New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-29
WOMAN'S BODY
ON LOCOMOTIVE
Husbands and Wives Are
Identified by Papers
Found IN Pockets.
ALL FROM BROOKLYN
Three Were Dead When Picked
Up-The Fourth, a Man,
Died in Hospital.

Speeding through tho centre Of Long
Island Yesterday afternoon shortly be-
fore O'Clock. heavily laden with week
end pleasure seekers bound 20 River
head and points beyond. the Greenport
express crashed into light automobile
81 q blind crossing between Central
Park and Farmiugdalc and left four
bodies lying beside the rails.
In only one was there life, and the
sDark died out in Nassau Hospital.
Nineola. soon after a thrilling eight
mile ride in another machine. There
wasn't enough left Of the car IN which
the four two Brooklyn men and their
wives were riding TO make kndling
wood.
The dead are Mir. and Mrs. W. c.
Wilson. Of $50 Gates av.. and Mr. and
Mrs. John K. Suydam. Of Willow 81.
Mr.. Wilson was head salesman Tor
II. KornahrenS, woodenwarc, at Ia
Warren st., Manhattan. His Gates av.
home was dark last night.
Mr.. Suydam was partner IN the
livery stable business at AZ Nassau
ST.. Brooklyn. under the firm name Of
Wilmart & Suydam. There are three
children, all grown up, son and two
married daughters.
Four hiiled on OutlnG.
They had been on an outing since
Wednesday morning, and were re-
turning TO Brooklyn by way OF roads
that follow the same general course as
the motor parkway. They had just
passed under the parkway into a deep
cut as they approached the railroad
crossing. bell is the only warning
they had. as there are no gates or
fsgman there.
Il will never be known whether they
heard the bell and tried to beat the
express across the track or whether
their attention was distracted by con
versation and they failed TO hear me
warning.
The engineer Of the flyer told Coro-
rpr Wcidon that the first thing he
knew II impending disaster was wnen
a terrible crash was followed by the
rapid fight Of pieces of debris and
bodies bv the cab window. from which
ne was watching the rails ahead.
He stopped the train as soon IS pos
sible. a quarter Of a mile beyond the
crossing. and found on the front OF
his locomotive the body Of woman,
which was later found 20 be that OF
Mrs. Wilson.
Mrs. Suydam and her husband were
picked up on the way back to the
crossing. Wilson was still breathing
when found in bushes about two nun
dred feet away.
The approach Of ". MeaCer from
Westbury resulted In the alarm being
sent TO Farmingdale and the quick ar
rival Of the coroner and his physician,
DR.. r. T.. Williams. Meanwhile Mesger
Lad placed the body Of the unconscious
man in his car and was speeding rapid
lv 10 Mineola. Dr.. !. Vi. Nikel also
came from Farmingdalc. but there was
nothing he could do. The bodles were
covered with robes and coats. the only
whole things left from the wrecked
automobile
Identified by Papers.
After hearing tho story Of the en-
rineer Coroner Weiden allowed the eN-
press 10 proceed. Later the bodies were
taken 10 an undertaking establishment
FIN Farmingdale and word sent TO the
Rrooklyn addresses found in papers on
the mems bodies.
Both women wore expensive jewels.
the men had valuable watches and
sticl:pirs and Mr.. Suycam had 5000 IN
his pocket. All these were recovered
I and taken in charge by the coroner.
! The train which ran down the two
couples is one Of the fast expresses OF
/ the Long Island Railroad. u left the
Pennsylvania Station at 500 o'clock.
After leaving Jamaica IL speeds along,
making no stop until il reaches River
head. AT the crossing where the accl-
dent occurred. it IS said. the train was
running az ITS fastest -ate.