The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-08
RUN OVER ON BRIDGE LOOP
CHILD THRUsT UNDER a CAR By THE
CONEY ISLAND ZOE

Crush Beyond the Control of the OmcinIs
Stationed Thcre-1f a Woman Wants
to He Hustled and Trnmpled with
Her Children This Is the Place for IL.
When tho Coney Island crowd at the trolley
loops Of the big bridge entrance at Park Row
was densest yesterday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. Jennie Putino. IL years old. OF 81 Null
berry street. was pushed under n fourteen-ton
Court street ear and her right leg was crushed
by tho rear truck OF tho car.
Everybody was in a free-for-all scramble at
the time. Passengers on the cars tried TO get
of: would-be passengers clawcd and wrestled
10 get on. Some ran up the north roadway and
crowded into the seats others scrambled over
the bar that is supposed to stop inRress and
eRress on the nigh side OF the cars. The po-
lice and road inspectors hustled those who got
in front OF the cars to tho narrow spaces be-
tween the tracks. Their hands were full. their
collars were wilted and their faces were steam
ing.
The mother OF Jennie speaks little English. but
knew that cars labelled "Coney Island would
go where she wished to go. She forced her way
into the crowd, followed by her husband. Those
who were not pushing were pulling. Mrs.
Putino had Jennie by both arms. and. as u car
swung around the loop nearest Park row and
started to cross to the south roadway without
stopping. she lifted her daughter and tried to
throw her into the car. Men were all along tho
car step scrambling and pushing to get seats,
Women and men were on either side fighting
to get on the step. Mrs. Putino was forced to
her knees. The girls right leg was showed UNI
der the car, between the fore and rear trucks.
The rear truck wheels passed over It just above
the ankle.
Policeman McConviIl. who was standing near
with both feet bruced to keep the crowd from
tanning against the cur. jumped to pick the
woman nm Thn crowd wnQ nlShinp nrnr Ihn
woman and some. stepped on her in their
eaRerness for q seat In tho car. McConvil col
Jared some of them and flung them hack, In
McConvill picked Mrs. .Putino up. The child
lay moaning on the asphalt. She was carried
to the Bridge Hospital. Her leg will be am
putated.
The motorman Of the car. Jeremiah Hurley,
was arrested. He did not know of the accident
until he reached the usual stopping place Mt
the curve on the south roadway. whore the iron
pillar Is TINT brushes people from the off side
step OF the cars that come around the outside
loop. Walter Norris, the conductor OF the car.
was not arrested.
from under the carwheelse every hour yesterday
by the police and inspectors. The tenders
OF the cars are held up as soon rs the cars go on
the bridge In Brooklyn. and there Ia nothing
out of danger at the loops. When the Coney
Island rush is on passengers are allowed to get
on the cars any way they see fit.
Men pull women of the steps and crowd
themselves into the seats. The inspector with
a goatee is the only one TO whom a woman can
appeal IL she wants a seat, This inspector gets
women and children either have to stand or
else take their chances in climbing on a car in
motion, No one Of the policemen or inspectors
can MndeTstand Why some way Of regulating
discovered and put into, operation. The crowd
gets more violent every hot Sunday.