The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-14
KILLED ON THE ELEVATED.
MARTIN BLEDERMAN FAILS BEFORE
An APPROACHING TRAIN.

MS nesy Dragged for Forty Feet ~ che
Mo,sr, sss Ms wiz Witnessed The Con.
motion without Knowing that Her
HusbsnA Was DesA-SsScias Or Aeciaeat
Martin Biederman was killed yesterday after
noon by falling or jumping In front Of q Third
avenue elevated railroad train as II was COM
ing to stop at tho Eiehty-ninth street sta
Zion. Whether It was accident or suicide can
not be definitely ascertained. rs thore were
but few witnesses to the event, and those who
saw It are extremely reticent
Biedermsn was o clcarmaker. and worked
in Kelceys cigar factory In East Thirtieth
street At night he was employed as waiter
in Huntiey's restaurant in Eighty sixth street,
near Third avenue. He was about 80 years
old.
At 1:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon. after
having dined at his house. 1872 Elghty-seventh
street with his wife. Mollie. and his two chill.
dren. John and Louie. aged 2 and 8
years respectively. he took his hat and
said no was going out for a while. II shall
not be gone long," he said to his wife as
he left. and then started toward Third
avenue. He went to tho elevated
railroad station at Eighty-ninth street
and bought . ticket on tho downtown side.
He paid with quarter and received
twenty cents in change. He then went
out on the platform and walked lei
surely northward almost to the end OF
the bridge There are no ratings at this
station as there are at most OF the others. SO
that thefe is no protection for o man who sud
denly becomes dizzy. or no hindrance for one
Who may desire to step from the platform.
Guard No $685. who is ticket chopper on
thia platform. says TINT he had his back to-
ward Dtederman and saw nothing Of what hap
psned There were but two or three other
persons awaiting the train. Biederman must
have atood very near the edge. for when
the train pulled by engine B rolled
into the station he fell beneath tho wheels. and
was dragged forty feet before the train could
were ss%os. Severed from the BODY and Ills
WA shoSt snsss who saw what
Fasksr 81 any West eTSen.ssh Street
sss1sd lis rssssed until Then the the maHs sEsi
ss'g sRs BODY and 9ss
Knew that
Pe1ed. but the gates were closed and ,t the
Sfrs e n s
F S0 fsraes @ Eighty
sVsnae ssess' MINT When
Hscidsnt happensd and assisted I'd IN pg gather.
Z, card STATING that the dead man was
%snSsr o. the dr"p
'Is ssspaRs !hs' S
eisbth streets. was also . member ' Of that as
ISOLATION. As soon az the body was ready to
be taken to the station house Porzelt was sent
When Piedsrpap9 loft his family Mrs 1Bieder-
took hsr r. a2d went to sS on her
the first floor. Tho elevated station can be |
plainly S; seen MIRO from n, ths windows .t oi
eo@mdSn at hs .tason ana sH
sssS IA srsss stsssa Ssss Ss
poor On &sns fa@iis So TT vs minutes iasss
station 70 Identity man who had Just been
He hsstened to tho station house and imme-
diafeIy idsntined ms 5rot d t BESIDES
On
two dimes which no had received In change ut |
the station; ana, =. ii. ,on.. ,,.o, .,o ,,,,-
dent. but declined e talk to tho reporters. He
said that b knsT Bieder%an a was not DR. drunk
IL; 81 &c and The death =" ees s
ss g sss: q s inside, Hs
Knights e Honor ~, Snd Tn fhs Pa Fellow -.
4 ~ohH ,'',ot todh. ,ho 1CnoC Cuoppoi 81 sn0 W
SIT ss tn ns1
Jumped In front OF the engine.
He thinks 1t was u case Of suicide Police |
man Farney says that BiedermRn must have
been drunk. and that he fell from the platform. |
He says he thinks the man was sick.
As the track was washed Immediately after
the occurrence. NO evidence was loft there as
to his sickness.
and returned with It to the yards at Ninety
ninth street. There he was arrested at 4 |
O'clock bx Policeman Farney and locked up In
the East Eighty-eighth street station.