New-York tribune., 1907-11-12
TEN HURT In "a" WRECK
CRASH At 94TH STREET.
accident Causes Great Excitement
in Shopping District.

Ten persons were hurt IN a rear-end COLLISION on
the Sixth avenue elevated road at 3ith street
shortly after II O'Clock yesterday morning The
two trains moving slowly at the time of tho
accident. otherwise II is believed there would have
been a long list Of fatalities. Harry Nerhoess the
motorman OF the train and Michael McCabe.
the rear guard the forward train. we're arrested
on a technical charge of assault by tho police Of
the Tenderoin station and arraigned before Magis-
trate Barlow. in jefferson Market court. who held
them In $500 bail each for examination this morn
ing
Those injured in tho accident are:
CoNNE1IY John. No 24as Eighth avenue: dislocated
shoulder. cut head. Roosevelt Hospital
DANEILAGo. Madame C. No, 12s Vest 47th street;
DAYvILLE. Albert. No 800 Kosciusko street Brook
Iyn. contusions Of back, went home
DEOZORGY George No 27O Madison street. con
tusions OF legs: went
FITCH. Clark. No 152 West 72d street; cuts on head
face and neck; Roosevelt Hospital
CIBLATIIA Max No. o2I 2sth street; contusons
Of head. Roosevelt Hospital
KENNEpAY Michael No. 7ei Columbus avenue con-
MARTIN. Mabel. New Brunswick. n. ]; shock: New
York Hospital
cut: Bellevue Hospital
yANDEWATER Mary New Brunswick n J..
Hospital.
The forward train was bound for Harlem. and
had pulled out SD street station just before
,bo accident While the cars were well filed they
were not crowded. Had there been number OF
persons standing the result would have been more
disaetroils II is believed short distance In front
NJ the train was a work train OF one car which
was to take the switch that point and cross over
on 10 the downtown track The Harlem train came
n a sudden stop right front OF train OF three
ears bound for 5sth street had just left the 3Sd
street station and was getting up speed. As soon
ms the notorman realized that the Harlem train
had come to a standst he applied his brakes, but
Il was late.
The two trains came together with a crash that
was heard for many blocks. The motor car OF the
rear train was thrown across tho tracks. com
pletey wrecing the forward part Of the car while
the rear OF the last car OF the Harlem train was
completely demolished. Men and women on the
train cried out in fear.
Lieutenant Sullivan. OF the traffic squad. called
out the reserves Of two precincts while Lieutenant
Conlon Of Engine q. turned in a fire alarm TO the
fire house in West 33d street In a short time the
company responded. and the fremen with their
long ladders began to take down the injured and
panicstricken women from the elevated structure
One ambulance from New York Hospital and three
from Roosevelt responded to the call and the work
OF attending 10 the injured was Immediately begun
The crowds in the street blocked all traffic. and
It required tho efforts OF the police to prevent the
spectators from going up on TO the structure and
assisting the injured.
Verhoess surrendered himself 10 the police i'm
mediately after the accident, did McCabe, who
said that he just getting red flag to hang
| out on the rear Of his train when the crash came
| 1t was feared for some time that of the
panlcstricken passengers would be killed by com
| ing in contact with the third rail- but the power
| was turned off within three minutes after the
| accident.