Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-08-22 | Page 1 | 2 Dead in N. Y. Subway Crash

2 DEAD IN N N. N Y V. V SUBWAY CRASH 30 to 50 Injured in Collision NEW YORK Aug j ug 22 UP Two UPI Two men were killed and from 30 to 50 other persons were Injured today in a collision between two two subway subway trains on the east side Lexington avenue line The two trains both southbound locals were fill fUl filled d with hundreds of passengers mostly residents of the thc Bronx on their way to work In downtown offices N panIc Near swept the crowded trains when the went lights out a and anda d da a short circuit started a fire Salvatore Cota motorman of the second train was jammed in his I tiny cab when it crashed against the rear coach of the front train He was still alive an hour later when rescuers cut their way to him with acetylene torches Dr and Dr lr Continued on Pare Pace Four C f Column Eight 2 DEAD IN N N. N Y Y 1 SUBWAY CRASH Continued from Page One John White amputated his right V leg just below belo the knee and po police police po- po lice and firemen pulled the unconsciouS unconscious unconscious un un- 1 conscious man matt away He Hedi died d fi fia In Ina a hospital an hour hoar later The Tile b body dy Of Emanuel nuel AU Auerbach rb ch 1 Who apparently h had d b been en riding hear Cotas Cota's cab was extricated later He apparently was killed instantly Police said they believed the accident ac ac- ac- ac cId nt was Wad caused auSed by an aim unidentified fl fled fied d passenger jerking an emergency emergency emer emer- gency cord wh when n he saw Esther EstherM M Marza a passenger on the first train caught in the doors just as the train started pulling out from the str street et station The Time train stopped with a Jerk and the woman was extricated The crash occurred a few s seconds later the second train telescoping ing Its front end above five feet Up tip on Ute tile str Street et level JeVel 1 st storekeepers ers said th they y thought there had been an earthquake Passengers on both trains thrown from their seats s screamed and tried to get out of ot the cars Into 4 tIme the he black tunnel Fire Fir broke out In some of ot the wo Wooden den denand and c cane carle seats df Of t th the eli all Uste U- U ste steel l co coaches ch s. s