Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-16
KILLED BY THE CARS.
James KInnane Loses Ills Life While
 Coming to Ills Fathers Funeral.

Coming to His Fathers Funeral.
 When Joseph Kinnane of Bergen street died Sunday afternoon, his daughter, Mrs William J. Bergen, telegraphed for her two brothers, James and Edward, who were working at wailingford. The two men left for Waterbury yesterday morning by way of New Haven. Edward coming direct to Waterbury and James stopping of at New Haven telling his brother that he would be along on a later train. Last night James Kin Dane boarded the train at Union City. due here at 6:59. As the train was pulling into the station he walked out onto the platform and before the train came to a standstill stepped of. lost his balance. and fell down between the platform and the wheels, receiving fatal injuries. Several bystanders who saw the man fall | shouted to the trainmen, but the train had come to a stop at the usual place before anyone in charge knew of the accident | The unfortunate man was crushed and bruised against the edge of the ties and 1t was found necessary to back the train a few feet before he could be released. He was carried into the baggage room and Dr Benedict summoned. After A nasty ex- animation the doctor ordered the man taken to the hospital. but said that he had no hope of his recovery. Undertaken Moriarty was called and the injured man was taken to the hospital where he died shortly after o'clock. Before death came Doctors Benedict and Castle examined the wounds and found that his left arm was completely crushed at the elbow. The left side was also crushed, the lower ribs and pelvis bone being broken. and it is supposed that he was injured internally. He was conscious for some time at the hospital and Rev J. H. Duggan. who was called, administered the last rltes of the Catholic chuach His brother was at his
 bedside when he passed away The re
 mains were removed to Undertaken Der
 gins morgue. The deceased was thirty six years of age and was married some
 years ago to Miss Mary Cronin of River
 side street. His wife and two childrer
 survive him.
 Both funerals took place at 1O:30 o'clocl this morning to the Immaculate Concep ] ton church, where a mass of requiem wa: celebrated by the Rev Father Lynch. Tn,
 pallbearers were: For Joseph Kinnane- Richard Vickers, Edward Bergin, Jamet Donnelly, Garret Lynch; for James Kin
 nane-Michael Leary. Joseph Hayden
 James T. Hurley, Martin Keefe.
 After the funeral services Medical Ex
 aminer Axtelle called on Undertaken Der gin and informed him that the coroner haC
 nOllHeu nlIn 10 NleW the remains or JaIne' Kinnane, and that he would be alon,
 later and investigate the case. The re mains were brought back to Bergin'
 morgue and after superficial examination the funeral proceeded to the cemetery Undertaken Bergin says all this wa
 entirely unnecessary. He had permit from the attending physician, D Benedict, stating the cause of death and h thinks that this was all the law required He said he proposed to take action agains
 Medical Examiner Axtelle for disturbin the harmony of the funeral arrangements Dr Axtelle was asked if this was a cas for the coroner. He said: ''The corone says it is. Every sudden, violent or un , timely death is a coroner case. Whil l this case tnly not have been sudden in tn
 strict sense of the word, there is no on l who would deny that it was violent an, ] untimely, aud as such should have beel ? reported to the medical examiner. I mad as little trouble as possible, disturbe, l nothing and did nothing but what woul
 have to be done if the man had been buI
 jed. The coroner informed me this after I noon that he is coming here to look Il
 the case himself.