New-York tribune., 1899-06-14
EIGHTEEN WERE HURT.
NO LIVES LOST IN THE LONG ISLAND
RAILROAD WRECK.

STATEMENT BY SUPERINTENDENT POTTER.
The Long Island Railroad Company Is making
investigation Into the OF the wreck on the
Rockaway Beach Division late Monday night.
when a special train carrying the guests OF
wedding ran into the rear OF regular train
Both trains were on the westbound track and
crossing the long trestle which spans Jamaica
Bay when the crash occurred. Every one on the
trains received a severe shaking mp. and several
received painful bruises and cuts. The COLLISION
occurred just the regular train was pulling OUT
Of the Goose Creek Station The fact that the train
under way was doubtless responsible for the
fact that no lives were lost Had the forward train
presented n more resisting force the wreck would
have been serious
When the trains came together the forward train
driven ahead by the impact, and this saved
much worse accident. There about l25 pas
sengers the regular train and almost two hun
dred on the special All were thrown into panic
by the shock and the crash. but this subsided IN
a minute and the unhurt passengers started TO
give relief 10 those injured the following being
corrected list Of those hurt:
THE INJURED.
AGAR Alfred No 2Oss F>on-st. Brooklyn; contusions
BowEs. George. No 2i Frost-st. Brooklyn; scalp
BROWN George. No. "a Godwin-st. Paterson shoulder
hurt
cAMMAN: Henry brakeman. 1ynoFooN' ooH'u'oH' about
FNT J2ssPs ss P.or NG Ts iscfs E9s
FINCH. Rose fifteen years same address; eoh'us''n'
about the face and head
FOX Robert brakeman Long Island CITY; scalp wounds
Fr-CHs Mary No. 2ce2A Bergen-s BROOKLYN; suffering
from shock.
GIAssMAN Gustave contusons Of head.
KENNEDY Richard. No 81 Godwin-s st. Paterson; dis-
located shoulder.
1.AsKAs Gustav No II Broadway Brooklyn contusions
and shock.
-,.v,,,,p-,,- -, nj, tho bridal train No 81 West
TRirty- second ST. New~York; scalp wounds
RIpEI. E. Rockaway Beach; scalp wound and suffering
RosENF1BLD. ous,avo. No. $50 second-st. New-YorF;
injured about leg
SHIELDS Susan. No. 2.jSS Futdn-st, Brooklyn 0o"
tusions and shock
sNEpECAR Harry. conductor about the head and
legs and kneecap broken
STRAIN Hugh. brakeman No ll2 NooIe-s''' hr'o"''"'
contusions about hack and leg
THOMPSON Jesse brakeman. Shutdown cut about the
head
The fact that the rear portion OF the last car OF
the regular train baggage compartment a'so
reduced the HIST OF injured. Robert Hart the Hne-
man OF the regular train, was thrown from 'he
tender Of the engine into the water, but escaped
without injury. He climbed back into the treste'
and worked hard later 10 straghten out the tange'
Mr.. POTTER BLAMES THE ENGINEER
Superintendent Potter, OF the Long Island Rail-
road arrived at the Of the wreck at midnight
with relief train and the hospital car. He TOOK
with him Dr. Valentine. Dr. Mcdonald and Dr'
Mutt Everything was in great confusion, and the
regular train was badly wrecked The speciaI Fao
on board party OF guests returning from the wed
ding OF Miss Henrietta Solomon and MT. Karen
berg OF Boston at Far Rockavay. and Is said 70
have been running at a high rate OF speed The reg
uIar train in charge of Conductor Snedeker' ier'
Rockaway at 1910 and left the Goose Creek station
for Brooklyn at 1857
Superintendent Potter made the following state
rnent as TO the responsibility for the collision:
'arhe accident was caused by the failure OF the
engineer of the special 10 stop his train When ne
left Far Rockaway he had orders 10 look OUT ior
the regular train, which was running just ahead
of him. He had q clear view and a clear track OF
two miles, and admitted that he saw the rear
lights of the regular train. which was running hVe
minutes ahead Of him, with straight TRACK Oh
four miles from the junction. Engineer Schur VINO
was in charge OF the special stated to me that
he was running at the rate OF from twenty-five 70
thirty miles at the time he put on the air brakes
and attempted to stop his train The brakes were
all right and the whole trouble was due to the
fault OF the engineer OF the special In mistudging
the distance from his own train 10 the regular
train which was moving away from the Goose
Creek station
THE statement that thick fog was the cause Of
the collision is mistake. because the fog did not
neer Schur has been In the employ OF Ihe Lons
Island Railroad Company for the last six years
and has always been regarded as trustworthy
1T was fortunate that no one seriously burt.
Thosa most severely injured were railroad men
All the passengers who were injured were able 10
go TO their homes
Mr.. Potter said that the officials OF the company
making a thorough investigation. and when
this was ended action would be taken as 10 the
person or persons responsible for the accident
the house surgeon said that all the injured VINO
%ere taken e mere m c6Id ShP w e,neneS None Were
likely 10 die OF their injuries.