The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-14
HORACE A. MILLER.S pRopHECr,
And Its verincntion within n Week by his
Own Death In Atlantic Avenue.

Tho killing OF Horace A. Miller by train
in Atlantic avenue on Tuesday night was
chronicled in THE Sun OF yesterday A week
ago. as Mr. Miller was standing nenr tho rail-
road track in Atlantic avenue East New York.
he said to Mr.. II. NJ Smith. n builder OF that
place. as an express train dashed by:
Some OF these days some OF our best men
will be killed II those express trains do not
cease running through here Mt such n speed"
Mr.. Miller wns one OF tho best men" in East
New York and his prediction was verified in
his own death on Tuesday night. when he was
struck by the locomotive drawing the Jamaica
express and almost instantly killed. Mr.. Mil
ler was on his way to Brooklyn with his mar
red daughter. Mrs. Conkling. lie quilted his
house at Fulton and Smith avenues at 6ii T. NJ.
to take the rapid transit train at Van Lielcr
avenue for Brooklyn As he approached the
platform train wns in sight. and ho thought
that II was tho rapid transit train which stops
at that station. His daughter tripped ahead, and
leisurely step. and was crossing the truck as
the train. which proved to be the Jamaica eX.
press. seven minutes late, and plunging ahead
70 make up lost time before reaching tho
Brooklyn depot dashed upon him. The loco
motive struck him in the left side. and his body
was thrown twenty-five or thirty feet away.
Mrs. Conkling uttered n piercing cry. and fell
in u swoon The body was lifecss when IL was
picked up. Tho shoe was torn from one foot
and hurled across the street. breaking n store
window. The train. which was running at least
at the rate OF thirty miles an hour. was stopped
near the Howard House. The conductor. Sam
uel Iernow. and the engineer. George Higgins.
were surrounded by an angry throng. Tho en-
ginrcr protested that he did not see Mr.. Miller
until his body was sent flying through the air.
Both conductor and engineer were held in
fl 1000 bail to appear ut the inquest. which Cor
oncr Nolan began yesterday.
An eye witness saws that Mr.. Miller was about
to step upon tho platform when he was struck.
and that the lady who wns with him had taken
him by tho handt to assist him. He was. the wit
ness thought. ceur Of the track when the engine
reached him. and was drawn of the platform
by the motion OF the train. This Is not deemed
credible, as no was heavy man. The daughter.
however. had hold of her fathers hand. and
clutched him with al of her power. so that when
he WIS torn. away from her her wrist was
wrcnched and injured
Mr.. Miller was G5 years OF nge. and was for
some time -four dealer in this city. He moved
% East New York in 1850. and purchased more
than half Of the present village when what IL
now town OF 800 inhabitants was n scatter
ing settlement In n farming district He was
President Of the Law and Order Association Of
the town. was active In every enterprise looking
10 the development OF the village. and labOrel
earnestly 10 get rapid transit in the village. He
was. however. opposed TO the reckessncss with
which trains were run through the town. with
out hagmen or gates along the avenue. He
leaves wife and four children.