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ERIE CROSSING SLAUGHTER.

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Official Figures Presented TO the Street
and Water Board Yesterday.
The subjoined list OF persons injured at
the various grade crossings of the Erie
Railroad Company was presented at the
meeting of the Street and Water COM
missioners yesterday by b property
owners who IRE anxious to. have the com.
pany elevate it's tracks. The list is the
official report of the company made to
the State Railway Commission:-
Statement Of accidents &c At the ;s
Jersey City from 1885 to 1891. e
PAyoNIA AVENUE CROSSING.
1856, September l6, George Smith. foot badly
bruisej. yW
1887, June 81, John Hughes, heel crushed;
November %, Ambrose Rooney, kiliei !.
1885, December "a, George Seeley, aged seven.
right hand crushed, three fingers amputated.
1859, May 80, Thomas Dwyer. killed.
1891. September IA. John f. Mcnamara, foot
crushed.
PROVOST STREET CROSSING.
1855, March 10, George Reardon, killed; March
30, William Hefferon, aged ten, right loot and
leg bruised.
| August 20. Patrick O'Keefe, collar bone broken
and shoulder bruised; September 10. Peter Nc
Conville, aged sixteen. skull fractured, arm
broken, body bruised; November "A, unkn own
man. killed.
1889. January 9, Michael Long, badly bruised
| in lack and shoulder; June q, Benjamin Hen
shall, killed; August 8, Patrick Finneli, fatally
injured. died next day; August 9, Patrick Fai-
lon, right foot cut of at ankle; August ID, Jonn
Masterson. killed.
off at shoulder
HENDERSON STREET CROSSING.
1885. January IL, George Shook, killed; Novem-
Der 5, Frederick Johnson, foot crushed and am
putated.
1886, March 80, Mary Donovan, leg broken,
arm broken. skull fractured; August "a, James
Downs. killed; November 3, John Petrowasky,
foot crushed and amputated.
1887, December ], Fritz Bretthauer, leg broken.
1885, August 8. Michael Burke, badly bruised;
August q, Mrs. Mary Gardner. killed.
1885. June ID. James Leary, back bruised, head
cut; October IS; Patrick Curley, Killed.
1850, August II, Edward Vreeland. struck and
left foot crushed; October % Owen Reddick.
injured, died next day; December spsJohn
LAWN, fatally injured, died next day. &.
1871. September 30, John Cybulsky, skull frac-
tured and right leg broken; October 6, Patrick
Connolly, head and body bruised,
GROVE STREET CROSSING.
1886, October "a, John Buckley, cut about
the head and shoulders; November 26. Christie
1857, November 81, Keren Murray, badly in
jured internally.
1858, June y, John Conveys, left leg broken.
1889, February %, Michael Bolewar, killed;
Patrick Clark. severely injured; Annie Kop-
chick, slightly injured; April ., David Michigan,
killed.
1890, January %, Herman Eissnar, badly cut
and bruised; September 0, Louis Luchiski,
killed; December II. Peter Flannigan, left hand
crushed.
1891, March 10, unknown man killed; June 10,
William Fox, killed; August 8, James Sullivan,
killed.
ERIE STREET CROSSING.
1885, August 9, James Adams, finger smashed
1856, August IS, Thomas Barns, fatally in
jured, died next day.
1880 August i, Thomas Rafferty,, left arm
cut off; August 20, James Donovan. killed; Sep
TENDER 3, John Kelly, head cut and left foot
crushed.
1891, December /, Patrick Cavanagh, right
arm and back bruised; December 2. Patrica
Hogan, killed; August Z, Anthony Mullig an,
killed.
JERSEY AVENUE CROSSING.
1885, June =. Seymour w. Tarbox, shoulder
dislocated, leg and arm bruised.
1886. September 9, John Applegate, slightly
injured.
Craig. badly injured Chorse attached to buggy
in which they were driving killed.; August %,
John Van Daimer, body badly bruises; August
&c, James Hanrahan, employee. killed; October
IL, Mrs. Honora Slavin, leg cut OFF.
CINE. seriously hurt; June 81. Daniel Donovan,
aged thirteen, right foot crushed.
COLES STREET GRO SING.
1885, March 81, Richard Murray. arm broken.
1888. Marcr 10, Mrs. Mary Crunin, fatally
Injured, died March "A; May 20, John Dugan,
killed.
1889, August 8, John Jamison, killed.
1891, October 0. James Kelly, aged Is, left leg
cut off below knee; November %. unknown man,
killed; December 4, unknown man, killed; De
ceniber "a, John Henry. killed
MONMOUTH STREET CROSSING.
1891, December 20, Michael Kelly, killed.
BRUNSWICK STREET CROSSING.
1885. April 3, George Wyeth, killed.
1888, June i, John Finnan, killed.
1889, October Is, Patrick Flanagan. killed.
This makes 6 at Pavonia avenue, II at Proves,
street, is at Henderson,, Ia at Grove, 8 at Erie, {
at Jersey avenue. s at Coles street, / at Mon
mouth and 8 at Brunswick.
Besides this, 1875 were killed in the "yard, =
most of them when crossing the track. Almost
all of them would have been unhurt Il the tracks
had been elevated. ALI these casualties are
given in an official report of the railroad COM
pany to the State authorities.