New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-18
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| Central Station. they said. they were told that
the records were looked up and that Jacops's ad-
dress could not be obtained. The company. how
ever, promised Coroner Schwannecke that they
would have Jacops at the inquest.
At IL o'clock yesterday morning Coroner
Schwannecke. accompanied by Assistant Dis
trict Attorneys Mcguire. Snyth and NIanley.
Inspector Flood, Captain McGlynu. Of the Bronx
Park station. and Mr. Austin. chief clerk OF the
coroners office. went to the scene OF the wreck
and renewed the investigation that had been
begun the night before
A piece of rail with a chunk gouged out Of
it, which the coroner had had taken from tho
! track Just above the bridge on Saturday night
and had laid aside for use at the inquest, was
found on a fatcar ready TO be removed. The cor
oner took charge Of it. and had il marked for
Identification. He believes that the end Of the rail
was out of alignment and that the hange Of
the motor wheel caught in it and caused the car
10 jump the track
After the inspection Of the roadbed had been
completed, Coroner Schwannecke said that they
had been unable to come 10 a decision as 10 the
cause of the wreck, but that the consensus ot
opinion seemed t. be that Il was caused bv tha
spreading OF the rails. Whether this was caused
by the weight of the 2OO-ton motor engines. com
bined with the high speed, the coroner said he
was not prepared 10 say at present He SAID his
Investigations led him to believe that the electric
| motor the first to leave the tracks at tho
north side OF the bridge.
| PASSENGERS FRIGHTENED AT SPEED.
: Both Coroner Schwannecke and Captain Nc
GIynn said they had obtained statements from
passengers on the train that It was running at
a speed which frightened them and that some OF
them had remarked there would surely be an ac-
cident some day from taking curves at such
speed Several OF the passengers the coroner
said, told him they were 50 alarmed that they
went to the rear car. believing there was less
danger there.
The coroner said the condition OF the ties
showed that the motors and the first car were
off the track an eighth of a mile from where they
stopped. He said the smoker on the ties
and not on the tracks. as had been stated and
that in his opinion the train broke in two about
eighth of mile above the Woodlawn Road
Bridge, the rear portion jumping to the tracks
on the east, breaking the third rail-
Il think one Of the motors hit section OF the
rail that not in alignment" said the cor
oner causing 1t TO jump of. The smoker fol-
lowed and swung the cars behind completely of
the track. breaking the coupling. II the train
had held together there would have been dis
aster When the rear cars broke loose they ran
wild for some distance and finally turned over
Coroner schwannecke and the police denied
that any OF those killed had been shocked by the
said. Inspector Flood also denied that victims
had been robbed. He said the police had been
on guard constantly, and had permitted no ono
on the tracks who did not have business there.
Seventy-five policemen. with six roundsmen
under the command of Captain NcCilyun. were
on duty at the wreck all day, guarding the prop
cry that had been recovered and keeping the
crowd of several thousand souvenir hunters and
curiosity seekers within bounds.
From early dawn crowds strearned 20 the scsue
of the wreck. They went on foot in carriages.
on the cars and even in automobiles In spite
of the vigilance of the police a large number OF
persons worked their way to the cars about day
light and cut out bits OF carpet. cushions and
curtains They even took pieces of glass from
the broken windows and anything else in tho
way of a mementO that they could Law their
hands on. Every vantage point was black with
spectators Most of them remained IonS after
all signs of the wreckage had been cleared
away.
SCENES AT THE POLICE STATION
A different scene was being enacted at the
Bronx police station where the bodies of the
fifteen passengers who had been instantly killed
had been taken as fast as they were removed iron,
the wreck. All day line of friends and reIa-
tives Of passengers on the wrecked train wound
in and out of the station. Many OF them were in
tears after discovering the mangIed body OF some
one near or dear to them. Others again an
peared hopeful, having failed to ind their loved
ones among the dead These went out to search
the hospitals. hoping TO find them at least alive
The fifteen bodies We're laid side BY side ON
the concrete floor Of the stable in the rear OF
the station The property which was picked IN
at the wreck was put tables in the rear room
OF the station. where relatives could examine II
easily and identify what belonged to them This
property consisted Of clothing, hats overcoats
furs. dress suit cases. hand bags. rubbers
canned goods boxes of candy. four gold watches
and many rings and pins. All these had been
picked up along the railroad tracks or In the
wrecked cars.
BY 10 o'clock last night all OF the bodies had
been Identified and removed to undertaking
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