The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-24
4 HOBOKBN suicide.
An Unknown Man Deliber-
ately Lets a Train Grind
Him to Pieces.


clothes was struck by an engine
of the Erie Railroa at the foot OF
Sixth street in Hoboken last evening
and instantly killed. His body was
inangled beyond recognition.
The man had been noticed sitting on
rock alongside the track during the after
noon. He appeared respondent, aud
spoke to several of the trackmen about
how hard it was TO secure employment.
About five o'clock western bound
freight train moved out OF the Weehaw-
ken yards. When the train reached the
brow of the hill it was travelling at the
rate of about fifteen miles an hour. When
the train was at Ninth street the un-
known man stepped upon the track and
arms folded across his breast The engi-
neer saw him and blew a warning whis-
tie, to which no heed was paid.
The engineer blew again with the same
result. Then seeing hat the man was
evidently bent on suicide he attempted to
stop his engine, but it was too late. The
engine struck The man and hurled him
beneath the ponderous wheels After
the train had been stopped the body was
taken from beneath the cars by Detective
Guinan. 1t presented horrible sight.
One side of the head had been completely
torn off ana the legs were almost cut off.
The body was removed to Cranes Morgue
and the Coroner notified.
A Shooting Festival.
The Hoboken Independent Schuetzen
Corps, Captain August Bewig, held u
pleasant social affair at Stevens Atlantic
Garden, Union Hill, last night There
in the evening dancing was the feature.
The following was the record
made at the ring target
Charles Yeek, II; F. Erxmeyer,
70; A. Van der Lieth, 20; F. Meyer. 3d.,
J. Meyer, 81; NJ. Forkel, 66' John Koel-
G3; j. Boschen. 81; F. Rehm, 81; f. ,Basse;
So. and H. Ranges, Sc. At the middle
target w. Forkel make 6S and H. Won der
Lieth the same. John Schwinge won q
prize of SIS. and Councilman Boncelet
also made AN excellent showing.
In the ladies' prize shooting Mrs. Bon
celet won first prize. Mrs. Vincent and
Mrs. Bewig also made good record.
Among those present were Councilman
Bewig and Mrs. Bewig, Councilman Bon
celet and Mrs. Boncelet, School Trustee
Darcy and many others.
Hoboken Notes.
There is a pile driver obstructine the
sidewalk at the corner OF Madison and
First streets.
The Council will meet tonight after
three weeks vacation.
Con Donovan, the genial boniface, says
he is in the race for Freeholder TO stay,
and he hopes to secure the Democratic
nomination.
The opening of the new Free Public
Library will be appropriately celebrated
on Wednesday, October l. There will be
exercises at the Council Chamber in the
City Hall, and subsequently Il banquet at
the Park Hotel Governor Albeit states
positively that he will be present and tine
Mayors Of the adjoining cities, the men,
bers of the Board of Education and Com
mon Council and members of the press
have been invited. The JERSEY CITY
NEWS will be on file in The new building.
Tne Hon. William Walter Phelps WAS
among the passengers who arrived on the
Bremen steamship Elbe yesterday after
noon.
The woman who was taken i'll at the
corner of Fourth and bloomfield streets
yesterday morning, died at St. Mary's
Hospital last night. The deceased was
recognized as Maria Antonio Bruna, an
italian woman, sixty seven years old, of
Willow avenue near Second street.
Mary Collins. of No. 2 Ferry street, was
arrested by Policeman Granelli yester-
day, charged with assault and battery on
Mary La Leekla. of the same address.
She was hailed.
John Brennan, twenty-five years old,
of No. 66 River street, was knocked down
and run over by truck at the
this morning. lie was badly hurt about
the head and was removed to ST. Mary's
Hospital in an ambulance He may re-