The evening world., 1900-01-19
CRASH ON
II" ROAD.
Twenty Passengers Hurt
in a Wreck on Brook
Ign Elevated.

fnsrs were two collisions in the fog
. the Brooklyn Elevated railroads this
>.,.,nr-one on the Fifth avenue line
n the Twentieth street station. the other
q the Kings County lire at the Frank
~ avenue station.
An electric motor train Of four carr.
heade1 BIZ car No 40. August weder-
hisd. sosorman. and Frederick schroA-
~, conductor. was sS,thbound At 7
\ n. and going q, full speed. when
Il cssshsd into the rear Of an u" train
{ e four cars that was about to pull out
nlhs rventisth street station.
HeSssa or twenty psrsons were In
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fhsy were attended 10 by q surgeon
fDom ~ 0epey Hospital and were then
49, % 70 home. The other injured per-
- went away 10 hnd doctors without
Olving their names.
~. wore I'VE Sopsets.
4Asse were two Distinct Impacts and
~ noese Of the crash vas heard blocks
ouuy. After ths asst impact the motor
sssia rsbousdsd and the hrst car broke
away from the other three.
Tue coupling between the second and
shisd cars OF the forward train also
Nruhe. Then the rear section Of the
train ahead and the nrN car 81 the
csassding train came together for the
second time. q
1Ms motor car tslsscopsd the othes
~ Q distance Of six feet and the TO
sections stuck together.
Policeman John r. Mullaney. Of the
yifth avenue station. Who was just be-
)ow, hurried upstairs TO the rescue.
with the help Of passenger. who kept
their heads he helped the injured out Of
the wreck.
The passengers lay In Q jumh,sd heap
In the cars nearest the point Of impact.
and some had 10 be untansled from IN.
Asr the seats before they could b helpsd
out.
TIE notosmaa of the eollidinG train
ssx that . collislon was Inevitable and
savei himself from almost sure death
BY rushing back into the rear OF the
car. after turning on the power.
The Conductor threw himself nat on
bic face on the hoor and saved himself
from being hurried about or cut by glass.
Cars Da1ly Wseeks1.
\ wrecking train vas sent for. and
the wreckins gang found hard Job be-
fore them. II took an hour to cieAa
4 up and clear the tracks for franc
The front car Of the motor train was
. hopeless tumble Of twisted iron and
Dalsisrsd wool.
fhs rear car OF the other train looked
o. n Il had been through u cyclone.
The roof was torn partly on and the
woodwork along the sides was spin.
tered.
The gates had been torn on. and one OF
them fell Into the stree, below. The win
loWs we're ali smashed and the glass
also hailed down into the street.
A big crowd collected below. and ,raf-
&c on both the elevated and street cara
vas entifely blocked for an hour.
A man Weighing 10 pounds. who %,
IN the rear car. was thrown forward
With such force that his body smashed
the seat ahead. The man was himself
severely bruised and nearly knocked VA
ceascious.
Joseph Desmond was mo,orman and