New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07

oning Doran. He was carried 20 the plat
form and there placed IN an ambulance.
Just as he was being lifted into the
wagon he said: "1he brakes were all
right. ] dldn'' see the other train
until ! was on top Of a. The fog did
it ~ tho hospital last night II was
saii that he was resting comfortably
and doing as well as could be expected
Grand. Cunningham and Redmond
were also taken to the station, where
they received treatment. A frst-aid
hospital was established, and more than
thirty persons were attended for cuts
by flying glass, bruises and slight burns
they had sustained IN the crash and
subsequent fire. As many more re-
fused treatment and left for their
homes.
The current was soon turned of be
tween I4th and seth sts., and the pas
sengcrs Of the local were able easily
to reach the platform OF the latter sta
ton.
Chairman Mccall on Job.
Shortly after the collision Mr.. He'd
ley arrived. He was followed a little
later by Edward F.. Mccall. chairman %
the Public Service Commission. The
former ordered all Ninth av. trains
stunted TO the Sixth av. tracks TO CON
tinue their way downtown.
Mr.. lledley supervised the work Of
clearing the wreckage from the tracks
and gave his reasons for the crash.
When asked if such an accident would
have occurred with steel cars, he said
he thought they might have fallen 20
the street instead of merely telescop-
ing. Then more damage would have
been caused.
"These wooden cars have been in
service for thirty years" he continued.
land with them the elevated road has
made the most remarkable safety rec
ord in the world. Steel cars are an
untried proposition for elevated lines"
Statements were given out after the
smash by both the PETERBOROUGH and
the Public Service Commission. The
former says. after telling the story
that Doran thought the line was clear,
but his train ran into Quinn's. knock
ing the rear trucks off the rails and
throwing them on the express tracks.
The commissions statement says,
lowing to the heavy fog and the mo-
torman not being able to see far enough
ahead, a collision occurred. The in
coming train telcscoped the last car Of
a train standing at 50th ST. II is re-
ported that the equipment of both was
in good condition, and that the acct
dent was due entirely TO the fog"
Mccall Defends Wooden Cars.
Judge Mccall. who in the last week
has been defending the policies Of the
PETERBOROUGH and the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit at the Public Service Com
mission hearing, stood up for wooden
cars when seen at the wreck.
He admitted that it had been a
pretty bad collision, but said it would
take two years TO equip the 81" with
steel cars.
at is providential that no lives were
lost" he continued, land the COM
mission has already begun an investi-
CATION into the accident. | would like
TO see steel cars on the elevated road,
but know it will take lot of time"
lie also doubted the ability of the
a." structure to stand up under steel
cars if equipped entirely with them.
The last accident on the Williams
burg Bridge took place about the same
time, but because the trains which
crashed were going from New York
and carried only few passengers the
injuries were not numerous. A Myrtle
Az. train crashed into the rear of one
bound for New Lots. Both were able
to proceed to Brooklyn.
All the injured persons were in the
rear train. They were removed at
the Marcy av. station and treated by
surgeons from the Eastern District
Hospital. All then went TO their
homes.
According TO the police both motor
men were running slowly, and the fog