The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-13
-FOUR OUT OF THE TRIO"
"RErGNED" BLoW AFTER NOV UPON
THEIR VICIIM.

shrin Cries or Police" and Murder Rams
Ont on the chilly Air OF South Beach, ana
but for the Presence OF Mind or Two Mer
"ManEied Corpse wouId Have Beer
! Found'-Aceounts OF n south Beach AZ
fnir by n Core spondent and n Reporter
friendly correspondent on Staten Island
sends THE Sun this thrilling story:
The shrills cries OF "Polices" and MUIR
der" from tho throat OF a crowd OF men and
women standing on the South Beach station
OF the Staten Island Rapid Transit at II 80
O'clock on Saturday night last rang out on thes
chilly air. and. in few seconds crowd OF 500
men. women. and children we're scrambling.
In their mad endeavor to release themselves
from the grasp OF q mob Of drunken roughs
who nightly infest that location with the N ere
intention OF causing panic.
During the confusion two young women
tainted. and one young man named
VIM. oConnor of West Brighton. Staten
Island. was teaten by the mob into
insensiblity and now lies at his home
In precarious condition. Tho mob
after brutaly beating OConnor they showed
MS prostate form under the train. and only for
the presence OF mind OF two eye witnesses he
would have been found a mangled corpse,
the station with a crowd OF ex cursionists and
walked along TO, get to the first. ear OF
tho tho s tfar which mad 5pst arrived
the car when the leader Of the mob made, an
unmanly remark to him. He paid no attention
Sn him. and feIoa him 10 the 'o rl iaPsn
Unfortunate mans head and lace until ho was VAS
UNCONSCIOUS OF what was going on about him.
A. rev OF the spectators made remark about
manner by the rough and soon made their
!, After that not one was seen to lend holping
hand to the man. but. instead. ran pell nell
,4,ut OF reach OF the mob. Taking advantage OF
this. the mob. to hide their crime. showed the
the car. where he would be nianeed by the
heavy wheels a moment later. had it not
station. ''' '''0
where a crowd Of terror stricken women and
children. We're seated in fear their lives at the
hands Of the toughs.
reached n place Of snfcty. Other got of at way
station station with tho intention OF walking to st
The two men who made, the rcscues of the
m man b, from ON death ares William Buchanan
the station tullcd away the seconds Of tho in
!ured mans life ard l,cckoncd To- the on ginecr
seeing the peralous moments. jumped from
the platform and ran Us fast as they could
ONE closed ths lever and an ' tho train Which had
only moved II few inches. came to a standstil
by time the panic had subd ue,i and some Of
happened. returned to the train. which was
ne last , train ~ midnight, for this city.
Of the mob and thoy put W at the best hotel
they could 81. Will" the les. fortunate ones
St ss to nv they the s snrns %n
..cssompaniei by Bnchapnau md SIoonsy re-
turned to tho ,spot where the injured man
ssarch sul Tney found linn ant st " %Gsdous
under the cn:;, His body was stretched
Wheels His face was "S' s "shSs ti ES
the head. The engineer had stopred |
save Ills life. He was tendor!y rlcked IN, up and
carrted t. the PLATFORM where they attended |
in tho Steering car to. his home in West |
Brighton. where it is said he was in a very bad |
On thu trim n vil;Genco committe was up
r ointed and il a motion was made on the part
ct tn" mob to incite another panic in he train.
ten as Tho eommitte were determin;
m tho IN t G. oM neF han ahHf owcSs sa
\ until ;. the train reach st; GEORGES.
rot lie learned. fainteI. They were cared Tor
/" have reached 81. George at T. midnight did
not arrive till l2:;5o A. ii. on account of con-
fusion,
As ia"ns is known no arrest have been made
Tho following is what sun reporter learned
about tho story:
At III" South Bcacn station last night it was
lenied that there had been panic" or a
1.ht. Tn" policemen on duty ut the station
md the attaches Of tn Staten Island Rapid
II ansi Company said til" story was false.
policeman FcncrkHs SAID that "A man who
vas drunk ell head !lrs. between the platform
md one "f tho cars hcfor. the train started.
'enerk"s and Ghtekecper kenncj pulled him
,ut ard put him aboard the train
That was all the panic" Fenerkcs saw dur
nE tn" evening One Of the men who did not
,Hpp"n to be on duty the night Of tho panic"
aid h. heard something about "a fresh mug"
Who stuck his nose into something and got IL
clout.'