The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-04
BEACH TRAINS COLLIDE.
SEVERAL PASSENGERS HURT At A
CROSSING IN FL1TBUsH.

Train Bound For Brooklyn Runs Into the
Rear Car of One on tho Way to Long
Island City-Hospital AmbuIances and
Doctors Called to Care For tho Injured.
The last train from Manhattan Beach to
Long Island City on the Long Island Railroad.
and tho last train from Manhattan Beach to
Brooklyn. had rear-end collision al
1l:45 o'clock last night at the Man.
haitian Beach crossing In Flatbush. The trains
leave Manhattan Beach at about the same time
and run close together but the Long Island
City train should have been out Of the way.
The Brooklyn train ran into It.
Ambulances we're called from the st. Johns
and Kings County hospitals and the police re-
serves from the Flatbush avenue station were
sent to the scene. Tho Long Island Railroad
officials at Long Island City summoned docs
tors and sent them out on a wrecking train
shortly after they received word Of the acci-
dent.
collision:
RonBrSs sItAs, ia Hart street. Brooklyn; contu.
sion and shock
OLnIG, LEONARD. s3s Greene avenue Brooklynt
both kn es broken; taken to Tho Flatbush Hospital.
scHAIL. KSEAs, 80 Hanson place. Brooklyn; right
log injured.
WALL. GEORGIA. PIT Monroe street. Brooklyn,
right arm injured.
HELMsrAD. HENRY, 217 Monroe street, Brooklyn,
head injured.
HELMsrAp, Mrs. HENRY. contusions.
scHETrMEIsrKR Louis. 17sv Broadway. Brootlynt
hoad laccrated.
WARD, WILLIAM. III Chauncey street, Brooklyny
right hand injured.
1t was said that the accident was due to
, the fact that the conductor OF the
Long Island City train violated the
company's rule by stopping his train to permit
! two passengers to get Off at the Flatlands sta
ton.
Tho engineer OF the Long Island City train
was Henry Braid. who lives in Woodhaven.
and the conductor 4. Wilde. Of 2.093 Dean
street, Brooklyn.
Later. the conductor OF the Long ISL
and City train said 1t was not true
that he had stopped at the Flat
lands station to permit passengers
to get of the train. but that the train had
been stalled by the storm.
The collision was not as serious as 10
might have been. owing to the fact that the
Brooklyn train stops regularly at the station.
and was already slowing up. The engineer.
George Jackson. did not jump when he saw
that collision was inevitable. but reduced tho
speed still further. He escaped injury, al.
though the engine was badly battered.
The rear car Of the Long Island City train
was telescoped into the second car OF the train.
The former was badly smashed. but the latter
was not so seriously damaged. The passen-
| gers OF both trains were badly shaken up. but
none OF them were injured except those in the
rear coach OF the Long Island City train.
| When the ambulance arrived the injured
were all attended to and were then placed on
the train again. with the exception OF Obrlg
| who was taken to a hospital
| The wreckinG train soon arrived and
| the two smashed cars OF the Long Island
| City train were sidetracked. The train
proceeded on It's way to Long Island City.
Most Of the passengers Of the Brooklyn trai
grew weary at the delay. which lasted
| for nearly an hour, and took
| the trolley cars for their homes.
| At the time OF the crash came It was feared
| that the cars OF the Long Island City train
would take fire. so call was sent out for
the nearest fire engine. Its services were not
required. The police made no arrests.