The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-15
ROLLED UNDER A CABLE CAR.
a MAN ALMOST INSTANTLY KILLED
OPPOSITE PALMER'S.

Superintendent Coniey OF Woonsocket Died
Five Minutes After being struck-Wns
Goinr to tho Thcntre-GrIpmnnA Arrested.
Patrick ]. Conloy 4S years old. superin-
tendent OF the Woonsocket Rubber Company
OF Woonsocket, II. J.. was run down and al
most instantly killed by q Broadway cable car
In front OF Palmers Theatre at S:4o o'clock
last night. He lived in Woonsocket. and had
charge Of the company's three factories there.
He arrived in New York about o'clock yes
to-day afternoon and registered ut the Plaza
Hotel Mr. Conley was a tail. well-deveioped
man. and wore STUDY brown beard.
Last evening. after dinner. he talked with
the clerk of the hotel for awhile and then said
he thought he would spend the evening at the
theatre. He asked the way to Palmers. The
clerk told him to take Sixth avenue car to
Thirtieth street md then he would have only
O short walk.
Mr.. Conley did 80. and reached the corner OF
Broadway and Thrteth street at 1913 o'clock
Cable cars. cabs. and other vehicles were
passing. Dir. Conley stood on the corner for
few moments. and his figure. which was
striking one. was noticed by several men.
Ho then started to cross the.street diaGonally
toward the entrance to the theatre. AS he
reached the uptown track cable car lO2, with
Gripman William McDermott on the platform.
came along.
Mr. Conley had reached the middle OF the
track. but when he saw that the car was al
most on top OF him he made motion as II to
step back out OF the way.
The grlpman. seeing tho danger, brought
the car almost to standstilL Then Mr.. Con-
ley evidently thought that the car was coming
to full stop. and began to cross again.
The gripman saw Mr.. Conley's first motion
and thought he intended waiting for the car
70 JJa cfnr the nm ahapd at fnll Spaed
Just as Mr.. Conley got on the track When MIR.
Conley saw that he was about to be run down
the dashboard struck him on tho shoulder and
threw him to the ground.
der and the ground. In this position he was
showed along the track almost the length OF
the car his body and legs turning over and
The gripmnn released the grip and and applied
the IS p0ssSi Ss tSas
stopped than an ny e ts o, tbs
near by. and he had to almost fight his way
the nsSpe to get at the Tgsd wsa
he could. Mr.. Conley 8 body did not get under
man ma lA Gallagher ' and DetectiVe Duean into
Hsgemap's drug store few yards away away; "a h.
S New York H Hospitai. but Mr. cansy died i've
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vas otherwise Ssra5shsd Twe rSsstnts
Catholic tGl Re" church ie in Woonsocket. and Mr.
Conley's room key at the Plaza served to id.I-
and md I he found Joseph Bannican the President
Of tho company there. He had arrived from
MSG xss qea aust about the time that Mr. Con-
Mr. Bannigan hurried to the station house
ehocks BY the accident He said Mr. Goniey
, make as ylss to the eompans's plant at New
was to en hm last nsht st.
over twelve ysar f%' he SAID. ~ was a SsrI:
lie was t contractor and Builder before he be-
came our general superintendent and erected
g 1t was on account of his good work in doing
this Job that We decided to give him the posi-
ton He leaves wife b and thirteen children
have been worth upward Of s50,o00.'
Mr.. Bannean made i'd ,9 arranGements to have
lishment at 524 sixth avenue. and telephoned
to hts son to break the news to the dead mans
Policeman. Gallagher placed Gripman Nc
Dermott under arrest, and accompanied him
avenue. where the car was left. Then McDer:
mott was taken to the station house. He said
lie was Az years olu unmarried. ana llSed at
500 West forty-ninth street. He was locked
up. The Eripmans story Tailed with that told
above, 1t could not be learned whether he
Wf hG eSoe 3 SS Sixth avenue is the only
witness whose nnme the police secured.
Almost directly in front OF the spot where the
accident occurred. on the front entrance Of
Palmer's Theatre is hung q signboard with
the word Warning" in big letters; The eau
word nay be read across the street.
This is the fourth accident on the cable road
within ten days; Hong Shong. a Chinaman.
was run down at Ninth street, and died two
days afterward in st. Nincents Hospital.
woman was knocked down at Fulton street on
Wednesday last.
On Friday night Joseph Mcintyre a clerk In
the Surrogates office. met with O slight acct
dent in front Of the Gilsey House.
Barney Turay. a laborer who was at work
laying pipes for the Standard Gas Company at
135th street and Third avenue. had a narrow
escape. from being killed by a trolley car
yesterday. He was knocked down. and
the car went over him until tho
wheels touched his body. As 1t was some pro.
his side. and his light side and arm were para
lyzed. He WAS taken to Harlem Hospital and
the motorman OF the car. A. II. Cooley. was ar
rested.
THREE VIsI7S BY BUHGLARS.