The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-08
CRASH IN TUNNEL
New York Central Trains Col
lide Under Ground.
Seventeen Persons Killed and
Forty Injured.
IL SERIOUSLY HURT.
Bodies We're Lifted to the Sur
face by Ropes.
Steam Poured From Air Holes
Retarding Rescue Work.
Several Persons Were Scalded
in the Wrecked Cars.
EMPLOYEES ARRESTED.
Engineer, Fireman and a Tower
Man Are Held.
District Attorney Jerome Makes
Personal Investigation.
EMPLOYEES ARRESTED.
Engineer, Fireman and a Tower
Man Are Held.
District Attorney Jerome Makes
Personal Investigation.

New York. Jan. s.-Two local
from South Norwalk, the other from
White Plains, crashed together in the
smoke clouded Park avenue tunnel of
the New York Central line early today.
Seventeen persons were killed and forty
injured. OF the latter, twelve were Sc
riously injured. The engineer and fire
man Of the White Plains local and a
tower man We're arrested. District At
torney Jerome visited the wreck and
will personally direct an investigation.
The list of dead follows:
A G. WALTON, New Rochelle.
H. G. DIAMOND, New Rochelle.
ALBERT M. PERRIN, New Rochelle.
H. G. THOMAS. New York city.
H. D. c. FOSKETT, New Rochelle.
VIM. B. LEES, of B. Altman & Co.,
New York
H FRANKLIN CROSBY, New Ro-
chelle.
New York city. Mr.. Meyerowitz lived at
New Rochelle and was secretary of the
New Rochelle Yacht club.
THEODORE FORGARDO, aged 80,
New Rochelle.
VIM. FISHER, aged 25, New Rochelle
GEORGE POTTER, aged 40, New Ro-
chelle.
MRS. A. F. HOWARD, New Rochelle
VIM. HOWARD, New Rochelle.
E. C. HINSDALE, aged 80, New Ro-
chelle.
Man believed to be Charles B. Mars,
an employe of the custom house, who
lived at New Rochelle.
GEORGE w. BEARING. aged 25,
New Rochelle.
F.. WAsHBuRN, aged So. New Ro-
chelle.
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
A list of the seriously injured follows:
Ernest Coffin, aged Is. New Rochelle;
serious wound on head.
Unknown man, taken unconscious to
a hospital.
Alfred WadIey, florist, of New York
city; fracture of both legs, shock, and
Albert w. Adams, carriage builder
of New York city; left leg cut off below
knee.
Geo. NJ. Carter, of New York; leg
Geo. M Fisher, East Port Chester; Sc
verely injured.
Mabel Newman, New Rochelle; con-
tusions of body and hip fractured.
Mamie J. Rice, New Rochelle; frac-'
tured nose, lacerated ear and sprained
ankle.
Sadie Scott, New Rochelle; left hand
and left foot fractured.
Richard Millineaux, New Rochelle;
compound fracture of thigh
Thomas T. Murphy, New Rochelle;
both legs broken and internal injuries,
condition critical
Winfield Schultze, New Rochelle;
fractured legs and burns
A McRae, New Rochelle; leg frac-
tured
Henry Keene, general manager of the
Siegel-Cooper company, this city; frac-
tured ribs and internal injuries. d
Geo. Winter. New Rochelle; COM
pound fracture of left leg. The leg was
amputated.
VIM. Brooks, of Erie. Pa; Iacerated
face and possible fracture of skull; ta-
ken to Roosevelt hospital.
Ia oh nf InO CT y11o i11lx
heard by people passing on Park ave-
nue. above the tunnel Several of them
ran to give the alarm. In ten minutes
everybody at police and fire headQuart-
erS was at work organizing relief to be
sent to the spot
From fire headquarters a dozen blocks
away a hook and ladder truck was rap
idly dispatched to the scene of the acci-
dent with several fire companies. The
reserves from East Eifty-first street
and Grand Central police stations were
turned out on the run. hurry cali
was sent to Bellevue, Flower, the Pres
byterian and Roosevelt hospitals, and in
ten minutes a dozen ambulances were
hurrying with a corps of doctors.
SMOKE POURED OUT.
When the rescuers reached the wreck
smoke was pouring out of the entrance
to the tunnel at Fifty-first street, and
great columns of smoke came out of the
first ventilator a half block north. Am
balances came in from the east and
west. Ladders were put down from the
street over the iron fence to the track,
and the firemen, policemen and sur
geons were Immediately at work.
1t was very dark in the tunnel, which
was filed with smoke and steam. The
work of rescue was therefore difficult.
The locomotive of the White Plains
local was hidden in the rear car of the
South Norwalk train. The manned and
injured were calling from the wreck.
Some more badly injured than others
were being assisted by the more for
tunate passengers
The work of rescue was further i'm
peded by the enormous crowds which in
spite of police vigilance, swarmed into
the tunnel through its many entrances,
or crowded about the opening at the
surface.
The first of the injured taken from
the wreck was woman. She was car
ried to the women's hospital. Here, as
we'll as at other points, preparations
were hurriedly made to take care of the
wounded as rapidly as they were
brought to the railroad station. A pas
senger on the Harlem train said:
tOur train was held at the Harlem
end of the tunnel for two minutes to