New-York tribune., 1902-01-14
ATTACKS ON THE CENTRAL.
.W-ROCHELLE'S COMMITTEE HOLDS
MANAGERS RESPONSIBLE.
wESTCHEsTER MEETING MAY BE HELD
TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE
Tunnel, NITISANCE

wEsTCHEsTER MEETING MAY BE HELD
TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE
TUNNEL NUISANCE.
Samuel w. Marvin, chairman of the smmit-
Tee appointed by the mass meeting held at New
Rochelle on Saturday night to consider the Park
ave. tunnel disaster, yesterday gave out the fol-
lowing resolutions, which the committee had
formulated under instructions from the meeting
Whereas The citizens Of New-RocheIineo noo gathered
sn mssse on the lith day OF January. 1897 to con
suit together as TO their duty in the race or me
three days before had fallen upon our fair city.
bringing bereavement and mourning to so many
Whereas They after duly and debeTatsg GGm-
that horror. and recalling the grewsome history OF
The Park-aFe tunnel including the previous slaugh-
tiers of September % 1889, and Of February 20 1891
and taking into consideration its present condition.
That the Park-ave. tunnel as It now exists is a
nuisance, unhealthful and unsafe; nuisance which
whereas They unanimously resolved that the
moral responsibility for that dreadful carnage and
destruction rests upon the railroad managers be-
cause of indifference and false economy and there
fore placed upon the said railroad managers their
Now therefore, we. a committee appointed by
10 do ali and whatever is possible to remedy the
10 he resnonsibie for tbase 90 eopditi66ns and that
catastrophe 10 a just of same. and to prose-
Health the Railroad Commissioners the District
Attorney OF New-1ork County. the legislature and
have any power I'm the premises do hereby call
Board of Health and the legislature to take i'm
mediate action TO abste this nuisance and remove
We invite neighboring municipalities TO cooperate
SAMUEL W. MARVIN.
EDGAR B. PINCKNEY
oiE9RGE 1. CARLISLE.
J. ADDISON YOUNG.
Mayor Of New Rochelle. ex-ofcio member Of COM
mittee.
The following resolution directed to the Board
Of Railroad Commissioners was also formulated:
.h We comTRttee appointed January IL 1902 by
Commissioners compel the wHaven road 70
lighting passenger coaches upon their road.
"A BIG COUNTY MEETING TO BE HELD
Chairman Marvin will extend invitations at
snce TO the heads Of the cities and towns in
Westchester County urging them to Cooperate
.n a movement to obtain safer and better faciIi-
ties for getting in and out Of New-York. A
large county meeting will probably be held
Action taken yesterday by town and
rounty official boards in White Plains calling
for a rigid investigation into the cause Of the
runnel horror and for its immediate improve
snent. The White Plains village fathers passed
resolutions for thorough inquiry. while the
Westchester Board Of Supervisors unanimously
II. ID.
Crawford, of New-Rochele. The preamble fol-
lows:
Whereas. The citizens Of New-Rochelle are bowed
o9w IN soFro~ at tne biaTs Of nearly score OF the
arauon or warming became victims Of most
frghtful disaster or butchery in the subterranean
roads of the world. on January s. 1902; as repre-
sentatiyes Of Westchester COUNTY, aroused by what
have been changed and this revolving catastrophe
declare our Indignation upon those who through
neglect, responsible for the dreadful calamity
10 mourn for its dead e CITY oi
The resolutions provided for committee OF
three to cooperate with District Attorney Je-
rome and also to ask the State Railroad Com
mission take prompt action TO remedy the
situation.
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.
The Board OF Trade of New-RocheIe held
largely attended meeting last night, and adopted
resolutions practically censuring the New-York
Central Railroad Company for the appalling loss
Of life in the accident The board lost several
Of its members in the accident and others were
injured. One of the speakers was Robert h
Scott. whose daughter is now IN the PresDy SOY
rerian Hospital suffering from a broken leg. The
New-H Haven Railroad was also severely crll-
cised for continuing in use antiquated passenger
built az least generation ago anu Iot
lighting them with kerosene lamps instead OF
modern Pintsch gas. 1t was asserted by some
of the speakers that had a modern car. built
,,1,b steeI beanns been on the rear of the Nor
walk express last Wednesday the loss OF lie
would have been much less.
Augustus Thomas explained the purpose OF
his defence fund. Before the playwright lelt
the nall the Board of Trade swelled his original
gift of $500 to $500, and individual members
pledged So 700 more.
The resolutions adopted declare that the city
has suffered not only an appalling loss OF me-
lint that the accident has done incalculable IN
iury 10 its material growth and welfare ana 10
the growth and welfare of other places In west,
chester County They urge the State Railroad
commissioners TO compel the company 10 SUD
s,itute electricity motive power: II the
Railroad Commissioners decide that tney nave
m jurisdiction the board calls on the ieglS-
1a+nre 10 mass a law which will enable them TO
cC,nneI the company TO adopt electricity at once.
The body Of George ID. winter, VINO uieo IA IA
Flower Hospital Saturday, was TAKEN ~
New Rochelle yesterday. The funeral Will De
held at the home Of the family, NO - Noou-
yan6-aye on Wednesday at 10 a. M Ihe Kew
w B. Waller pastor OF the presbyterian
church, will of1ciate. Burial Will be IN Green
wood. -. A.
The will of Ernest F. Walton. one OF the
wreck victims was fled for probate in the
Westchester County Surrogate's Court Mr;
walton who was a NewYork banker ana
,roler leaves a house in Rochelle Park ana
10000 in personal property TO ms "ioo~,
blanche Wetherin Walton. The will has this
clause
7 desire that upon my death funeral or cere-
he incinerated I'm the nearest crematory, ana the
ashes thrown away
The wish of Mr. Walton that no funeral De
held ever HIS body not carried out en-
-ireiv as a simple service was held az his home
on Friday before the will was found
URGES ACTION BY CONGRESS.