New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-13
BOYS CAUSE CAR WRECK
MANY HURT IN COLLISION.
Police Think Lads ThreU .Szcitch IN
SecOnd-aUe.

Three women were injured in collision be-
tween Second-ave. surface cars last evening.
Many other persons more or less severely
injured in the crash. One of the cars was nearly
demolished in the collision.
Those who are known to be injured are:
Cleveland Miss Mabel, twenty-six years old.
of No 321 First-ave. Manhattan.
CraWley. Mrs. Margaret, forty-six years old,
Of No. 329 East Twenty-frst-st., Manhattan
Walters, Miss Gertrude. twenty-six years old.
of No 142 Albany-ave.. Brooklyn.
About 9 o'clock last evening a northbound
car on the Second-ave. line ran into south
bound car at Second-ave and One-hundred- and
sixteenth-st. The switch which turns the north
bound cars west across One-hundred- -and-six-
teenth-st- had been set without the knowledge
of the motorman of the northbound car. with the
result that the two cars came together directly
at the switch. The southbound car was par
TALLY wrecked and the northhound car suffered
slightly. About ten or twelve passengers on
the southbound car were injured. several being
thrown from their seats into the street.
The police of the West One-hundred-and
fourth-st. station say that nischievous boys
were responsible for the collision. The lever
which operates the switch at this point hangs
in a wire pocket attached to one of the steel
uprights of the elevated structure. In the
event of motorrnan wishing to turn his car
west across One-hundred- d-and-sixteenth-st.. he
has only to take the lever from the pocket, set
the switch. and then replace the lever.
When Anderson, the motornlan. who was in
charge of the northbound car. started his car
rapidly across e-hundred-and-sixteent
last night, a southbound also left the north
crossing. The northbound responded to the
demand of the switch and in instant the
two big cars crashed together The southbo0nd
car. in charge of Thomas Malone. motorman.
was almost upset by the force of the collision.
The other car lost part Of the dashboard on the
frort platform.
Immediately after the crash the lights in the
southbound car We're extinguished. 1t was of the
open type and near the of the group
Of young women were seated. They were thrown
violently from the car. Drs- Donovan and
Kauskopf responded TO hurry calls, and after ex-
amining half a dozen victims of the accident
they took Mrs. Crawley and the Misses Walters
and Cleveland to the hospital Miss Walters
suffered from dislocated right shoulder, bruises
about the body and numerous painful abrasons.
Mrs Crawley was found to have a sprained
ankle and Miss Cleveland had a number OF
bruises and contusions about the head and
body Miss Cleveland did not remain at the hos
pital
The collision caused a large crowd to gather
The reserves of the East One hundred-ani-
fourth-st. station were hurried to the scene. inc
wrecking for the Second-ave line replaceo
the southbound car on the track, and. despite
the ruined running gear on the east SIDE or the
car took the car slowly to the barns, at Ninety
sfxth-st. No arrests have as yet been MADE. put
the police are looking for the Juvenile suspects.