, is q student in the Long Island Col
lege Hospital.
CROWD AT THE CHURCH.
The street at Greene and Stuyvesant avenues,
was alied with 2 crowd Of over goo persons last
night. These began to assemble as soon as
A lne steady pasdd ne Stream M on y r%eiativss and friends
went. into the pastors house 70 inquire
for their missing friends or relations; The b
young people Of tho church who had been init
mately acquainted with those who formed the
and then sobs could be heard coming from diff
ferent groups where some one was relating
The minister, whenever he came out Of the
house. was besieged by, the waiting crowd for
news; II h told them S,I all he .n knew c0, but e he WAS
himself only with difficulty, From time to time
persons brought in reports that one of those 50.
spread through the block. Most Of these reports
were erroneous.
ran down the Block screaming hysterically:
When she got to her residence her mother ths tried
dead: he's deadi"' She was finally carried into
the house in an exhausted condition.;
sons had disappeared from before tho church.
DIR. woELFKrN's EXPERIENCE,
DIR. Woelfkin said that tho young people
wanted him to 60 with them on the tal,y.ho
man P he t deeii nc H. but BUT prom ndsoi't to meet sAf tho
~ started at . o'clock with a party Of about
s sSfay to S a e m roport aaa @9WVshi nt ton n Sai To- got to to
the picnic grounds in time for dinner. When We
several wheeimen. who told us . tslly:ho had
been smashed and several persons killed and all
and several OF the young women tainted. There
were a number. in our party who had brothers
and and sisters trs.. in n. the !, tssiSlE cho, party part toy we NV went tr.i to
back to Brooklyn"
Just before dark last night, the track hands in
pany succeeded In gathering together all that
was left OF the wreckage, and on the order of the
railroad officials they set fre to 1t and burned 1t
up.
GOING TO FIX THE CROSSING BELL
Returning to New York at 8 o'clock. TIKI
Sun reporter was informed ut Jamaica that two
to fx the crossing BELL that did not ring properly.
The railroad man who furnished this informs'
i fISR also an ssla ah saA cd h Wss S E SSFs said f ts s, Hs s cSl
s sIeh 1 r1as er tasi he but neT he fsPE ike %Si, shG Nor 70,
Coroner Coombs empanelled a Jury Of nine
the dead at his undertaking establishment. The
date Of the inquest has not been fixed.
Long island Railroad Company has had since
the one at Berlin three years ago this coming
summer. when half a dozen persons were KILLED
posed OF open cars and was coming from Rocka
way Beach late at night.
There has been one other accident at the Mer
rick road crossing where this one was yester
day. A year ago q man was struck and killed
there.
HOW THE DEAD WERE IDENTIFIED.
The body q George F. Pashley, Jr.. wa,
book, and the body Of Leslie J. Roberts was 81
badly mangled as to be unrecognizable. His nam'
was found on the underdrawers. and the identi
teIephoned to the Coroner tina Roberts had no
returned home and was not in hospital. He wa!
convinced that Roberts was among the dead.
Winslow w. Lewis, who was among those
killed in the accident, and whose cousin
the President OF the Alpha Delta Thet,
Club. His clothing was searched to sec II Their,
was anything that might lead to his identity. 4
number OF cards found in his pockets Dor,
firm name OF Dodd. Mead & Co. In consequence
of thc flndingofthese cards 1t WAS at first believes
that Willing was the person killed.
The fourth man killed was William Gilchrist
Gilbert Smith. .Gilchrist was engaged TO Mis-
Dora Bertsch who was killed.
Gilchrist was not known to any of the'people O
the church or Of the neighborhood. When hi
Gilbert Smith who was n friend Of some of tn
boys in the church. His chum afterward rect
fled the mistake and made certain that the dca
man was Gilchrist.
The fifth body was that of Miss Dora Bertscl
whose sister was also injured: A full descrlr
tion Of the dead girl was telephoncd to til
father, William +. Bertsch of $50 Stuyvesan
avenue. and he identified her by the description
u heavy blow on the back of the head.
RAILROAD PEOPLE DECLINE TO TALK.
The train which struck the coach was draw
by engine II. Tho engineer was Joseph Coll
gan. The conductor was John Reese. Neithe
OF these men would say a word after the acciden
except to the railroad officials, and the railroa
officials wouldn't say a word except that Coll
and had been there for twenty-five years.
OREGON SHORT N