Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-01-08
COLLISION
IN A TUNNEL
A Terrible Catastrophe Which Took
Place This Morning in the
Heart Of New York.
MANY DEAD And INJURED
The Wreck on Fire-Manv We're Soalded
and Others Burned The Crash Was
Heard by Hundreds of People Liv-
ing in That Section.

New York, Jan. S.-A collision be-
tween trains occurred in the New Yorl
Central railroad tunnel at seth street
and Park avenue, in which 1t is repor-
ted ten persons were killed.
The trains in the collision were the
accommodation on the New York, New
Haven and Hartford road from Nor
walk Conn, and the local on the New
York and Harlem branch of the New
York Central. The last car of the Nor
walk accommodation was run into by
the Harlem train and telescoped. After
the collision the wreck caught fire.
Calls were sent to nearly all the city
hospitals for ambulances.
At 10 o'clock ten bodies had been re-
moved from the wreck, sixteen were in
the hospitals and two were to be seen
in the wreck, making 2S dead and in
jured so far as could be ascertained.
The train which ran into the Nor
walk accommodation was known as
the White Plains local. 1t completely
wrecked two cars of the Norwalk train.
The Norwalk local consisted Of five
cars, crowded with passengers. At seth
street it was stopped by a signal The
big engine Of the White Plains local
crashed into the rear coach, splitting it
and driving portions of 1t into the next
car. The steam from the engine seal
ded the persons in the wrecked cars.
The crash was heard by hundreds of
residents in the neighborhood and
enormous crowds collected. Clouds of
steam arose from the air holes in the |
tunnel, making the rescue difficult. The |
injured were lifted out by ropes or
We're carried through the tunnel to it's |
mouth just below seth street
At II o'clock the railroad officials |
placed the number of dead at fifteen,
;.rnang them being one woman
The dead are: A. G. Walton, New
Rochelle; H. G. Diamond New Ro-
chelle; A. e. Mills, New York; man
said to be Oscar W. Meyrowitz, optic
ian, New York; George Potter, New
Rochelle; Albert M. Perrin New Ro-
chelle, FL G. Thomas, New York City:
man believed to be B. D. G. Foskett,
disfgured.
FIFTY-sEvEN VICTIMS.
New York, Jan. S.--Later-Seventeen
persons were killed and 40 injured
twelve seriously. The engineer and
fireman of the White Plains local and
Attorney Jerome visited the wreck and
will personally direct the investigation.
The list of dead is as follows: A. G. ]
Walton, New Rochelle; H. G.. Diamond,
New Rochelle; Albert M. Perrin, New E
Rochelle; H. G. Thomas, New York
City; H. D. c. Foskett New Rochelle;
VIM. B. Lees Of B. Altman and Co.,
New York H. Franklin Crosby, New Y
Rochelle; Oscar e. Meyerowitz, optic /
ian, New York City. Meyerowitz lived !,
in New Rochelle and was secretary Of r
the New Rochelle yacht club. Theodore 4
Forgardo, aged 30, New Rochelle; VIM. '
25, New Rochelle; George Pot t
ter, 40, New Rochelle; Mrs. A. F. How I
ard. New Rochelle; VIM. Howard. New Z
Rochelle; e. G. Hinsdale, 35, New Ro- I
chelle; unknown man believed to be u
Charles Mars, employe in custom
house who lived in New Rochelle; #. n
25, New Rochelle; two un- 8
Identified men, one wore medal won In J
q sculling match in 1897. +
The seriously injured: Ernest Comm, Il
New Roche1le unknown man taken A
to hospital; Alfred Wad- A
ley, florist, New York City: Albert w. t
Adams, carriage builder, New York A
City: George M. Carter, New York, G. Z
VI. Fisher Eastport Chester: Mabel e
Newman, New Rochelle; Mamie J. r
Rice, New Rochelle: Sadie Scott, New G
Rochelle; Richard Millineux, Thomas I
r. Murphy, New Rochelle; Winfield R
schultz, A. McRae, New Rochelle; r
Henry Keen, general manager Of Sic
rel Cooper Company. New York; Geo. :,
Winter, New Rochelle; VIM. Brooks, o.
1rie Pa. g,