The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-01-11

New York, Jan. l0.-A New York y
Harlem local passenger train, known As
the White Plains local, ran into the has
car of a New York, New Haven 4 Hart
ford train. known as the Norwalk accom-
mediation, in the New York Central tun-
mel, between Fifthy-sixth and Fifty-seS
enth streets, this city. The wreck &C
Cured about block and half from the
mouth of the tunnel. At IL o'clock ;he
number of persons killed was placed by
the railroad company officials at Il ami
the injured at 40 or more.
When the reseuers reached the wreck
smoke was pouring out OF the entrance
to the tunnel at Ffty-ffth street AMI
great volumes Of smoke came out OF the
first yentilator, block north. Ambulanees
came in from the east and west Idtters
were put down from the street over the
iron fence to the track and the tiremen,
policemen and surgeons were Immediately
at work
Eugene Herold OF Rochelle Park. oi.e
of the passengers on the Danbury train.
gave this account Of the accident: I've
were sitting quietly in the next 10 ta4
last ear. and there were only one or two
unoccupied seats There was the usual
morning crowd. There were five ears,
There were several women in my car
and also in the last ear. We had been
stalled at Ffty-seventh street for some
time. Suddenly there came terrific
crash. The lights in the ear went our.
There was a roar Of grinding steel AMI
wood and a chorus OF shrieks. | looked
back and saw the car behind telescopiny
over the rear Of our ear, and through that
mixup plunged a roaring locomotive
Il was thrown on my face by the JOLT
and l felt some blood splash over NV
forehead. Sitting smoke and steJm
seemed TO rise all around, and looking
back could see mangled persons crawling
about through the mist. Then suddenly
the car took fire where the locomotive
was. Our one idea was to escape
found a friend of mine right in front Of
me. He cried out, Open the windows fol
Gods sake l turned to the window am
found the glass had all been shattered hy
the collision. We climbed out. | saw sey
eral persons almost covered with bloo>
crawling about"
The tunnel in which the wreck occurre,
extends from Fifty-ffth street. jus
above the Grand Central station, and i
about two miles long. 1t is under Parl
avenue, and there Is an airhole in eac
block. Complaints have been made 10
a long time, however, that the ventilation
was insufficient, and the New York Cen
trail has been considering plans for u
use OF electrical power in the subway {
do away with the smoke and steam trol
locomotives.
j. IL. Franklin, manager Of the HarIeE
division of the New York Central rodt
made the following statement:
I'VE are investigating thoroughly. bu
we are first taking out the injured an
having them cared for, and until that
done the investigation can not proceed
$50 far as can be learned, the wreeke
train was stopped by the block signal -
TEN, because Of something wrong aheaI
/ don't know or have not vet found OF
what was the matter ahead \ hlgm9
jumped off the train, taking a red Ian
tern and a railroad torpedo. He put tn
torpedo on the track and waved his La
tern to signal any train that might con
up behind.
Whether the engineer of the comm
train saw the fagman, saw the lantern
heard the torpedo if it went of, l don
know. l can not tell now who was II
fagman or engineer Of the train
The railroad officials said the wrec
did not take fire.