Evening star., 1902-01-08
SEVENTEEN KILLED
Forty Others Injured in
Train Wreck.
COLLISION IN TUNNEL
Awful Disaster in New York
City This Morning.
VICTIMS MOSTLY SUBURBANIfES
One Local Train Crashes Into
Rear of Another.
VICTIMS MOSTLY SUBURBANIfES
FIRE FOLLOW ASH

trains bound for New York-one from
South Norwalk, the other from White
Plains-erashed together In the smoke
clouded Park avenue tunnel of the New
York Central line early today. Seventeen
persons We're killed and forty injured. OF
the latter twelve were seriously injured
The engineer and fireman of the White
Plains local and towerman We're arrested
District Attorney Jerome visited the wreck
and will personally direct an investigation.
The list of dead follows:
A. G. Walton, New Rochelle.
II. G. Diamond. New Rochelle.
Albert NJ. Perrin. New Rochelle.
H. D. C. Foskett, New Rochelle.
VIM. B. Lees of 3. Altman & Co. New
York
II. Franklin Crosby, New Rochelle.
Oscar E Meyerowitz optfcian, New York
city. Mr.. Meyerowitz lived at New Ro-
chelle and was secretary of the New Ro-
chelle Yacht Club.
F. Washburn. fifty-fve years old, New
Rochelle.
Theodore Forgordo, thirty years old New
Rochelle.
VIM. Fisher, twenty-five years old, New
Rochelle
George Potter. forty years old, New Ro-
chelle.
Mrs a. F. Howard. New Rochelle
VIM Howard, New Rochelle
E. c. Hinsdale, thirty-five years old. New
Rochelle
Man believed to be Charles B. Mars, an
employe of the custom house, who lived at
New Rochelle.
Two unidentified men, one of whom wore
medal won in a sculling contest in 1897
The medal was presented by A. G. Mills, a
rIN,,-
The Seriously Injured.
list of the seriously injured follows:
Ernest Coffin. fifteen years old, New Ro-
chelle; serious wound on head. taken to
Womens Hospital, 50th street and Lexing-
ton avenue. Unknown man, taken uncon-
scious to a hospital Alfred Wadley, flor
list, of New York city, fracture of both
legs. shock and scalp wounds Albert W.
Adams, a carriage builder of New York
city, left leg cut off below knee. George
NJ Carter of New York, leg fractured.
George NJ. Fisher, forty-six years. East
Port Chester, severely injured. Mabel New
man, New Rochelle contusions of BODY
and hip fractured. Mamie j. Rice New
Rochelle fractured nose, lacerated ear and
sprained ankle.
Sadie Scott, New Rochelle, left hand and
left foot fractured
Richard Millineaux New Rochelle. COM
pound fracture of thigh
Thomas T. Murphy, New Rochelle, both
legs broken and internal injuries; condition
critical.
Winfield Schultze. New Rochelle, frac-
tured legs and burns
A. McRae, New Rochelle leg fractured.
Henry keene. general manager of the
Siegel-Cooper Company. this city, fractured
ribs and internal injuries
George Winter, New Rochelle, compound
fracture of left leg. The leg was ampu-
tated.
William Brooks of Erie, Pa. Iacera ted
face and possible fracture of skull: taken
to Roosevelt Hospital.
shock Heard Above the Tunnel
The shock of the collision was plainly
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
organizing relief to be sent to the spot
From fire headquarters. a dozen blocks
away, hook and ladder truck was rapidly
dispatched TO the scene of the accident.
with several fire companies. The reserves
from East 51st street and Grand Central
police stations were turned out on the rum
hurry call was sent to Bellevue, Flower
the Presbyterian and Roosevelt Hospitals,
and in ten minutes a dozen ambuiances
were hurrying with corps of doctors.
When the rescuers reached the wreck
smoke was pouring cut of the entrance to
the tunnel at 5Jth street, and great columns
of smoke came out of the first yentilator.
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 firemcn, policemen
and surgeons were Immediately 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 in the rear car of the South
Norwalk train. The MANNED and injured
badly injured than others. were being as
sisted by the more fortunate passengers
Crowds Impede Rescue Work.
The work of rescue was further impeded
by the enormous crowds, which, in spite of
police vigilance. swarmed into the tunnel
through its many entrances or crowded
about the opening al the surface.
The first of the injured taken from the
wreck was a woman. She was carried to
the Womens Hospital. Here. as we'll as al
other points, preparat tions were hurriedly
made to take care of the wounded as rap
idly they We're brought to the railroad
passenger on the Harlem train said:
Our train was held at the Harlem end
of the tunnel for two minutes to allow the
New Haven train TO pass us. Then we