The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-01-09
MET In A TUNNEL
disastrous COLLISION OF PAS
eENGER TRAINS IN NEW
YORK CITY.
SEVERAL COACHES WRECKED

Number Of Dead Placed at Seventeen
ard the Injured at Forty. Twelve Sc.
riously-Passenoers Graphically De.
eoribe the Underground Disaster and
.hc Heartrendino Scenes Following.
Cause Of the Accident Unknown.
x.w York, Jan. 9.-Two local trains
Aopnd for New York--one from South
Eorwalk. the other from White Plains
crashed together In the smokc-cloud-
Ii park Avenue tunnel of the New
ork Central line. Seventeen persons
orc killed and 80 injured. OF the lat.
ef l. we're seriously injured. The en-
eineer ard fireman OF The White
plains local and towerman were ar.
r.sred. District Attorney Jerome Wis.
re4 the wreck and Will personally di.
rel an investigation. The list OF dead
1ollows:
q Walton. New Rochelle: ii. G.
diamond. New Roc .icile. Albert NJ.
Perrin. New Rochelle: H. G. Thomas.
NV York city. H. u. {. Foskeii New
hsoehelle. William u. Lees. of u. Alt
hnan a. Co. New York: II. Franklyn
kroshy. New Rochelle: Oscar l.. Mey-
how!iz. New York city. Theodore For
|cardo. New Rochelle. William Fisher
Now Rochelle. George Potter. New Ro-
( helle. Mrs. A. II. Howard. New Ro-
|thelle. William Howard. New Ro.
khelle: r. C.. Hinsdale. New Rochelle.
Charles B. Mars. New Rochelle.
George W. Simring. New Rochelle. r.
Mashburn. New Rochelle.
The shock Of the collision was plain.
d heard by people passing on Park
Avenue above the tunnel Several OF
1hem ran To give the alarm. In -
minutes everybody at police and IRE
,aGquariers was at work organizing
(.lief 70 be sent TO the spot.
From fire headquarters. dozen
blocks away. hook and ladder truck
has rapidly dispatched to the seen.
bf the accident. with several fire com
tanies The reserves from East Fifty
FIRST street and Grand Central police
Stations were turned ont on tn. run.
u hurry call was sent To Bellevue.
lower the Presbyterian and Roose-
|sclt hospitals. and In - minutes "A doz.
|sn amhnlances were hurrying with a
|torps of doctors.
When tho rcscucrs reached the
wreck smoke was pouring ont of the
|sntrano" 10 the tunnel nj Fif,y..i!;h
|stree, and great columns Of smoke
|samo out OF the first ycntila,or. a half
|lloek north. Ambulances came In
From the east and west. Ladders were
Int down from the street over the iron
fence 10 the track and the iircmen. 20.
|licemcn and surgeons were immcdi.
at"ly nj work. IL was very dark In the
tunnel. which was filled with smoke
|and steam. The work OF rescue was.
therefore, difficult. The locomotive OF
u" 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
sengcrs.
Passengers Describe the Disaster.
In describing the disaster n passen-
Ger on the Harlem train said.
Our train was held nj the Harlem
end OF the tunnel for two minutes ia
allow the New Haven train TO pass.
hen We proceeded Suddenly there
was terrific crash and We were hurl.
ed from our seats. The shock was fol.
lowed by the roar OF escaping steam
ana the cries of the wounded.
\ score Of men passengers got out
of the windows and ran to the front OF
our train. The confusion and noise
was awful. Our locomotive had plough.
e1 half way through the last New Ha.
Ven car. saw several women taken
on Of the first wrecked ear
Eugene Herold Of Rochelle Park.
on" OF the passengers on the Danbury
IAN. gave this account OF the acci.
Ident:
We were sitting quietly In the next
20 the last car and there were only one
or two unoccupied seats. There was
ne usual morning crowd. the train
consisting OF FIVE cars.
There were several women In my
ar and also In the last car. We had
h"en stalled at Fifty-seventh street for
some time. Suddenly there was ter
fliic crash. The lights In the car went
ont. There was a roar OF grinding
Steel and wood and chorus of shrieks
looked back and saw the car behind
'eiescoping over the rear of our car
AID through that mixup plunged a
roaring locomotive.
i was thrown on my face by the
'ot and ! felt some blood splash oA'er
my forehead. Sitting smoke and steam
seemed to rise all around and. looking
nack. | could see mangled persons
fawling about through the mist. Then
soddenly the car took fire where the
locomotive was.
onr one idea was to escape.
lo'nh friend OF mine right In front
"' me. He cried. Open the windows
''r Gods sake I turned to the win