New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16
FORTY HURT IN A SMASH.
HEAD-ON TROLLEY COLLISION ON YON-
KERS HILL.
CARS RACING TO MAKE Up TIME ON A SIN
GLE TRACK-MIRACULOUsE ESCAPE
FROM DEATH
FROM DEATH.

About forty persons were injured. some Of
them seriously. by a head-on collision of trolley
cars in Yonkers last night. Some Of the injured
are:
BI-AsUCC1. PasQuale, Wakefield. Y
DOOLING. Margaret child, No 436 seventh-ave.
Mount Vernon. cut face and hands
JOHNSON, John No 6as South Eighth-ave. Mount Yer
hand split.
MGRATH Miss NJ
PALMETTO. Charles. No 2o1 ElEabeth-ss. this city.
cheek
POLLOCK Mrs J. J.. No sos West oue-hundred-and-
twenty-third- this city. internally
THORN. David s. NO 11e South FHrst-ave cuts on head
and face. dsocation of shoulder.
RYAN. Miss NJ No. 10 schooI-st Yonxers hurt about
RYAN. Miss. sister OF preceding.
The collision occurred at 6 p. m. on the
Yonkers-ave. line, about half a mile east Of the
Empire City trotting track. and at the bottom
of Valentine Hill. where two other accidents
have taken place only last winter. Both
cars We're full of passengers one coming from
the racetrack, the other going to the track.
THE MANAGEMENT POOR
The management of the line for the week of
the races has been poor. Cars have been run
in some cases three together, crowded to suf-
location. and racing up and down the hills at
brealneck speed. This was the case last night.
on account OF the big crowds carried the cars
were behind schedule time. 1t IS single track
road
Car No 215. with Thomas Curran as motor
man. aad Nicholas Hayes as conductor. left the
race.rack at about $50. bound for Yonkers.
The was packed with passengers Three
women and man sat on the front or outside.
seat. in violation Of the rules OF the company.
At Central-ave. a car was met. eastward hound.
and Car No. 30 was compelled 10 return TO a
switch. Again a start made. The Kim
balI-ave- switch was reached without further
trouble. and a car passed.
The next car to be passed was at the Nepper-
han and Yonkers aves. switch The motorman,
to make UP for lost time. turned on the full cur
rent and raced for the bottom Of the hill. Mean
while another that should have remained at
the Nepperhan-ave. switch, had left there and
was racing toward Mount Vernon heavily
loaded with passengers and with three women
seated on the outside front seat After passing
the tracks OF the Putnam Railroad the car,
which was No 143 with John Mccormack
motorman. and Joseph O'Brien as conductor,
was sent at the highest speed. Between the
railroad tracks and the Kimball-ave switch is
a distance of about two hundred yards
SAW THE OTHER CAR TOO LATE.
Too late the motormen saw each the others
car, put on their brakes and reversed the power.
Women screamed and tainted. while the men
yelled in alright. The man sitting the front
seat jumped. and rolled a distance Of about one
hundred feet. He sprang to his feet and stag
gered down Yonkers-ave., evidently thinking an
explosion Of some kind was due.
The cars came together with a crash that
heard half mile away. BY what seems almost
a miracle. the women the front seats were
not killed. One. Miss NJ Ryan. Of No. 10
School-st. was badly hurt about the knees
while the others were bruised the body and
cut on the hands and faces. All refused to give
their names excepting Miss Ryan. her sister
and Miss NJ. McGrath. Women children and
men were cut, gashed and bruised. About forty
persons were reported as being injured
Both cars were wrecked. In No 210 every seat
smashed and not piece Of glass was left
whole.
David s. Thorn. OF No. 116 South First-ave
Yonkers. received the worst of the injuries
cuts the head and face and disocation of
the shoulder. The left cheek of Charles Pal
metto. of No. 261 Elizabeth-st. laid open
from the eye to the chin. The shoulder of Pas
quale Blasucci, Of Wakefield, N Y. was broken
Mrs. J. J. Pollock, Of No. sos West One-hun-
dred and d-twenty- -thrd-st.. is badly hurt in
South Seventh ave. Mount Vernon, was cut
the face and head. The hand Of John John
son. Of No. 53S South Eighth-ave., Mount Yer
non, was split, and he badly cut
The ambulance from st. Johns Hospital was
soon on the scene. and the wounded at
tended to and many Of them conveyed to their
homes. Those from out of town that were
able to go home were taken to the hospital
The people OF Yonkers have been expecting
this smashup for some time The cars are run
without system of any kind, apparently and
cidents are of frequent occurrence. This is
about the sixth of a serious nature in less than
three years.
SHOCKED BY AN ELECTRIC LIGHT POLE.