New-York tribune., 1905-02-10

More than fifty pegsons were more 0T less ll-
jured in rear end collision last night IN the.
.,d-ave. elevated road at 149th-st. Three OF
those injured will probably die. Nearly FIVE
hundred passengers were in the two trains. and
few escaped without being bruised or cut by
flying glass
The most serious feature of the accident was
the panic of the in the trains Many
sought only their own safety, throwing women
against and through the windows, and tranphng
children. Many men were seriously hurt in the
panic most Of these being forced through win
dows by stronger passengers. or thrown violent
ly TO the floor.
A fire only block away added to the panic.
Nearly ten thousand turned out to watch the
work of rescue. Had it not been for the hre-
men who had been at the nearby blaze, and VINO
rushed to the rescue aided by the police. many
more persons would have been hurt. North
bound traffic was entirely 1ocked for an hour
THE INJURED.
No one was killed outright The injured are
as follows:
At Lebanon Hospital
D1sTE1zwEIG Frederick, 172dst ana sd-ays ave severe
e tr3in severe shock bruises and decorations.
HOLT TB:s s and sPa OF fac. and BODY
KUNTZ Charles No. $50 Robbins-ave' right foot
tx1y7z Henry No CSC Robbns-avs; internal injuries
and shock expected TO die
PREGRENzA. Peter. Engine Company - iacefS'oiS anu
sc,rTwETcTER Charles No e47 East 15sth-st' both
1aAyTNER Pnp No 10 East .s saas 5os66s a5s"an of
yINCENZARo vincenzo; legs and abdomen crushed
expected TO die.
UrTck. Morgan No. 27s9 Cambrslins- shock and
il .a M s..aas Ssss ana .66sR 9R'e9 @
pected TO die
MANY others were hurt besides those taken TO
Lebanon Hospital. Among those who received
medical attendance and then were removed to
their homes were the following:
R1oss Charles I72d-.t. and sd-ave; scalp and face
D1-sTEN Frederick. No 1e2 sd-a,e; bruised and cut
on face body.
rA1coNER. Roundsman. of til. Eldridse-st station
eREBE Heary Of No 1.2es Clemmons-ave.. The Bronx;
Sg sBse2 His IF . AnPa hand d cut OF right
NECK Michael 10 stebbins ave- cut and bruised on
,,r-pz charles No l521 washington cut head
upyET, George. No 1920 Westinghouse. The Bronx;
MERz. samuel No Ls2o washington ave- n''oA u
xAUGHroN. Martin No, "a ProsDsot-av' The Bronx;
o,,,s,s. Tass No 2e15 HonsyvelI-ave left hard
RE1NcKLE, George. No. e5T Eagle ave- The Bronx;
sc-zwENoER George No s47 East 16sh-st.; scalp
wounds
sArrF1R Frank No 141 wsshinston-st Mount Vernon;
decorations face end bod"
ACCIDENT WAS AT $40 P NJ
Tho accident occurred AT 6:1O o'clock. A
| porthbound West Farms seven-car train had
lust reached the platform OF the station at
14eth-st and 3d-ave. Before it's gates could be
onened another northbound train crashed into
its rear car Every window in four cars Of the
| first train was smashed, as were those In two
| cars OF the second train. Passengers were
| thrown violently from their feet and from the
seats The windows in the Smith Building, op-
posite the scene, were nearly all smashed, ex-
| cept the heaviest plategIass ones OF the first
| floor
The first train was about to be switched to the
Westchester-ave branch Of the elevated road.
In some way the platform OF the first car of the
second train got under the rear platform Of the
| last car of the first train. lifting it off the