Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1919 — GOTHAM “L” SWEPT BY FIRE [ARTICLE]

GOTHAM “L” SWEPT BY FIRE

Two Trains Destroyed—Passengers Rush Madly From Flames. New York, July B.—Fire at the South ferry terminal of the city’s elevated structure destroyed one train and part of another. Both trains were carrying passengers. Many of those on board, a large n umber of whom were women, had narrow escapes. They were rescued by firemen, who rushed ladders to the top of the elevated structure and carried them to the ground. Reports that several persons had been killed have not been verified.