The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-12-18
DOUBLE OF SANTA CLAUS
VICTIM OF PARK ROW CRUSH
by Man Struck Dragged
Until Dyes Snow

An accident happened in from; OF No
81 Park Row shortly before 10 O'Clock
this morning which Illustrated sorcetuliy
the pcriis that b.sc, any citizen ""o is
compelled 20 thread II" maze o! trolley
cars and vehicles OF all soti' that 'wd
this thorouEhIarc.
An old man. u typical Santa Claus In
appearance. will. long. flowing. snow
white hair and beard. dress in FUR
trimmed cont and crowned with an as
trakhan hat. started TO cross Park Row
at the corner OF Bee kman street.
Third avenue car No NJ had Just stnrt :
cd from the loop ut the lower end o.
Park Row. and was coming uptown at
a high rate OF speed Coming VIZ also
was Madison avenue ear. ard speed.
Ing down 10 the terminus wcr" stu an
other Madison avenue and Third ave-
hue car.
Dnxcd by the Confualun.
There were mail carts coming from the
Post ONCE and the thorouShiare was
crowded The Changing OF bells. the
shouts OF drivers and general confusion.
dazed the old man so that he hcs!tated
AMI then stepped back IN from: Of Car
No. IS. which struck him with .uil force.
Motormun Patrick Grogan applied the
brakes n once. but the rails wcr" slip.
rory and the old man waa carried hail
a dozen yards before the car cam" to a
standstill. lie was picked ~ and laid
in the hallway OF No. 81 Park row.
Ills white hair was REDEEMED hy q
cop!ous now from "a iaccratcd wound on
the back OF his head. lie was uncon-
sc!ous and no one knew him
Policeman Heart summoned an am
bulancc. and DR.. corwin. ate. eNamin-
ting the old man. said that the scalp
wound was no, serlous. but tina, the old
man was likely to suffer severely from
shock because o. his age
lie was probably seventy wears OF age
lie was taken to Hudson Hospital and
wa. still unconsciou when inquiry was
made there an hour later.
GrOcun was arrested and locked w In
IN" Oak stree; station.
Pcril. scarcely Realized.
Tic icri,s OF Park Row ar. scarcely
estimated oy the crowds that throng
Bridge and by those who rctIrn il;
night.
There are hal. a dozen car lines. the
Second. Third and Madison avenue cleo
They run on short heahway. AMI PARK
Row Is filled with them a, NJ hours.
lNsfc are NOtSc-CIfS also.
The traffic from brooklyn Bridge. from
Centre street. from Sn:uce. Beekman
and hnil stry"is a"a fTbn broadway
pours into II from early morning until
late at night.
From Spruce street 20 the Bridge both
sides o. Park Row are torn up by the
tunnel workers. and the car tracks III
all lvri',r'" space.
4 Veritnbic Mnn-Trnp.
II Is "a veria de man. trap. and redcs-
trlans must be blessed with cool hcits
and n!:nb. zee; who venture Into this
trap and get out or the maze OF trolley
Cars and vehicles alive.
Add 20 II" cars and trucks many cleo
,rlc vehicles and bicycles and the perils
that beset the people who arc compelled
to cross ,h!s ,horoughtnrc are many.
Park Row Is always covered with an
inch OF :, my. mud. which makes travel
ling doubly dangerous.
A m!sstep especially during the rush
hours Of tHe day. would l." fatal 10 the
citizen. II Is n matter or wonder mat
more accidents are not recorded In this
dangerous thOroughfarc