The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-23
EMPTY CARS TURNED LOOSE.
TRFI CRiSH INTO CROW DED ONE,
SFRIOJ SLY INJURING SIN.
Nine Others Hurt somebody's Malicious
Prank Causes n Had Smash-up In East
Sew Work Dlsgruntled n. II. 7. Enl-
plo,ce suspect ed Mot orntan Jumped

Prank Causes n Had smash-up In Easl
Sew Work -Dlsgruntled n. II. T. I'm.
pI0yce suspect ed Mot ornlan Jumped
Fifteen persons were injured yesterday
civ seriously by collision near the
Gotham Theatre at Fulton street and Ala
lama avenue, Brooklyn. when two empty
trolley ears ran into one filed with pas
-rngers The accident was caused by some
unknown person turning looss the two
empty cars and sta ting them away with
olt any one to control them The 81
p4r- ,u- whc were I'M lred seriously arc
~,N~tll. FHtNE, ~ years old, salesman
al li Arlington avenue, Brooklyn right
suslc crushed and back injured
Hoturs. SNoE H.. a. "A manufacturer Of
+ .nu1ud HIN. l. ! hip crushed aud back
mr
D,upPrtt Mrs JAMES. 81 Of ~ Ridge
who'd uv,uuc Brooklyn confusion OF back.
sAnro and possibly internal injuries
tf. 49, tMGN. -. salesman OF O. Seigel
srrci Rroohlyn; knees and shoulder hurt
Ntlstl. NtN, Is. schooboy Of - That
iou atrnue BROOKLYN back and right arm
hlr
MriLtN. EpwAEp f.. 70. a salesman Of 1904
Mi, ~itert Brooklyn left ankle and back
spra.n-d
riding in Fulton street car hat was on its
way 10 Manhattan. The car was in charge
or Notorman John Iahn He had stopped
on the curve near the Gotham Theatre.
III attention was suddenly attracted by
TIE cries 81 pede ,trisn, who yelled 10 him
To look out
Zain looked ahead and saw two empty
car, coming toward him on the same
4. T..
quick enough TO avoid a collision and giving
warning yell to those who were getting
on or On hi> car he swung open the gate
and lcaped on
The next moment the two empties ran
into the crowded car The crash could
le heard block and the cries Of the passen
gers and Of the pedestrians ON the street
added to the din. The two empty cars
we're running close together. IN fact the
second empty was pushing the tlet, and
they we're running at such speed that the
crowded car was pushed half block be-
fore all three cars were stopped
The two runaways and the crowded car
would not have been stopped then II II
hadn't been for the quick work Of two rail-
road employees who happened TO be near by.
john Pagan, motorman on duty, saw
the cars run into one another lie sa"
that tho second runaway car was supply
ing the motive power and he jumped
aboard and turned OF the power. Joe
White starter who was on duty AT the
Alabama avenue crossing acted almost
a. quickly He jumped on the same car
and jer6ed the trolley pole from the feed
wire.
Inc greatest confusion IN getting the
injured and the scafed out OF me crowded
car followed Inc reserves oil The lAbeHy
avenue station were summoned ana
t''ha''nln bdNendah ana Policemen fd-
wards and Meehan started ~ TO care Tor
me ~ 'I"d. Meantime anouiahcrs Ead
h'r1 o'Hcu from ~ Johh'N 81 MaryS
ana ''e Bradford street hospitals br'
'.H'h'm OF me ''s hoSpltal was me nrHl
a'rfa. ana he attended 10 those VINO Az
i'0''I !" "e most SERIOUSLY hili outside
'' nose who's names are given the persons
'' "fi' injured s'hered only rom cn's
'i1 'f'NrH glass hNeFY pane oi glass
Ih' passenger car was broken and the
.'o"rl vas crushed ~ J. Motorman
WE ""n'' jumped ne WOMB nave been
r''"F INJURED