New-York tribune., 1900-03-19
NINE HURT ON ELEVATED.
TRAIN CRASHES INTO A COAL CHUTE
ON THE NINTH-AVE. LINE

Nine persons were injured early yesterday
morning as the result of accident which hap
pened on the Ninth Avenue Elevated Railroad
in Greenwich-st near Rector-st Five of the in
Jured were taken to hospital The others were
so slightly hurt that they were able to go to
their homes.
THE INJURED
coaIcf LFRGD F. tws4ysisht & old
Internally injured and unconscious: TO Hudson Street
BARLOW. RICHARD B.. of Yonkers. engineer of the
train scalp wounds and shock; to Hudson Street
FINDIAY. DAVID A. of No. psi West Twenty-thirl-
fracture Of the skull; to Hudson Street Hospital
GIBBONS EDGAR T.. twenty-one years Old. OF No. sIs
Lenox ave; shocked; home.
HUTCHTNGS. JOSEPH, of one-hundred- and twenty
MANNING. JAMES thirty-fOur years old laborer; of
Ne Nc - WAS, Washinston-st.; scalp wound; to Hudson
MBRIDE JAMES. Of No se2 Columbus ave. the
RUF JOHN, twenty five years old, carpenter, Of No
$50 Ie:ss-st, Union Hill. N j.; slightly hurt; went
sHELvEY. THOMAS. forty-two years old. engineer
fena injured to Hudson street G f Mo!5a
sHEJ-vEY. THOMAS. JR.. of Thomas SheIvey. ST.
slightly hurt: taken home.
The accident happened to the Ninth-ave. ele-
waited train which left the South Ferry station
a few minutes before 3:30 a. m, going north. 1t
consisted of two passenger cars, drawn by
lumbus-ave., was the conductor; Richard B.
Barlow, of Yonkers, the engineer, and Joseph
Hutchings, Of One hundred and twenty -sixth-st
and Eighth-ave the fireman. The train had
passed the Battery Place station, going at its
usual speed, and approaching the coaling
station just below Rector-st. The engineer did
not need coal for his engine and did not sig
nal for a supply to James Galaxy, of No. 425
West ne-hundred and twenty -ffth-st., the man
in charge Of the coaling apparatus. Galaxy was
about seventy-fve feet away from the coal
chute when the train rounded the curve as ii
left Battery Place. Whenever engine needs a
supply Of coal from the bins of the road at that
point heavy iron chute is lowered by Galaxy
and the coal is sent through this chute into the
tender Of the engine.
In some way this chute became loosened at it's
fastening and dropped down at the moment the
coming train reached the spot. The heavy iron
pipe hung in front of the engine and the en-
gineer was powerless to prevent a collision. The
chute struck the roof of the cab and tore 1t
off, at the same time throwing the engineer,
Barlow, and the fireman, Hutchings, to the floor
of the cab. Barlow's hand was on the throttle at
the moment of collision, and he fell his hand
turned the pressure still more, and the engine
dashed at full speed up the track. stopping only
when it had reached Barclay-st., because of the
exhaustion of the steam.
In the mean time, the dangling chute had
wrecked the roofs of the two passenger cars be-
hind the engine, while the dozen passengers i'll
the cars were thrown in every direction and
panic stricken. But they had scarcely time
to realize what had happened before the train
had stopped at the Barclay-st. station.
Patrolmen Silk Thayer. O'Meara and OBrien.
all of the Church-st. station heard the shouts of
the passengers in the cars the train shot by
overhead. and followed its course, fast as
they could to the Barclay-st. station The po-
licemen found Barlow, the engineer, and Hutch
ings, the fremen, still lying the floor of the
cab. Mcbride, the conductor. was PROSTATE on
the platform of the car upon which he was
standing when the accident happened and the
passengers in the two were lying scattered
about in the midst of the wreckage which the
chute had left behind.
Alfred Alexander, the colored passenger, was
found unconscious in one of the cars from a blow
on the head. and picked up by Patrolman
Silk and carried into a restaurant in Greenwich
ST. Barlow, Hutchings and Mcbride as
sisted to the station platform. where Hutchings
and Mcbride soon revived and lent their aid in
helping the others among the injured, all of
whom We're taken to the station platform. Two
ambulances were sent for from the Hudson
Street Hospital They came in charge of DrS.
Page and Smith, and the five persons who re-
qured medical treatment were taken TO that in
stitution. The others were able TO go to their
homes unaided, the little Shelvey boy being
taken home by PatrOman Hac6man his father
being among those sent to the hospital.
After the accident wreCking train was sent
to the scene of the trouble and the disabled en-
gine and damaged We're removed to the
shops of the company. No one of the officials or
employees of the company would give an estimate
of the damage done. The principal damage was
to the roof and sides of the cab and cars. After
the train had passed the chute broke its fasten-
ings and fell to the tracks. where it lodged, and
was taken away by the wreckng train