The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-01-09

dow and found the glass had been
shattered by the collision. We climb
ed out. | saw several persons almost
covered with blood crawling about"
The response OF the police and fire
departments to the call was prompt
and within an incredibly short time
nearly 300 firemen. ambulance sur
eeons and trainmen were In the smoke
and steam-fillcd tunnel. working des-
pcrately to get the bodies of the dead
and wounded passengers frcm the
wrecked trains. Above the scene of
death Oh the driveway on both sides OF
the tunnel We're long rows Of ambu-
lances. fire engines and hook and lad
de- companies.
Passengers Render Splendid Aid.
In many instances the uninjured
and those whose injuries were slight
rendered splendid aid. while others.
bewildered by the shock and darkness.
CROPPED their way along the walls seek
Ing an exit. Some o. the passengers
walked through the tunnel into the
Grand Central station. while others
made their way 10 the stairways below
the south end OF the tunnel.
The bodies OF the dead and many o:
the wounded were hoisted through the
opening in the rooi OF the tunnel.
placed In the ambulanccs and rushed
10 the nearest hospital. No attempt
was made at Identification.
The tunnel In which the wreck oc-
Cured extends frcm tiftyh.th street.
just above til. Grand Central station.
and !Sahout two miles long. II IS un.
der Park avenue end there is an air
hole in each block. Complaints haT.
deem made for long time. however.
that It's ventilation Was insufficient and
tn. New York Central has been con
siiering PLANS for the use of electrical
power In the subway SO as To 10 awat'
with the smoke and steam from loco
motives.
J. II. Franklin. manager OF the Har'
lem division Of the New York Central.
made the following statement
We are investigating thoroughly
SO far as we can learn III. wrecked
train was stopped h. the block signal
system. because of something wrong
Ih.aa don't know or hav. not yet
hound ont what was III. matter ahead
\ nagnan jumped OF the train. taking
red lantern and railroad iorpedc
He nut the torpedo on the track and
waved his lantern 10 signal any train
that might come up behind. Whether
the engineer of the coming train saw
the fagman. saw the lantern or heard
tn. torpedo. II IL went of | don't know
and III. iiegman says he does not
know | canno, nov tell who was Tho
f.agman or engineer Of the train.
The railroad officials said the wreck
did not take fire.
When nearly all OF the dead and In
jurch had been removed from the
wreck Father Smith Of the Church o'
ST Vincent d. Paul and Chaplain
Wallly Of Grace church. both chap
| la.ns of the fire department. craw!.d
into wrecked cnr. over the hot boil
er of the demolished White Plains 10
conotiyc. and found two girls in th'
middle of the last coach They Were
sisters named Scott of New Rochelle
One sister lay on top of the other. thu
sister underneath held by wreckae,
which pinned down her body below III,
waist one leg was crushed. The
dead body of man. which was also
pinned fast by the wreckage. lay
across the chest of the other sister and
held her down. Stimulanis were ad
ministered tn the girls by tho chaplain
who remained with them until they
We're removed.