Connecticut western news., 1890-07-23
A FATHERS HEROISM.
He Gave His Life to Preserve
 His Children.
HURLED FROM A RAILROAD TRACK

Little Daughters from in Front of a
 Locomotive, but Was Himself Ground
 to Death Beneath the Cruel Wheels.
 JERSEY CITY, July 21.-Thomas Farquhar was killed Saturday afternoon on the New ark and New York railroad after he had saved the lives of his three children. The accident occurred near the West Bergen station of the railroad in the suburbs of Jersey City. MT. Farquhar, who had been spending the day with his children crab ping in the Hackensack river, was instant ly killed and mangled beyond recognition. The children were thrown down an em- bankment by the father and escaped with several small bruises each. After the last one-a little girl, 6 years old-had been placed out of danger he attempted to es- cape, but was too late. The cowcatcher of of the locomotive struck him and threw him up in the air. He was dead before the train could be stopped.
 A Bright Home Desolate.
 Mr. Faruuhar lived with his wife and four little children in a small cottage at No. Is Yale avenue, Jersey City. He was employed as head packer in the dry goods store of Sweetser, Pembrook & Co.,, at No. 874 Broadway, New York. A vacation had been given him by the firm week ago, and since then he has spent great deal of time on the river with his wife and little girls. During the warm weather he would either take them grabbing or rowing, com ing home late in the afternoon.
 MT. Farquhar landed on the side of the river opposite his cottage. To reach the i cottage he was compelled to cross the New ark and New York railroad bridge, which spans the river at that point. He took the children out of the boat, and the party in a jolly mood started over the bridge The West Bergen side of the structure had been safely reached, and MT. Farquhar was about to leave the track and go down on the sidewalk when the train for Newark passed them.
 It Was . Fatal Pause.
 The children stopped to look at the train, and so engrossed were they that the express train from New York approaching on the other track was not noticed. The noise made by the other train drowned the sound of the approaching engines whistle, and MT. Farquhar did not see it until it was within fifteen yards of where the party stood.
 At the point where the bridge begins the embankment slopes down about twelve feet to the level ground. There was only one chance to save his children from in- stant death, and even that was small and desperate one. This only chance was to throw the children down the embankment. They might sustain the fracture of a limb, but that could not then be helped.
 His Life for His Children.
 Throwing away the basket of crabs he rd ho est children, who stood rooted to the spot with fright. He pitched them over the embankment and they rolled down in safe ty to the sidewalk below. He turned and picked up the other little girl and threw after the other two just as the iron cow catcher struck him and threw him up in the air. He fell back under the wheels and was instantly killed
 Engineer Kennedy, who was on the ex- press engine, had blown his whistle and rung the bell to attract the attention of MT. Farquhar and the children, but as they did not leave the track he shut down the airbrakes and whistled for the brake men to apply the outside ones. It was too late. The train slipped along the rails with great velocity, and in minute after the party had been sighted MT. Farquhar had proved his heroism and lay dead under the wheels of the baggage car.
 The Children Slightly Injnrad--
 The train stopped ten yards beyond the spot where the accident happened, and En- gineer Kennedy, followed by all of the train hands and most of the passengers, flocked around the body. Gentle hands took it up and carried it to one of the rear cars of the train and placed it on board.
 Several passengers went down the em- bankment to where the children sat, cry ing from their bruises. They did not un- derstand what had happened. Beyond . few scratches, received in rolling down the steep incline, they were uninjured, but presented a pitiable sight, covered with dust. They were taken on board 8 passen- ger coach and the train put back to West Bergen, where the body was placed ip the waiting room and the children left in charge of the attaches.