The sun., 1878-09-29
CRUSHED BY A LOCOMOTIVE.
4 CfRRTiGE IN 4 Et'NERfL PROCESS
sTOS DASHED TO PIECES.
/ Two Person. Ruled Outright. Two Likely to
Die. aud Two Less seriously Injured 80
The Latest Tragedy In Atlantic Avenue.


A funeral procession on It's way from the |
Church Of Our Lady Of Victory to the cemetery
Of the Holy Cross in Flatbush. Long Island. |
with the body Of Mr. Pntrick Duffy of 7iI Her
kimor street Brooklyn the father Of the Rev.
Father Duffy. pastor Of st. Agness Roman
Catholic Church. was crossing the rapid transit
railroad in Atlantic avenuent Brooklyn avenue
ut II a o'clock yesterday morning. just IA the
through express train from Patchoguc appeared
on tho brow Of the hill at Albany avenue. The
flagman. Michael Dunne, young man. as soon
ns he saw the black cloud Of smoke from thc
approaching locomotive. took n position in the
centre OF the crossing and began to wave his
white flag. The hearse had crossed the track.
and nine coaches were on the south side Of the
rails. having crossed the track when the trnn
was first sighted. The 1agman as he shook his
flag began to call out TO the drivers Of tho Hp-
preaching coaches on the north side of the
track to keep back. The driver of the tenth
couch refined up his horses little; but seeing
that there was time enough for him to cross.
cracked his whip and dashed over the track in
spite oi the warning. Tho eleventh coach.
driven by John McNamec. was a heavy closed
carriage and contained as passengers Mrs.
Bridget Callahan, agod SC. ~ &c Montague
street. BROOKLYN: her nic'c. Miss Mary Rod
mond. aged Is. ~ $40 Van Brunt street; and
her children. Theresa. aged l3; Thomas. aged
u: and Cecilia aged II. Mrs. Callahan sat on
the rear seat with her niece and her son. and
tho three sisters occupied the forward cushion.
The driver was alone on the box outside Whom
tho coach ahead ~ his drew up. McNamce came
to a full stop. but when It dashed over the track
he slgnnllcd to his horses. and. swapping his
whip started them across Dunno, the llagman,
yelled to him % keep back and grabbed for tho
reins at the horses heads. The locomotive was
| then rrmbling down the grade at thirty miles
The nagman had a narrow chance Of clutch
| ing the hit reins ana JERK ing the horses ht'N
| out of danger, and he tried TO improve ihW
chance but McNtmrr gave his whip crack.
| the horses sprang forward. and the coach WAS
| dragged upon the rails. ui.kcr than Thought
| ne p3hu"iuub lo,onulN' uHsNri mo u. t,le
! whistle - the same time sounding down hraks.
The horses irll and then broke loose. The
| GOA IA was lifted bodily and whiredalonE thr'e-
| quarters of the length ~ the passenger IlHt-
! form IN the right hand side and thcn tipplng
! over was crushed Ike an egg she'll between tN'
! locomotive and tive iron fuuce enclosing the
truck. An immense cloud ot dust and smo 5"
/ arose. aud the mir WIS filled with pieces of tho
! and df,li into ths dust on tho roadsitc outside
The fence. Tho body III Mss Mary Redmond
/ sei near teloEraIh h pple 90 the curhstonc. Mrs
! Callahan was thrown . feet INTO the street. iall-
| into tho street an outside of the Zen ,r within "a
few feet OF each other. and no. Try was tered
| Ihere was a niuch Ets.r,ilhf ' men VI
! women from all objections. IN b4iy ol "a 5
! Redmond WIS picked M nv Mrs. IVY OF 900
h"thlin'l s'r't., aiu ~ V'',,S"iu. M ~ ~ .
/ boy. i WIS carried % ne sliewiiN ana ten-
! deriv laid down with the head upon one of the
, carriage cutn Ious. In tn" midst Of Theses Nlnl
On es NE lnnrtl Siri spi t,I M, l,r
| and carried into "A yard near hv. The driver ;
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