New-York tribune., 1904-10-19
FIRE TENDER IN CRASH.
T1co Men Seriously Hmt-Cottision
zcith Car NarrozoEy Ayerted.

The efforts OF a nlotorman on the Madison
| ave- surface line to drive his car. which had
| about fifty passengers. between an engine and
| the following tender. racing along East one
hundred and d-sixth-st. last night. came near
causing an accident which probably would have
killed several fremen. 1t was averted narrow
w. The tenders driver. Michael Kelly. turned
| il directly into the sidewalk The motorman
was Herbert Judge. living In East F1fty-ninth-
ST. Afterward ne was saved from an angry
crowd by the fremen
The tender of Engine No. 50, at No. 81 west
One-hundred-a and -fifteenth-st., was on It's way
to fire at No. 326 East One e-hundred-and-sev-
enth-st. To reach this neighborhood Engine NO.
IS. with the tender, went east on One-hundred-
and-hfteenth-st TO Fifth-ave. down Fifth-ave.
to One-hundred- -and-sixth-st., which is a wide
thoroughfare and then east to Second-ave. The
tender was following the engine. they being
separated oy about one hundred to one hundred
and fifty feet as is customary
The engine had crossed Madison-ave. safely
and was racing east in One hundred -and-siXth-
st. Waiting for the engine to pass at One-hun-
dred-and-sixth-st. and Madison-ave, was the
northbound Madison-ave. car. Judge evidently
thought he could drive his car quickly across
the street between the engine and the approach
ling tender. He tried to do so, but the tender
was approaching rapidly. Kelly saw that a
fatal accident was imminent
To turn To the right was impossible. as four
women were waiting in the street for SOUTH
bound car. He had either to drive directly
ahead at the car, in which case he thought al
the iremen probably would be killed. or to turn
sharply to the left and trust to luck that the
turn would be sharp enough to prevent hitting
the car.
Kelly choose the latter course, and pulled his
horses toward the left with all his strength
The animals were uterall-- thrown through the
air against the gutter; the tender was over
turned, after the front part had struck the rear
end Of the car a sharp blow. and the four fire
men on the tender also were hurled through the
air.
There was great excitement on the car and
number of passengers and others who had seen
the affair rushed to the street TO care for the
hremen Those besides Kelly on the tender
were Dennis Curtin. Edward T. Murtha and
John T. Christy. Murtha and Christy were in
iured seriously. while Kelly, who had saved
their lives by his prompt action. escaped with
slight injuries. Murtha had almost al his
front teeth knocked out, and his face was torn
severely. Christy received severe decorations Of
the chest and legs. Kelly received contusions Of
the left leg, and Curtin escaped with multiple
bruises about his body.
Judge made an attempt to drive his car ahead
b;st Curtin was too quick for him. and held him.
The crowd surged about the front platform OF
the car. but Curtin begged them 20 keep away,
and he stood guard over Judge until patrolm0n
came and arrested the latter. Judge was taken
to The station surrounded by several patrolmen.
When the tender struck the car Alfred Pultz.
a passenger, was standing the rear platform.
The force OF the collision knocked him from the
car. He received bruises. but refused medical
attendance.
The fire was in liquor store The building
was destroyed. with loss OF 800.