The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08
SIXTEEN KILLED TN WRECK In
TUNNEL UNDER NEW YORK CITY.
Fearful Disaster This Morning in Heart Of Metropolis
Below the Level Of the Street.
ONE SUBURBAN TRAIN PLOWS THROUGH ANOTHER.

steam. poked through the roof Of the
car. The second car from the rear was
also badly smashed
Victims Shrek Aloud.
Above the roar o. steam could be heard
the groans OF the injured and terrific
cries Of the panic-stricEeU passengers in
both trains. The police reserves and sew
eral companies Of Gremen were soon on
the scene and ambulances we're hurrying
from the uptown hospitals.
The tunnel rapidly filled with smoke
and steam and the work Of rescue was
done under difficulties which seemed for
a time insurmouutabIe. The hremen low
cred ladders into the tunnel through the
opening on Park Avenue and descended.
Ever moment 1t was feared the teIe-
scoped engine might explode. Steam was
kissing All about the mass CT wreckage.
but the aremen had no heed Of danger.
Swinging their axes like madmen the
Gremen soon penetrated the telescoped
car.
Terrible Spectacle.
In the forward end lay a mass Of
mangIed and bleeding humanity. There
were probably forty persons there. and
considering their frightful position il
seems marvellous that ali had not met
death before the rescuers arrived. SpIIH-
tered timbers, broken car seats and other
debris were scattered over these hapless
victims. many Of whom were caught and
held as II in vice. The living we're
! struggling desperately TO eztricate them
selves and crying piteousIy for aid. All
had the impression that they would soon
/ be caught by flames which threatened 10
break out at any moment in The EreboN
/ Of The locomotive.
COrpses Lay About
The dead lay all about. entangled in the
wreckagc Blood from their wounds
poured out and ran in stream TO the
/ tracks. where il formed a pool
/ The work Of rescue was slow. The
/ dead and injured were eZtrIc9red and
! taken out IS they were reached Along
the tracks were laid the bodies OF the
dead. covered by oilskius brought by the
dgeIlcn. There were places in the
wrecked car where IT. was impossible for
the fremen TO go. Ropes were lowered
to these places from the street and eagerly
. / ELL-AlD D- INC lAl fA l4iANlANA hta"aNs
one man tied a rope about his waist and
cried to the fremen above: Pull slowly.
Ny leg IS caught.'-The Aremen started TO
obey. when they were stopped by the in
iured man, who then fell back, uncon-
scious One fireman lowered himself down
the rope and with an AK cut away the
timber. The injured man was then drawn
to the street. and II was found that his
entire left leg had been crushed fat
lie had also been horribly burned by
steam.
All the injured taken from the tele-
sccped car were scaIded, cut, bruised, and
manglcd.
Less Horrible Conditions.
In the car ahead OF the one teIescoped
the conditions were less horrible. Only
one man was killed in this car. Sadie
Scott and Mamie Wright two Of the in
iured. we're in this car. The floor OF ths
car had split and both women had dropped
into the opening, which had closed upon
them. They were held fast there foi
nearly an hour. during which -ime they
pleaded for help. The body OF the dead
man lay between them. He had beer
struck by flying timber and instantly
D. killed. When the young women were re
leased finally. 81 was found that their les
I had been horribly crushed.
At 1875 O'Clock tho debris had beel
/ cleared away. the injured placed IN hos
, pitals. and fourteen dead removed TO
nearby police station.
r Cause of Wreci, Unknown.
The cause or the dreadful disaster J.
q yet 20 be determined. The engineer O
d the white Plains train said he saw u
{ Iights ahead OF him. and. "a the darEnss
+. or The tunnel De was unaware OF The pres
& cuco Of the N3rwaik train.
The conductor o. the latter train
. equally certain that warning lights ha
4 been set upon the rear coach.
p Engineer NrisEer. OF The NorwaiE train
a is under arrest.
- District Attorney jerome. when ho wa
e informed Of the accident declared ths
v he REGARDED it as an appalling thing, an
b. said De would make an official iuvostiga
] tion.