New-York tribune., 1902-01-09
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ThOmdS II.
18th Battalion, and Lieutenant William Clark
of Hook and Ladder Company No. =, who was
decorated for bravery at the Windsor Hotel fire.
were the first officers of the Fire Department
to arrive at the scene of the accident. AS the
truck they were on turned into Park-ave. from
Fifty-sixth-st they saw a crowd standing by
the tunnel arch and pointing down. This was
the first intimation they had of the location OF
the trouble.
Captain Friers story is as follows:
Climbing over the rail- Lieutenant Clark and
lowered ourselves down on the cab OF the wreeke9
with these in our hands we erawled from the edse
of the cab down between the areh ana aiong ,d ,nd
fsg the Outside S' of the cab Between this the
%Sh k wa Working nSfe was o way og 2a his we
on the boiler Of the iocomo,iye This was, red
t. Nearly the entire ength f s q the eVer rn
and we were obliged TO cut our way 10 reaeh 'he
end of the boiler.
The rear end Of the New-Haven train had been
driven against the next car by the force of the
collision; This car telescoped the rear car BE- e.
the second car there was a space oil ABOUT ten
Into this narrow space jammed the entire
Of the wrecked cars; passengers ana seats
they struck the resisting mass of the teleseoped
car and there they piled up from the Moor TO the
As We entered the wrecked car Il was dark ana
piteous piteo saI appeals for assistance
I'VE are burning death" moaned the impris-
scalding steam In the narrow space between the
ear aS the 05 in ne bea5 Of s
to the roof @ Of hod the Of ear Mrs Ho@ard tne
only way could recognize that L was the body
of woman was by the sleeve Of an astraeha,n ,
5fG6etd 5hf69ded ii it mans 0'er'oa' almost
The arst person I reached was Thomas T; Muir
pinned in the wreck by timbers which had broken
half way out Of the window. and there he hung
helpless We had to prop him up from below and
Father smith asked him several times if be wanted
the last sacraments administered but he replied
that he was all right ana would not die 1 sug-
gested 10 Surgeon Gillette that he give Murphy a
Cant you release my legs .captain?" asked the
injured man. told him thai if that was done the
Der would be injured,
CHEERFUL HERO.
IAN right: you know best, he REPLIED cheerily
Then put cushion back of him which relieved
be taken out. owing to his position
The next person | reached was Miss Sadie Scott,
spraned The bodies Of two men were lying across
her, and man who lay near near her her was tanning her
IN handle you gently | can" / said To
her. You mustn't mind if violate some of the
Never mind conventionaties-ju get me out
The space in which We worked was so limited
that could not even swing an axe. The air was
man worked with will. With me inside the
wrecked car were Lieutenant OIdTK, fHentu
O'Connell. McGrath, Egan and Nolan Father
Smith and Chaplain Woolley. There was also =
passenger from the train who got In and worked
with US. He well dressed. but didn't spare
his clothes. He worked intellicenty and manfully.
He disappeared when the danger over.
DR. Gillette. ambulance surgeon from the
Roosevelt Hospital worked like Trojan. He ex-
posed himself fearlessly To the danger OF escaping
steam and his white jacket was covered with blood
and dirt.
Lieutenant Clark, who made a thrilling rescue
of a woman in the Windsor Hotel fire in 1898.
I@rfo int II nd
Chief Friel remained in the for over two
hours. For over fifteen minutes he stood in n
dense cloud of scalding steam. holding Miss
Scott's head and tanning her TO keep away the
steam. At the same time he placed his shoulder
under Murphy's head and supported him.