Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-01-09
TRAINS CRASH IN 4
new YORK TUNNEL
Fifteen Persons Are Killed and
Score Of Others Are
Injured.
RESCUE WORK DIFFICULT
Wreck Catches Fro. and Relief Par
ties Crepe Through Steam and
Smoke to Succor Injured
List Of Victims.

New York, Jan. "a New York and
Harlem local passenger train ran into
the last car of a New York, New Haven
and Hartford train, known as the Nor
walk accommodation today in the New
York Central tunnel between Fifty
sixth and Fifty-seventh streets. this
city. The wreck occurred about block
and a half from the mouth of the tun-
mel at II o'clock. The number of per-
sons killed is placed by the railroad
officials at fifteen and the injured at
twenty more.
Nearly all the bodies were badly dis
figured and almost unrecOgniZable. The
known dead are:
A. G. WALTON, New Rochelle.
H. G. DIAMOND, New Rochelle.
A. E. MILLS, New York.
OSCAR w. MEYROWITZ. New
York.
An old man, name unknown.
GEORGE POTTER, New Rochelle.
ALBERT NJ PERRIN, New Ro-
chelle.
H. G. THOMAS, New York.
r.. d. C. FASKETT, New Rochelle.
The injured:
Albert w. Adams, New Rochelle.
Albert Wadley, New York.
Relief Organized Quickly.
The shock of the collision was plainly
heard by people passing on Park ave-
nue. above the tunnel. Several of them
ran to give the alarm. In ten minutes
everybody at police and fire headquar-
ters was at work organizing relief.
From the the fire headquarters.
dozen blocks away, hook and ladder
trucks were rapidly dispatched to the
scene of the accident With several fire
companies. The reserves from East
ITifty-fi first street and Grand Central
police stations We're turned out on the
ran. \ hurry call was sent to neigh
boring hospitals. and in ten minutes
dozen ambulances were hurry1ng with
corps of doctors. When the rescuers
reached the wreck smoke was pouring
out of the entrance to the tunnel at
Fifty fifth street and great volumes OF
smoke came out of the first ventilator
half block north.
The Norwallt accommodation was
crowded With passengers and had been
stopped at Fifty-sixth street on sig
nal The train was standing but rev
minutes when the big engine of the
White Plains local crashed into the ca
boose, splitting it in twain and driN-
Ing portions of it into the next car. Inc
steam from the engine scalded persons
in the wrecked cars. Clouds OF steam
arose from the air holes in the tunnel,
making the work of rescue difficult.
The injured were lifted out by ropes OF
carried to the mouth of the tunnel be-
low Fifty-siX street.
Work In the Dark.
Ladders were put down from the
street over the iron fence to the track
aud firemen, policemen and surgeons
were Immediately at work. 1t was very
dark in the tunnel, which was iilled
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 were calling from the wreck.
Some more badly injured than others,
were being assisted by the more rof-
tunate passengers. The work OF rescue
was further impeded by the enormous
crowds which, in spite of police vigil
ance, swarnled into the tunnel, through
its many entrances. The first OF the IN
iured taken from the wreck was q wo-
man. She was carried to the women's
hospital. Here, as we'll as at other
points. preparations were hurriedly
made to take care of the wounded as
rapidly as they were brought to the
railroad station.
Wreck in Indiana.
Peru. Ind, Jam 9--The Wabash east
,,ound limited crashed into freight as
the latter was taking siding at Lagra
early today destroying the rear three
cars and throwing passengers and en-
gine into the ditch. Engineer Brum-
bach and Fireman Humphreys were
painfully injured. No passengers were
hurt.