New-York tribune., 1922-05-22
One Dies Afte,
coaster Crash.
I Near Death
Unidentified Woman A..
Seriously Hurt in 'ons D.
4 Accident as 8 Are H",'a,, b'Sa,
From Scenic Railvass s'1s' =
Fall in Park 65 Fl. Rsl,,.
Sudden Application of !.
Brakes Catapults" !" p,' '''
sengers; Operator H.'' IL

Henry Spitz died ys,.,
seven other roller coast., 'a
are stu in critical conditias 1s''a''''
Fordham Hospital following ''o "a. At q
dent at starlight Park. ~. 's :. '''.
and the Bronx River, ea,,n :" STU:
The victims we're catspul..d ,s,''' ,','
the ar from scenic r,jla. a. 9
by the application of an .s..,.' ~
brake while rounding cvrv. :.
speed sixty.fve feet ,b.s. q. GET
ground The startling show, y
man project.les among tn. " d.
pleasure seekers below menas.. .a''
more lives. nsiJ
Spitz was t~enty.eigh. year. i,
lived at 1902 Clay Avenu. =. ',s >. ~
The injured are: D''1
Dennis HoGlan, eiyht..r
Of 2438 Minerva Place n. p..'i .a'i I'd.
tured skull ''a'' .'':
Joseph Ferris, twenty-five.
old. p Belmont Avenue. & n. ia ''a
fractured skull. 'A' 'f'iI,
Joseph Worcestsr .r.-
years old 327 West Tvsssu.:..ss''' u...s'''
Street, internal !njaries 's'''s
Harry Scheur, thirty..uo y.,,, =,
Of 1875 Trinity Avenue, the ~. W.
fractured arm and internal inin,;.. ,..|''
Ben Croft. l62 Eas. l00th S.-.s. See
ternal injuries. '''' '''
Edythe Baker, seventeen year, d
Of 574 East l3eth Street Il. - p,.,.' w
severe internal INJURIES --'
An unidentified woman .bop. T..
feet two inches tail, weighing s,os'
1870 pounds, with sandy hair and Iig.,
complexion; Internal injuries.
Operator Only One on Train uuhu.
Neil Connolly. Of 24Oa East Trsu,,.
Avenue, the operator Of the .ra.a. Tu
the only occlIant wao was uainig,p
he and Croft, VINO sat beside The !,
orator on the las. seat OF the .vo.s
tram. we're the only riders sos ..
maintain .neir mold on the cas:x
when the crash came.
Connolly was questioned tr h.
sistant District Attorney William Il
Quigley for four hours yesterday n.
was held on the technical chars. q.
homicide.
The roller coaster is gravity v,,
the trains berg drawn up an ini.a
irclirs Of sixty feet by cable Frpc
THIS point they dip and turn under IL
momentum gained from the first icr
grade. According 70 Connolly, ,h|
train had shot down the first iatl.a
and was about 20 round curve v,E|
ne saw something stand up in the t,or|
seat on the first car. He couldn'. ri
whether i. was man or womE
Ihe safety bar or the seat apparent
r ad been unlocked or lifted forsz-
lie said The car lurehed as as
rounded the turn at terrific spssl
hurting the standing passenger 81
the wooden coaster guards into srE|
Passengers volleyed From Cars
A second later Connolly jammed 4
the emergency brake. The train ~
brought to a stop with the impact +
collision. The passengers shot z
from their seats ike volley Of p'ss
iectiles. The gay and unsuspectis.
amusement seekers that crowded ri
;llumined walks below we're IN
moment transformed into bedlan
scattering and screaming humanlt! Il
the bodies Of the victims Landed sa'.'E
them. IL
Several OF the victims were csag
on some Of the trestle work Of III
railway as they came down, and 50 X
mained suspended until rescued. vi.
the arrival Of the police tne ia!o..'
we're sent 10 the Fordham Hespla
and the park was cleared 6Hs'a'
we're placed around the coaster 70 pr
vent any meddling pending 81 ,'!., l1Tsa,
CATION begun at once BY ne Daa.,. .
Department.. So far as could 'e .s sA. Ill.
the car and the appautus Oh .as las
wav were in good workng o'as-,
Connolly told Assls'st' .I.Ssi Dsai
Attorney Quieley that ne vas snss:.. ~.
two weeks ago. and that a' aal .,s.. yl
broken in" by one OF as ..s,i .'
operators. Before this. he ssla, ~ u =.
no experience on roller c0ss'sIs r., -
said that il was quite natural 70, ., sa
10 throw on the emergshe. Nav, I
after the first person had oesh ..-.y. ,r I
from the train. He could No. .Vs Van
ne insisted. the effect MS ac..VA @ A. b.
have on the other passehge'' +
train. D., |, .ortinxI
to-day