The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-08

police take the injured out. bellevue and
New York hospitals sent ambulances.
Caring for the Injured.
The police cleared the station platform
of passengers first Of all The injured
found In four cars the rear two of the
Lenox avenue train and the forward tive
OF the Broadway. wer0 treated by the doc
tors, so far as possible, right where they
lay. Between the rear cars Of the Lenoy
avenue train dozen or more lay. Seyera
were sense less. ard IL looked TO the doctors
at first as II they were dead. The Others
hurt were found in the cars. The doctors
laid the wounded on the floor, attended
them and sent them TO ambulauces or
carriages as speedily as possible A num-
Der even Of those badly hurt insisted on
being sent home.
Traffic on the northbound track was al
standstill for an hour and three-quarters
Occasional trains went south. but orders
were given 10 hold them above Twenty
third street If possible. At the Brooklyn
Bridge and other important stations the
delay caused by the wreck caused a crush
that the police had much trouble in
handling.
Seeking the MOtOrmnn.
The marlborough company's detectives
and two Central Office detectives were busy
looking for the motorman laat night. Az the
result OF an investi CATION which the COM
pany made of the mans record. II was found
that he had taken out train in the morning
and was making his third trp.
On the previous trip he ran train past
the City Hall station on the loop. This
station. being on the curve. requires moro
power. and the tendency has been for mon
TO run too flow. To run 10y the station, ii
was said, an unusual amount OF power
had 10 be turned on The missing motor
man was ancxperiencedman and had worked
with air brakes some years
According to the despatcher's schedule,
his train left the Bridge station on the trip
on which the accident occurred at i39. just
three minutes after the train ahead This
train got blocked az Twenty-third street and
could be seen = Eighteenth street. II had
four red lights on the rear platform, all
of which were found after the accident.
There was nothing the matter with the
brakes OF the rear train. Besides this
by taking of his hand from the controller,
he would have caused the train to come
out to make thorough investigation re-
ported last night that they could find no
technical reason for the accident.
The motorman, to have escaped in
jury, it was said must have stepped out
Of his box Reports emanating from the
strikers that the subway would be filed
with accidents which would alarm the
public have been accepted by the COM
pany az indicating possibly that this WAS
plan on the part OF the strikers. They
were. therefore. making every effort last
night TO find the missing motoman.
Chief Jenoks. Of the local union of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
was much inoensed Last hight whsn he
heard OF the theory, He denied that the
motorman ws5 in any gay connected With
the strikers.
Il characterize the story IA downright
lie. he said.
Among tho injured was Charles Buckley
Hubbel. a lawyer. OF 81 Nassau street,
who lives at i2o East Twenty-first street.
He was riding in the rear car Of tho Lenox
avenue train. 1t is certain the lights went
out in the train before the collision. he says.
and that the mishap frightened the pas
and suffered a severe scalp wound
Conductor Samuel T Bradford OF the
Lenox avenue train. a Farley recruit from
ST. Louis, got four fingers Of his left hand
crushed. He was in the rear car. Irving
Taylor of 2i5i Fifth avenue, who was
wedged in n window of the wooden car on
the LenoI avenue train, was chopped out
by his son Chester.
II took fifteen minutes for the firemen
TO rescue Herman OestrecAcr Of "a Lenox
avenue who had both legs broken and was
wedged under a seat.
I he w ptTOluol who were riding with
he missing motorman were Edward Bohnkr.,
II the F6ry-fourih precinct and James
Cone Of the Fory-nin'h Both we're hurt
nternally. A CURIOUS feature Of the WRECK
: the escape from injury Of the'motorman
when these men were so badly hurt.
Following is a list Of The injured OBJ
aimed from the police and the hospitals
some arc hurt 30 seriously they may die.
,ut the doctors could not say las, night
What is the gravity Of the internal injuries
4 several
tExANpEu JAMES 3. 50 yeas old l1I West
lph street. les crashed sent 70 Bellevue.
uLAKg. Mrs r. F.. sasi B-ondwA, injured about
,sck and legs.
BRASTonp. SAMUEL =, n years old. conductor
i first traln fingers a lei hand smashed. 10 New
ork Hospital
BoHSkF. EDWARD. parolman Of Forty fourth
recinct: internal Injuries and disocated shouider.
o New York Hospital.
COHEN. JosKPH, - years o,d. 1905 surf avenue
oney island compound fracture OF both legs;
ent Bellevue.
Co.'s JosEPH. pAtromln from Forty ninth pre-.
met. internal injuries: 10 New York Hospital
CuRRAx WILLIAM =, II years old. SO Wcsi Ports
inth street compound fracture OF right leg.
cnt 10 Bellevue.
frNnER. HENnr o.. "a yeAr old. Crotoua y Y:
high fractured
De.rgn. Mr. Z. T.. sl3s broadway. Commissions Of
In. wen, home !
DRAPER EDw lRp +. ~ years old. sl53 broadway: !
ouiusan o: hip: wrli horr
FIDDLER CHAaLEs. - vears old. 30 Yves, I,0th /
rect bruised back. went hone
FRITZ JoSFPH. - years old. S3s East 4o,l street
,nuid~r spralGed sent - B-lcyIr AMI apn-.
GH.ssI D. g.. - years old. $50 Blcocker street. /
N te. crushed. - y ~ flrS sofia.
HFRzoa H. is years old 2oi3 lnthouy avenue |
ronx sprained nght leg went home.
HoPYMAR. C. y, Is years old. East i0j;h street. !
VI on feet w'ut uon'-
HrApxtl CHARLES BrLELET. l2s East Thirty (
-st street cut hand: went homo.
NcDoN AID, ". J.; ~ years old, i0i West 18th /
rect. injured bac, and Internal injuries home
NyIsoN ASDREw. Dr.. 20 years old. i5s Fast 4
5th s:rro'. left hip bruised, - Bellevue Hospital
NJ sENRRRG. r.. 20 years old. Mamhroneck: back ,
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