New-York tribune., 1903-06-02
SCORE THROH7N IN CRASH.
Seren Hurt an Car Collision in
Eighth-aue.
POLICE RESERVES CALLED OUT.

Seven persons suffered injuries last evening
when a Columbus-ave electric car, bound east
in Fifty-third-st crashed into a northbound
Fighth-ave. car. The accident created great
excitement in a big crowd, and the reserves of
the West Forty-seventh- st. police station were
called out. It was considered almost miraculous
that none of the score of persons who were
thrown to the pavement from the cars were
more seriously injured. The cars were twisted
around in the street and avenue and the lines
were blocked for some time. The following list
gives the names gathered by the police Of those
who were injured:
ADLER, Mrs. Sarah. elderly Of No. II Man
hattan-ave; contusions of knee and right shoulder.
BAUER. Jennie. No. 622 West hundred thir-
tieth-st-; contusions Of hip and back shock
tusions and lacerated wounds of both shock
p6a4e PhP ca No coatasobs Sa and
HARE Jennie, No. 81 Park ave; shock,
JOHNSON, Elizabeth. No. 126 West Ffty-si1th-st.;
& s25ss T asa aSen saso N l2a snoc %ss Nine
None of the injured went TO the hospital. all
going to their homes. after being attended by
Drs Milliken and Miller, of Roosevelt Hospital
The Colunnbus-ave car struck the rear end
of the Eighth-ave. car, which was an open one
The crash was a terrific one and all except two
Of the score of passengers on the norlhpouho
car were thrown from their seats to the pave
ment MI Lichtenstein and a woman whose
name was not learned We're thrown from the
Colunbus-ave. car. The screams of the women
and shouts Of the men created great excitement
In the neighborhood, and people ran from all
directions The cars did not stop at the mo-
r1,ent of impact but moved several rect the
E;ighth-ave car being turned around and
dragged east bv the other car until it was nearly
at the easterly Eighth-ave. curbne. and nearly
living east and west The Columbus-ave- car
was also drawn from its tracks
With the crowd appeared a policeman. and
under their direction the bruised and faintlns
women were carried into drug store on the
northeast corner. The crowd increased momen-
tarily ana Roundsman Fogarty. of the west
Fortv-seyenth-st station, sent call to the sta
ton for the reserves. They appeared unoer
command of Sergeant McCann, and lines were
established about the wrecked cars. Meanwhile
Patrolmau Healey had sent a call for ampu-
Iances through Police Headquarters.
The railway men had meanwhile been looking
after the interests of the road, and d wrecking
cra,,. and Thomas Delaney, one of the superin-
tendents of transportation of the Metropolitan
street Railway. were on the spot. After an hour
and a quarters work they cleared the Eighth
ave line and in thirty minutes time had cars
running again on Fifty-third-st.
The police made no arrests. and apparently dld
not try to place blame for the accident The
notorman Of the which crashed into the
Eighth-ave car could not he found about the
scene Of the accident All agreed that the mis-
! chief had been done by the Columbus-aVe. car
After the accident Miss Lillian knight OF
No 31S West Fifty-hrst-st., one OF those thrown
from the northbound car was searching the
/ navenoent for green bag which she had lost IN
the excitement She said II contained hei
/ noclratbook in which was about $40 In money
ana two railway tickets from New orh u
/ Chicago. She did not find her pfopeItS'