New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-07
Passengers on Roller Device at
Palisades Park Badly In
jured When Cars Meet
on Incline.
TWO MORE VICTIMS DYING
Many Hurled to Ground or Un-
der Wheels-Resort Visitors
in Panic Until Police Clear
Crowd-Offices Become
Hospital Wards.

Hospital Wards.
Two persons were killed and thirty
two injured. one OF them fatally, last
night in collision on the roller coaster
at Palisades Park. in EGeewater, y. J.
one car stopped to allow man to get
his hat which was blown off, according
to the story of passengers. and the next
car ran into il with a terrific shock.
The first victim Of the accident to
die was Arthur Olsen. of No 1875
Washington avenue. The Bronx. who
was taken to the North Hudson Hos
pital. He died at a. m. to-day. At
that time ii was known that AT least
two more men would die. one Of these
was Ic clair. tho motornan Of the sec
ond train. which consisted OF two cars
each holding eight persons. The first
motorman also had train Of two cars.
all the seats of which were filled So
that with the thirty-two passengers
and two motormen there were thirty
four persons in the accident. none OF
whom escaped without injury.
The deed:
olsen Arthur, No. 1875 Washington
avenue, The Bronx.
Leclair. Frank, rotorman OF car No.
2; died in North Hudson Hospital.
The injured:
Big, Clarence, nineteen years old,
No. 351 East 169th street. Manhattan;
both legs broken
Cohen. Barney, motorman Of Car No.
I; in North Hudson Hospital; seri-
ously injured
Cutler, Ada, twenty-one, OF Wes,
i2eth street. Manhattan; cut and
brused; shock.
Descher. Elsie, twenty, No. 1i5 Jack
sor street. Hoboken; contusions.
Goldstein. David. OF No. ~ Chestnut
street, Jersey City; right leg cut. frsc-
ture OF lef. forearm.
Hengiey, William, nineteen, Of Nc.
655 Broadway. West New York; LETT
leg cut.
Higgins. Frank. Of No. 179 Sussex
street, Jersey City; bruised about body.
Kane, Loretta, twenty years old. No.
APP Henderson street, Jersey CITY;
ankle fractured.
Raster. Otto. twenty-four. Of No. 237
33d street. WoodcliH; cut on left leg.
lan,bertson. Frances. twenty-five OF
No. 703 Greene avenue, Brooklyn,
bruised.
Lenaskesky, Edward. twenty years
DID, OF haywood. N. j.; internal in
juries, right arm broken.
Oakley. Leonard. Park avenue, Ma
pIewood. N. j.; bruised and cut.
Rut, May, twenty, No. 333 Baldwin
avenue, Jersey City; right ankle
spraned.
S.iderman, Sadie. twenty; address
not known; cut and bruised.
Spolan. Harry. No. 213 East eSth
street, Manhattan; right ankle broken.
Tot. Mrs. Charles. thirty -one years
old. of Edgewater; bruised and shock.
Wildman. Kate. twenty two, Of No.
PSI West 18th street, Manhattan; legs
crushed between cars.
Weiqand, Leonard, twenty one years
old, No. 677 Roberts street, North 6er-
oen. N. j.; right leg broken, lett wrist
dislocated.
Zessber1ann. William, twenty ono,
No. 128 Washington avenue, The
Bronx; scalp wounds.
Some Of the passengers were thrown
and fell under the ears or off the
structure 10 the ground. Most of the
injuries were caused by the seats be-
ing broken loose from their fastenings,
when the legs and feet Of the passen-
gers were bruised and crushed. Scarce
Iv any OF the thirty-four passengers in
the two cars escaped injury from ny
ing splinters.
At the sound Of the crash the atten-
ton Of The crowd was Immediately at
tracted 20 the two disabled cars. which
had shot halfway mp an incline and
then swept back and up the steep slope
behind only 10 come rushing down
again and up the second slope. A
number Of times the cars swept back
and forth till their momentum was ex-
hausted while the shrieks Of the hys-
terical passengers were augmented by
shouts from the crowd. Some Of the
passengers lay apparently dead on the
ground and others hung senseless over
the sides Of the cars.