New-York tribune., 1902-01-10
NEW ROCHELLE MOURNING
MAYOR CLARKE ISSUES A PROCLAMA-
TION-PITIFUL SCENES AS BODIES
OF VICTIMS ARE BROUGHT HOME.


Mayor Clarke of New Rochelle yesterday is
sued the following proclamation in reference
to the tunnel accident:
A frightful calamity has befaen community.
many happy homes have been made desoiate and
many loving hearts have been bowed with grief
holds. rejoicing in vigor and health have uns1;
cruel manner In view OF this terrible Vlsltattlon
and actuated by a sense Of the great loss which
tend to the bereaved and afflicted families; on be
half of myself and the citizens of New-Rochelle
HENRY S: Clarke. Mayor
New Rochelle n. V. JAN 8, 1902
1t is reported that Mayor Clarke may set
aside Sunday as a day of mourning. Already
memorial services are being arranged in some
of the churches.
Ex-Mayor Michael J. Dillon, of New-Rochelle.
in behalf of himself and others, has issued a
call for a mass meeting to be held at MUSIC
Hail. in Mechanic-st, New-Rochelle. tomorrow
night, to take such action as may De oeeiheu
advisable and to appoint committee 10 oIief
assistance to the authorities who are 1nvestlgat-
ing the tunnel accident. 1t is the intention OF
Mr.. Dillon to invite Mayor Clarke to PRESIDE at
the meeting The committee to confer Win
the New-York authorities will be made up OF
about dozen of the leading citizens of New
Rochelle. There will be members of the Board
relating to transportation. and they will explain
the disadvantages that New-Rochelle has been
suffering under Mr.. Dillon had several fights
with the New-Haven Railroad when he was
Mayor He prevented the company from drlv-
ing out of business some of the hack drivers OF
New-Rochene.
President H. E. Colwen of the Board of Trade
has called a meeting of the officers of that body
for the purpose of deciding on a plan of cam
paign to get rid of the Park-ave. death trap
This meeting will be held in a few days. and it
is believed that public meeting will be called
and invitations sent to citizens of every town
and city of Westchester County to send dele
gates TO the meeting.
WOMAN SAYS HUSBAND WAS KILLED
poorly dressed woman. carrying a baby only
a few weeks old. made her appearance in New
Rochelle last night. She said that the body OF
an unidentified man in the wreck was that of
her husband Joseph Lempken: mechanlc-
Mrs Iempken lives in White Plains The wom-
an said that her husband came to New-Rochelie
to visit his mother. and took the fatal tram
the next morning. She was poor, ana a crown
of people 10 whom she told her story took up a
collection. and gave her enough money to go to
New-York.
who care TO travel in the last car of New-Haven
Railroad trains coming into New-1 ork III USED
10 he the fayorite car for women but since the
wreck neopie shun it as though it were known
to be infected with smallpox On the Danoury
express yesterday morning the rear car was uh-
locked as usual, at NeW-Rocheue, out theIe
was no one who cared to go into it. Some COM
muters suggested that it might be gooo pun
ishment to anarchists If Congress passed Jaw
compelling them to ride up and down IN the
rear coach the trains OF the New-haVeh
Railroad. -,
chelle City Hall. by the order of Mayor Clarke:
foated at halfmast The city was scene or
mourning Several bodies of victims arrived IN
New-Rochele Wednesday night, and more came
Yesterday At the New-Rochelle railroad sta
zion where the bodies transferred to
hearses large crowds fingered all day
PITIFUL SCENES AT HOMES.
When the victims were taken TO their homes
there were many pitiful scenes Nearly all OF
them had young children from whom the result
of the disaster, by many ruses aud evasions.
had been kept secret. but concealment was no
Ion ger possible when the collins were carried
into the rooms. One woman in Residence Park
who has two fine looking children--a boy and
girl-told the little ones all KINDS OF stories
Wednesday about their father and why he
didn't come home. AS the evening wore on the
children became uneasy and began to cry: Ihen
the mother with breaking heart had 10 sit down
to the piano and play to console them. Tears i
blinded her eyes she thought or them ana
of her own condition and the husband she would !
never see alive again. At most OF the houses |
kind neigSlbers the family clergyman or phy- /
sician were hand TO soothe the bereaved |
Yesterday morning soon after the body of |
Theodore H. Fajardo taken to his home in |
Homestead Park, the door bell rang and
neighbor answered it. She found the postman /
at the door with letter, and handed it TO Mrs |
Fajardo.
Poor Theodore" said Mrs. Fajardo. as she /
looked at the address. "how anxious he has been /
for thisl It's letter from his people in Spain, |
but it has arrived too late.
Mrs Fatardo is an American and does not !
understand her husbands language; she |
was obliged to lay the missive aside unread
The clergymen OF New-Rochele spent yes !
day making the rounds of the NewYork hos /
nitals and calling upon and cheering up the |
Injured Several of the New-Rochelle physi- |
clans have also been at the hospitals attending |
TO patients who were injured in the wreck