New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
BRIDGE CAR FIRE FATAL
WOM4N JUMPS TO DEATH.
SereraI Others Badly Hurt an f"sh
Hour accident.

one woman was killed, seven persons were
painfully injured and several others were oi uisoN
and shaken when they leaped from car Vi tue
Graham avenue line its way to Ne" 1oiA
over the north roadway of the bridge III the
heaviest part of the traffic rush to Brooklyn
last night. A blowout in the motor ooA IuSe
sent up q sheet of flame. and the passengers
most of them Italians. jumped from the 1as'
moving car in fright. A number OF passengers
who kent their seats were unnjured. and the car
was scarcely damaged.
The woman who killed was Mrs Marie
Costanza twenty-five years old of NO 2o1 Ne"
ton street Newark, \. J. Her infant son Cnaries
was in her arms when she jumped, and he was
injured.
THE INJURED.
Is gd to- H3dsdn 4t ss1ss
coRAILo, Amelia. AZ years old Of No ss Fourteenth
ayenue onsso5s of 9eee and LETT chow
Gregory's Hospital
coSTamHA: IaHnds to @naaeS St. csregerys Hospital
DERMoDY John years old Of - no $50 2SP Front sd
street. Manhattan. contusons or lelt shouue 60
hip and aorasons OF face. shock; TO Hudson street
DicoMo Mfs es probable fracture
Tractuced ribs and general contusions' to New
LOUDER Alice o Old h.o Of 5S No :D,B Se
sa2rarms M2r aHd light sheade possible
Of lbs; to Gregorys Hospital
sen aTenue Of face S s.S1 and OnSH Ss1
Without ~ai 1m fej injury 1t'i'
ss16 sSs4ne ssa Mas Of shoulder
and back; to St Gresory's Hospital
Patrick Carroll of No. 1876 West street was
bruised on the shoulders and arms. but went 10
his home after being attended by Dr' hii'e"-
brand If the Hudson Street Hospital
.OF he {
~ the Graham avenue line on its way to Ne"
-, ,r o,+ ,,esr the New York tower. There
~ . loud renor+ and a. fire blaZed around the
fsa hoy Unable to reach the brakes because
of the fame. Michael Dunn, the motorman, sig
nailed to Edward Hankel. the conductor. to pun
down the pole from the overhead wire and oper-
ate the rear brake. Meanwhile the car was
gathering speed on the down grade, ana tne
frightened passengers jumped to the road"aS'
After travelling a short distance the car was
etonped and the crew and a number of the pas
~cngers ran to assist the injured. Mrs Costanza
- as living in a pool of blood, dead, ana her
infant son was bleeding and unconscious lew
feet from her Patrolman Mitchell of the
Bridge station. called for help, and policemen
from other parts of the bridge rushed to the
scene of the accident.
Ambu1ances were called from ST Gregory's
4
man, Beacock, Brock, Hiilenbrand and Wo1ar
! were at the emergency hospital at the Man
| haitian terminal when the injured were brought
| In on the car which followed the damaged car
Captain Murtha, of the Bridge station, toof
| charge Of the crowd which gathered rapidly be-
cause Of the stoppage Of all trolley traffic tc
and from Brooklyn for nearly twenty-five min
utes.
Policemen from all other parts Of the bridge
were gathered to keep the crowd in check
Dunn. the motorman, and Hankel. the con-
ductor were arrested on a charge of homicide
but Immediately released on bail furnished by
a Brooklyn Rapid Transit official According to
Dunn. he noticed that the fuse equipment was
in had order when he started his car over the
bridge. and warned several women that they
| would better leave the front seat and get inside
the
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit officials declare
that the accident was not a serious one. and had
+ba messengers remained seated there would
have heen no danger. Dunn. who remained on
the nlatform trying to smother the fire, was not
burned.
All of the Italians were relatives or neighnors'
ord rera returning from wake in Brooklyn