Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-01-09
A Disastrous COLLISION
Details ofthe Collision in the New York
Tunnel Where Many Persons
Were Killed.
Number of Dead Placed at Seventeen
and the Injured at Forty, Many
Seriously.
Passengers Graphically Describe the
Scenes Of the Collision in Un-
foreground Tunnel.

New York, Jan. 9.-Two local trains
bound for New York one from South
Norwalk, the other from White Plains
crashed together in the smoke-cloud.
ed Park Avenue tunnel of the New
York Central line. Seventeen persons
We're killed and 40 injured. Of the lat.
ter IL were seriously injured. The en-
slneer 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: q. y se.e,..& -r.,p,. ~: .s.-sr5 5,y.
b G.. Walton, New Rochelle; H. G.
Diamond, New Rochelle; Albert M.
Perrin, New Rochelle; H. G. Thomas,
New York city; H. D. G. Foskett, New
Rochelle; William B. Lees, of B. Alt
man & Co., New York; H. Franklyn
Crosby, New Rochelle; Oscar E. Mey-
rowitz, New York city; Theodore For
gardo, New Rochelle; William Fisher,
New Rochelle; George Potter, New Ro-
chelle; Mrs. A. H. Howard, New Ro-
chelle; William Howard, New Ro-
chelle; E. G. Hinsdale, New Rochelle;
Charles. B. Mars, New Rochelle;
George w. Simring, New Rochelle; F..
Washburn, New Rochelle.
The shock of the collision was plain
" 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-
velt hospitals, and in 10 minutes doz-
en- ambulances were hurrying with a
corps of doctors. 5'.7-Sa - = =
When the rescuers reached the
wreck smoke was pouring out of the
entrance to the tunnel at Fifty-f1fth
street and great columns of smoke
came out of the first ventilator, half
block north. Ambulancess, came in
from the east and west. Ladders were
put down from the street over the iron
fence to the track and the firemen, po-
licemen and surgeons were immedi-
ately at work. It 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 in
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-
Ing assisted by the more fortunate pas
sengers.
Passengers Describe the Disaster.
In describing the disaster a passen-
ger on the Harlem train said:
I "Our train was held at the Harlem
end of the tunnel for two minutes to
allow the New Haven train to pass.
Then we proceeded Suddenly there
was terrific crash and we were hurl-
LED from our seats. The shock was fol-
lowed by the roar of escaping steam
Land the cries of the wounded:
II "A score of men passengers got out
of the windows and ran to the front Of
-Four train. The confusion and noise
was awful. Our locomotive had plough.
Led half way through the last New Ha-
wen car. saw several women taken
|Eout of the first wrecked car =,
Eugene Herold5 of Rochelle Park,
lone Of the passengers on the Danbury
train. gave this account of the acci-
dent:
S aWe were sitting quietly in the next
to the last car and there were only one
or two unoccupied seats. There was
the usual morning crowd, the train
consisting Of five cars. III
There We're several women In my
car and also in the last car. We had
been stalled at Fifty-seventh street for
some time. Suddenly there was ter
| rifle crash. The lights in the car went
out, There, was a roar of grinding
steel and wood and a chorus Of shrieks.
Il looked back and saw the car behind
| telescoping over the rear OF our car
and through that mixup plunged a
roaring locomotive. .z5 s s. NJ
II was thrown on my face by the
| Jolt and felt some blood splash over
my forehead. Sitting smoke and steam
seemed to rise all around and, looking
| back, could see mangIed persons
crawling about through the mist. Then
Isudden the car took fire where the
locomotive was.
Our one idea was to escape. I
found d friend of mine right in front
of me. He cried Open the windows,
for Gods sake!' i turned to the win
| dow and found the. glass had been
/ shattered by the collision. We climb
| ed out. I saw several persons almost
1 covered with blood crawling about.
The response Of the police and fire
departments to the call was prompt
land within an Incredibly short time
lfnearly 300 firemen, ambulance SUR
l genns and trainmen We're ID the smoke