The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-09

the largest number to the casualty list.
because the rear car of the South Nor
walk local was reserved for them and
was kept locked until the train reached
that place. g
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT.
Eugene Herold, of Rochelle Park one
of the passengers onsthe Danbury train,
gave this account of the accident:
We were sitting quietly in the next
to last car and there were only one or
two unoccupied seats. There was the
usual morning crowd. There were five
cars.
There were several women in my car
and also in the last car. We had been
stalled at Fifty-seVenth Street for some
time. Suddenly there came q terrific
crash. The lights in the car went out.
There was a. roar of grinding steel and
wood and chorus of shrieks. I looked
back and saw the car behind telescopin5
over the rear of our car and through
that mix-up plunged a roaring locomo-
tive
Il was thrown on my face by the jolt
and felt some blood splash over my
forehead. Sitting smoke and steam
seemed to arise from all sides, and, look
ing back, I could see mangled persons
crawling about through the mist
Our one idea was to escape. I
found a friend of mine right in front of
me. He cried: Open the windows, for
Gods sake!' turned to the window
and found the glass had all been shat
tered by the collision. We climbed out.
I saw several persons almost covered
with blood crawling about. y
HEROISM DISPLAYED.
When nearly all of the dead and in
jured had been removed from the wreck,
Father Smith, OF the Church of st. Vim
cent de Paul, and Chaplain Walkley, of
Grace Church, both chaplains of the fire.
department, crawled into the wrecked car.
over the, hot boiler of the demolished
White Plains locomotive. and found two
girls In the middle of the last coach. They
were sisters, named Scott, of New Roch-
ellie. One sister lay on top OF the other.
The sister underneath was held by the
Wreckage, which pinned down her body
below the waist. One leg was crushed
The dead, boy of a man. which was also
pinned fast by the wreckage. lay across
the chest Of the other sister and held her
down. ~
Stimulants were administered to the
girls blythe chaplain. who remained with
them until they were removed Acting
Battalion Chief Friel found in the wreck
man who gave his name as L. M, Muir
ply, and. triedzto move; him. Murphy said
his leg was held fast, and asked Chief
Friel to free it. The Chief found that II he
loosened the timbers that held Murphy's
leg he was liable to-. let down more
wreckage on the, bodies of the two girls
He told Murphy this and Murphy said:
'.All right, I'll wait but please be as quick
as you can The Chief made Murphy.
as comfortable as. heJ could with a seat;
cushion. with his badly smashed leg he.
lay there till the bodies Of the injured
ones beside him were removed.
THE SCENE.
| The tunnel in which the wreck occurred
extends from Fifty-ffth Street, just above
the Grand Central: Station, and is about
two miles long. 1t is under Park Avenue
and there is an air hole in each block.
Complaints have been made for a long
time, however, that its ventilation was IN
sufficient, and the New York Central has
| been considering plans for the use OF
electrical power In the subway so as to
do away with the smoke and steam from
locomotives.
]. II. Franklin. manager of the Harlem
division of the New York Railroad, made
the following statement:
| "The engineer of the rear train, the
White Plains local. so far as / have been
able to learn, was responsible for the
accident. The Norwalk local was due IN
the depot at SIS and the White Plains
local at SIT. The Norwalk local was
ninth Street. The fagman got out with
| lanterns and torpedoes and put torpedoes
on the rail The engineer Of the lncom-
| ing train. failed to recognize the signal
| and made no response, and the collision
| was the result.
Mr.. Franklin said this is the third ac-
| cident in the New York Central tunnel:
The first took place in November. 1882.
when twenty persons We're killed me
second occurred February 20. 1881, when
! six persons were killed and many Injured,
ALMOST A RIOT.
Almost a riot was caused at police
| station by the arrest Of a man accused
by Coroner Scholler of attempting to ROB
| the bodies Of the dead as they lay In the
station-house. People had been admitted
| 70 the station to identify the bodies. and
| the man is supposed to have drlfted IN
with them. The friends and relatives OF
| the dead were so incensed that they
| made several attempts to get at NM
shouting a.'FIe ought to be lyncheo. ne
man gave his name assJohn Maioney.
Coroner Scholler said he saw Maloney
e,oino, through the pockets of one of the
dead persons clothes. !,
..Yo,, ought to be burned in oil, ;" said
! the Sergeant to Maloney. You are Inc
meanest criminal l ever saw. rake MIN
away quick.
Maloney was taken to a cell followed by
| the threats of the crowd.
Late in the day the coroner questioned
the trainmen. holding. court at police
station. The inquest was held behind
closed doors, and as a result Of it Signal
man Flynn was released, while Fireman
Fv,er was held in bail Of 5000. and En-
eineer wischo without bail. The rail
read company furnished bonds for Fyier,
and wischo was taken to the Tombs
prison.
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