The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 20, 1950, Page 3

. 3 : Foe eeitsitienn gaee ann Hee re ei sempre LEED i rca ene net vic eainmnal pine geome AA AMM te ee tee . Anne ennenenensamesemene COLLISION OF LONG ISLAND TRAINS KILLS 29 E TRANSPLANTING OF TVIX ON WESTERN nee WELL UNDER WAY / (®) Wirephoto TWENTY-NINE PERSONS WERE KILLED and more than 100 were injured in “this: wreckage ef two Long Island Railroad passenger trains which collided at Rockville Centre, N. Y. Sore of the ers were sheared in half and many of the passengers were trapped in the wreckage... Offi- @iele weld the eastbound train ran through a red signal light on a makeshift siding and sliced ‘mte the westbound train. ALONE, dickie IS WORKING ON. THE DECISION’ SURE omy gen CHOSEN TO die TE SN | DAD! DICKIE WILL: MAKE — WAY, FIGGER HE SHOUL : p WAGS HAVE THE TREASUI (®) Wirephoto HERE NWURED PASSENGERS ARE LYING IN THE. RUINS OF A CAR WRECKED in the eollieien of two Long Island Railroad trains at Rockville Centre, N. Y. They were‘not identi- Gee temedietely. Twenty-nine persons were killed and more than 100 were injured. Doctors ecked off arms and legs of some injured victims to free them from the mass of wreckage. #08 LONG ISLAND TRAIN WRECK OCCURRED = MY VOTE TO Fly GOT i VISIBILITY'S VERY SAD GHATTY, BINX AND, SUDA A CSE ASULLSHOOTS ) Tezom HERE.’ WHERE Is Be INTO THIS MESS...HOPE | 7 pigeons WILL BE OLD STONEFACE 51 MavBE MY LAST SHOT WILL.GET I pean pucks,’ US OUT! BUT oo. r ESPITE SCORCHY S LUCK, AIR SKILL AND THE BARON'S OVER CONFIDENCE, KRULL 'S CANNON FINALLY RIPS INTO SUPAIRS DURABLE OC 3. KRULL SEES SUDAIRS COVETED FRANCHISE WITHIN REACH AS HE ZOOMS UP FOR THE KiLL... IF HE'S ALREADY CARRIED OUT HIS yp THREAT, THERE'S THE VILLAGE, NELLIE! TLL GO INTO TOWN FOR A LOOK: SEE ! - (4) Wirephotc EW OF THE SCENE of Friday nighi’s:fatal Long Island Railroad wreck at Rockville Center. N ¥.., shows some of the factors which entered into the accident, Jed 29 and injured more than 100 other persons. Collision between an eastbound and a x train occurred at point where two seis of tracks converged into a single siding. The trains were using the temporary tracks while grade crossing elim- ess on main tracks (right). At upper left is the signal standard where (MIS DIAGRAMMED AIR VI which bil westbound passenge! line im @ temporary inetion project was in progr seported to have passed ap) Reg. U.S. Pat. OF 2-20 ‘AP Newsieatures ain is a red stop signal. one tai