New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-15

ONE DAYS RECORD OF ACCIDENTS AND DEATH
AT rLATBUSH. L. 1.

AT FLATBUSH. L. I.
An insane man pursued through the streets another
man victim Of the deadly trolley. an almost instant
death from q fall down flight Of stairs The sudden
death OF woman while sitting IN her cncr ana
runaway accident. 10 the record At Flatbush L. L.
since midnight Friday. ana the police OF tine town nave
had aal they could do 10 attend 10 the Injured and
dead.
Enoch Brexton. q colored man, sixty -FOUR years
old of Third-s Ccney Island. 10 at the kings county
Hospital With his rbs broken. his shoulders diso-
Gated and his head badly cut. Brexton 's the victim
OF the trolley car. He driving along the Ooney
Island Road, and the corner Of Vanderb'ltst trolley
car No. Sll crashed into the wagon BreNton was
thrown headforemost 10 the ground his wagon
smashed and his horse injured. He was picked up
unconscious and carried into an undertakers shop in
vanderbN,.st. where he remained for two hours be-
fore he was removed the hospital After the acct
dent the car proceeded but ITS number taken BY
n witness who Informed the police. The patrol wa gon
came from the Town Hail. but another case had
,urned up that demanded the immediate attention Of
the police. that OF an insane man. named william
West, lie lives IN Fort Hamllton-ave.. and Is en-
Moved BY florist near Greenwood Cemetery. West
was IN chair AT Joseph Masons barber shop, q few
doors from the place where Brcxton was lying.
Suddenly West spranc from the chair and dashed
for the door, screaming. "They're after me-" A
number OF men In the place all rushed after West.
who was running down the road. The crowd closed
him. ana nerce struCgle followed. NOzen
men had all they could do to hold him. but he sud
denly tainted and was taken into drug store
BY this time the patrol wagon arrived. and West
was placed in the wagon and taken TO the hospital.
ten miles away. The wagon then returned for
brex;on. who had been suffering for proper medical
attendance. and took him To the hospital.
Coroner Kene was Informed late saturday night
of the sneden death Of Patrick Dunphy. OF Erasmus
ST. Flatbush. Mr. Dunphy had been visiting his
nece. Mrs p. Malone, of tic same street and ms he
started to 20 down stairs slipped and fell hcadlong
10 the landing. striking upon his head. His skull
was fractured. and he died without regaining con-
scionsness. He was sixty-fve years old.
At IL o'clock yesterday morning people returning
fran church were frightened by q runaway horse
owned by CHARLES Davenport. Tho traces were
broken. and becoming free from the carriage. which
had been smashed against fence the horse dashed
into the crowd II was finally captured nj Nostrind-
ave and Fast Broadway. Mr.. Davenport, who lives
in Erasmus-st. had been thrown out, and struck
upon his head and hands. which We're badly accrnted
The last was that OF the sudden death of Mrs
Mary A. Chrystle. Of Flatbushavc. and Avcnue u.
Mrs. Chryse was sitting In her chair In the dining
room Of her. home Saturday. one OF the members
OF family came into the room and found her sit
ting upright In hcr chair dead. Dr. Apologize was
called and gave the Of death as heart failure
Mrs. Chryste was the mother OF John A. Chrystie,
banker. at No. g Wall-st.