New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22
TWO MORE VICTIMS OF GRADE CROSSINGS.
L.. I. r. r. TRAIN STRIKES 1UTOMOBILE-ONE NAY DIE
FROM THIRD CRASH IN FIVE WEEKS
TWO

The automobile accident in which four per-
sons were hurt. probably fatally. in a col
lision with freight engine of the Long Island
Railroad at Gravesend crossing and Kings
Highway, Coney Island yesterday afternoon,
was the third serious automobile accident due
10 grade crossings in this city almost within
month.
The other two resulted fatally. on June
13 Frank +. Read. a paper manufacturer of
this city. killed at the Van Cortlandt
Park crossing Of the Putnam Division OF the
New-York Central while riding with the family
of George Noakes restaurant proprietor. At
the time Miss Margaret Noalles
manned for life. 4 month later three men were
killed I'm the same way Oh the MeIricI Road
near Rockville Centre Long Island. They were
Frank CoreH. Of No. 1919 Bedford-ave.. Brook
lyn; James snyder of No. l.SJ9 Bedford-ave..
and G. T Jewell also of Brooklyn. With the
probable death of Dr. Abbott this will make
five deaths in many weeks from neglected
railroad crossings.
The occupants of the automobile. Horatio Alb
bott. of Cortlandt-st. Coney Island: Albert
Burkhart Of Neptune-avc.. Coney Island; Mar
tin Merritt. driver. of No. 10 Conseyea-st..
Brooklyn. and Martin Rauscher. proprietor of
the Albemarle Hotel. Surf-ave. coney Island,
were hurled twenty feet The six car freight
train il is said. was running at lively rate.
Abbott who was seated with the driver. re-
ceived a fractured skull and internal injuries.
from which he may die at any moment Whhe
the others who were thrown on the road Z" ay'
were not so badly injured.
~The automobile which not racing ma
chine was recently purchased by Mr. Rauscher.
who invited his friends TO accompany him on a
ride through the Coney Island district AS
the machine turned from the ocean Parkway
he driver increased the
speed. AS the automobile crossing the rail-
road track engine No 10, in charge of John II,
Yorker of Morris Park. Long Island. cra;'hed
into it, Henry Comstock. of No. BIZ Fulton
ST Brooklyn, conductor Of the freight tram
sprang from the car as the collision oo-
CURED and at once gave assistance to the VIC
.irns who were thrown about the road near
the track.
Nc, a, work near by also hurried TO the sceue
Of the accident while others sent FOR an am
bulance to the Coney Island Reception Hospi-
taI A nearby house turned into tenn
norary hospital until DR.. Hall. of the Reception
uosnitaI arrived Police from the Coney ISL
and sta-ion arrested the engineer and conductor
OF the train.
AT late hour Abbott was still alive
NO GATE AT CROSSINGS
In the accident yesterday. IS in the others
adeouafe alarm The approaching train was
invisible until too late for the approaching
machine TO turn back. In the accident yes
terday. too no charge IF carelessnes' eouid
be made against the driver Of ths machine lie
saws he was approaching at a slow rate and
listening for a train. He declares the tram gave
no warning signal on approaching Inc crossing.
The Van CortIandt crossing has been for years
The terror Of all who have occasion to use II.
There the station hides the track from view TO
all approaching from the side of the parade
ground The Noakes party. consisting OF Mt.
and Mrs Noakes, three children and Mr. Read,
We're coming from the parade ground when a
sorthbound train reached the station. Ihey
saIted until 1t left the station and then started
10 cross without the slightest warning OF the
naar,ess Of the northbound train at high speed.
The machine was struck squarely and de-
moished 1t was remarkable that any OF the
party escaped alive. 1t became necessary 10