New-York tribune., 1913-09-23

A freight train had pulled up on the
| siding near my tower and the engineer
and conductor were in the tower writ
ing messages. | looked up and saw the
eastbound train coming | knew the
westbound train was late, but thought
the conductor must have special orders
TO go ahead, and so set the signals at
proceed. | cannot see that ! am re-
spohsible for this. 1t is the duty of the
chief train dispatcher 10 direct the
running Of the trains. All have to do
is TO operate the signals when the
trains approach my tower. | presumed
that both train conductors had received
orders at the telegraph stations from
the chief train dispatcher as to wheth-
er they should go ahead or stop
Chief Dispatcher 5ames Maize.
James NJ. Magee, the chief train dis
patcher, however, placed full response
bility on Maize.
1T was his duty. when he knew the
westbound train was still I'm the
stretch" he said. "to ring me up for
orders as 10 whether he should let the
eastbound train go ahead, or else he
should have held it up until he learned
from the conductor definitely that ne
had orders from me to 90 ahead. He
did not do this Therefore, he is TO
blame"
On the westbound train were about
twenty policemen on their way 10 take
part in Mayor Gaynor's funeral.
Twelve Of them were injured They
all. with one exception. however. at
once went 10 work in resculng the in
jured. many OF them pausing only long
enough when the ambulences arrived
10 have their wounds dressed.
Under orders from Deputy Commits
sioner Dillon their funeral assignment
was changed 10 wreck duty, and they
remained at work until the wreck was
cleared up. Thomas II. Mooney. Of the
College City station. was the patrol
man who was too seriously injured TO
remain at work. He was sent 10 St
Johns Hospital. Long Island City, suf-
fering from a strained back and numer-
Gus cuts.
Among the most seriously injured,
including policemen and others, were
Jasper Bellas Of Whltestone conductor
on westbound train, internal injuries
and cuts; Frank Brewer patrolman.
Whitestone, back injured, Edward But
Ter, patrolman. Whitestone. serious cuts
on head and body: Gustave Damn.
patrOlman, Whitestone, neck and
shoulder strained; Alexander Otter,
patrolman, College Point. injured back:
Matthew Foy. injuries about head;
Erich Garwin. Whitestone. decorations
on face and body; Thomas Gregory
Long Island City. bit tongue in half;
John Hackman. Whitestone. wrenched
back; Joseph Juettner. College Point
cuts on face and body. left arm
sprained; f. j. Gordon, conductor Of
the eastbound train. cuts on body and
arms Edward Kelly. Whitestone. in
Juries 10 head; Hermann Kali, College
Point, right leg broken, cuts about
face, Anthony McReynolds, legs
sprained and cuts on face; John Mar
tin, London, England. quartermaster
on steamship Lusitania. cuts on head
and body; Emma Orth. College Point,
cuts and shock; Edward Raynor
Whitestone head injured John Sher-
man, Whitestone. sprained leg and
arm; ID. A. Skinnell. manufacturer
Whitestone. broken collarbone; Samuel
Truadell, WhtestOne, Custom House
inspector, injured back; Frederick
Wassermann. Whitestone. broken leg,
George Weinecke. patrolman, White
stone strains and bruises.
Most Of the passengers on the west
bound train were silk workers in the
mills at Long Island City. This train
consisted of four steel cars, while there
were two steel cars on the other
Loeder was hurled into the ditch be-
side the road by the impact, while
Hoelein was jammed in his box, where
he was found still gripping the con-
troller bar.
Bellas, conductor Of the Westbound
train, was conductor Of the train thai
killed s. Osgood Pell last summer
President Peters Of the Long Island
Railroad said yesterdays accident vas
the first in twenty years in which "A
passenger had been killed on his line
An investigation into the wreck was
begun yesterday afternoon by Inspec-
tors Voss and Hutchinson, of the Pub
lie Service Commission. They were
making special inquiry into the use
OF single track on the division.
FLEEING DRIVER ARRESTED.