The evening world., 1891-07-13
edition.
KILLED ON The IT,"
Uncertain Whether MiCerkOWSky Fell
or Was Thrown OH.
Road Officials Believe the Story Of
Accident.
The Man Was Trying, They Say, to
Board u Moving Train.

Coroner Rooney, OF brooklyn, Is to-day
making an investigation as TO whether AL
phonse Micerkowsky's death by falling from
u Union Elevated Railroad train to the street
last night was attributable to murder or acei-
dent.
The Elevated Railroad orhcials unite I'm
saying that II was Mlcerkowsky's
fault that he was dashed to death
on tho cObbles under the iron struc-
ture; but from Conductor Kelly's state
ment It appears that tho unfortunate man
could have been saved from his awful fate
and by Kelly himself,
Kelly's report to General Manager Martin
says:
The man got on the train at Broadway
and Myrtle avenue. He got or at Lorimer
street, and Just as the train started and the
gates were closed he rushed forward to get on
the train again. He placed Ais foot on the
platform.
"The train was going out OF the station at
fast rate. Before l could catch hold OF him
he was wedged In between the railing Of the
rear end OF the platform and the car, Ioosened
his hold and dropped into the street.
Col. Martin added: al understand, but DO
not know certainly, that Micerkowaky had
been drinking. supt- Edwards says that
Mioerkowsky got on at Lorimer street by mis-
take.
He had walked down the platform Q short
distance when he discovered his error and
turned back 70 get on the train again.
The accident occurred, he is sure, Just as
Kelly says.
Couldn't Kelly have opened the gate when
he saw the man hanging on and his danger Of
being crushed 10 death between the train and
ssSe.E sas platform railing or falling into the
"No; 1t all happened too quickly. IoFimsr
street u transfer station. It has q long
platform S and the trains attain OonsiderAnae
Micerkowsky's body was picked up near
McKibben street, near the end OF the plat
form. This fact Kelly points 70 as
proof that he did not allow the
ment that he did not have time 70 open the
gates
Mioerkowaky died in the ambulance on lis
way to the Eastern Hospital, and 20 far as
known there were no other eyewitnesses ex-
Cept Kelly.
The latter did not even stop the train, but
contented himself with making report that
fell into the street.
Neither Kelly nor any OF the guards or sta
tionmen who were on duty last night could bO
touhu TINS morning. 1he agent NJ Inc Lof1-
meF street station said:
I'VE have no right 10 say anything. You
must go TO headquarters"
An EVENING WoRID reporter learned that
Micerkowsky was accompanied by two OF
his sisters; that the party had been
TO Ridgewood and were ON their way home
when their brother met death.
"That's news 10 me-" said Col. Martin.
Supt. Edwards overheard the remark and
said "Oh, yes, ! believe there was man
with him, but he doesn't know anything"
Micerkowsky's sisters called at the Eastern
Hospital this morning. They cannot speak
English.
Through an Interpreter they said they did
not see their brother fall They did not even
know that he got on the train.
They wanted their brothers body, but DR..
w. A. White was performing an autopsy on it
Just then.
He said there was compound fracture of
the skull, which was sufficient to produce
death.
The examination of the Internal organs had
not been completed.