New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-13
TROLLEY CAR KILLS TWO
TWENTY OTHERS INJURED IN COL
LISION AT JAMAICA.
A HEAVY TRUCK IN WHICH A PLEASURE
PARTY WAS TAKING STARLIGHT
RIDE" HIT WHILE CROSSING
THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

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Twenty-six young persons started from Col
rege Point Saturday night for starlight
ride" Yesterday morning two carried
home dead, several OF the others were taken TO
the Jamaica Hospital and not one of the num-
ber reached home without cuts or bruises TO
tell the story Of collision with a trolley car.
THE DEAD
TYfth-ave., College Point.
scHI Michael s,,a. tePtythree . years old. of No 81
THE INJURED.
pEBEvOIsE. Matte. seventeen years old Twefth-ave
and siKth-st. College Point; oonusons of the chest
DIETZ Ellen. nineteen years Old OF No as Twefth-st
College Point; shocked and bruised.
ssTf foaa G cut aSoTs hight
a1 Aso4is shooed gfsF Sd bruised 1a or No 'S0
SILVER Henrietta old. woodsdde; scalp
Those named were still in the Jamaica Hos
pital last evening. The following. after having
their injuries attended TO at the hospital. were
permitted TO go their homes:
Buck dward. eighteen years old. of Thirteenth-s and
SiNth-ave., College Point
HoUsEMAN MAJ L5ze 5 twenty-five years Old OF Fourteenth
ROSS Paya ieF t%sey on' ysaTs old Of rhfe'hs and
WEBER George. twenty-four years old. Seventh
and Seventh ave. College Point
The others who were injured, but who were
able to go to their homes after resting at hotel.
were:
ABIF5R Henry
BAUMAN. James
Buck Edward.
CARROLL Patrick.
DIErz Mamie. Of No. As Twelfth-st.. College Point.
DUNN. John
FRIEZE. Alexandec. Of No 1s1 Fifteenh-st. College
Point.
FRoBA william Of No 2s sixteenth College Point
KRoBE Christian. Of Twefth-st and Thrd-ave College
KRoBE Henrietta of Twelrth-st and Third-ave College
KRoBE Margaret Tnird-aye.. College
Starlight rides have been popular for some
months in College Point. Almost every evening
one or more have gone out when the weather
permitted. The usual plan 10 drive to some
resort ten miles from home, and, after
a couple OF hours OF dancing and a supper. to
drive back in the early morning. For these
trips the farm wagons in which truck gardeners
carry their produce to market have been used.
The party which met with the accident left
College Point somewhat late on Saturday night.
A wagon had been hired from the Dereschein
Brothers, truck gardeners. John Rogers. one Of
their employees, was driving Cushions had been
placed along the shelves the sides OF the
wagon and the bottom filed with straw. The
trip TO Jamaica made by way Of the Hoff-
a trot when he turned into Fulton-st.. In ia
maica. 1t was getting toward midnight. His
objective point was a hotel in Fulton-st.. near
Van Wyck-ave.. on the border line between ia
maica and Richmond HILL
When in front OF the hotel Rogers says he
looked back and saw q car approaching but
considerable distance away. He thought he had
plenty Of time 70 cross, and says he had no
idea that the travelling fast. He
turned sharp. TO cross the rails and drive
under the sheds adjoining the hotel When his
team Strengthened out and his wagon was
the tracks he looked again and saw that
the rushing toward him, and less than
two hundred feet away. He says that up to
that time the motorman had made no effort TO
slacken his speed. Others say that the car
was within hundred feet OF the wagon before
the motorman turned off the current. When
the brake was applied il was too late to check
the speed. Rogers. when he saw the danger,
dashed his team but the load was heavy and
the horses had hardly started it faster than
the walk at which they going before the
crash came.