New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-18
CAR WRECKED BY TRAIN.
ONE KILLED, TWO HURT.
Gateman at RaiIzcay Crossing ar
rested for CareIesSness.

collision In which the motorman of a trolley
car was killed and two passengers were injured
took place at the crossing at One-hundred-and-
thirty eighth-st. and Wiowave.. in The Bronx. at
4 n yesterday. the eastbound car being struck
bv a southbound freight train of the suburban
branch Of the .5ew-York New-FTaven and Hart
ford Railroad. The motorman 4ho was killed was
Felix 4iccabe. address not known. His abdomen
was pierced by flying splInters and he died IN the
Lincoln Hospital a few minutes after his arrival
there The injured were Frederick Heller, fifty
four years old. Of No. 67 Courtlandt-ave-. who was
severely bruised and cut by flying splnters, ana
was taken TO the Lincoln Hospital and John
Potter thirty four years Ole. of No. 272 West one
hurdre6-an6 -tifteenth-st., who severely
bruised. but home.
The police arrested Frederick Winkier. the gaze
man stationed at the crossing on the charge u
criminal carelessness. The conductor OF the eai'
Robert Shannon, and the two passengers VINO Were
injured allege that it purely through the laui'
Of The gateman in raising the gates al lHe 0i'9
ing that the collision occurred.
The trolley car thrown ten feet against a.,
iron post and all the superstructure ano'e ~
trucks and wheels was swept on Inc az
against which the was thrown was pen -, -
reed The ground around strewn with sp'li' t
OF wood The rnotorman found about t"e1l''
five feet away from the crossing, smart - 80
about two feet long imbedded in his aouohiel'
He was suffering intense agony whei pa0e0 "
ambulance. ouo,, car
nassed over the crossing about minute peiO'
crash took place It was crowded with passeis 80
bound for Port Morris. and great loss - -. ~
would have resulted if il had been sl,uoA ~ I
train. Only two passengers we're on the "t'0Ae
car and both were hurt.
SWITCH TO PREVENT COLLISIONS
For the purpose of preventing sueh q coi'i r.
there is an open switch the trolley tracks 'pou'
,bfrtv feet away from the crossing II Is Tue Iule
of +be 2-.ion Railway Company that the couuu11ot
~ ? car about TO cross the railroad tracks niHs.
get off walk 10 the railroad tracks ana see ''l8.
II, &c c,aar Shannon asserts that he old tihs' anu
,.sited ,nti, northbound freight train passed ne
savs that when he the gates rise ne went
r.ck s,nnosin the crossing 10 he clear ana eloseu
the switch thereby allowing the car 10 run over IT.
A westbound trolley car crossed over the raliroao
,racks inst then obstructing the view OF the con-
d,ctor He did not see the freight train coming
south until it was few feet away from the car
AcCabe the motorman. saw the train ABOUT the
same time as Shannon, VINO was walking along py
the side of the car. The motorman did not finch'
but whirled the brake handle around. The trohey
car slid down the incline. however directly IN 'front.'
Of tho coming freight train, which was gong at d
rate of about twenty-five miles an houi' - was
an extra freight train. No. 80. = -.
The police put blame on the engineer OF the
train or the conductor and they We're hot d.
rested Winker the gateman, refused 70 MAKE az.
sfafement He would only say that the IIetsiI
train was an extra one and he had not expected It.