New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-28
CASUALTIES OF THE DAY.
AN OLD SOLDIER KILLED BY A FALL AT THE
GOTH REGIMENT ARMoRY.

6gTH REGIMENT ARMOR1
Frederick Williamson, sixty years old, Grand
Army man. OF Sag Harbor. Long Island. was founc
about II O'Clock yesterday morning. at the foot Of
the long iron stairs the Seventh-st side OF the
G9th Regiment armory. at Third-ave. and seventh
ST. He had sustained fracture OF the skull Moth
ing could be learned Of the cause OF the fall 1t Is
supposed that he was not well. and that he fell
in trying TO descend the stairs.
The Rev. DR.. Andrew Shirland seventy years old,
Of No 372 West Eighty fourthst. fell at One-hun-
dred and-twenty ninth-st. and Tweifth-ave. about
1920 yesterday morning and sustained scalp
wound and sprained wrist. He went home.
Joseph McNiff, a cabman tried to drive his cab,
containing three women. across the Boulevard at
Seventieth-st about 10 a m. Policeman Woods OF
the East Fifty-irst-st. station, who was on duty
there ordered him not to drive through the lines.
stopped him he drew his whip and dashed Woods
| severely. Woods dragged him from his seat. the
cabman fighting vlcousy all the while. Several po-
licemen came 10 Woods assistance and the cabnan
was overpowered The women in the mean while had
| jumped from the cSb. ana demonstrated with tho
policemen for not allowing them TO cross the B9ule-
st. station and locked up
While the police were driving back the crowd
woman dressed In black held baby above the heads
| of the crowd and exclaimed: For Heavens sake.
Thirty -second-st took the baby from the mother ;
arms. AS, he did SO the : lther pushed her way
| girl about six months Old. was taken to the West
Sixty-eighth-s station and then to Bellevue Hos
| white cap.
| John Mcclure, a laborer. twenty-eight years Old
OF No. .S4 3aiticst. Brooklyn, fell from the monu-
ment the Fifty ninth-st. circl" and received o
possible fracture Of the skull He was removed tc
| Bellevue Hospital
William Greene, a member Of the 23d Pennsyl-
yania Regiment. taken sick at Eighth-ave. and
Fiftynin th-st and compelled to leave the col
| umn. The United States Army ambulance removed
| him TO Bellevue Hospital
James Carr, twenty three years old, member OF
| Company OF the same regiment, was seized with
commissions while the regiment was passing Madi-
son-ave. and Forty-irst-st. He attended by
Police Surgeon Wood. and removed in the patrol
| wagon TO Bellevue Hospital
Harry Bingham, a member of the Columbus In
| stitute Cadets, tainted in the ranks MS COM
| mand reached the tomb. He was cared or at
| the Park Police Headquarters, and was removed
| 10 his home, at No. 70l ST. Nicholas-ave.. Dy an
| officer of Sergeant Muhollands squad.
Charles Jackson thirty -ive years old. officer
| Of the 9Th Regiment of Baltimore. was thrown
| from and kicked by his horse at Thirty-ffth-st i.
wound and taken to NewYork Hospital.
| drowned In the North River Fifty-irsl az. last
until President Mckinley landed there. and cheered
| for him with the crowd. Then Nelson to
| Fifty nrst-st where he had charge of a boat of
| the Consolidated Ice Company He told his wife
| OF the arrival OF the President, and leaving
| the boat by means OF "A ladder, when II broke and
| ne was pitched forward into the water. Several
| men saw him fall and ran TO his aid lie was
| nshed out OF the river with boathook. but died
| Pcu, min