The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-02-07
F|REMEN IN RACE
WITH TRAIN ESCAPE
DEATH BY INCHES
Hose Cart Bearing IS Corona
Volunteers Dashes Over the
Tracks Before Engine.
TAKE A LONG CHANCE.
Daring Driver Tries Headlong
Dash as Only Way of Es-
Gaping Fatal Collision.
TAKE A LONG CHANCE.


Oartment Of Corona. L. l.. shortly before
0lAnlsht had q race with death and
osat the Gem Reaper out by sixteen
Dooss. The GOODNESS and courage Of
Driver Harry Cuppinser OF the hose car
gisss and the promptness OF Engineer
oeanors Of the whltsstoae cxpress
avsrted . tragedy.
Responding TO an alarm Of IRE, the
49, carriage was seeding along syca-
osss avenue. picking up the nremen a.
g went. until sixteen Of the thirty vol
otssrs. composed OF business men Of
- town. were on the wagon. Where
0s avenue crosses the railroad track
0s gates we're high IN the air. and
flames Blake. the Waterman. wss swing
~ q white lantern. This the nrsmen
esok to mean the way was clear. and
~ horses were urged on at full speed.
DRIVER TAKES DESPERATE
CHANCE TO GAVE Lives.
The whitsstons express. bound from
y7ushing for Long Island City. was fly
lng along toward the crossing. The
oAtes should have been down. but were
cut Of order and refused 10 work. The
1romsn. ON account Of the tall and tan
g1ed sycamorss. could not Sc the train.
end when the long. shrili whistle Of tho
engine sounded II was too late to 20
lack. too late to stop.
But Ensinssr Cennors got . glimpse
Of the wagon through the trees and saw
that 9NeAR Nn AnAA~m Ya~HaAeiS,
he applied tho Glueeounoy beakoo and
teetsd the whistle Driver Cupoingsr
aid not ~ ne ODobm1ng traln until
bis spirited grays wesv al0est On top Of
the track. Aks dash he made up
his mind what 70 -. He brought down
hls whip on the hessss back end shout
"a u them ~ the top Of his voice Not
. man attempted - jump nom the hose
carriage. With hated breath they
awaited TIE outcome Of the race With
death. The grays fairly isaDsd iute the
az.
Bumpsty- went the carriage on
the tracka the white iisht Of the en-
stss dreaming upon II and lighting up
" occupants. The singing Of escaping
:, steam aad the roar Of the wheels we're
n the ears Of the frsmsu. The horses
were over and the men behind sav the
~ engine coming down on top OF them.
The hind wheels OF the carriage were
% the second rail-A second Of time
end they would b clear. The sngine
and train went thundering By, there
was = switch Of the hose carriage into
~ road and one Of the horses was on
~ knees. The oowcatchsr a the en-
~ ~ Ia kS-A
wheel.
NAGMgN Misrook DANCER
ANTEkN soR sAFGvv SIGNAL.
The train came . . full etop Q block
oeyeud the crossing. sending the Dos
oeAgers into the ais,ss from the suddeu
~. TIE aremsn Jumped TO the ground
- aaslstsl he horse 10 IL ssst. II
~ found IT, lsg was out, but other.
~ ths ANIMAL vas not damaged.
TIE eeoductor went rushing hack ana
oun4 - damage had bssn done. Hs
0onausA the engineer end the sxprsss
eoe % ~ way = Long leland
00. TIE vatehmaa explained thu
Onteo were cut Of order ana that thu
~ lantern ~ had was . white one
M vAieA - warnsl pedestrians. H
CuVs1 Il . TIE hess carriage In thu
~ they would undssstand that there
80 Anases aAsaA. ytrsmsa recognise
1Anoer ealy n ~ signal anA 20 thar
6Q1AsA -.
- IRE ~ ~ ME sway from
= Wooan0 anA ne Arsmsn mad,
ooses y % aetAr oniy few moments
0oav. An overturned on stove 90
m0eesd ~ .baasa vaseh was soon AZ
0ng0shed. Today there ere 6ftsss
4oDen h 0oeoaA Whe hand the pain
- 0st sn1 0ood Jud0msna 70 Drive
{ IlAgy CuuUlAgse.