Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-01-11

New York, Jan. l0.-A New York X
Harlem local passengr train, known rs
she White Plans local, ran into the has,
car of a New York, New Haven & Hart
Eorl train. known a. the NorWdlk accom-
snodaiion. in the New York Central tun-
mel. between Filthy sixth and Fifty-sef
zenith streets, this city. The wreck &C.
,curred about block and half from the
mouth of the tunnel. At II o'clock ;he
number of persons killed was placed by
she railroad company officials at II and
she injured at 40 or more.
When the reseuers reached the wreck
smoke was pouring out of the entrance
To the tunnel at Fifty-fifth street and
.ereat volumes of smoke came out of the
first ventilator, a block north. Ambulance9
came in from the east and west. Littcrs
were put down from the street over the
iron fence to the track and the firemen,
policemen and surgeons were Immediately
at work.
Eugene Hcrold of Rochelle Park, ore
ST the passengers on the Danbury train,
gave this account OF the accident: eve
were sitting quietly in the next to the
ylst 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 ca
and also in the last car. We had been
stalled at Fifty-scventh street for some
slime. suddenly there came terrific
crash The lights in the car went out
There was a roar Of grinding steel and
wood and a chorus of ,hriels | looked
back and saw the ear behind trlesroping
over the rear of our car, and through that
suiXup PLUNGED roaring locomotive
Il wa, thrown on my face by the Jolt
and felt some blood splash over MY
Forehead. Sitting smoke and steam
seemed to risc all around. and looking
back could Sc manqled persons crawling
about through the mist. Then suddenly
the car took fire where the locomotive
was. Our one idea was to escape |
aoupd friend of mine right in front of
'nc He cried out. Open the windows for
&,ods sake, ! turned to the window and
Eound the glass had all been shattered bv
che collision. We climbed out. | saw sey-
eral persons almost covered with blood
crawling about"
The tunnel in which the wreck occurred
extends from Fifty-ffth street, lust
above the Grand Central station, and is
about two mile, long. 1t Is under Park
avenue, and there is an airhole in each
block Complaints have been made Tor
a long time, however, that the ventilation
was insufficient, and the New York Cen
tral has been considering plans for the
use Of electrical power in the subway 10
do away with the smoke and steam from
locomotives
j. II. Franklin, manager of the Harlem
division of the New York Central road.
made the following statement:
1--WE are investigating thoroughly. but
we are first taking out the injured ana
having them cared for, and until that is
done The Investigation can not proceed.
80 far as can be learned, the wrecked
Hram was stopped by the block signal sys-
tem, because of something wrong ahead.
1 don't know or have not yet found out
What was the matter ahead. A nacman
lumped of the train, taking a red Ian
tern and a railroad torpedo. He put the
torpedo on the track and waved his lam
tern to signal any train that might come
mp behind
Whether the engineer of the coming
sraln saw the fagman saw the lantern or
heard The torpedo if it went off, | don't
know. can not tell now who was the
alagman or engineer of the train"
The railroad officials said the wreck
did not take fire