The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-18
ElEY DEAD, SCORES INJURED
Fire Breaks Out and hany are
Suffocated by Dense
Smoke.
Police and Fireren Organize Relief
Expeditions and Do Valiant Work
Among Those Whose Lives Were
IN PeriI-Enaineer and Fireman
Of White Plains Were Arrested.

NEW YORK. Jan s.-Two local
trains boun for NeY York-one from
South Norwalk the other from White
Plains-crashed together in the
smoke clouded Park avenue tunnel of
the New York Central early today
Seventeen persons were killed and
forty injured. OF the latter twelve
were seriously injured. The engi-
reer and fireman of the White Plains
were arrested District Attorney
Jerome visited the wreck and will
personally direct al investigation.
The list of dead follows:
A. G. WALTON. New Rochelle.
H. G. DIAMOND. New Rochelle.
AIBER TN PERRIN. New Ro-
chelle.
H. G. THOMAS. New York CITY
H. d. C. gFoSKETT. New Rochelle.
WILLIAM B. LEES. New York.
H. C. FRANKLIN-CROSBY. New
Rochelle
OSCAR E. MYEROwITZ. optieian.
New York city He lived at New
Rochelle and was secretary of the
New Rochelle Yacht Club.
THEODORE FORGARDO. aged 30.
New Rochelle
WILLIAM FISHER. aged %. New
Rochelle.
GEORGE POTTER. aged 40. New
Rochelle.
MRS. A. F. HOWARD, New Ro-
ohelle.
WILLIAM HOWARD. New Ro-
chelle.
E. c. HINDALE, aged So. New
Rochelle.
Unknown man, believed to be
CHAS. MARS. an employee in the
Custom House. who lived at New
Rochelle.
GEORGE W. BORING. aged %.
New Rochelle.
F WASHBURN. aged 55. New Ro-
chelle.
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
ten minutes everybody at police and
fire headquarters was at work or
sanizing relief TO be sent 10 the spot
When the rescuers reached the
wreck smoke was pouring out of the
entrance 10 the tunnel at Fifty-fifth
street and great columns of smoke
came out of the first ventilator a half
block north. Ambulances came in
from the East and West Ladders
were put down from the street over
the iron fence to the track and the
firemen. policemen and surgeons were
at work
II was very dark in the tunnel,
which was filled with smoke and
steam. The work of rescue was.
therefore. difficult. The locomotive
of the White Plains local was hidden
N the rear car of the South Norwalk
train. The manned and injured were
calling from the wreck. Some, more
badly injured than others. were being
assisted by the more unfortunate
passengers
The work of rescue was further i'm
paired by the enormous crowds.
which, in spite of police vigilance.
swarmed into the tunnel through its
many entrances. or crowded about
the opening at the surface.
The first of the injured taken from
the wreck was a woman. She was
carried to the Women's Hospital.
In many instances the uniniured
and those whose injuries were slight
rendered splendid aid. while others.
bewildered by the shock and dark
ness, grCped their way along the !
walls seeking an exit. Some of the /
passengers walked through the tun-
mel into the Grand Central Station.
while others made their way to the
stairways below the south end of the
tunnel.
The bodies of the dead and many !
Of the wounded were hoisted through /
the openings in the roof of the tun-
rel. placed in the waiting ambulsnces /
and rushed to the nearest hospitals. I
No attempt was made at identifca-