The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-11-25
KILLED In SAVING LIFE.
Railroad Flagman Struck
Down While Saving
aL8d.

New York, Nov. 17.-An old man,
the father of large FIRMLY and
trusted employee of the Pennsylvania
railroad, gave his life yesterday to
save a r. ckless boy. The lad attempt
ed 10 cross the tracks at the danger
Gus crossing at Grove street, Jersey
City, after warning had been given,
The man was Edward McKignay,
flagman. The boy was a messenger,
whose name is not known.
HE SAVED THE BOY. +.
For four months McKignay has
been employed as a day fagman at
the Grove street crossing. Grove
street is busy thoroughfare where it
crosses the tracks, and during the.
day it is often crowded with trucks
and people. There are two day and
two night men stationed at this point,
but there are DO gates. At the ap-
proach of the train the fiagmen waves
their hands and shout out these two
syllables repeatedly in warning =
''Hoo-hooi" This is the entire official
notice that the citizens of Jersey City
ever get of the coming of a train.
Their ears have TO be constantly
trained even to hear the mystic and
unmusical "Hoo. hoo" or they walk
str"ight into danger.
The messenger hoy for whom Nc
Kigpay sacrificed his life. approached
the crossing just as the 10: 10 express,
bound for Washington, came dashing
up. Mex quay was at the north side
of the tracks, and he bad already
waved mis- hands and shouted "Hoo-
hnoP The messenger boy was at
tracted by the strange cry. and instead
of passing out of danger stood on the
south-bound track in front of the adj.
vancing engine, then only few yards
away, as if tied to the spot.
1t was time for the quickest action
and the humble hero had only one
thought-how to save life in dan
ger. Quick as a flash McKignay
jumped ON the track and caught the
boy, pushing him out of danger. The
lad was small and agile. He bent
his body and, with spry movement,
managed to fail just out of the reach
of the engine and alongside of the
track. 1t was different with McKig-
nay. He was not able to step OF the
tr ok at er he had grabbed the boy.
The locomotive struck him a mighty
blow in the side and hurled him vio-
lently against wooden post. The
blow fractured his skull and he fell
on the crossing dead. The messenger
boy disappeared Immediately. He
ran along the street as if In great
fright and turned the nearest corner.
McKignay lived on Railroad aven-
ue, just half step from the crossing.
His widow and SOILS were Frustrated
last night at the shock of their fathers
death, and one of his daughters be-
came SO i'll that physician was sent
for. The dead man was much es.
tsemed by his fellow-workmen and
by his neighbors. He was quiet,
sober and industrious and was men,
Der of st. Mary's Roman Catholic
Church, from where hs will be buried
1n Monday.
A reporter visited the scene of the
accident last night. The street was
sery dark. There were no gates and
Tery few precautions for the protec-
ion of pedestrians. Two old men
we're swinging din lanterns and cry
ng out the hOarse ''hoo. hoo" Dur
ng the time the reporter waited
about five minutes "a woman and a
BOY might have lost their lives had it
lot been for the extreme vigilance of
he watchmen, and a one-horse vehi-
lie escaped almost by a miracle. The
blanks at the crossing we're still stain
ID with the blood of the man who had
,iven up his life in the performance
If his duty.