Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-01-11
NET IN A TUNNEL
DISASTROUS COLLISION or PAS:
sENGER TRAINS in NEW
YORK CITY.
SEVERAL COACHES WREC \

and the Injured at Forty, Twelve Sc
riousIy Passengers graphically Pc
scribe the underground Disaster and
the Fieartrending Scenes Following
Cause Of the Accident Unknown.
II New York, Jan. Two local trains
bound for New fork one from South
NorWalk, the other from White Plains
crashed together in the smoke7c cloud
ed Park Avenue tunnel of the New
York Central line seventeen persons
We're killed and 40 injured. OF the lat
ter ~ were seriously injured. The en-
gineer and fireman of the White
Plains local and a towerman were ar.
rested. District Attorney Jerome Wis
tied the wreck and will personally di-
rect an Investigation. The list Of dead
follows:
g. Walton, New Rochelle; H. q.
Diamond, New Rochelle; Albert NJ.
Perrin, New Roehelles III O. Thomas,
New York city; H. b. G. Foskett, New
Rochelle; William B. Lees, Of B. Ait
man & Co, New York; H. Franklyn
Crosby, New Rochelle; Oscar B. Mey-
roWitz, New York city Theodore For
gardo, New Rochelle; William Fisher.
New Rochelle; George Potter, New Ro-
chelle; Mrs. al. H. Howard, New Ro-
chelle;; William Howard New Ro-
chelle; 3. G. Hinsdale, New RochelIe;
Charles B. Mars, New Rochelle;
George Nv. Sirnringg, New Rochelle; r.
Washburn, New Rochelle.
The shock of the collision was plain
ly heard by people passing on Park
avenue above the tunnel. Several of
them ran to give the alarm. IN 10.
minutes everybody at police and fire.
headquarters was at work organizing
relief to be sent to the. spot.
From fire headquarters, dozen
blocks away, a hook and ladder truck
was rapidly dispatched to the scene.
of the accident, with several fire com
panies. The reserves from East Fifty
first street. and Grand Central police
stations were turned out on the run.
"A hurry call was sent to Bellevue,
FloWer, the Presbyterian and Roose-
welt HOSPITALS and in 10 minutes a doz-
en- arabillances were harrying with
corps of doctors.
+ ~ hen the Teseuers reached the
wreck smoke was pouring out Of the
entrance to the tunnel at r. Ety. fth
street and great columns OF smoke
came cut of lie fifst entiIator a half
clock north. mbulances came in
from the, east and west dders were
put own from TIE e street over the iron
fence to the track and the firernen, Do
licemen and surgeons were innnaefli-
ately ait work. TWAS very dark in the
tunnel. which was filled with smoke
and steam. he work of rescue was.
therefore, difficult. The locomotive Of
the White Plains local was hidden in I
the rear car of the South Norwalk |
train. The manned and wounded were
calling from the wreck. Some, more
badly wounded than Others, were be-
ng assisted by the more fortunate pas
sengers.
Passengers Describe the Disaster.
In describing the disaster passen-
ger on the Harlem train said:
li13 II Gill ~ ctSoE ItSlu fdl@ Inc tE1aTI0m <
md of the tunnel for two minutes to
allow the New Haven train to pass.
Then we proceeded. Suddenly there
vas a terrific crash and we were hurl-
d from our seats. The shock was fol
owed by the roar or escaping steam
md the cries of the wounded.
a score of men passengers got out
# the windows and ran to the front of !.
'ur train. The confusion and noise
vas awful. Our locomotive had plough
d half way through the last New Ha-
en- car. saw several women taken
ut of the first wrecked car. z
Eugene Herold of Rochelle Park,
ne OF the passengers on the Danbury
rain, gave this account Of the acct
ent
& We were sitting quietly IN the next
} the last car and there were only one
r two unoccupied seats. There was
ne usual morning crowd, the train
onsisting of five cars.
There We're several women in my
ar and also in the last car. We had
cen stalled at Fifty-seventh street for
ome time. Suddenly there was a ter
fic crash. The lights in the car went ],
ut There was roar of grinding
eel and wood and a chorus of shrieks.
looked back and saw. the car behind
.lescoping over the rear of our car
id through that mixup plunged a
,aring locomotive.
- was thrown on my face by the | :
it and I felt some blood splash over !;
y forehead. Sitting smoke and steam
,emed to rise all around and, looking :
TEX, | could see mangled persons !
awling about through the mist. Then
lddenly the car took fire where the
connective was.
"Our one idea was to escape. +
und q friend Of mine right In front
me. He cried. open the windows,
r Gods sake! / turned to the win 4
Nv and found the glass had been
altered by the collision, We climb
out. | saw several persons almost e
vered with bloed crawling about" ]
The response Of the police and fire 8
partments to the call was prompt 9
ID within an Incredibly short time 4
arly 800 firemen, ambulance sur &
pns and trainmen were in the smoke D
d steam-filled tunnel. working des- /,
rately to get the bodies OF the dead
d wounded passengers from the