The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-09
ONLY THRILLING WISHaPS.
Three or Four Trains Bump and Cause
DrlaNs-No One Much Hurt

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the northern terminal at ls0th street and
West Farms road upon the subway viaduct
collided last night, about $50 o'clock, with
two cars stalled at the end Of the viaduct
and used as shelters by seventy policemen
stationed there under Capt Burfiend OF the
West Chester station
William Crofett a policeman OF the
Seventy-sixth precinct. was in the front
car Of the train He was thrown hack bout
ten feet from where he was standing in the
centre of the carl and his head struck seat.
rendering him unconscious Capt Burfiend
cent to Fordham Hospital for an ambulance
and Dr. Fitzgerald of the hospital said that
Cro1et, suffered from general c,ntu-ion-
He was cent home There weIr twelve
passengers on. the train but none OF them
was injured
The seventy cops In the two stalled cars
we're eating their supper when the train
struck them. In moment they were all
mixed up with coffee. pie. sandwiches and
everything else that happened to be in
the cars The two stationary cars tele-
scoped and the cops made wild scramble
for the windows and Jumped out fearing
that the cars would be thrown from the
viaduot 90 the ground fifty feet below
Upon inspection it was found that the
timber guard rail which kept the cars on
the viaduct was considerably bent ont OF
place and that the policemen really had
had narrow escape Many Of them were
ably shaken up, some were bruised and all
we're frightened The front car OF the train
was uninjured except for broken window
pane.
Capt Burfe,nd immediately invest gated
the cause OF the accident. He found that
there were two motormen in the front car
OF the incoming train One. EnEene Baird
was an experienced man from Philadelphia
and he was breaking in green motorman
Frank Slack. OF 0ja East l36th street
The train was gong al speed of about
four miles an hour on the norhbound
track. Baird said that be had applied the
breaks az the customary point but that
they we're weak and did not work properly
and the train slid along Tho slippery tracks.
Henry SchOenbergcr. the conductor Of
the train. Of 283 Yves 1920 street. said he
had no explanation 10 make Capt Bur
feind saw no reason Tor making any rre-ts
The Interborough company announced
late last night thar after Investigation they
had found that the injured policeman vas
nsleep al the time the collision occurred
4 small accident occurred al l+ath street
and Third avenue late yesterday ftenoon
when southbound Second avenue train
was turning into Third avenue from the
est chester avenue line The motoman
put on TOO much speed and one OF the cans
was derailed There ~as small scare
among the passengers. 4 coupling broke
when the accident happened and part Of il
fell to the street. gr ling the head Of j T.
Klein. who was passing. The line was
blocked until wrecking crew lacked the
deraled car back 10 the rails.
There vas a rear end collision on the sub |
way Niaduct just south Of the l7ith street
station In the morning. 4 train was stand !
ing at the station and had discharged all |
the passengers. Disregardng the danger
signal in the rear OF this train. anc ther one, !
in charge OF John Davis a motounan from /,
Pittsburg came along on the same track (
The first car Of the train Davis was running /
crashed into the rear car Of the train In the |
station.
There we're fifteen passengers in the |
ooliding train and they we're all thrown !
from their seats Davs's train bumped |
the rear car Of the standing train so hard I
that the front part OF the moving train .
was battered in Davis was cut about the /
head and face with glnss, but not other .
wise injured. He refused 10 go 10 the /
hospital
as was the last car otthe train he ran into
4 wrecking crew cleared the tracks IN
half hour. None Of the passengers in .
Davs's train was injured The crew Of .
the other train we're not hurt
Later in the day there vas another acct ;
dent on the East Side branch 10th street .
There was a train standing at The i49th .
street station dscharging passengers when .
another rounded the curve. going in the /
same direction The motorman Of the second I
train apparently didn't see the danger /
signal. out he saw the train ahead Of him |
Ehen he got within twenty-five feet OF y. !
He nut on the emergency brakes and ,
stopped the train 80 Suddenly that a crowd /
Of Italians in the last car were thrown in |
avery direction. They became panic /
stricken and broke The windows in their !
efforts to get out This last car was de-
rallied and the front truck became lodged I
in a switch. II took half an hour to repair
the damage.