New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08
L" CRASH KILLS THREE
DUE TO C4RELESSNESS.
Zen Others Injured in Wreck at
East Ne7c- ! Orh.

Through the carelessness Of some employe or
employees OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
Ssny collision between two trains occurred
tho Kings County Elevated Railroad at Pit
3dr and Williams aves. at 7:20 a. yesterday.
Tesulting in the death OF three employees of the
company and the injury OF ten passengers. All
those injured were able TO go to their homes
THE State Railroad Commission will begin an
investigation 20 place the blame for the acci-
dent. in the Offices OF the railroad company
ao-day.
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nns-ave car coupler.
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THE INJURED.
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EELI.EHAN Haser Of No. 1875 Euclid-ave; scalp
hENENDER. Raymond. Of Essex-st- and PiuSin-avs.:
Commissions Of body and left leg
G sSocEa A H. Of No '0l Ln"00dtf; bruises and
eEuL1T. Eugene. Of No. 2oeo Pitan-.vA: iaoerated
Of both legs and scalp
After an investigation by the police three men
were arrested, suspected Of being in a measure
responsible for the accident. They were Edward
II wanser of No. l45 New-Jersey-ave.. motor
man OF train: George Becker. towerman.
controlling the switches at the point where the
collision occurred. and William Snyder. OF No.
a57 Allen-st., acting conductor OF the train that
was run into. Thew Will he arraigned before
aIagistrate Tighe in the Gates-ave. court to-
day. Coroner Williams has announced that he
~iu make a most searching investigation.
The collision occurred the main downtown
track alongside tbs P!;kia-ave. yards. which
are used fer storing engines ana cars. A train
Cf five cars drawn by an engine Charles Nitze-
engineer, had just been made up in the yards
and had just gone on the main track. AS II
reached this point something went wrong with
she air brake coupling between the engine and
rrst car. Ferguson. OBrien and Cubic the
dead men, hurried out from the yard TO attend 10
the brake. They We're crouching between the
engine and car. when motor train from the
CITY line and bound downtown, crashed into the
rear OF the stalled train. The employees were
crushed as If in vise- Briens Skull was
fractured and his body fell to the street. Fer
suscns body was almost cut in two. Ihey oieu
instantly Cubic, with fractured skull and
TWO broken legs, died ten minutes after being
taken TO the hospital.
The motor train had just left the Pennsyl-
Nania-ave station, block away ana mad at
,aned a good speed before the collision. None
Of the employees concerned in the accident would
talk but il was said that steam pipe passing
under the tracks at this point was Ieaky ana
caused the tracks TO be somewhat obscured. The
sowerman who had set the signals against the
OncominG trains when the new train was pas
sing out OF the yard changed them again. II IS
said when ne that the train had reached
the main track and was apparently moving OIL
The officials of the company say that II was the
business Of cubic. the yarcmaster, 10 nave been
alert until the train had got well on Its way
and the moment it stopped to have sent man
hack with a danger flag. General Manager
Calderwood Mr.. Folds his assistant, and Su-
peTntendent Dow T. Smith hurried TO the scene
Of The accident, and spent the morning in MAX
sng investigation.