The sun., 1918-11-02

W w uuhSs IL was IAhtH tOE khahtNS
that these were a makeshift to serve
until the new subway work IL done. wher
steel cars will be used.
The police searchers found In the
wreckage pocketbook that held the
card Of Hazel G.. watts, 4s East Thirty
second street, and the same pocketbooi
contained letter addressed to Sue Land
ingham, Tampa, Fla. In another case
they found an insurance card made ou'
to sophie Jacowitz. showing payments
amounting to 1890, together with
Christmas card. RE
Bodies I'm had Condition.
At the Kings County Hospital, whert
eighty three bodies are in the morgue
II was announced that no ono would
be permitted to view the remains unit
to-day because of the terrible condition
in which the bodies were recovered. II
was thought that by to-day something
might be done to render them recognize
able. The hospital authorities though
that the injured might reach 125, but
they could give no adequate estimate
because every hospital in Brooklyn held
some Of the unfortunates.
Passengers who escaped injury rar
from the first cars to the Prospect Parl
station and made their way 20 the street
They were white and trembling IA pro
cession Of those who had looked upot
death In one>of Its ugliest forms. TIL,
haste with which the majority OF tn,
survivors hurried away, in contras
with the usual New York habit of Join
Ing curious throng, led to comment
from the police and the ambulance sur
geons 1t spoke eioquently of the hor
ror OF the accident.
q lnHtr 30 ~
Charities and Correction came the las
estimate Of the dead. He said tina
members Of his force had been sent L
the scene and that they had accounted
Tor 120 dead. These bodies, he averred
had been actually counted,
About the Snyder avenue station man!
| persons gathered as early as 10 o'clock
In the crowd were many who had rela
tives on the train. Just before midnigh
| the police read TO the uneasy citizen
a list OF the identified dead. Now ant
then there came a sob from some woman
in the room, and one man dropped faint
ing to the floor. He was taken to I
hospital.
Before the Kings County Hospita
stopped the night inspection the polio,
permitted long line to pass before tn
bodies In the morgue. A number o
women tainted and there were man,
EXPLANATIONS of anguish as relative
were recognized.
| Mayor Hylan Visits the Wreck.
| Mayor Hylan went at midnight to tn
| scene or the wreck, where he entere,
the tunnel and made a minute inspec
ton. Inspector Murphy OF the polio
Department accompanied him. wheI
the Mayor had finished he sent word I
| Commissioner Enright to send men /
all B. r. T. terminals and to proven
any motormen who had not three month
experience from taking out a train.
In n statement made after / o'clocI
| th's morning IN the Office OF he Publ
Service Commission Col. Timothy s
| WIFI ms. president OF tho r. r sat-
he had heard that Motorman Levi
was an experienced man and not a gree
employee. as had been previously stated
| He said
| Really there is nothing can SAY
! l was trying to get to the scene OF IN
accident but I was detained here by
\ discussion of the strike settlement. Tn
motorman In charge of the train was a,
experienced motorman, I have heard
don't know his name.
Il really feel too sad to say anything
l can't add anything as to the cause
! OF the accident. All / know about
Is what ] have have been told by Com
missioners Ordway and Kracke. wa
on my way here to the Public Servic
| commission rooms when ! first learne,
or the accident I did not know OF IL
seriousness then. None Of us did.
cannot account for 1t from what thes
gentlemen tell me-"
| IL was called to Mr.. Williamss atten
' ton that the man in charge Of the trail
was dispatcher.
Calls Motorman Reckless,
Harry T.. Lewis, District ATTORNEY q
Kings county. gave out the followin,
statement at the Snyder avenue polio
station early to-day:
| The accident was undoubtedly due 4
the recklessness OF Motorman Anthem
! Lewis. who was incompetent and hi
! incompetency must have been known I,
the officials Of the road who directed hin
| TO take out the train. From the infor
nation In my possession he was trav
cling at highly excessive rate of spee,
around this curve and disregafdlng tn
signals. When his car jumped the tract
| the second. third and fourth cars wer
! buckled and smashed.
These cars-that is. the second, thir
| and fourth cars--were old style woode-
coaches. at least twenty-five years old
| The first and the rear cars were motors
This was five car train. All the car
! were loaded to the gates with people.
| The motorman disappeared. A gen
eral alarm was issued for him and
ordered his arrest Turner. the con
| ductor, Is under police surveillance at hi
home. lie was injured in the accident
| The officials of the road will be ordere,
to my Office forthwith.
/ "My information is that one OF tn
claim adjusters OF the road spirited ava,
| the motorman."
Admits 80 Mile an Hour speed.
Mayor HyIan. District Attorney Levi
| had Anthony Lewis. the motorman O
the wrecked train who had been arreste
at the ThIrty-sIxth street depot OF tn
B. r. T.. arrived at the Snyder ave
nue. police station Mt the same time. Tn
| motorman was at once taken TO a bacl
| room and questioned. When the Mayo
/ left at O'Clock this morning he sal
| Lewis admitted that he had never run
train over the Brighton line before
! "Motorrnan Lewis admitted that u
was going at Il rate of thirty miles a
| hour before entering the cut" the Mayo
said HE told us that the cars swaye
and hit the cement side walls befor
! leaving the track Lewis declared n
| had been working ten hours and sal
he had to make living. After tn
smash, the motorman told US. he helpe
TO remove some OF the dead and injure
from the first car and then stood abou
for a few minutes until he felt so merry
Gus that he went to the ThIrty-sixt
street depot, where he made a repor
Then he went home and remained Their
until he was arrested"
Sam Rossof, 80, 2936 West FIT
street, Coney Island, guard on tn
| Ill ie aha