The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17

NEW YORK February 16.-Slxteen5 IA - ~
Esengers were killed outright, four 8 Tiers 4
hnd died Of their injuries at midnigh ght.. ana
at least fifty more were more or less
seriously injured following thclwreck ofsg
the White Pla ms and Brewster express8
on the Harlem division of the New Y YorkSs
Central and Hudson River Railroad, near
N'oodlawn Road. In the Bronx, borou gll 4
OF Greater New York, tonight. "A sheet
5of electric flame that signalled the dts-si
Easter 4enveloped tho rear, and for u8
moment threatened to roast the victims
pin oned In the debris. x Tho flames did%
not, however, spread, and the horror OF az
holocaust was ayerted. AS the cars fell
they smashed the third rail. breaking the
current and ending the danger from this
source. 775ss1s
The train, No. 50, left the Grand Gen.
tral Station at46:13 Pr NJ, drawn & BY
two heavy electric motors, loaded With
a matinee crowd and commuters on
their way home from business in this
city. II g me-
1t was made UP OF the combination
baggage and smoking car and tiyeapas-
senger coaches. After stopping at S One .
Hundred and Twenty fifth Street, the
train was scheduled to run express to \
White Plains. At Wood Lawn r Dad $the8
four tracks run through rocky cut and 4;
take sharp curve. When the train
reached the curve 1t was, according to-
the passengers, running at very high
speed. estimated by some at sixty miles Y
an hour. Both motors and the smoking Z
car swung safely around the curve, but 4
the cars following left tho rails and
plunged over on their sides with teri
rife crash, tore up tho tracks and after 4
sliding a hundred yards, collapsed in one Il
mass. OF the instantly killed the greater
number We're women. They were man &
gled beyond recognition. 81 sa
Ambulances and surgeons from every
hospital in Bronx Borough and from.
Bellevue, In Manhattan, responded to 8
hurry calls. as did two fire engine cons
panies and the police reserves from
many stations. Many OF the injured
We're quickly axtricated from the wreck
age, while others were SO pinioned they
could not be taken out for some time;
Fire started In the overturned cars,
but the flames were quickly extinguished.
and the firemen lent their aid to tha s
injured. Special trains carried many ot
tho injured to White Plains and MouRA
Vernon, while others were brought to-
hospitals in this city.
Dead and Injured. 5$
Tho dead (partal lst): N1eyerone Evans
White Plains civil engineer; Robert Roa- 81
Borough. White Plains. employe; II. n.
Johnston. Briar Cliff, N. y; C. r. Page,6i
Williamsburg, N. v: Mrs. Mary Kinch.s
Chaffaqua: Miss or Mrs. u. p. Warren
w. Sloane, j. Sloans Annie AIoreheaa,
aged seventeen; Jessie A, Jabin. Clara S.
Hudson, Mrs Edward Brady, Golden
Bridge, N. y; Legare Walker. 55ls
Following is n partial list OF tho III.
jured: Fanny Hubbard. White Plains;,
NIaude Case. White Plains; William Hall,
Of Mt, kisco; Thomas ]. Hall, OF Mi
Ilisco; James sullivan, GoIden's Biidga;5
William Burns, White Plains George 4 H.
Hobbs, Pleasantvile; j. e. Rowe. Shsr-
wood Park; Edward Appel. Sherwood
Park; Albert Oppenheimer. White Plains:s
Mrs. L. Fayle. Yalhalla; r. c. Purdy.
Pleasantville; Abel Nelson, Pleasantvi!,e:s
Alice Angle, White Plains; Bessie Wyes,3.
White Plains; M IS Nj. Scheider Chap
paqua, N. "; Margaret Twomey. chap-S
paqua. N. ": Ralph A. Johnson, New y
York City: Henry Feldhaus Cappaanas NJ
"; Edward Hart, Mt. Kisco, n, X; llAse
S. Holtze New York: Frank Hartmann.
ster; Robert A. Judson, New York Cltysg
II. NJ Rose. Yonkers; Mrs, David Elaw-s
thorne, Brewster; David Hawthorne, ms
fant. Brewster; a. Stantieii Brewsteril
Mrs. Stanteld, his wife: j. ]. Jacobs,s
New York City; Henry G, Henderson,
Yonkers; IT, w. Hopk ns, White Plains.
conductor: James S, Stansheld, motorInan !.
George omerville. William siinm. Valhal-Es
la; William Simn Jr.. aged twelve
n, Dean, yalhalla; Arthur Rldahocks
White Plains; John lIirten, Shernlars
PARK; benjamin Kiinger, New York. Ailss I
| A Baehre. IIaRthorne: ~. Jacobs ,5 slr,s-gs
| ford, Mr. knott, Mount Kiscoei Edward 81
J shoemay. Matte Plainsi allss Masla Csl-s 4