The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-25

NEW YORK, June 25.-Huri-
ling into space from its rails. 30
feet from the ground, two-ear
elesated train, filled with passcn.
gers, plunged TO the ,ireet il. the
heart Of Brooklyn this afternoon.
AT $3.50 p. m. police declared six
bodies had been recovered from the
wreckage- IT was estimated at the
scene that 30 persons had been taken
out, injured. At police headquarters
II was stated many others had been
removed in private ambu.ances be.
fore ambdlances and police reached
the spot and that the total injured
might reach so.
Three OF the dead were identified
as Alexander Lowsky. AIRS. l..
Wright and Mrs. NJ. Sovelle. all OF
Brooklyn.
The motorman OF the train had not
been located at o'clock.
Moro than n score were injured.
Every available piece Of fire appa-
ratns. ambulances from all nearby
hospitals and police reserves were
FASTENED TO the scene 10 aid in the
work OF rescue.
CRASH OF CARS WAS
HEARD FOR BLOCKS
In the sitting heat which gripped
New York today they delved into the
splintered frames OF the elevated
cars, from which came the means Of
those seriously injured and the hys-s
terical cries of women.
The two cars struck the pavement
with a crash that could be heard for
blocks. AS they plunged from the
rails, seeming first TO hesitate on the
very brink of the elevated structure,
screams OF passengers mingled with
the grating and ripping OF iron and
wood.
The forward car tilted and finally
turned on its side. The second car
crashed down upon the first,
splintering the first in such man
ner as to leave little moro than
heaps of wreckags. i4
Throngs rushed toward the scene
from every direction. The spot
where the cars plunged from the
tracks Is at the intersection of
Atlantic. Fourth and Flatbush ayes.
one of the busiest sections OF
Brooklyn.
The wrecked train was coming
into the Brooklyn station from Bay
Ridge when it fell. A second train
was following colse behind. The
motorman of this train heard
shouts from the street and saw poo
pie waving him back. as he ap.
preached. He accepted the signals.
applied the brakes and avoided fol-
lowing the first train in its plunge.
FLAMES TERRORIZE
IMPRISONED PASSENGERS
AS the train struck the ground.
sheets of blue flame shot in the air.
adding to the terror of those inn
prisoned in the demolished cars.
The firemen cast aside their hel.
NETS, rubber coats and other fire.
fighting equipment as they turned
to their rescue work. Tearing with
their hands. smashing with axes and
PLYING WIFI tIoWudiS, thtN iuboiCo
feverishly TO reach the men and
women who could be heard begging
for help.
James Nichols. II, was passenger
in the second car of the Inflated train.
1--WE were starting around
curve" the lad. wh5 was badly hurt.
said. II believe the car was about
half full. 1 can't remember very
WELL
1.-THE wheels or the brakes. or
whatever 1t is, screamed rs we start
ed on the curve. Then | heard the
louder screams OF people up ahead
and felt sick MS the car started to
TIT
81 can't think about that fall: next
thing | knew was smashed up in'
the wreckagc, boards and wood and
people all around me"
| Young Nichols suffered broken
arm and badly laccrated and
bruised chest.