The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-07
3 ELEVATED TRAINS IN CRASH,
VOLUNTEER ELECTRICIAN rs
KILLED UNDER WHEELS.

Young Netz. on Duty. Tried TO Fix Stalled
Train--Trainman says He Went Back
With Light Motorman Denies Seeing
lt-Many Hurt In 9th Ave. Road Siishap.
A double rear end collision. involving
three trains, took place at COS o'clock
yesterday morning on the Ninth avenue
elevated railroad at GanSevoort street,
where there ia slight curve In the line.
Cyrus Metz. an electrician employed on
the road, was killed and a good many pas
sengers were hurt. Tho majority we're
only bruised or scratched by broken glars.
No one was so badly hurt as to have TO stay
in the hospital. The surgeons got the names
OF the following. whom they treated for
more or less serious injuries:
fRBpERIcK KLAUS. driver IS years old, Of 1876
West tooth street. Commissions on the left side.
JAhEsP HARDING. 81 years old. OF 7io West Forty
fourth street. Commissions on tho left side OF the
head.
J. W. PLACER. watohman at Pier Is. North River.
a. FLAKE. i2o West Nlnetieth street
A. EcBLHR. 422 West Forty NTH stroet
N FIX. 427 West Fifty second street
w. ". BARNES. s07 West Ia5th street
?. II TOLL ~ Eighth avenue.
j. b. MuLLioAS. as W.st Thrty-fourth street
J. hcELvRAr, $40 West Forty ninth street
GERALD CREw. jr., a. years old. 1874 Amsterdam
avenue. motormAn OF tho las, OF the three trains
involved IN the collision.
The first Of the three trains became short
circuted at the point where the express
tracks switch onto the local ones on Green
wich street A tranman was started back
with a lantern TO warn the following train,
and telephone call for an electrician was
sent in. Before a response came the train
following arrived and crept up to within
a few feet OF the train that was staled.
On this second train was young Cyrus Metz
He was of duty. but az soon as he found
out what was the matter he went forward
and got down under the car where the
trouble was and set TO work to dIsentangle
things
Christopher Bradford. the rear guard
OF the second train. says he took his
lantern and went back 10 signal the train
that was following. Crew. tho motorman
OF the third train. however insists that he
saw no signal and did not know Of the
danger until he swung around the curve
and found himself bearing down on the
second stalled train. only a few feet away.
Tho marlborough company is making a
thorough investigation TO clear UP this point.
Inc thlIu tTdln, anyway, swung around
the curve. smashed heavily into the rear car
of the second train and showed It forward
against the first stalled train. under which
Electrician Metz was working. Metz WA
instantly killed and was 80 manged that IL
with difficulty he was identified
The rear platform Of the second train and
the front platform Of the third train were
completely smashed. and the forward truck
of the latter train was lifted UP bodily and
thrown from the rails. Crew, the motorman
of the third train, was found pinned among
the wreckage OF his motor box
Among the passengers. all OF whom we're
men, there was wild r'Ish for the doors. and
in which many of those who were injured
got their hurts. The crash was heard for
blocks around and in less than ten min
utes five ambulances and Truck and the
police reserves from the Charles street
station were on hand.
Motorman Crew and Felix Christman.
conductor Of the third train and william
f Underdonck and Christopher Brad
ford, conductor and rear guard of the sec
ond train were arrested and arraiRned
before Magistrate Hammer in the Jetrer
son Market police court. He paroled them
until Jan H.
at seems to me that these accidents on
the elevated road are nexcusable,' said
tho Magistrate. 'Tbev are often due to
the negligence Of motormen who think
more Of bowling 70 their friends than they
do Of the safety Of passengers.
Crew went into the service of the elevated
railroad twenty one years ago and has been
continuously employed there ever since.
He was made a locomotive engineer in |
May. 1900. and on the change Of power 10 |
electricity became n motorman
The downtown Ninth avenue line was
Blocked until nearly II o'clock in the fore
loOn