The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-07
DEATH WITHOUT WARNING.
A TRAIN DAsHEs DOWN UPON -FOUR
PERSONS IN A WAGON

Three EnieA ana the Fs.rth May Die
Woods Obscure the Railroad and Desden
the Sound OF the whistle.
Train on the Staten Island Rapid Transit
Railroad pulled out Of st George yesterday
morning at 7:45. Conductor Sullivan was in
charge and Engineer Jake Couglo had his
hand on the throttle At s:07 o'clock
the train was at q standstill between
Cooks Crossing and Gifroris. On tho
track was man 1t had killed
outright Not far away lay woman. who died
In fifteen minutes. and little girl. nero
baby. who died three hours later A boy.
badly INJURED. was lying in the ditch beside
the track. Tho dead man was John Jones OF
Erastins. the woman was Mrs. Carrie Edwards
OF Giffords. his sister: the little one was her
child. and the lad. named Brantnor. was In the
employ OF Mr. Jones. There was q covered
butchers wagon smashed into splinters. an
uninjured horse. and railroad track sprinkled
with blood. with here and there silver coins
and few bank notes Of small denomination.
thappencd In this way. Mrs Edwards. with
her little child. Blanche. Is months old, had
been Waiting her brother at Erastna Jones.
q few Days ago. hired o wagon and started
quito sell fish around tho neighborhood. He
got his supplies for his brother-n-law, and 1t
was while he was taking his sister and her
child to her husbands home that death over
took him. Crooks Crossing is about third Of
q mile from Gifrords. The straight run Of
the railroad at the crossing is about 1000
feet The old turnpike leads In zlg-Eag
fashion from Parkwood to the scene Of the
disaster. and for hundred yards before tho
railroad track is struck thick woods shut out
tho view 81 any incoming train from the sight
81 i thoss driving. There Is long curve and ID,
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Jones yss driving with ,his sister and her
Old; was IN tho back Of tic wagon. The loco loco
motive struck the wagon. releasing the horse
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came back one q the, passengers tried to
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was no use. She was dead, in 1fteen
%as sr sp 'qsabt RAIN tb aek With
lowing Coco behind. PIt / think he was toe
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hi heaF tho whistle, ana e e impossible to see
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engineer in the cat. was thss man Who had
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one q the most unfortunate: Last Sunday
his lonomotiys struck carriage containing
Five or six years ago. at Pleasant Plains, his
engine collided with q carriage and killed three
women.
The reporter and Capt. Edwards got OF at
Clifton ahd went to the undertaking rooms Of
room. Edwards Is strong man. but when he
saw the faces OF his wife and child it seemed
as though he would faint. It was only for .
quietly at "alI he had in the world" as he
said. There were no injuries on the mothers
face except slight cut on the cheek. end the
only mark on the baby. was a bruise on the
left side Of her n mouth. The Coroner will hold
an inquest on TUESDAY evening ne1 ftisnd NH,
noticed that Edwards was trembling violently.
asked him to have glass Of brandy.
No" said he. but II you will buy me some
poison. I'll take II"
Brantner was taken to Smiths Infirmsry at
his recovery Is doubtful. His spine is injured