Show FEARFUL FATE OF MINERS dassau germany oct 7 A sudden rush of water and mud in the coalmine coal mine at Gerle bock als tn ct of koethen yesterday am prisoner eighteen miners who are believed to have perished worst automobile accident since sport became popular in new york city ma chine drops through trestle andis struck by a train r new york oct 7 driven at the rate of 25 miles an hour a three seat ed touring car containing contain ng four men and five women dashed over an embankment ban kment at the southern end of jerome avenue today landing on the southbound track of the new york central just at that moment a southbound local train running fast to make dp time rounded a curve and struck the automobile three persons were killed two instantly two were seriously injured and the other four although badly bruised and shaken were able to go home the dead are alien noyes chauffeur of the isia chine unidentified woman killed instantly bella perez died in a hospital the injured are unidentified woman severe scalp wound moses apless fracture of the jaw jeannette davis shock and light contusions charles doran 23 shod and slight contusions emma perez sister of bella shocked and hysterical thomas murphy not badly hurt the party was returning to the riverside casino from a trip to mount vernon alien noyes the chauffeur bad intended turning from jerome avenue into the approach of the mccombs dam bridge to cross to manhattan whether he knew of the short extension on jerome avenue beyond one hundred and sixty first street or not will never be known the corner at that point is brilliantly lighted but the extension leading to the edge of the embankment above the new york central tracks is paved with brick and the car tracks run down to a picket fence at the edge several persons including two policemen saw the automobile rushing down the avenue they shouted a warning but it was too late with no apparent slackening of speed the big car crashed through tho fence cleared a dirt embankment extending about alvo feet above the itono stono railing and then clearing the wall made a sheer drop of 25 feet to the railroad track in its descent the car half turned and several of its occupants acro spilled out when it struck the tracks noyes bella perez anc the unidentified woman were throda to the track the others falling to the side of the rails the occupants ot the car were stun ned and bleeding and trying to recover themselves when they heard the roar of the train and then a frightful crash noyes wa caught in the wreckage of tho car and tossed up walli it on the pilot of the engino ills body was still there when the train was brought to a atop the un identified woman was dragged by her long automobile coat which caught on the smashed car for a distance of feet and when the cloth gaye way she fell 0 o the track only to bo cut in two at the waist by the wheels of the engine the whole train passed over her body beha perez was dragged about fifty feet and then tossed to one side the in a switch tower about a hundras feet north of jerome avenue heard the automobile as it broke through the fence and running to his window saw the car strike the track the croton local was bit feet away and the engine about fifty feet north of a block signal jumping to the switch mechanism he dropped tho lever that worked the arm of the signal which was showing the green light and instantly the danger signal flashed before the eyes of the locomotive engineer who just caught alic red glare as his cab passed the signal post at once he reversed his engine and put down the air brakes but his speed had hardly slackened perceptibly when the train struck the automobile the train came to a stop in a distance of about feet on the train was health commissioner thomas darlington who took charge of the work of caring for tire injured the locomotive engineer was arrested but released on his own recognizance |