The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-28
CHOSE A FRIGHTFUL DEATH.
FLUNG HIMSELF ON THE RAILS AHEAD
OF Il THIRD AVENUE MOTOR.
His Corpse Pushed Thirty Feet Past the
, Ninety-niuth street Station - He Had
Sent His Wife Home FROM the Snmo
station Only n Few Minutes Before.

A tall man. wearing q heavy beaver over
coat. the collar Of which was turned up around
his mock, paced the platform OF the Ninety
ninth street station OF tho Third avenue ele-
waited road shortly after o'clock yesterday
morning. He let several trains pass on both
sides OF the station. and tho colored porter
James Anthony. WAS thinking OF asking him
where he wanted to 60. The man unbuttoned
his coat. turned down the collar. and taking
of his hat passed his hand over his forehead
several times. Then he walked to the extreme
south end Of the station and stood beside the
despatcher's Office looking down the track. y
train was coming UP from Eiehty.ninth street,
As IL approached he replaced his hat on his
head. jamm ed it down tight. anu with his
eyes fixed on the track waited until tho
motor was within about ten feet. Then
he dived head foremost in front OF tho train.
Several women who saw the act screamed.
Engineer Edward Longrin who was In the
cab saw the jump and instantly reversed the
lever. But 1t was too late. Tho engine struck
tho man full and hurled him five feat through
the air. Tho body landed square on the track
again. and tho engine struck 1t once moro and
carried it thirty feet to the north end Of the
platform. 1t was hard to get the corpse out
from under tho motor. Two Jacks were
finally procured from backsmith's shop and
lugged UP to the station. where they were set
under the engine and worked until the front
wheels were nearly n foot and . half from the
track Two train hands then crawled UNDER
meath and the body was extricated and car
ried to the platform. where it was covered WITH
Dufiy Of 2O3 East iVist street arrived with a
permit from Coroner Levy to removeit.
e tIe conclusion that the man Wss Jacob v3,,
Sinsheimer halter: living pS at anal N Nsn,
nan was sent to the address. pretty. bright
eyed young woman answered Brennan's ring
us Mr.. Jacob sinsheimer in ?" asked the
mo. my husband is down town. but ex-
poet him homo every minute replied the
rs Jacob sinshei inner your husband ?" asked
Ss's responded tho
Please describe him" requested Brennan.
man who at that moment lay dead in the I'M
'!!s Madam 81? filtered tho policeman. I'm
The woman elared at Brennan for a. mo-
gan wd She three ahs
sont and s"s W"s pc
where she NTH 5he
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tween Lexington and Third avenues. He has
s nice anu me s H said
walk down. We walked most Of the way. but
H s s sss car ha hs a Inst
brother rim, law We started to go home again.
We walked up to the Ninety ninth street eie.
as he was pushing open tho door q, the wait
Ing room he turned to me and said: There:
It was. but he said it didn't matter much hut
still. ho thought he ought to 60 back and see
R Sm 5 rh Ss saG r. SoSd
s wss Win s% f n at rs 5a suddeny he
can't teil how long III be: 50 you'd bet.
ter 60 rEh on the rss
That's ali / can say. The first news Of his
death hro ah by the han
at 2l3 East Ninety seventh street was stand
them and saw them stand at the head Of the
she sens the snd
coming down into the street Smith says that
the man walked up and down the corner about
again. smith went up behind him and bought
a ticket. Smith knows Anthony; the colored
saw sinsheimer spring in front Of the engine
Engineer iG1Grin gives the icllGTTiins VET
twenty feet Of the station | could see tho man
standing on tho edge OF the platform. That
he would jump in front OF the engine was tho
furthest thought from my mind. in fact only
gave him passing glance and came on at
my regular rate Of speed. When was within
ten feet OF the south end Of the platform was
Mortified to see him Jump straight up in the
air and then dive right onto the track in front
OF me. l reversed tho lever in An instant and
clapped on brakes. but it was useless. 1t was
impossible to stop the engine. and we must
Il was. in my ind. a clear case Of suicide
There was no accident about il whatever. The
man didn't ia that's one sure thing. He
foremost toward the track"
don't know what to think" said Mrs.
Sinsheimer. He has been ailinR for some
time and may have jumped. but then. again.
he may hay" fal on accidentally. faiuttu. or
something like that. Either one is possible.
/ cannot believe that he deliberately threw
away his own life. There was no reason for it,
and cannot believe it,
The accident DELAYED travel on the road for
nearly an hour. and there was long lockad
Of trains. extending from Ninety ninth street
down almost to Chatham square. Engineer
Longrn was not arrested. He piloted his
engine the rest OF the way up town. He then
quit work for the day. the shock having been
Sinsheimer was 20 years old and rather
good looking. His hat store was q small on g.
but he was said to he prosperous. His friends
believe that h. WAS Temporarily deranged. He
and his wife have been married some years.
but have no children.