The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-09
KILLED IN A TUNNEL
Fifteen Dead and Thirty Hurt
In New York,
4 REAR END COLLISION HORROR.

The Accident Occurred ON the New
York Central Tracks Half =
Mile From the Grand Gem
tral station.
NEW YORK-Jan. 9.-Latest reports
regarding the terrible accident in the
Park avenue tunna of the New York
Central IN this city yesterday do not
materially change the number of kill
ed. Fifteen passengers were found
dead In the wreck. and twice that num-
ber were seriously hurt, some of
whom, 1t Is feared cannot recover. The
death list is as follows: Alexander NJ.
Perrin, New Rochelle; r. ID. G. Fos-
kett. 8 Field avenue, New Rochelle; A.
f. II. Mills twenty-2ne years old. New
Rochelle; Il. +. Walton, New Rochelle;
H. G. Diamond, New Rochelle; Oscar
W. Meyrowitz, optician, 1Ol East
Twenty-third street. New York: Frank
Washbum, flfty-hve years old. New
Rochelle; william Legs, fifty-four
years old, New Rochelle; r. G. Hins-
dale. thirty-fve years old. New Ro-
chelle; Theodore II. Fogardo, New Ro-
chelle; Walter Forbes, New Rochelle;
William Howard, New Rochelle: H.
Franklin Crosby. New Rochelle;
Charles b. Mars, forty years old, 33
Lafayette place. New Rochelle; Mrs.
A. +. Howard. New Rochelle.
1t was Il rear end collision between
a South Norwalk local that ran in over
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford and was halted by block signal
at the southern entrance to the tunnel
nnd n White Plains local that came by
the Harlem branch Of the New York
Central. Most of the death, injury
and damage were wrought by the en-
gine of the White Plains train. which
plunged into the rear car of the stand.
Ing train. 1t swept away the platform
and wedged its way through the floor
to the middle of the car. smashing the
seats and furnishings and splitting the
sides as it moved forward Its mary
victims were either mnngled to death
In the mass of wrecknge carried at
the pilot, crushed between boiler and
car sides or scalded to death by steam
which came kissing from broken steam
pipes and cylinders. The engine in its
final plunge of forty feet carried the
rear ear forward and sent twisted
hon. broken tfmbers and splintprs
into the coach ahead. Lights
were cXtinguished. and the dead, in
jurcd and unharmcd were left in dark
ness that escaping steam and smoke
made more confusing. Out from the
came the cries of those who
still lived and within few minutes
the work of rescue. which was mark
I'd by lleroism and sacrifice. began.
lhc noise of the impact carried warn
ng to the street above, and alarms
'oon brought every available alnbu-
ancc in the city, the police reserves
If five precincts and the firemen.
Those of the injured in need OF i'm
mediate attention were given tempora-
~ dressing by the ambulance ami vol
nnterr surgeons and then hoiSted to
The street above. Many of the hand
some houses which line Park avenue
were thrown open to the suffering but
most of the injured were hurried away
o hospitals at once. The dead were
,lsO carried to the surface and taken
o morgues and police stations
Responsibility for the disaster is I'M
ixed, but Superintendent j. Fl. Frank
in said that as far as he had been able
o discover J. NJ. Wisker. engineer Of
he White PlninS train. was to blame.
When the South NOrwalk train was
stopped Il tlagman ran back into the
umel and besides placing a torpedo OH
he track endravored TO flag the on
omng train. II" hurled his lantern ut
he cab window. but the big engine
lever halted until it was buried in
'edo exploded or that Wisker was
warned by the Iantern signal. There
s also n question about The proprety
Il the signalmcn permitting the cOlid-
IlE train to enter the same block see
Ion with the halted train. The tunnel
vas bcclouded with steam and smoke.
nd the snow which fell through the
ir shafts of the tunnel also aided in
bsc'lring the view. Engineer WiSkcr
nd Fireman Christopher Flynn were
laced under arrest A siglaman was
lso detained for time. but was re-
'ns"d. The heavy cost in life and the
roninrnce of some Of the persons kill
d or injured. coupled with the recent
citation for sweeping improvement OF
he tunnel. claimed general attention
nd aroused popular feeling.
District Attorney Jerome visited the
'rcck and personally examined many
illnesses. He will act personally in
ny proceeding commenced in the name
T the people. The state railway COM
liSsion also announced its intention to
lake an investigation, and similar in
'nt was expressed by the general off
rls of both the New York Central and
hudson River railroad and the New
"rk. New Haven and Hartford rail.
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