Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-08
tunnel HORROR
N new YORK
/ Seventeen Persons Killed and
Probably Forty Hurt by Col
lision In q Tunnel.
Accident Occurred on Crowded
New York Central
Train.
Two Cars Filled With People
Telescoped.-D Details Of
the Disaster.

sny persons were killed and injured.
Ter the collision the wreck caught
l. Large crowds collected at the
Alth of the tunnel. creating much
fusion and making 1t difficult to
lin information. A large number
mbulances and the fire department
je called out. At 10 o'clock twenty
ht dead were removed from the
Eck and two others could be seen in
debris. The Norwalk accommo-
ion was crowded with passengers
had been stopped at Fifty-sixt
pet on signal. The train had been
hiding but a few minutes when tho
engine of the White Plains local
Eshed into the rear caboose, splitting
fin twin and driving portions of it
to the next car. Steam from the en-
ines scalded the persons in tho
trecked cars. Clouds of steam arose
Rom the air holes in the tunnel, max
ing the work Of rescue difficult. The
injured were lifted out by ropes, or
carried to the mouth of the tunnel,
below Fifty sixth street. Nearly all
OF the bodies were badly disfigured,
almost unrecognizable.
The dead:
4 A. G. Walton. New Rochelle.
n. g. Diamond. New Rochelle.
a. e. Mills. New York.
Oscar w, Meyrowitz. New York.
An old man, name unknown.
George Potter. New Rochelle.
Albert NJ. Perrin, New Rochelle.
II. G. Thomas, New York.
b. d. C. Faskett, New Rochelle.
Injured:
Albert w. Adams, New Rochelle.
Albert Wadley, New York.
William B. Lees, of Baltman and
Company. New York.
H. Franklin Crosby. New Rochelle.
Theodore Forgario.
William Fisher.
George Potter Mrs. A. F. Howard.
William Howard. Z. c. Hinsdale Man
believed to be Charles B. Mars.
George w. S. Ring. F. Washburn, all
Of new Rochelle.
Seriously injured:
Ernest Coffin, fifteen, New Rochelle.
Unknown man.
Alfred Wadley, florist, New York
Albert w. Adams, carriage builder,
New York
George NJ. Carter, New York
George M. Fisher. East Porchester.
Mabel Newman.
Mamie j. Rice.
Sadie Scott.
Richard Millineaux.
Thomas T. Murphy.
Winfield Schultza.
a. McRea, all of New Rochelle.
Henry Keene, general manager of
the Siegel Cooper Company. this city.
George Winters, New Rochelle.
William Brooks. Erie. Pa.
Il New York, Jan. 8.-The New York and
Harlem local passenger train ran into
the last car of a New York, New Haven
and Hartford train, known as the Nor.
walk accommodation today in the New
York Central tunnel. between Fifty
sixth and Fifty-seventh streets in this
city The wreck occurred about block
and half from the mouth of the tun-
mel at II o'clock. The number of per-
cons killed is placed by the railroad Of
ticials at fifteen and the injured at twen-
Z ty or more. The shock of the collision
was plainly heard by the people passing
on Park avenue, above the tunnel Sew
cral OF them ran to give the alarm and In
ten minutes everybody at the police and
fire headquarters We're at work organiz-
ing the relief. From fire headquarters a
dozen blocks away a hook and ladder
truck was rapidly dispatched to the
scene OF the accident, with several fire
companies. The reserves from east
Fifty-first street and the Grand Central
police stations were turned out on the
run hurry call was sent to neighbor-
Ing hospitals, and In ten minutes a
dozen ambulances were hurrying with
q corps OF doctors. When the rescuers
reached the wreck smoke was pouring
out of the entrance to the tunnel al
Fifty-fifth street and great columns OF
smoke came out OF first yentiIator hall
block north ladderswere put down from
the street over the fence to the track
and fremen. policemen and surgeons
were Immediately at work. II 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
4 train. The MANNED and injured were
calling from the wreck. Some of the
more badly injured than others, were
being assisted by the more fortunate
passengers. The work OF rescue was
further impeded by the enormous
crowds which, In spite OF the police
vigilance. swarmed into the tunnel thru
its many entrances. The hrst OF the In
y 1ured taken from the wreck was q
woman. She was carried to the women'i