The sun., 1905-09-12

dants but vhen a man comes along holding
on with his left hand to the place where MS
right arm was a few minutes before, ana
saws: aSay can t you do something for mef
think my arm has been hurt, ana tneh
breaks away and wanders on TO make tne
same plea to the next man he meets one
doesn't find time to study details. :.
Inspector Flood, after all the dead hau
been removed from the ground-eight were
fcund--and the wounded had been taken
TO hospitals, ordered the arrest OF Switoh-
man jackson. jackson was at home, where
he had been sent by General Manager
Hedley. The rest OF the train crew were
detained though not under arrest ihey
seemed to feel that the blame should DE
awarded to Kelly-if for no other reason
than that he ignored the Sixth avenue
switch signal and ran by 1t at full speed
MANAGER HEDLEY's STATEMENT.
General Manager Hedley made the fol-
lowing public statement soon after the
accident:
at would have been impossible for Tower
man Jackson to have thrown the e"to'
while the train was passing around the curve. rye
That curve Is guarded by patent coupling
bars that catch the fiange OF the wheels, 40
that 1t would be impossible to throw the
switch after the train was partly In 1t. 1t ID
a device to prevent Just such an accident.
"The yellow signal OH the track means
a clear track around the curve and the green
signal means clear track down Nih'h
avenue.
jackson the towerman says that Kelly
the motorman while running Ninth avenue
train displayed sixth avenue signals ana ne
showed a clear track around the curve. lie
says that Kelly evidently paid no attention
TO the signals and took the curve running at
thirty miles an hour.
"The first car a motor. very heavy in bullo'
did not leave the track at the curve Tor this
reason, but the second car light trailer,
when IL reached the curve Iert the trscks
and overturned.
jackson has been in the tower for six
wears and has never had an accident and never
made a mistake.
Despite the fact. however. that Jackson
saws that Kelly had Sixth avenue signals
displayed when we visited the car after the
accident, the front motor was found TO nave
Ninth avenue signals displayed
jackson reported to the Office and was
told to go home.
TRAIN CREW BAltED.
At the West Forty-seventh street station
Coroner Soholer questioned the crew OF the
train and Swtchman jackson The ex-
animation occupied most Of the morning
and afternoon. and the Coroner sent the six
men out to lunch in between.
No charge was made against any OF them'
but they were all held to await the Coroners
inquest. Cornelius jackson OF 81 West
Twenty-Second street, the towerman, gave
bail in 5000. The Others furnished $5OO
apiece. They were: James W. johnson OF
232 West 142d street. conductor; Timothy
Hippinson, 225 West l4sth street. guard;
Bernard Clark, 448 West Fifty-sixth street,
guard; James McDavitt, POSI- Eighth ave-
nue., guard. and Walter L. Berry OF 2o4
West l35th street, guard.
Capt. Gallagher said late last night that
two of his detectives. Flagler and Quinn,
were searching for Paul Kelly, the motor
man of the train. The detectives, Gal
lagher said, were Watching for Kelly in
two places. The captain refused to give
Kelly's address which is 225 West l4sth
street. A story reached the station house
last night that a girl with whom the motor
man had been keeping company drew
a sum of money from a savings bank yes
terday afternoon and told friend that 1t
was for Kely's use.
As news OF the accident got around the
city the police had more and more to do
to keep Ninth avenue and Ffty-third
street clear. The streets had been roped
of a block from the scene Of the wreck,
but there were enough people with
plausible excuses constantly pushing
through the lines to make Capt. Gallagher
feel the necessity of keeping the crowds
moving all day long. A strong guard had
to be placed at the door Of the West Forty
seventh street police station, where tho
bodies Of the people who we're killed we're
taken and news of missing persons was
sought.
TRAFFIC. BLOCKED ALL OVER TOWN.
The accident at once paralyzed the West
Side elevated lines.l The public made a
rush for the surface cars and the subway
and overwhelmed them In the morning
rush hour. There were turbulent mass
meetings at the 125th. l1eth, 10th and lo4th
street stations Of the West Side lines, BE-
cause patrons Of the road could not under
stand what had happened. Power was
shut of from the East Side elevated lines
for a while. and there was great congestion
and a great deal Of Ill feeling all along that
line in consequence.