The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-08
REAR.VNDCRASHO
MORE THAN 4 SCORE HURT JUST
BEYOND HARLEM RIVER.
Third Az. Train, Held tip b. open Draw,
Not Protected by Any SiGnAi-seoOnd
MOtormAn says Brakes Didn't work
Panic on Cars-Rush for POOtpAth.

wv FEoNNoteu Dy ANY Ht8uAA-UoootAo
MOtormAn says Brakes Didn't work
Panic on Cars-Rush for POOtpath.
In q collision on the Third avenue ele-
waited road just south Of the isSd street
station yesterday afternoon a number
Of persons were injured. The police took
the names Of six who were attended by
ambulance surgeons, and allowed about
twenty others TO get away without giving
their names. These had been out slightly
about the head and face. The polioe list
Of the injured Ii az follows;
ABEAAN, MAI, 10 yeau old OF iS1S Clay avenue,
The Bronx contuslons Of face and cut on the riEht
arm.
DELNoNIco. NARY. 70 years old. Of az Fast
io5th street. severe scalp wound.
JAEdER. CONRAD, p years old, OF 80 East Eighty
fourth street shock. cuts and bruises on head
kADcHIs, JACOB Of yearS old. OF 10 Euclid avenue.
New Rochelle; oontusions and scalp wounds.
RosEN, NORRIS. o. years old. OF 800 East itiu
street: cuts on face and shock
SCHWARTZ, HERMAN. Of years old, OF i7e7 AAdi-
son avenue: commissions Of head end cut on right
arm.
None Of the injured would go 10 the
hospital although several Of them were
advised TO do 90. They were treated on
the iS3d street platform by surgeons from
Lincoln Hospital.
The collision was between two trains
bound downtown. little south OF the
iS3d street station there Ia a curve. Beyond
the curve IL the Harlem River This SEQ
ton Of the elevated structure Ia over the
freight yards Of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad, The elevated
structure Ia very high and nervous pas
sengers can always get a shiver by looking
out OF the window.
A seven car train pulled into the is5d
street station, and after taking a few pas
sengers started on its way south. After
rounding the curve the motornan OF the
train saw that the drawbridge over the
Harlem River was open, Signals dis
played on the north side Of the draw showed
him this, even IL he couldn't see that the
draw was open himself. He stopped his
train and waited for the draw to close and
the signal to he displayed telling him to 20
ahead
According 10 the elevated railroad en-
ployees, there is no signal, nor Is there any
provision made for one. 90 show that a
train had been stopped by the open draw
bridge. The motorman Of the following
southbound train hadn't any means Of
knowing that the train he was following
had been stalled He didn't find II out
until he had turned the curve and was
within thirty feet Of the last car Of the
standing rain.
Edward Blake was the motoTTnAh Of the
second train. and as soon az he saw the train
ahead he put on brakes. He told the police
after the collision that his brakes didn't
work, but the police ssid.that It was more
than likely that they did work, but the
train couldn't Be- stopped in the little space
remaining between II and the last car Of
the stalled train.
The moving train ran into the stalled
one and shunted II ahead several feet
The platform and roof Of the motor car
were crushed. Similar damage was done TO
the rear platform Of the last car Of the
stalled train. Bake, tho motormsn Of
the second train, stuck 10 his post His
booth wasn't smashed in although the glass
OF II showered about his head.
Both trains were we'll filed with passen-
gers but those in the last car OF the first
train and the motor car Of the other felt
the collision the most. They were tumbled
out OF their seats. Windows Of both these
cam were smashed There wasn't a whole
window left in the last car Of the first train.
Most Of those who were injured had been
riding in this car.
There was a panic anon the passen gers
the moment the shock was felt. Men rushed
TO the platforms, swung open the gates
Of the cars and got Of both trains 10 the
footboard Of the structure. They helped
the women on and then set about caring
for those who were injured. Half dozen
woman had tainted in the oars and the
faces Of others we're bloody from the cuts
they had received from the broken glass.
The more seriously injured we're carried
to the iS3d street station. Policeman
Mention Of the Alexander avenue station
heard the crash Of the collision and with
out waiting to see what it amounted to sent
for the reserves and the smbulances.
Every injured passenger was asked
il he had any complaint TO make against
the motorman Of either train. None had
and no one was arrested The accident
caused an hours delay.