Evening journal., 1902-01-09

The Dead.
ALBERT NJ. PERRIN.
B. d. c. FOSKETT.
A. E. II. MILLS.
Z. c. HINSDALE.
MRS. A. +. HOWARD.
FRANK WASHBURN
WILLIAM LEYS.
THEODORE GORGARDO.
WILLIAM FISHER, OF FORBES.
WILLIAM HOWARD.
OSCAR MEYROWITZ.
FRANKLIN CROSBY.
ERNEST +. WALTON.
ii. G. DIAMOND.
CHARLES b. MARS.
All Of the dead are from New
Rochelle, except William Legs, Of B..
Altman & Co.. New York
The Seriously Injured.
A list Of the seriously injured fol-.
lows Ernest Coffin. New Rochelle,
serious wound on head: unknown
man. taken unconscious to a hospital;
Alfred Wadley. New York city, frac-
ture of both legs, shock and scalp
wounds: Albert W. Adams. New York
city. left leg cut of below the knee;
George Carter, New York. leg
fractured: George NJ. Fisher, East
Port Chester severely injured; Mabel
Newman. New Rochelle, contusions Of
body and hip fractured; Minnie j..
Rice. New Rochelle, fractured nose,
lacerated ear and sprined ankle;
Sadie Scott, New Rochelle, left hand
and left foot fractured; Richard Moli-
neux. New Rochelle, compound frac-
ture of thigh; Peter A. Murphy.
New Rochelle. both legs broken and
internal injuries. condition critical;
Winfield Flute, New Rochelle. frac-
tured legs and burns; a. McCray New
Rochelle, leg fractured, Henry Keene,
New York, fractured ribs and internal
injuries; George Winter, New Ro-
chelle, compound fracture of left leg,
the leg was amputated; William
Brooks. of Erie. Pa, lacerated face
and possible fracture of skull. taken to
Roosevelt Hospital; Mollie Landden,
New Rochelle, internal injuries, Sc
rious.
II was rear-end collision between
q South Norwalk local. that ran in
over the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad and was halted by
block signals at the southern en-
trance Of the tunnel, and a White
Plains local that came by the Har-
lem branch OF the New York Central
railroad. Most OF the death, injury
and damage was wrought by the en-
gine of the White Plains train. which
plunged into the rear car of the mo-
tionless train and was driven through
70 the middle of the car. smashing
the seats, furnishings and splitting
the sides as Il moved forward. The
victims either were mangled in the
mass of wreckage carried at the pilot
crushed in the space between the
boiler and car sides or scalded by the
steam which came kissing from broken
pipes and cylinders. The engine. in
its final plunge of 40 feet. carried the
rear car forward and sent twisted
iron. broken timbers and splinters
crashing into the coach ahead. Lights
were extinguished, and from the
wreckage and darkness came the cries
OF the injured and calls for assist
ance by those who escaped. Within
few minutes the work of rescue.
marked by heroism and sacrifice. be-
gan. Alarms that brought every avail
able ambulance in the city, the police
reserves. Of five precincts and the fire
men OF tie central-eastern district OF
Manhattan, were sounded at once.
With police, firemen and surgeons
came score Of volunteer physicians
and half a dozen clergymen.
Scenes Of Horror.
Ladders were run down the tunnel
air shafts and the iremen and police
attacked the debris with ropes and
axes Passengers already had rallied
and were trying 10 release those i'm
prisoned in the debris. Father Smith
and Rev DR.. Walkley, chaplains of
the flre department, crawled in over
the wreckage and ministered to the
dying Lieutenant Clark. of the fire
department. forced his way to the
point where Miss Rice and Miss Scott
lay and stood in water that scalded
the flesh from his limbs until the two
women were released. T. NJ. Murphy
a passenger, both of whose legs were
broken and still held by the timbers.
volunteered to remain as he was until
those around him were assisted. Two
policemen and Chaplain Walkley
reached Mrs. Howard. and the chaplain
gave her a ttimulant The policemen
were cutting away the seat which held
the woman Gown, when a pipe broke
The scalding steam drove them back.
and when the rescuers returned Mrs.
Howard was dead
Injured persons IN need of imme.
olate attention were given temporary
dressing by the ambulance and volun-
teer surgeons and then hoisted to the
street. Many Park avenue mansions
were thrown open TO the suffering
hut most Of the injured were at once
taken To- .AQspitals. The dead were
taken TO morgues and police stations.
Cornelius Vanderbilt was among those
who came to the tunnel, but the police