New-York tribune., 1900-07-02
BROOKLYN NEWS.
PANIC ON THE ELEVATED
MANY INJURED IN MOTOR CAR WHEN
FUSE BLOWS OUT.
WOMEN TRY TO CRAWL THROUGH WIN
DOWs-MUCH CRITICISM OF THE FIRE
oUENCY OF THESE ACCIDENTS.

Criticism Of the frequency and danger OF the
accidents on the electrically equipped elevated
lines of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company was
renewed yesterday when 1t became known that
fifteen men, women and children had been badly
injured on a FIfth-ave. train, which was swinging
from FIatbush-ave. into Hudson-ave. at o'clock
yesterday morning. On many or the trains yes
terday the opinion was expressed py passengers
that the company should use the utmost ei-
fort to insure the safety OF passengers II the
extensions to its electric system made, as the
company has announced they Will De- on the
Lexington and Myrtle-ave. lines.
The train yesterday morning composed OF
three cars filed with people returning from Coney
Island. The front No. 262. 1t was q motor
car, and was aiding in drawing the train "A coach
In the middle of the train, and motor car
No 2S2. brought up the rear, and helped to push
the train. Some thought that an experiment IN
electricity being tried.
Just the had passed the Flatoush-ave
station the fuse of the rear motor car pieW out
Great confusion followed. The floor of the car
blazed up. and women rushed frantically toward
shouted, and with bare hands and fists broke open
Col vneFber ond breILad for helm to those in the
street Many women were pushed haIf tnrGuga 9 ] ene
cuts Some burned.
The impetus of the train and the power Of the
station. and the panic stricken crowd filed out,
Of tnf disorder oaG was the % %oor OF Was With
glass, blood crmsoned the seats and had spattered
dresses showed that the crush had been intense.
Sergeant Eason, who the fire in the car as II
passing his head turned in fire alarm
and sent calls the Brooklyn and Seney hospi-
tails Several women were taken out of the car
insensibe. The fremen put out the fire.
The list Of those who were cut and otherwise
surgeons and taken TO their homes in Manhattan
follows
ABRAM HENRY No 112 Madson-st.
ARAWITZ. LOUIS. No. 10s Henry-st.
BANDERBERG. WILLIAM. No 1ss Aren-st
BRESLOw. ISRAEL. No. 26 Market-st
BREsLOw. FANNIE No 40 S1arket-st.
DOETZLER, JOHN. No. 76 st. Marks Place
EPSTEIN. HARRY. No. 81 Henry-st.
KROPITsKY. LILLY. 16 old. No. 1874 Madson-st.
KOUIsERY. HENRIETTA. No 21O Henry-st.
IIEBMAN. ANN. No. 43 Herry-st-
LEVY. JAMES. No Sc Madison-st.
MEAD. GEORGE. No. 1se West Sixty -frst-st-
WOLF NOSES No 40 Catherine-st.
When Colonel T. 5. Williams, secretary treasurer
of the company. yesterday by a Tribune
reporter he said that according TO the incomplete
sons injured IN the accident. He said that he had
not yet received the full reports of the electricians
and for that reason could not give the exact cause
Of the accident
THE best electricians in the country" continued
Colonel Williams have been work for the COM
pany to devise the best methods for the of
success would be followed by the Of their cars
the Manhattan elevated lines, the underground
railroad and in Boston"
AS for the use of the two motor cars Colonel
Williams said that that part of the system,
and that often train would be composed of three
motor cars all in and controlled by the motor
the front platform. There were two sys-
he said, OF controlling the cars-the Westlng-
house by compressed air. and electricity. He said
he did know which system in IN the
train which met the accident