The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-25
TROLLEY CAR CRASH
PA sBNGER CUT TO PIECES. rs MORE
HURT IN THIRD AVENUE.
Disa bied Car. Pushed by Another. Runs Into .
Brewery Wa Eon Piled High with beer
Ke.s-waEon Cut In Halves; Front Car
Totally Wrecked-Signal 10 stop too Late.

Brewery " agon Piled High with Beer
Kess-waEon Cut In Hnlvesi Front Gar
Totally wrecked-Sign 20 stop too Late.
Morris Sternfels Of 1888 Fast Seventy-fourth
street was killed and a dozen OF more persons
we're injured In Third avenue, between Elgh-
zenith and Nineteenth streets. last night In a
collision between a trolley car and a big brewery
wagon loaded with empty kegs. Edward Frank
OF s54 East Fifty-ffth street was the driver OF
the brewery wagon. which belonged to Henry
Elias Of 4os Fast Fifty-fourth street He was
going north on the avenue on the wrong SIDE
that Is, on the west side. After passing Eighteenth
street he pulled his team around and started
across the car tracks diaRon1lly to get on the
proper side.
The two horsea got across the downtown
and uptown tracks all right, but the wagon
with the piled-up load Of heavy beer kegs was
still on the uptown truck when a disabled car
which was being pushed to the barn by another
car struck the wagon fun In the centre. The
disabled car was ono Of the comparatively ne"
and heavy box cars on the Third avenue lin"
II had broken down ~ Eleventh street on the
uptown trip with thirty passengers aboard
and waited there until an open car In charg" "I
Notorman Patrick Dwyer oame along and re hih
10 rush II To the barn at Sixty-nfth stree'. ! "
two cars were spinning along az an tPteu'
henry Bouman was the motormano on the lTo.l
car, and, although his own motor was useless 20
check the speed Of the car or 10 stop II, he was
depended upon by Motorman Dwyer on the rear
car to see that the track was clear,
When one car Is pushing, another rs we
rule for the motorman on the rear car 10 uahf
bell signals for stopping and going Anedu
from his own conductor and from me lnotortnan
OF The other car. Bouman did not zee me
brewery wagon In time TO give the signal 70
DIVER and the cars went into the wagon WIN
a crash and slammed II against an eleValel
pillar witt so much force that the wagon was
literally cut In halves and the. beer kegs we're
scattered all over the block Motorman boh,
man saved his life by jumping. but measured
his length on the pavement and was picked up
Morris S~ternfels WAS inside the front car
sitting next 70 the front door ana close up
cut 10 pieces in the wreck Of glass. wood and
ironwork. His head was almost severed.
probably by the window glass and a ioot vas
taken completely on. 1t was found beneath tle
wreck OF the car. At least a dozen q his fell
low passengers we're cut and bruised. but none
Of them was SO badly hurt that he or she had
The front end Of the front car was ripped OF
the trucks and smashed to pieces; The second
car escaped damage, save a bent DASHBOARD ana
knocked back ward through the glass parluon
al the end OF his car and fell senseless on me
front seat. lie recovered and had no serious
injury. The passengers on tho rear car did not
suffer anything worse than scratches and
Wagon eii iFanfs eiil o orr ju nnissi from Ii. seat and
was stunned but not hurt much.
Policeman Bryan saw the srnash-up ana
sent a hurry cali to Bellevue Hospital. Two
ambulanceA In charge Of DIR, Ryan and Or.
got to the wreck the Injured persons had all
been taken into a nearby drug store. The
ambulance surgeons found fifteen who needed
salve and bandages. but all OF them were able
10 go home after their wounds had been dressed
and the ambulances went back empty. Among
the injured passenger were Frank Keys, JohnA.
luhev Of S25 East Fifty-ninth street. Mr..
Corwtn. Edward G.. IeRgett and Mrs. Marion.
The other victims wouldn't say who they were.
Sterntels's body was identified by letters In
his pockets and his gold watch. on which his
name was engraved. He was So wears old and
wa in the drv goods business In Portland,
Ore. for twenty-five Vear~. but retired two
Years ago and came 10 this city 10 live. He
leaves n wife and two children
Frank. the driver. and Bauman and DIVER,
the mutorlnen, were arrested.