The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-23
SCORE HURT ON DEADLY CURVE
no SIGNAL GUARDED TRAIN HELD
UP BY DRAW.
Second Rear End Collision This Month
on East Side Elevated Road Just
Beyond Harlem River-ColltdinE
Cars Poised Over Street-Pnnic Rush

SeCOuu near Emu SOillsiOn lnn MOnui
on East Side Elevated Road Just
Beyond Harlem River-Colltding
Cars Poised Over Street-Pnnic Rush.
There was another rear end crash yester-
day OH the Third avenue elevated railroad
on the curve just south of the l33d street
station and a score of persons, includir &
women and children, were injured. Just
how they all escaped death, or at least
broken bones, was a puzzle to those who
viewed the wreck.
southbound Second avenue train left
the ls3d street station at O'Clock and was
held up on the curve because the draw
on the bridge across the Harlem River
was open. A minute or so afterward a
downtown Third avenue train came bowl
ing along under fair Roadway. The motor
man, William II. Hartman says he did not
see the stalled train until 1t was too late to
avert the collision. He put on the emer-
eency brakes and started back through
the train shouting to the passen gers in the
first car to fee for their lives. There was
a rush for the rear door which jammed
the aisle, the women screamed and several
passen gers tried to climb through the
windows.
Only fraction Of the passengers had
got into tho next car whom the crash came.
The forward car Of the rear train plowed
into the rear car OF the train ahead with
terrific force and for an instant it looked
as though both cars would tumble into
the street. SO tightly were they wedged
together. however, that they held to the
structure, although leaning far over tho
roadway. One circumstance that helped
,,oll, 81 thoy,, frp falling
board was that the coupling which held
each to the train to which 1t was attached
did not break
The crash brought hundreds to the spot
and the work of resouing the passengers
was taken up by volunteers. who rushed
up the station stairs and ran along the
footpath. Calls for ambulanoes were sent
to the Fordham, Lincoln, Lebanon and
Harlem hospitals A fire alarm was also
turned in; wires underneath the wrecked
cars sizzled and sputtered, but the wreck
age did not blaze up until long after the
flremen had returned to their quarters.
The fire was then put out with few pals
of water.
Most of those who appeared to be injured
were found to be suffering merely from
shock and were sent home. The list
which the police got contained seventeen
names, but there we're several Others cut
and bruised who went away without tell
ing who they were. Only six were sent
to the hospital. They are:
Albert Pulvernacher. 7l5 East 14Sth street.
Of the face and head and Ioa ct Rnss:
s6SsH Morris rs MA Eat a tss street.
James UDsS +. soden. 80 West Thirty-ffth street.
sPralnIed ankle. All we're taken to Lincoln
The accident tied up traffic completely
on the road north Of the Harlem River
for several hours. Then an occasional
train was switched around the wreck, which |
blocked the two main tracks. In the mean
element ct the l29th street station on this
side of the river. AS each northbound |
train came in the old familiar 'all out
along the platform. although no
warning Of the accident had been given
bound for The Bronx were told TO go to
the street and walk acorss the bridge and
that they could get trnin at the l33d street
station on the other side. Hundreds made
Decline for the elevated rairoad nr,a
Suddenly the crowd on the structure
was seen TO part as though cleft by huge
knife, and a section containing many men.
women and children began to swing out
over the water a tug Hau DlOWn lot inc
draw and to those who we're on the movable
section Of the bridge was given a free and
ride. Women shreked. babies
cried and men gesticulated wildly, but
they had to wait for the tug and its tow
Of two scows to pass before, they were
whirled back again. When they got. to
the lS3d street station they found that
The northbound train had just pulled out
and they had to wait half an hour for
another.
The motormen Of both trains were ar
rested, but the one on the forward train
was discharg ed us soon as he reached the
Alexander avenue station. Hartman,
however, was locked up, He said it was
for him to stop his train in time
q avoid collision.
The curve on which the accident hap
pened is one Of the most dangerous spots
IN the system. In spite Of this fact there
> no signal Of any kind to warn motor
nen when a train ahead is held up by the
,pen draw. Only two weeks ago there
vas an accident similar to that OF yester
lay at the same place and several passen-
,ers were hurt.