New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-06
GROUND UNDER THE WHEELS
MISS ANNIE CLARK'S LEGS CUT OFF ON
THE ELEVATED ROAD.

1T SEEMS PROBABLE THAT 1T WAS An ATTEMPT
LIVE UNTIL MoRNiNG-ANoTHER Ac-
cIDENT on THE SAME LINE.
Miss Annie Clark. the tw nty-two-year-o
daughter of John Godfrey Clark. the restaurant
man. was run and perhaps fatally injured
by an elevated train on the Ninth-ave. line at
Seventy -second-st. last night Whether it was
accident an attempt at suicide is not
known.
According to one story. the woman, with her
sister Mrs. Nellie Hickey. of No. 10 West
One-hundred "a nd twenty third-st, and the lat
ter's little daughter. entered the uptown station
and went out the platform at Seventy-sec-
ond-st at 645 o'clock The child Oracle. ac-
cording to this account, began romping around
the PLATFORM and in her froliclsing got too near
the edge of the platform and was about To fall
IN front of a train which was approaching when
she was grasped by Miss Clark and pulled back
from danger The woman. however lost her
balance and fell on the track right in front Of
the train drawn by Engine No. POS. in charge
OF Charles W. Pulling. The engine passed over
her legs. The right one was cut of above the
knee and the left one above the ankle
The other story related by the colOred porter.
George c. Wren. is that the woman deliberately
threw herself In front of the train He declares
that there was no child near the edge OF the
pla form at before the time Of the affair Fur
Their to substantiate the suicide theory. the fact
that Miss Clark suffering from nervous pros
tration and meanchoa and was only a few
days ago released from the asylum at Amityvil!e.
l.. L. is pointed to. At the house Of the young
woman's father. No. l7s West Seventy-third-st..
It was said 1T was true that Miss Clark was
suffering from nervousness but there was dis
inclination to discuss the accident
Policeman Hunt of the West Sixty-elghth-st.
station heard the womans screams half block
away and ran to the scene Of the accident. He
jumped down the track and pulled out the
pin connecting the engine with the train. lie
found Miss Clark lust back Of the forward trucks
II the first car When he reached her she
shouted: "Onicer don't let the train start. or it
will kill me-"
Hunt had nearly t. cut OFF the womans
clothes to extrlcate h-r from the position IN
which she was lying. An ambulance was called
and the injured woman taken to the Roosevelt
| Hospital
for when Miss Clark fell on the track IN ui'i
was not more than five feet from her. Inc AT
brakes were Immediately applied ana IN" Tram
had come to a haN immediately aiteF the Io'-
ward trucks u the frs, car had passed over
An operation for the removal Of the manged
lower limbs Immediately took place Wy pm t"e
arrival ~ the girl az the Roosevelt IL oSpital.
! Dr Douglass Ewen removed the right leg Just
hollow me hip and the left foot Immediately
| ohov. the ankle Mics Clark was apparently
| conscious during the operation. but ana not say
| n word Her condition was extremely cflucdi
late last night and IL was considered cpuDtlui
| n she would live until this morning Mrs H.'key
| vas at tn hospital. but was In such a nervous
| condition Tia; the authorities were oolg'u
| end her home She tainted once while in the
| nr Felix Inablle ~ No. i.G72 Lexington-avc.
| IL the family physician Of the Clarks ne
| called at the hospital shortly after the sirl
| was admitted and told the night clerk tnat II,
| vss not surprised at tn" accid, Mt that the sfl
| uas ~ very melancholy disposition ana that
| her disposition bordercd on suicidal mania re
! said that lust prior to her being sent 10 thr
| asylum n. WAS called 10 the house 10 attend
| nor She at that time had attempted To strange
! herself with a pocket handkerchief Last sum
uer she attempted suicide by drowning WhHc II,
| Concy Island bathing She was ptrN,,nIe s
| ,,oI times ATTEMPTED To- take her life by forcing
| teaspoons down her throat The doctor said ne
| had advised the family not {" allow hcr I" go
| vaIkina under female protection alone. Al the
| ,t,,e - her att.npt upon her life AT Coney
| Island she told her sister that IN" reason Why
| she did II was because she bad great secret
| The doctor said he thought II was some loNe
! affair ., /,
! Tn accident caused many trains 10 b" stalled
on tn. uptown road and traffic was delayed for
about fifteen minutes 40,
woman named Miss Hattie Deliz. of -. ~
! Warhurton-aNe Yonkers. while attempting -
hoard 4 train at the Park Place station itst hlsh',
sllprcd and was dragged along the PLATFORM ana
| was thrown against IN" rail- AT thr 'Hi 90 ~
| Sh. slightly injured 90" ~ h"f anAl'S. in.rc
| omhul,uccs answered "A hurry call. but the sur
| reous were no, needed The woman tolh t'e
| n,llre that she had boon drinking cocktails IN"
| showed that she wds under Tn" influence "i 'n'"''