New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-26
THE IDENTIFICATION SURE.
WHITTEMORE AND BASIEY. THE MEN
KILLED ON TIE ELEVATED ROAD

| Have IttN ~ Ne Nl'i' Ni'''
VERTIGO oN THE STATION
THE Suicide STORY
IlscEGpITEp
Tn. body Of Dr. Francis : Whluemore one Of
/ thu two men killed saturday night by sixth
ave elevated train at the Cortlandt-st. station on
| the uptown track WAS positively Identified
/ yesterday at the M,rgue. There Were several
! visitors during the day who knew. cor thought
they had known. the dead man. one Of them
m, first 10 identity the body refused TO .eave his
name He was described a tall man. with a
High; mustar he having nervous manner. Later
! 1t was learned that he Vas pr John +. Cre, Of
7 the United states Navy and the cruiser New
/ York who had known Dr. Whittemorc when thu
were both students at IN" Harvard Medical
school. Or Whittemore was a graduate Of the
school. and had been once a member Of tn" stan
Of the Boston city Hospital Later he had an
Office for some time in Boylsion-st. Boston.
The body was also Identified by Henry y
Borne win, lives ~ 80. Al TIlght-st. Brooklyn
Two other men. who recognized the features 81
the urfortunat. doctor. bIt would not give their
names said that b, left Two relatives. mother
and sister beside broiher-n-iaw. Ambrose r.
Pratt who is newspaper man ~ Huzzaras
Bay Mas Dr. Wnittemorc had lived lately in
~.
place at the Park Avenue Hotel last munth
When he left the hotel on November L. ~ j.
said to have been considerably IN arrears II
had no connection with the Academy OF Medi.
cine ~. ~ West Forty-third-st. where ne h"u
merely asked permission a. have his man al
dressed after he LETT tn, hotel
pr. Whitiemorr and George n. Ras'"y. tn"
other victim Of the accident. were casual ac-
/ quair'anccs and had known cach other only a
short time. Haslcys body was removed II IN ne
hudson street II .sptal yesterday morning by l."
"a IL ~ 4 or
Keys had an ORDER from John T NJ hryrf; 81,
I;lsicy's flther-in-.aN. VINO iN"+ ~ 30. l'" w.,
one hundrcl Invent -rlgnih-st. i'iS l'.'S
q wife and Two Young 'H'.Htrn . nm ri ) -
KoVcr jr. who Is treasurer ~ Palmer lhr"u'
told Tribune r,p'r' re- rI'n.h' 49, ''' i,,'i
twcufy-ninth- that hi- broth ar-ln-.lW hal once
had an attack o. vertigo. 'l Is = 'StlD'. NJ
said that ~ may hay" been 8. -~'d aI''n III
the station ami tha ia Whtcmoie was ~
in, ~ save h.m from falling upon th" tracks
I,ui that is only snrnns" Perhap+ 90" Only
explanation Is itat they were skyiatHng ana A''
At An, rate tae theory trat Ras.ey committed
suicide is di-crcl.'tl hy the story t0.H nl ms
relatives. which is ~ Illows: K.s'"y. Nl'n 'lI
o,her. WIS playing pool and billiards "u SaiuI-
t,t afternoon i, IN. Ar.alD Binding. y" u
Broadway. Bls'cy and Waiter Snih""'k ''
tho p1 f"w moments betnr' me 2'H't '''
VINO u~re ur Whift"M0rc " : 'Nil.f dH'
Nj Traverse tn, agsi iup mentioned N,i" '"
ta. PLATFORM 10 Oh" station only - i'N ul''u.''
,.,, s,,f work ..fl =, Pasl.t. "TI.io' Here arr
tho rth.r boys W VIII all e uptown together
Pastry 20 tho limo was looking = NWu m" t''.'
o. s-. u there Ni+ g train c.inuS u" '"'"'
around 2, fa.e his friends. his back benz ''"'iN
the track ans ~ ihn sam" moment 'n', "'
turned ~" WhlftcWlrn reclaimed. lt"''- 'I'''
.t. Has'ey ami u'hWork. ~ ~ -dh' .".
.-.,r. lrr toward Hl-l"y whom 3D. sapp'i ~
,,.h ,ii., and san. - 70 sop W. are h'r". and
ar bands win ~ un tog, ;h.r" Thc Harlem train
wa ,h,u wlthln nf.y feet ~ tine pas 'rm.
A. eyewitness. wn' roiatoI tA' a"'Fr 80 w.
If Ke,.r ra,hcr-in-law - Basiey. sad th', i
WAS the doctor wh, lost his balance and hat
Rlsley in cud.avor.ng 10 say Nht'eH,i' '''"
falling on the track in mont ~ inc l'T 49,
',rhlrg train lost his own haian'" ana f.l
when iho lra.n vas q fow foot away i'" '"'
T. Dr.riug whore thy had stood
Bailey Wa q nan Il thirty i've > ii. ~ az
~ , h,pp, di-po-t' .n. and man VINO ""+ 49,.
,o..,i. IN nj, habits and thought IN" world ~
flr tn grocery firm II T.. .. Haz'ti " Co., "i
%,.tl Moor. and Hudson So. ana D." wa cor
sil.i.l oue of 'hl.r best sal'-n'h. ~ u H'.I
tina. hc was n'f drinking man. ana ms "'''N
G, Thursday last he bought his children new
.,.,,,..s and promised thom a ride through
c.,fral park yesterday. and The Nttl' '"'"
looked forward To- b. with great pI'a"'i'- ,
Funeral services .or Mr. Hasicy ".h De- nT'
-, " co, W.sf On.-hlu lr-i -aud-twrniN -rlnth-
~ On Tnoaaay evening. and th" burial VIII nr
mad. ON Wednesday At Mount h'p'' near
NJ V.l..,.- .,.l ME, that Doc Thought. ta'ugh
b.. was d., sue. fhat Dr Whtt'W Ii' '''ho'
en-. ,...ftrg ir fh. riit. and mat ihr t"' 'N-
r..,,I s..u 20 g, 90 ti"riit ils".n'i
g.. IL g.. ..uir-n tts theory iitl ilr ~ l' ''
had been the PARK Ay,nu. II 't,I guest d 49,
,,t.b O.,. received ~ tho h.t1 la.' evening
t,fei 80 Sandwich. Mas. ana signed Ni'.y,
f. Pratt" The lispn b real '- i.' i'.,.. nr
Wliit..n,rc's body is. sor'b' rs w'N leave mere
co. Nr",' rs tnr,o,1r. If ~. lo5 We, Nin,iy-
,i,b,b-si the engineer on the train "n.. D. H,ll.'
r,slry ana Wniu,m,r~. AMI .s'ani l'ri N.'.'
H., = \, ~ W.st Fniii'h-st. Oh" con- u ,,''
,,or. oIrairnod in %. Tomns . iti Nr-.r'i'Hs
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