The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-30
CONDUCTOR SINCLAIR'SFATE
4 NEW HAVEN MIN KILLED YES
TERDAY AT HARLEM RIVER.

TERDAY Al HARLEM RIVER.
Francis H. Dillon, u Young Man, Found in
Dying Condition, Was subject to Epi-
Iepsy-An Aged Man Missing From Homo
Antonio Joseph's FAN From Cedar
Street Bridge.
Francis II. Dillon, twenty-five years
old, died suddenly at his home, 122
Min River street, shortly after 8
o'clock yesterday morning, and Medical
Examiner White after investigating
the circumstances surrounding the case
decided that death was due to epilepsy,
Dillon, who was q sober and industrious
man, and was employed by John b.
Began, the plumber, had been subject
to epileptic fits for several years.
Yesterday morning he went into the
out house in the yard, and as he
not return a search was instituted for
him, and he was found in the clubhouse
in dying condition. He was imme-
diately brought into the house and med
ical assistance summoned, but Dillon
was dead before a physician arrived.
This is the second death from epilepsy
in the family.
Dillon had been subject to epileptic
fell in one of those fits from veran-
dah on Hallock street. where he was
working. He was slightly injured at
that time and he was taken to the hos
pital, where he remained several days.
He was employed by John B. Began,
the well known plumber, steam filter,
etc, of 9S3 State street, who considered
him one of his best workmen. Dillon
leaves a father, Patrick, well known
joiner, with whom he resided.
KILLED AT HARLEM RIVER.
John H. Sinclair, a freight conductor
on the Consolidated railroad, who lived
at 1870 Portsea street, this city, was run
over by his train and instantly killed at
Harlem river early yesterday morning.
The wheels passed over his body com
pletely cutting it in two. The remains
We're brought to this city about 1
O'clock this morning. About two years
ago he was badly cut up in a wreck
| at Portchester. Sinclair was thirty-five
| years old, and leaves widow and two
| children.
MISSING FROM HOME
The police were yesterday requested
| to be on the lookout for Norton f.
| Clark, sixty years old, who went away
from his home, IS Hamilton street
about o'clock yesterday morning, and
up to a late hour last night had not re-
turned Clark is said to be feeble mind
ed, and when he went away was dressed
| in light colored coat and trousers and
no vest.
FELL FROM A BRIDGE.
| Antonio Josephe, a seventeen yeal
old italian living at 80 Oak street, ha6
a narrow escape from instant death
yesterday afternoon. About O'Clock
Josephe with a party of friends Went
over to the bridge at Cedar and Ro-
settle streets. This bridge is surrounded
| by fences with flat tops, and it has
| been the practice of the young men an6
boys in the vicinity to walk across or
| the top of the fence.
| Yesterday afternoon Josephe started
| to walk, and when about midway
| across lost his balance and fell to the
railroad track beneath, a distance O.
| about thirty or thirty-five feet. He
landed fiat on his back in pool q
mud between, the rail and the ltele
| graph pole He groaned and shiveret
| several times and then became perfect
ly still, and his companions, who hat
run to where he was lying, thought tina
he was dead.
The police ambulance was promptly
called and Josephe picked up in an un
conscious condition and taken to tht
hospital Soon after his arrival there
he regained consciousness. The physi
clans after a careful and thorough ex
animation decided that although hi
had received severe shock to hi!
nervous system there were no bone'
broken and no internal injuries. HI
| will be unable to leave the hospital
however, for several days.