The Jersey City news., 1891-09-19
BILLY BOAG'S DEATH.
Caused by a Plank Which
Broke Through the
Car.
SOME QUEER TESTIMONY.
Trying to Lay Stress Upon the
Fact That Deceased Was
Standing Up When the
Accident Happened.

COrOuer rdneFty anu jury iass Ht<H1s
at Styingham's Hall. in Greenville, In
vestigated the death of William Boag.
who was killed by peculiar accident on
a Central Railroad train. near the Conn
munipaw avenue station, week ago.
Mr.. Boag was we'll known. A large
crowd of people listened to the testimony.
The inquest WINS not concluded, but will
be continued next Monday morning.
The jurymen were Harry Gaghagen.
Glenn Freeman. Robert Zeger, John
Phalfer. Harry Drake. John E. Robinson,
John Brinkham, A. p. Smith, Charles
Altoona, Fred UnGer, David Smith and
John w. Simonson.
Conductor Samuel johnson of the pas
senger train upon which Boag met his
death, testified that he saw three men
standing in the aisle of car and told
them there was no need of standing up.
Subsequent testimony showed that the
three men understood him to say there
were seats in the rear car. The
conductor, however, said there were
vacant seats in the car in which the
men were standing. The conductor said
he went on into the next car collecting
tickets, When the train slackened he
commenced to investigate. In the car he
had just LETT he found Boag held up by
two men. A stick OF wood was protrud-
ing through the window. Boag WIS
taken off the train and left in charge OF
the station master at tCommunipaw.
rhe board found protruding through
the window of the passenger train, ac.
cording TO Conductor w. u. Brown, or
the freight train, from which the plank
that killed Boag had been wrenched, Was
a slip from over the door of a freight car,
the door having swung out and carried
the board with ii.
TRAIN HANDS TESTIFY.
Brakeman Edward Qulrk. Engineer P.
+. Doyle and Fireman George Stul:ze, all
said that they were busy watching an
east bound passenger train. They saw
the freight train rounding the bend in an
opposite direction, but did not notice the
prDtruding board.
Baggagemaster Gilbert Moffat tagged
an incoming train after the accident in
order to protect the curious crowds OF
passengers VINO had swarmed over the
adjacent tracks after Boag's body was
removed.
Matthew johnson, one Of the men who
was standing In the aisle OF the car with
Boag just before the accident and was
himself injured. said u.,.
were standing in the second car about
| three or four feet inside the door on
| the right hand side. When the train
| was within $50 to 300 yards Of the Conf
munipaw station heard crash. Some
thing struck me. | staggered back. Ihe
next moment I noticed William Boa9
living down between the stove and the
window. ] stopped, and grasping him
by the shoulders attempted TO lit him up.
Theodore Smith asked me what was tle
matter. told him Boag was hurt. and
asked him to quickly inquire II doctor
was aboard the train.
A BIG PLANK.
.Then noticed that u plank about
| twelve or thirteen feet long, about an
| inch thick, and about eight inches wide,
| projecting through the car windows. l
| helped to get Boag out OF the car. l
side the jaw A doctor came up
and pronounced Boag dead. They took
| hlm away. Someone called attention
| to the fact that was hurt. found
had cut over my eve and that my
shoulders were bruised.
| Asked by the coroner if there were any
vacant seats in the car, johnson replied,
II can't s,y. The car was pretty well
| crowded" !"
| Asked about the conductors remark,
"GentlemeD, there's no use standing up"
| johnson replied:-"I understood the con-
| ductor to say there were seats IN the rear
| car"
| Conrad Schielan of No. 81 Noble street,
| Jersey CITY. and Abram Permission saw
| the accident, but had no new Important
| testimony to offer.
Joseph Dufrayne of No. 1914 Wilton
| street said he was standing on the Com
munlpaw avenue bridge. and saw board
hanging from the top of a freight car, ana
| thought it was plank swung loose
from the board walk on top Of
| the car He Thought it would
do some damage, and when he saw the
| passenger train stop he went down TO see
what was the matter.
At this point an adjournment was
| taken.