New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-12

Running across 9th-ave Moran sent out an
alarm of fire as the quickest way to call aid
Then he to an express Office near BY. called
up Police Headquarters on the telephone. and
shouted:
For Gods sake send all the reserves ana
ambulances available to 9th-ave. and 5Sd-st
a train has fallen to the street and hundreds
are hurt"
Moran then stopped all passing wagons that
we're empty. and impressed them into service as
temporary ambulance Into them the Injured
were placed and the drivers instructed 70 drive
with all speed to the Roosevelt Hospital SIX
blocks above
The first company of firemen to reach the
scene of horror sent out the call "444' from the
alarm box. which sent ambuIances hurryias
from all the hospitals in the district and started
reserves and patrol wagons from dozen police
stations There were no flames to make the
disaster more appalling. and the fire engines
were sent back to quarters. while most OF the
firemen answering the call joined in the work Of
rescue The police reserves were soon engaged
in the same work.
With nightsticks axes and whatever else came
to hand the firernen and police broke through
the windows and drew the dead and injured
Every hospital south of the Harlem River sent
ambulances. with extra surgeons and nurses. 70
aid in the work OF relief
53d-st.. where the bodies were covered with
blankets or sheets Some OF the injured when
they were taken cut were carried into the drug
store in front of which the car had fallen. or
into neighboring stores which were thrown open
bvethe proprietors and used as temporary shell
ters for those least injured until they could be
cared for bv the surgeons and nurses. The more
sario,,slv injured were temporarily bandaged
and we're hurried to the hospitals.
At the time of the accident two negroes
1,era nassing the spot where the car feil. They
had not heard the noise. or had not needed. ara
both we're pinned under the wreckage- One vas
I-iIIed while the other lay conscious. yet SUI
ferine awful pain for some minutes before he
co,,Id be extricated He was Lincoln Aeestah.
Of No 541 West 59th-st. He was removed 10
roosevelt Hospital with his legs badly crushed
The dead man was Theodore Morris. of No
f25 west 1s7th-st He was probably instantly
killed as ne was mangled tearfuiiy-
Coroner Scholer was early on the scene. ard
took personal charge OF the work Of rescue
Under his orders the bodies Of the dead were
searched, in the hope of Identifying them. In
this search the police were aided at first by
some volunteers. who were suspected of being
thieves A fireman threatened to arrest a man in
plain clothes who had removed purse from
the clothing of dead man. and policeman
took charge of the property.
PatroIman Moran saw a man taking some
property from a body. caught the man by the
neck and hurled him down on the sidewalk
The man said he was going to turn the prop
erty over to the police and Moran let him SO.
These instances gave rise to report that many
of the dead were robbed in the excitement
sCHoLER ORDERS ARRESTS.
After the notorrnan and toweraaan had disap-
peared Coroner Soholer gave orders for shsis
arrest Passengers who ESCAPED from the
stalled cars on the elevated structure said thaS
Kelly had acted strangely on the way down. m
dicatsng that he was not quite sober he hae
started the train so suddenly at lS'sh-sts L
was said. that woman in the ear Let her baby
fan out Of her arms After the crash Re had
been seen running out Of the first car like q
rnadn,an. erying. Dead. deadE'
The towernaan. c. A Jackson. was arrested az
No al West 22d-st- his home, al 1880 a. M,
and locked up He had gone dirsctly to the Of
aoas ~ the company where he made state
went and then went home. Under the advice
Of counsel he refused personally 10 make any
public statement.
Fire chief Croker. Health Commissions
harrington and Police Inspector Flood were
ooon on the scene DR.. Darlington Immediately
ta,ephoned Mayor Mcclellan telling him OF tas
accident The Mayor volunteered 10 50 h'<'seit
and take personal charge cf the work Z II 1sas
tbo,,rht necessary Neither INSPECTOR Food aos
pr Darlington. however. thought this nresssary
AS the bodies were lad out under the diTeeEon