Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-13

TURF III lilt 1lSlll anu d vi IL tti III.
The other patients are progressing
favorably.
New Rochelle N. Y, Jan. H.
Funeral services for five of the victims
Of the Park avenue tunnel tragedy
were held here. Saturday. From early
this morning, when the body of Oscar
W. Meyrowitz was escorted to the sta
ton for shipment to Albany, until late
in the afternoon, when the last 1itos
had been performed over the bodies of
II. Franklin Crosby and A. T.. II. Mills,
there has been 4 continuous series of
ceremonies.
Most pathetic of all was the double
funeral of Mr.. and Mrs. William How
ard, from their late home in Morris
street. The service was read by the
Rev. S. q. Curtis of st. Johns Mctho-
list Episcopal church, and the hearses
We're followed by long line of car
riages. on the 2 o'clock train the
bodies We're taken to Greenwich, c.,
fer burial
During the ceremonies the parents of
Arthur Whiteley, who has been at the
Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled
were called out by the receipt of a telc-
gram that their son was dying. 1t
was Whiteley who had accompanied
Crosby to New York, Wednesday
morning, and had occupied the same
scat with him.
Mr.. Mills funeral was held from his
Parents home in Linden place. The
Rev. DIR. Tcnney of Christ church, Pei
ham Manor. conducted the services.
Engineer Wisker was released on bail
ut New York. Saturday, the railroad
furnishing the bonds.
The New York Central Railroad has
contracted with the New York Edison
co. to light the Park avenue tunnel.
The New York journal publishes the
following:
Here is the story Of John NJ Wiske r.
the Harlem Railroad engineer. whose en-
zine pioughcd through the rear of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford train
in the Central tunnel, Wednesday morn
ing.
The story. which is the first statement
of the engineers side of the horror. WAS
told by Wisker to Rev. DR.. B. II. Burch.
pastor of the Mott Avenue Methodist
church-which is Wiskers church.
Tho engineers own words, as nearly
as the minister can recall them, are as
follows:
ana not see the green llSnt. Glu not
see the red light. l did not hear the tor
pedoCS. No lanterns were thrown into
my cab ana no warning shouts reached
my ears.
The tunnel was choked with binding
smoke and steam. An outbound train
was passing too. and the noise was deaf
ening.
I did nut on the service brakes and lat
er tho emergency brakes. but it was not
because | heard my fireman call hrs
Green" and then Red l did not hear
him say anything at all. but | since am
informed that he did call out to me warn
ngly.
The truth is. | could not tell exactly
steam felt it almost when | passed
SiXty-third street. where the green or a
white light should have BEEN. | was lean
ing out Of my cab window peering. with
my eyes wide open, for the signal, but no.
a glimmer did | see.
But felt instinctively that ] had pas $
cd the spot where the light should have
been, and put op the service brakes. =
| trenbed with anxiety as the train
rushed on and no light appeared. | felt
| sure something was wrong. but | was
| in on time.
| | put on the emergency brakes. 1t was
too latc'
| | had done all | could. The brakes
were all on and the lever reversed.
| But the train was not beyond my con-
troll and | slackcned speed when | first
had n feeling that We had passed the sig
nal point.
Then | could have stopped in time even
| If | had seen the red light. But no
warning came.