New-York tribune., 1907-02-17
stretcher. and appeared to be in a dangerous
condition
STORIES OF THE PASSENGERS.

STORIES OF THE PASSENGERS.
Miss Margaret Twooney, one of those injured.
said that she could scarcely realize how she
escaped death. THE train was running along
smoothly" she said. when suddenly it began
to bump. In a moment the in which was
seated seemed to go up in the air several feet
and then turn over. That is the last remember
until found myself lying in the street"
willard T. Snissen, who for thirty years has
been an employe Of Tiffany & Co. was going to
his home with his wife and little child Il
can't tell you anything about the accident Mr..
snssen said. 1T all happened so suddenly.
was carrying home with suitcase in which
had 800 in cash and jewelry worth several
thousand dollars 1 haven't yet discovered a
trace of it
Edward Schumway, who a passenger in
the smoker, said: II reading the evening
paper and smoking my cigar when 1t appeared
Z me as if the floor Of the car up in front
of us My only distinct recollection is of seeing
some poor fellows head smashed to a jelly
against the side of the car only a foot or
away from me. Then became unconscious"
Among the passengers on the Harlem train
was Colonel Henry c. Henderson, a we'll known
lawyer. who al one time defended Captain Chap
man. He is daily commuter on the Harlem
line, and his way to his home in White
Plains. He had a narrow escape from death.
Il was in the smoker playing whist with three
friends" said the colonel. Suddenly there
a great crash. The cards went one way the
board few in another direction, and I
dashed against the window"
Leonard B. Greene, of White Plains. who was
sitting In the smoker playing bridge with three
men whom he did not know, was hurled half
car length and jostled out Of window. He
was only slightly injured. and after recovering
consciousness beside the tracks said: 'I re
member dealing out the cards in game of
bridge. Ny partner and the other two in
the game were strangers TO me. remember
dealing the cards and being hurled over seats
through the car but how I got through the win
dow IS more than tell. I don't know what
became of the three men who playing
bridge"
Edwin Vendervoort, of White Plains. who was
a passenger. said that he was sitting on the left
side of the aisle when the train left the track.
He said he believed. his son. Charles E. Van
dervoort. the train, but did not see him.
In searching for his son, whom he had not
found Up to q late hour last night Mr. Van
dervoort said he two young women pinned
n by seats. He succeeded in releasing one
woman and assisting her through a window
and with the aid of persons from the outside
able to rescue the other woman, whose
name is Miss Mccormick, of White Plains.
Though badly bruised he refused to go home,
and continued to search for his SON
j. Kennedy. of White Plains one of the pas
sengers on the train. who was thrown through
a window, but escaped without scratch de-
scribed the wreck in this way:
WORSE THAN TUNNEL HORROR
Il saw the tunnel wreck. but the Harlem hor-
tonight far exceeds that. shall never for
get the agonizing cries of the dying and the in
jured who were penned down in the overturned
rickety old coaches like rats in a trap and were
unable TO escape. saw one woman electrocuted
who had been thrown the live third rail
which had been broken from its stanchions.
When the train left the rails and toppled over
there seemed TO be one great cry Of agony from
all the passengers. and then the lights went out
and everything in darkness.
The accident couldn't have occurred at
more inOpportune time the Harlem Railroad
was TO have inaugurated its electric service TO
Mount Vernon tomorrow, and had the third
rail equipment laid TO the West Mount Vernon
station
A J. Ridabach, of No. 10 Fourth avenue. who