The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-01-09
CRASHED IN A TUNNEL
Accommodation Trains Collide With
Disastrous Effect.
SEVENTEEN KILLED.
Being Seriously Hurt -Portion
of the Wreck Was Con-
sumed by Fire.

New 1Ork, jan "a COl!lSlCu OC-
Cured in New York Central railroad
tunnel at FiftySixth street and Park
avenue early this morning, in which
several persons were killed and
number injured. The trains In col
lision were tho accommodation on
New York. New Haven and Hartford
road from Norwalll, Conn, and To-
cal on New York and Earlom branch
of the New York Central. The last two
cars Of the Norwalk accommodation
were run into by the Harlem train
and telescoped. After the collision the
wreck caught fire and was partly con,
sumed before the fire department ar
rived.
Tho train which ran Into the Nor
walk accom- mediation was known as
tho White Plains local. 1t completely
wrecked two ears OF tho Norwa!k
train. The Norwalk local consisted OF
five cars and left Norwalk at 6:55
O'clock. 1t stopped on the day at Ro-
wayton. Darian. Gleanhrook, Stamford,
Bound Beach, Riverside, Coscob,
Greenwich, Port Chester and New Ro-
chelle. 1t left tho latter place, crowd
ed with passengers three minutes late.
The big engine OF the White Plains
! local crashed into the passenger coach
| es. splitting the last car and driving
| portions of 1t into the next car. Steam
| from the engins scalded persons in the
wrecked cars. The crash was heard
ilp,, to- No oh
borhoo iuud an enormous crowd col
lectcd ut the gcsne. Clouds of steam
arose from air holes OF tunnel, max
ing the work of rescue difficult.
In many instances the lJured and
! those whose I'M i.iCa were slight, rem
| derel splendid aid in the rescue work,
while others bevildered by the shock
and darkness cropped their way along
the walls seeking an exit. Some OF
the passengers walked through the
tunnel 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 tunnel,
placed in waiting amhulances, and
rushed to the nearest hospitals.
40 injured OF the latter u seriously
injured.
The engineer and fireman of the
White Plains local and the tower man
were arrested. District Attorney Ie-
rome, who visited the wreck. will per
sonally direct the investigation.
List OF the dead is as follows:
A G. Walton. New Rochelle.
H G. Diamond, New Rochelle.
Albert N Perrin, New Rochelle.
H. c. Thomas, New York City.
H D. Foskett, New Rochelle.
William 3. Lees of b. Altmend G
Co. New York.
H + George, New Rochelle.
Oscar E. AIeyrowitz. optician, New
York City.
Theodore Forgards, New Rochelle.
William Fisher, New Rochelle.
George Potter. New Rochelle.
Mrs. A. /. Howard, New Rochelle.
William Howard, New Rochelle.
s. C. Hinsdale, New Rochelle.
4 man. believed to be Charles B.
Mars. employee Of the custom house
New Rochelle.
George w. S. Ring. New Rochelle.
f Washburn, Now Rochelle.
The list seriously injured is rs fol
lows:
ously wound in the head.
Unknown man taken unconscious Il
the hospital.
Alfred Wadley florist. Now Yorl
City, fracture of both lega.
Albert W. Adams. carriage builder
New York City, left leg cut off below
knee.
} George M. Cadet. Now York, les
fractured.
George NJ. Fisher. East Port Chester
severely injured.
Mabel Newman, New Rochelle, con
tusions of body hip fractured.
Richard Nillineaux, New Rochelle
compound fracture of thigh
Thomas T. Murphy, New Rochelle
both legs broken and internal injuries
condition critical.
Henry Keene, general manager Sic
gel Cooper Co., this city, fractured
ribs and internal injuries.
, George Winter, New Rochelle, com
+ pound fracture Of left leg.
William Brooks. of Erie, Pa, LAGER
ated face aud possible fracture o
skull.
wan Confer for reaoe.
Managua, Jan. 9.-Tbe presidents o
the Central American States expect t
meet January Is. at Corinto, Mic, t
confer on the subject of establishin
more cordial relations between thei
respective republics and to devils
means for assuring peace among then