New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-27
FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
ONE WOMAN KILLED AND TWO PROBABLY
FATALLY HURT
Mr. MoLLENHAUER's HORSES TERRIFIED BY AN
ELEVATED TRAIN-HE ALSO IS BADLY
HURT-A SURGEONS mex

CUSABLE CONDUCT.
fatal runaway accident caused by the eie-
waited railroad and resulting In the death OF one
person and the serious injury OF several others
occurred yesterday afternoon in Lexington-ave''
Brooklyn. J. Adolph Mollenhauer, thirty-two
years DID, sugar refirer, Of No. 156 South Ninth-
st., Brooklyn, and son Of John Mollenhauer,
was driving with his wife, who is daughter OF
William Dick, of the firm Of Dick & Meyer, the
sugar refners. They had team Of valuable
horses and SINGLE seated blackboard. They started
out for a drive about 80 p. IN. and were going
through Bedford-ave. when the accident occurred.
The fagman who is usually stationed there was
not at his post. He is paid by voluntary con-
triburions and hence was free to 60 when he
pleased.
Mr.. Mollenhauer, seeing no flag, drove under
the Union Elevated Railroad tracks without know
ing that train was just about to pass over his
head. The horses took fright at the sudden
noise and wheeling into Lexington-ave., ran up
toward Nostrand-ave. They ran against one Of
tho columns of the elevated railroad structure, and
Mr.. Mollenhauer was thrown out and received
q fracture Of both bones Of the right leg and OF
the bones Of the wrist. The team then ran half
way up the block, when they were overtaken by
Mounted Policeman Holohan, and as he tried to
stop them jhey turned in to the sidewalk. There
they run upon Mrs Maria L. Robinson, sixS years
old, who lived in the second story of the apart
ment house No. 3O1 Lexington-ave., and Knocked
ler down. With her was her daughter, Miss
Ida Robinson thirty years old, who was also run
over. They then knocked down Mrs. Helen Waite.
Of No. 619 Dekalb-ave., who was wheeling baby
carriage with a child through the street
The horses went on to the northeast corner OF
Nostrand-ave., where they ran up against news.
sto MI and stonnpd. Mrs. MOllcnlauer sat in the
carriage entirely unlnJured
An ambulance call WAS Immediately sent out
and Ambuaace Surgeon Bond, of TIE llomoeo
pathic HOSPITAL, responded Ur. Edward G. Mann,
| of No. 4SO y Greene-a'e., a S went to III; assist
ance. George G. Rushmore. uf No. 24o LeXing-
threw his 1nn a spna hS m
bc ii and other nccess tics. TIE SURGEONS found
tlat Mrs. Robf ison h!d been almost lns,ahliy
killed. The base Of Miss Robnson's skull WI,
f1uld to have ben fracturei, and 1t Is doultin
if she can recover. Mrs Waite had seven r!''s
broken, and it is possible that She may nave liz
ternal injuries.
needed and one came from 81: Mary's, with
Ambulance Surgeon Parker. When he came
there he took offence at not having been sent
for in the first place as the scene OF the accident
was in his ambulance district, and made him.
self so offensive that Captain Brennan, OF the
Tenth Precinct, told him that it was no place
body of a dead woman. with injured persons
around wanting help. The surgeon said it was
and, turning to DR.. Bond, said What business
| have you hcre?"
The answer was: Doctor, II you want anything
%has %1ns; you l like. % If have done anything you
want undone, will undo 1t. These people are
| injured, and was sent here to help Them That
| is til my business here
DIR. Parker continued to talk about the sub
| ject until Dr. Mann spoke up and said that IN
his forty years of practice he had never seen
| such outrageous conduct. and Captain Brennan
| told him that If he did not keep still he would
put him out of the house. Parker replied that
! lie had been at St. Mary's four years, and the
, captain said he had been there long enough
| The result Of the trouble that Miss Robinson
! who was to have been taken to the homeopathic
| Hospital asked TO he taken home. She was not
| told Of her mothers death. She has a brother
and sister. both younger than she. The body
! of Mrs. Robinson was taken to the undertaking
rooms of William a. Earl at No. 426 GateS-nve.
Mrs. Waite, who is the wife of William B
Waite. butter and egg dealer. at No. 624 Dckalb-
ave-. was taken to her home. The baby was not
injured in the least but sat in tie carriage until
taken into Mr.. Rushmorcs house, and then began
| to play around the room without a whnpcr.
| Mr.. Mollcnhauer and his wife were taken tC
| his home in South Ninth-st. The horses and
carriage were uniniurcd. 1t is believed that the
! pole must have struck Mrs Robinson so as II
! inure her internally. Miss Robinson probably re-.
ceived her injury through her head striking the
| Dlycmcut.