The evening world., 1913-07-07

vivors were getting along we'll Two Of
the victims died in the hospital early
to-day. They were Frank L. Claire Of
No. II Norton street. Manhattan. the
operator of one OF the cars In collision.
and Arthur Olsen Of No. i7N Walking
ton avenue. Bronx. lie Claire's skull
was fractured and he was hurt inter.
nally. Olsen was also injured inter-
nally and . bone was driven into his
left foot. which had to b amputatsd
The others who were taken TO the
hospital were: Clarence Gillis, No. 3Si
East One Hundred and Fifty-ninth
street. Bronx. legs injured; Tor
rance King. No. "a Henderson street.
Jersey City. hurt about the body; Lor-
eta King. his sister. same address.
right ankle sprained: Kate wildman.
No. Isl West Eighty-ninth street. Man
haitian. right ankle dislocated; p. Wei
gand. No. 667 Eighteenth street. West
Now York. hips injured: May RsysA.
No. $50 Beach street, Jersey City. right
ankle sprained William Jossiyn. No.
1885 Washington avenue, Bronx right
arm and leg injured: Fannie Spolan. No.
213 East Ninety-eighth street. Nanhat-
tan. left elbow sprained: Otto Casper.
No. ~ Thirty-third street, Woodcli6. N.
j.. hips and arms injured: =. c. Mason.
No. 10 Beach street. Jersey City. arm
broken.
SEVERAL eLioHTlY INJURED
GO HOME FOR TREATMENT.
David 0oldstsin. Of No. LII SUSSEX
street. Jersey City. and Frank Higginl
OF No. l59 Sussex street, Jersey City
were taken to the EngIewood Hospita
I in an automobile. 1t is said be n vii
recover.
| Three others who were treated at tn,
Amusement Park. refusing to 20 to ,
hospital. were Thomas Langley Of No
63 Broadway. West Hoboken; Mrs
George Tote Of Edgewater. N. J.. ant
Miss Frances Lamberton Of No. u
Greene avenue. Brooklyn. They wsr
, suffering from bruises and nervous
shock. A number Of others who yer
more or less hurt left the park befor,
they could be treated or their name
| obtained.
| It Is expected that County Physician
Armstrong will begin an Investigation
as to the cause OF the accident to-day
SO far Is has been learned, one trail
Of cars had taken the 50-foot dip o,
the roller coaster railroad at tho Mid
way and had started up the incline .
the other end when something wen
wrong with the power or else the op.r
ator did not apply the electricity o.
failed to apply enough OF II to carr!
the top the train stopped and then be
gan to descend.
SAFETY DEVICE WAS such ONLY
IN NAME.
Just then q second train OF cars ap
peared at the top of the descent. A.
alleged safety device. according to tn
management OF tho park. should hav
hello that train on top Of the decline. bu
II failed TO do 90 and the two train
came together with a tremendous crash
Many OF the passengers were huris
from the cars by the force OF the COLL
sion. while others were Injured wher
they sat The park attendants hurrie
70 the aid Of tho injured and ambulance
were called from the North Hudson an
Engiewood Hospitals. The more severe
ly hurt were rushed to the hospitals
while the others were treated on tn
| grounds The accident caused will
excitement, and relatives and friends o
persons known to be- on ths trains 4
collision rushed TO the scene. The EN-
ployees OF the roller coaster compan
refused to let any one enter the place
but they promptly shut of the power I
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