New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-03
CARS ALMOST OVER BRINK
ENGINE HITS I'll" TRAIN.
accident on Second-aUe. Bridge
JTomen Faint in Excitement.

Elevated trains nortr Of the Harlem River trains
on the Rochelle branch ot the NeW-forks
New-Haven and Hartford Railroad. and traffic on
the Harlem River. were completely blocked yestsr-
dav by collision that took place on the north end
Of the Second-ave. bridge 4 locomotive n the
New-Haven road crashed into the rear car OF
a southbound elevated train that was crowded
with passengers. throwing two cars OF the track
and creating a panic among the passengers The
cars were prevented from falling from the struc-
ture to the freight yards fifty feet below only b
the guard rails.
When the two cars left the track they ripped up
a long section Of the third rail. cutting OF the
electric power all along the line in The Bronx ard
stating half hundred trains. The accident Oc-
Cured about a. N. when the rush downtown
was at its height The locomotive that struck
TIE tram was running free II was going in the
same direction as the train. but moving slow
" The train consisting OF six n which
the passengers were packed closely. had passed
over switch. except for the rear car The en-
CINE struck the rear bumper OF the car with a
crash that was heard in the street
The panicstrfcken passengers rushed for ne
doors and windows Of the cars. men pushing
women aside in the struggle TO get free In the
excitement the possible danger from shock from
the third rail was apparently forgotten. the men
and women swarming over the deadly strip OF
metal heedlessly.
No was injured. although many women and
girls fanted- As a precautionary measure am
balances were summoned from the Lincoln Le-
banou and Harlem hospitals The reserves OF the
Alexander-ave. and East One-hundred-and-twenry-
stxth-st- station were summoned and an alarm or
fire also sent in. The guards on the train kept
cool and did their best help the passengers get
out or the cars Andrew Feorart. the brakeman or
the rear car opened the gates as soon as tEe
crash came, and helped carry several IalntlIls
the bridge The unconscious women were soon re-
vlved and allowed 20 their homes
The police questioned John Fitzgerald. OF No 2
St Ann save, the engineer Of the locomotive he
insisted that the signals had been set Tor BIN 70
90 ahead The mOtOrman OF the train. Joseph
Blum, OF No I.G03 Oakland Place. was not blamed
BY the police. When the cars and the engine were
examined. they we're found not 70 nave been dam
that left the track, Il was discovered, had
become damned between the guard rail and the
steel track This prevented them from topping
over. although they Were knocked at an angle o.
was that none o. the windows n the cars were
broken.
Superintendent HedIey. Of the Manhattan road.
arrived the scene while a wreckng crew was
at work placing the cars on the tracks he re-
fused 20 make any statement concerning the sccl-
dert say who ne thought was 20 blame
At Il q n the four cars Of the tram that GIG
leave the rails slUnted OF the bridge and
the draw was opened 70 allow river craft % pass
through Derricks were erected on the tracks and
work begun lift the locomotive harN -1-0 place
and men were also set o. work o. r-u7ir the -0tr1
rail that badly damage. The -'-r-r7. 0ovor
was turned on above the 'nF-lli- t-.,i-li ~ =
third-st station. ana IRA fl mad Al Orch IN
dr. f7r-=r. all passengers received
transfers that would enable -l-7l To walk the
Third-ave bridge. and chen board trains az the
Cne-hundred-ar thirty -tnir1-St- station 81 Jh-t
wished.
tn tracks were repaired. and I-a-1e resumed on
both roads at 250 p N