The evening world., 1908-02-25
CRUSHED DRIVER
Of %F|RE-ENG|NE
. DIRECTS RESCUE
Corbett, With Legs Broken and
Ankle Crushed, Pinned
Under Wreck.

Pinned as II in a wise between the
demolished dashboard and a pillar Of
Iehs Third avenue ~" road. into which
his engine had crashed with terrific
EIorce. Driver Michael Corbett acted like
ID real hero to-day while a score OF fire.
Lnen and citizens e~ndeavored to move
che apparatus that he might be re-
leased For fully ten minutes Corbett.
his legs broken and one foot crushed co
q pulp. directed the efforts OF the men.
every ono OF whom was more excited
than he.
Unable. even with a man TO every
spoke OF the apparatus. to bulge the
great engine. workmen with wrenches
and Jacks finally managed to remove
the demolished dashboard. and Chief
Croker and Battalion Chief Worth lifted
Corbett down tenderly and held him in
their arms until an ambulance came
from Bellevue Hospital.
Thank these men for what they did
FOR me- said Corbett, grltting his teeth
as the rescuers gathered around. His
pbohoi 1850 pdLF1hSeu, anu the ETuSNtU
foot placed in splints. he was lifted
into an ambulance and hurried to the
hospital.
One Horse Dying.
Twenty feet from the wrecked engine
one OF the magnificent fire horses Of
the team Of three which dragged No.
~ lay dying.
Poor Charlie" said Corbett, ind eating
the horse TO one OF mis- comrades. He's
q goner and. strange. he was the cause
OF all the trouble. l wonder If the
other horses escaped"
1t was an hour after midnight to-day
when Coroett. strapped 10 the seat of
No. s., the largest engine in the de-
partneut, sent his horses away with a
dash In response to a call at Third
avenue and Eleventh street.
Lsut Conway ami Engineer Trefser
were on tho fre-pan behind. Directing
the spirited horses skilfully into Tnirl
emu Co-bett took the north-bound
trAoa0 for a straight hustle 10 Eleventh.
street. For ONE ~unaccountable reason
Charlie. the OF horse. SHE'D at Seventh
street, dashing headlong into an Il"
pular. The crash slowed the great en-
CINE around. skidding it with great
force into the next pillar. twenty-five
tet distant. Charlie was torn loose from
the arnem and left a Quivering mass
On the pavement. blood streaming from
his nostrtis and both forward legs
brsksn. Ths poles were sna shed INFO
Lindling wood, n the other horses,
mAddensd by the rplinters, which tore
their neeh sadly. leaped frantically.
Thrown to Street.
Ths drst impact threw Conway and
Tretser headiong to the street. where
they lay tunne The second impact
brought up the engine with demoliShing
force against the second pillar, The
front part OF the apparatus crushing
inward and clutching Corbett in ,ae
yrsckaxe breaking both his legs below
the knees and catching the lert loot
With bone crushin. force. Still he chung
10 the reins and damaged actually TO
quiet the wounded horses.
Chief Croker and Battalion Chief
Worth heard the crasA. and dashed back
to the scene.
Forty men were unable to back the
heavy engine away, and not until
wrenches and jacks were brought was
the brave Corbett released and UNI
strapped from his seat.
Chief Croker ordered Roundsman Fog
arty to put Charlie anu Dick. whose
right fore leg was broken. out of their
misery. and TWO shots ended the ami
mails suffering. The fire was 'nsignia-
can't. having been extinguished by a
nail Of water by a tenant In No. lis East
Tenth street. where the blaze had been
discovered In a furnished room.