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among the employees or officers of the road who knew anything about the matter. One of the employees at the Navy street station, said he would not give any information, even if he knew any, as it would be worth his position.

From facts gathered by a reporter of the Citizen, it appears that a train of cars drawn by locomotive No. 10 was comming [sic.] down Hudson avenue from Flatbrush avenue station when a Myrtle avenue train was seen leaving Navy street station and coming toward Hudson avenue. The signal station keeper saw that both trains were approaching each other, so he lowered the red lights, but whether it was too late, or that the engineers did not slow up in time, the Hudson avenue train dashed into the engine of the Myrtle avenue train, turning it completely on its side and scattering huge lumps of coal and debris over the heads of pedestrians below, luckily injuring none of them. No one seems to know what became of the engineers and fireman of the locomotives, but it is reported that two men were hurt, one very seriously. No one was taken to the hospital, however. The Myrtle avenue train was crowded with passengers coming down to see the bulletins.*

(It was election day *) The people in the train were

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were badly shaken up, but no one was hurt beyond a few slight bruises. Many ladies fainted and pandemonium reigned, for quite a while, many climbing over the gates, despite the protests of the brakeman, and creeping along the platform to the station. A large number reached terra firma in this manner and a few climbed down the iron columns to the street. After a few minutes the locomotive attached to the train following steamed up and brought the remaining passengers to the station.

A fire alarm was sent out. Truck No. 3 appeared, followed by engines Nos. 5, 7 and 10. The steam had been hissing at a tremendous rate up to this time, making things dangerous but Fireman Silk, of the truck company; took in the situation at a glance, climbed up and turned off the valves. The engineers apparently had deserted their cabs. Finding there was no further necessity for them the truck and engine companies withdrew.

The two engines presented a demoralized appearance, the cabs of both being smashed like tingles wood. The Myrtle avenue engine lay on its side, covered by the debris of the other engine. If the Myrtle avenue engine had toppled over four feet more towards the corner the entire train would have been precipitated into the street.