The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-17
FIRE ENGINE hits PARK CAR
SCARED PASSENGERS BRtISE
rHEssEEgEs ESCAPING.


Live One and Frrcmen Charging
DOWNFALL Horse Has 60 Ne shot.
A fire engine and croestown car COL
lided early last evening on the transverse
road across Central Park at Eighty-sixth
street. The car was well loaded and
several persons were bruised in the crash
and in the rush to get out. Four OF them
were looked over by an ambu lance sur
geon. One OF the horses had to he shot.
Engine 50 rolled out Of It's quarters at
40 West Eighty-sixth street To answer
an alarm from Madison avenue and
Lightly fourth street. A. 1t swung into
Central Park Mounted Policeman Ryan
jumped into the roadway ahead Of them
and galloped through warning automo-
biles To crowd up TO the sidewalk. There
is only a trifie more than Soom for the
two car tracks.
As Frank Stapleton. the driver on the
engine. got to- the top of the slope leading
down around turn to the second bridge
over the transverse road he saw that four
trolley cars were stalled on the eastbound
track ahead OF him. With the seven ton
engine on the down grade the three black
horses could not stop, so Btapleton pulled
out to the westbound track. Behind him
Lieut.. Mccall was pulling the whistle
cord to warn any cars that might be COM
ing toward them.
The engine had trssversed about half
OF the hundred feet that separated il
from the stalled cars when Stapleton saw
car approaching ON the westbound
track. IL did not slow down and to avoid
"A headon collision when they were abreast
OF the stalled cars Stapleton pulled his
team sharply to the right. The poles
crashed into the wall and slid along. one
Of them poking its way through the rear
dashboard Of the nearest stalled car.
The three horses went down IN a heap.
Lieut.. Mccall was thrown to the ground.
Stpaleton's strap saved him from pling-
ing down on top Of the horses. Three
or four persons we've pushed from the
rear platform OF the car.
A. soon as Lieut. Mccall got TO his
feet he began 10 let Oh the steam in the
boiler. Ii cane with rush Some one
in he car cried: Look, out for the boiler
behind us. Shes going TO exploded"
The passengers. most Of whom had
been thrown from their seats. made a
rush for he doors Several were bruised
in the - ruggle 10 get out DIR. Sampson.
who came from the Presbyt erian Hoe
pital. took the names Of four men who
were David Mallon Of 3O3 East Eighty
seventh street. James Walsh Of css East
Eight y ghth street. William Voigler
OF the same address and Henry Sosla
OF AS West Fort y-seventh street.
u was found that the brunt OF the
collision had been borne by Terry. the
oldest Of the three horses. who had been
put In the middle of the team because
OF his experience His left hind leg was
broken. Lieut.. Mccall called Policeman
Ryan over.
Il hate 20 have you do it he said
but there's nothing else left for him.
You q better shoot him
Terry was shot. Charles Rattle. the
mot orman of the weSttpund car. which
the tirernen thought responsible for the
collision was arrested.
The men Of the company went to- the |
fire in the tender. The fire was in the |
Of - East Eightv-third street
he home Of Edward ". Davis II was
out by the time they got there.