The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-03
ONE MORE pTCTIAG.
An Aged Man Killed Last Night by Train
In Atlantic Avenue.

Another man was killed last night on the
Atlantic Avenue Railroad; this time at the
Schenectady avenue crossing. four blocks be-
yond the scene OF the terrible accident OF Satur-
day last. This crossing. like that Oft Brooklyn
avenue. is unprotected by gates. although 1t is a
much travelled thorouehfare. At fve minutes
before o'clock last night the big. black. smoky
monster Of a locomotive known as South
hold came rumbling along the avenue on her
down trip. at the rate Of thirty miles an hour.
and was signalled By O white lantern waved
by the fagman to pass on. At the same
time an aged man. whose name was after
ward given AZ Tadislaus 8. Dobeiski. started
to cross the track. The flagman did not ace
him until he was on the track down which the
train was moving, and before he could rescue
him. the locomotive struck the old man and
heavy heavy thud @ % UPON the % paving stones I striEns
upon the head. and the engines passed on In u
cloud Of black smoke. Dobeiski was carried
1893 Atlantic avenue, who lived close by. was
summoned, and with Dr. Tuttle OF 43 Chauncey
street. no did all that possible for Dobeiski.
but he died while in their hands.
This victim is night wntchman. who lives at
1850 Dean street. within sight OF the crossing
accident on his way to Fay Wheelers watch
case factory, at Warren street and Fourth ave-
H When ss his som george pobeisE INV who IS watch
case maker employed IN tue same factory.
reached his home at $40 Thirteenth street. he
found police officer with message that his
fathers dead body. lay at the Fulton street police
station. AT a late hour the police had made no
The Coroners jury in the cases OF Mary Red,
mond aged Is: John McNb NEE. aged 81. and
Thomas Callahan, aged IL. who wcr' Killed at
the Brooklyn avenue crossing by the locomo-
tive Merrick dashing into their carriag.. ncgan
to take testimony last night in the Morgu !;
wealth. residents OF the vicinity t including Mr.
Hem y W. Sage A bevy OF counsel represented
the different interests involved, The engineer
Michael Ganney. testified that the train was due
ut the Brooklyn depot at IL :2S A NJ. and WAS
four minutes late. The engine was sixty or
sixty-fve feet from the crossing when he saw
though determined TO cross. Then he blow tie
whistle for down brakes, but it was too late.
attempt 10 keep VI Nance back with tue coach.
saying that he sprsng on the track and tried TO
2fSs drSsr ns saying For Gods ssEs ea keup p back
stood up in the box OF the coach and struck the
coach was struck. and the witness. having
barely escaped with his life was blinded BY the
other day he was forced to be on duty for
eighteen hours-from A. NJ. to II P. M.-and
on intervening days he was on duty from A.
Dr. /. X. Mandeville. who witnessed the acci-
dent said that the horses were cut from the car
locomotive mokestack. and he remained there
until the train slowed up. Then he fell upon
the track in front of the engine. He died a
minute afterward.
Henry Hill, who drove the ninth coach in the
line said that he was warned back. but he drove
ahead, and the tenth coach came alongside.
They had barely crossed the south track before
the collision happened. McNamee was sober
man and prudent driver.
Thomas McCarty. n driver OF one Of the car
riages. testlfie that McNumee's horses were on
the track when the hAgman warned him not 10
cross. After the accident" said the witness.
" went to where McNamee was lying on his
back on the track. and said 70 him: John. are
you killed He said. am.'"
The inquest was adjourned for a week.