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in the motor and then burned beyond even
the recognition Of his wife.

in the motor and then burned beyond even
the recognition of his wife.
Patrick Cahill was not the only man
in the employ of the company who did
splendid work after he collision occurred,
Andrew Sheehan, an inspector on the West
End branch, putting on rubber boots.
| rubber gloves and a rubber coat, dashed
down the track from the Thirty-sixth street
station and went through both trains,
while they were still afre, to direct the un-
| injured how to get out and to help those
who needed assistance.
| Sheehan must have reached the wreck
shortly after Patrick Cahill had opened the
| gates and many of the passengers said THAI
and encouragement that the uninjured were
| able to get out of the wreck and back to
| the Thirty-sixth street station.
1t was perilous walking for the passengers
| from the train to the station. however,
because for sorne time after the exodus
began the current could not be or was not
shut of from the third rail, and there was
| enough electricity under foot and on all
sides to make unsteady even the steadiest
| nerves. For a time the handrail along the
| path was charged with electricity, and
many OF the passengers received severe
| shocks therefrom.
Many of the women kept their heads just
long enough to reach the haven OF the
ihTty-sixth street station. Then they
| keeled over unconscious and the station
employees were as busy as the surgeons
| were later in restoring the fainting women
to their senses.
! Owing to the efficient work of the Fire
Department and the cool headedness OF
| somebody connected with the railroad
| company, the surgeons were able to attend
| to all the injured in about half an hour after
the collision.
BY that time the fire had been put out
| and a locomotive had been run up the track
from behind the Twent y-fifth street station
and coupled to the front car of the forward
| train. Into this car the injured were put
and tak ken to the Twenty-ffth street sta
ton, where they were attended by the hos
| pital surgeons.
| There was one among the injured, how
ever, who was found on the lawn of Green
| wood Cemetery, which extends for several
blocks along the line of the road at that
point He was Warren Dayton, a guard
| on the rear train.
Dayton was evidently taking no chances
on the elevated structure after the col
| lision. Measuring carefully the distance
from the elevated platform to the cemete cry
lawn: he gathered himself and jumped
Williams Hughens, young man living
at 214A Twenty ninth street who was re-
turning from work, says that Dayton
landed, apparently, in heap on the top
| Of the cemetery fence. Then he toppled
| over among the tombstones.
He was found there later suffering from
| internal injuries and a broken wrist and
| all but unconscious. He was taken to the
Seney Hospital. where it was said at mid
night last night that his chances for re-
| covery were slight.
Three of the nine injured were from
Manhattan. all on their way home. Norris
| Stone, real estate dealer of 10 West ll3th
street, suffered from an injured back, but
after being treated at the hospital went
home. Morris Friedman of S24 Henry
street who had cuts on the right leg and
arm and over the right eye, and Nathan
Woelansky of 83 East Fourth street who
| got broken wrist and cuts on the legs and
arms, were also able to go home after treat
| ment.
! AS soon as possible after the, collision
General Manager Cslderwood of the Brook
| lyn Rapid Transit company and his as
sistant. Mr.. Folds, made an Investigation
into it's cause. 1t was impossible to- get
very satisfactory reports last night, but,
after getting the testimony OF everybody
who was in any position to. give details,
Mr. Folds made the following statement
shortly after II o'clock:
"We are in no position at present to place
the blame for this sad and most unfortunate
happening on the shoulders of anybody.
We are forced to a tentative conclusion.
accident rested with John Cahill the motor
man OF the Bay Ridge train. We have the
statements of Conductor Stevens and
Motorman Danielson of the train that was
run into to the following effect: -,
Between Twenty-nnth and Thirtieth
streets something happened to the motor
of the train that pulled out OF Ihirt y-slxth
street empty. l suppose that the fuse
blew out. AS soon as Stevens found that
his train was without power he went to
lamps were burning there as they should
have been. He found that they were.
While he was standing on the rear platform
| he saw the Bay Ridge train approaching
| under greater headway than he thought
proper under the circumstances.
| uGrahhiDU aytra red lantern, Stevens
| stood on the rear platform and swung it as
| long as he dared. When the Bay Ridge
| train was almost upon the other Stevens
dropped his lantern and ran forward. He
was still able to make report
Why Cahill was not able to see that
| train was standing on the tracks ahead
| of him at that hour in the afternoon, even
signals, is beyond comprehension. Why
| he was not able to see the signals is still
more incomprehensible.
While dont wish to be quoted as Civ
ing an official opinion as to the cause Of
the wreck taking fire. it would seem to be
| plain that after the collision occurred
several of the cars were derailed, thus
producing short circuits on the third rail.
The electricity thus set free fired the wreck.
Al least, that is one explanation for the
fire that followed the collision"
The last car of the forward train and the
front car Of the rear train were completely
telescoped. The cars Immediately in front
and to the rear of these two cars were badly
splintered. The second car Of the front
train and the three forward cars of the
rear train were badly burned, as were
the ties and other woodwork Of the elevated
structure. The estimated property loss to
the railroad company is s25 600.
All trains on the Fifth avenue line were
tied up from the time that the collision
occurred till II o'clock last night. After
that the southbound track was used for
trains on the Bay Ridge, West End and
Culver branches
Homegoers from the theatre and other
late travellers were transferred in this
wav after II O'Clock and all through the
night. IT will probably be well on toward
evening to-day before the north track Is
repaired enough for regular traffic.
PROFESSOR FORCED TO RESIGN.