New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
4 BOTS BODY N 4 CIT.
FOUND BESIDE THE NETWORK CENTRAL
TRACKS. WHERE He HAD FALLEN
WHILE AT PLAY.

lanes e NcGovern seven years old Of No. 1.s4i
Park-ave. was found dead in the cut OF the New
York Central Railroad Observation-Disclosures
sixth-st and Park-ave az O'Clock yesterday AFTER
noon The body was found by Michael Shorie track
walker II lay on the back in the ditch On the west
side Of the track and directly at the base Of the re-
tanning wall which is about twenty-five feet deep ~
that place The rain had deposited about four inches
Of wate- in the ditch and the body was half-sub-
merged TIE face hands and clothing Were covered
with mud and the dust and cinders from passing
trains shorte examined the body and found A great
hole in the back Of the skull. from which the brain
protruded and on block % paving-stone close by
we're numerous blood stains
Word was az once taken to The East One-hunirel-
andtuenv-slxth-st police station and the body was
removed ~ The station on stretcher. and the CorO
ne- and the boys family al once Informed How
the boy met mis- fate unknown until Investigation
was made by the police and they FOUND that all the
circumstances went 10 prove that ne had fallen from
the wall into the cut Above the spot where the body
was found il one Of the immense trusses that span
me cut and on which trains 10 be run until the
elevated structure IN course OF construction IS
completed.
A portion OF the protecting wall above the cut and
o, the iron railing that surmouni. It has been re-
moved 70 give a solid foundation for the truss. and
in the opening thus made IS rude board fence placed
to prevent accident On the avenue alongside OF the
fenca Il low Pile OF railroad timbers. The pile u
tnbers and the opening In the wall are almost direct
ir1lt Of the house IN HAlcn the McLONeThs I'VE
I, had peen the daily habit OF The children Of the
ne,ghborhocd young McGoyern among the rest to
play on this pile Of timbers and the adjacent fence
They would even climb over the fence and venture
warned OF the danger Friday afternoon the LITTLE
boys were payng the dangerous spot, little Jimmie
NrGovern among them. and ABOUT o'clock ne vas
suddenly missed by his pi4ymates. lis absence
aroused only momentary attention, and the children
went on win their play. When James Mcii0Nern,
-,e noy's father. who IL a plumber reached nome
fr,rn ~ work litile Jimmie had moi appeared, and
aupoer the father went out 10 look Tor MIN II ne
borhoOd was searched in vain no ldin2s o. me
r,iss.ne nov could joe found and the disconsoote
9, oer vven first 10 the Eas, One-nlndred-an
,v-six,n-s-. police station and after~ar4 TO foHce
I{esdnurters ard reported the case. general alarm
ds..rihing In bow was sen, out ana Mr.. McGovern
ven home where h. spent the n.glt IN anxious
vr.-chng VARYING MS vigil win occasional visits 10
ne nolice station. Mrs Mcfiovern VINO is the boy
s,n,tnother was confined few days ago, ana she u
.,in nnahle 70 leave her bed she was so mlcn dis
-ressed a- me boys absence taat she tfre ny
1911 ~ required the attention q physician Nc
cnxe-n went 10 his work very reluctantly and WITH a
Issvv near Yesterday morning.
u "a e,idanf hat while AZ his play FRIDAY afternoon
,ba nov sppef either from the wall or the restle' nut
4, IL most surprising that none OF MS companions saw
him fall l., -. ..f~hho -boos H.. -
~ bad heen pushed from the wall by A playma q.
~, ~ noU-e say they have not heard even a sug-
ss,on ~ such a thing and that tney believe the boys
49,, was entirely accidental The portion Of the cut
rsre he bows body was found Is DARK even az noon
On ciear dsy IL is no wonder the oo1y remained
long undiscovered.