New-York tribune., 1902-01-12

New-Rochelle showed keen grief last night
over the loss of fifteen OF it's residents and the
manning Of forty others in the accident on
Wednesday by turning out in overlooking num-
bcrs at a meeting called to condemn the rail-
road management and consider means TO abolish
the dangers now existing by reason of the
Park-ave. tunnel. The meeting was held in
Met-71slt.an Heu and was a great surprise to
ex-Mayor Dillon and the committee which
ranged 1t. They feared that because of the
short notice given and the fact that the
place Of meeting had been changed several
times the attendance might be slim. Just the
proved to be the case.
At s o'clock. when the meeting was called to
order. the hall, which Is the largest In New
Rochelle, was packed with more than a thou
sand people. The people not only from
w-Rochelle, but from the neighboring places
of Mount Vernon. Pelham Manor Larchmont
and other stations the New-York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad. showing that
the accident of Wednesday had thoroughly
aroused suburban New-York.
Ex-Mayor Dillon. who headed the movement
for the meeting, called it to order. and then IN
troduced Mayor Clarke. The new Mayor of
New Rochelle received a hearty welcome, did
District Attorney Young.
Assemblyman J. Mayhem Wainwright and
other influential citizens made addresses. Mayor
a better result would be thus obtained than by
any sensational attack on the railroad company.
After the Mayors address, which brief. the
secretary read a number of letters bearing on
the disaster.
Representatives from The Bronx and from
Pelham were present and offered resolutions OF
sympathy which were heartily received.
Thomas f. Adams. corporation lawyer, who
said that the American Ice Company was one OF
his clients offered his services gratuitously to
any man or woman who had suffered directly or
indirectly from the tunnel disaster.
Augustus Thomas suggested that a committee
of defence be appointed to influence all those
who intended suing the railroad company from
accepting through necessity any unfavorable
compromise which might be offered. He pro-
posed that money be provided through sub
scription for that purpose. Mr.. Thomas offered
to head the list with $500 Later he offered this
resolution. which accepted:
Resolved. That defence committee be ap-
pointed by This meeting to raise a fund, and to
act az trustees for the same, which fund shall
ho M the service of any sufferer by the tunnel
disaster pending his or her legal proceedings for
damages, said fund to be rendered, not as a
charity offering. but as an available loan.
1t was decided that, account of the many
resolutions offered committee be appointed to
select from them one that would most truly ex-
press the sentiment Of the meeting.
Mayor Clarke appointed S. w. Marvin ]. A
Young E. s. Pinckney. George D. Carlisle and
Augustus Thomas. AS the committee on defence
he anpointed Augustus Thomas. George l. Rob
erts and Mott Emigh
J. s. Wood, of Mount Vernon. made vigorous
speech He called upon citizens of the county 10
use all energy to push the Railroad Commls-
sioners to do their duty. He was frequently ap-
plauded Speaking first in sympathetic veln
he launched into an emphatic protest against
the present method of conducting the tunnel
Continuing, he said:
wbv blame the engineer? Why not blame the
Iocomotive itself? Some time ago asked nigh
oficer of the company why he did not introduce
eiectrcity in the tunnel He said that the company
was fixing up its waiting room and could not spend
miilions upon a project which might have TO be
sunnIanted within twelve months In Boston they
have a successful terminal system Why shouldn I
we have one here? we can nave one II we VIII
only work together.
Mayor Fiske of Mount Vernon said:
7 am informed on good authority that owing to
the moor ventilation in the tunnels II is impossible
for the engineers note the various signals. and
it has been a common occurrence for the different
trains to pass signals that ordered them to stop.