The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-28
BRIE'S STAR DAY
Four Jersey Citizens Hor-
Tibly Mangled on
the Tracks.
TWO ARE LIKELY TO DIE.
Boy Victim of the Grade Crossing
Conductors Mishap-Miss-
ing Shoes Mystery.

The Erie Railroad made record for
itself yesterday. Four Jersey Cityites are
lying in ST. Francis Hospital, suffering
from injuries sustained by falling off
trains or being run down by them.
Late last night John Ryan, a fireman
on engine No. 731, while looking out of
the cab window, as the engine passed
Penn Horn Creek, discovered what he
believed to be the body of a man lying
beside the rails. The engine was stopped,
and man who subsequently described
himself as John Whalen, thirty-five years
old, of No As Carlton avenue, was found.
His head and face were cut and his left
leg was broken. His body was covered
with bruises and cut from which blood
flowed freely He had only strength
enough to say that he had been struck
by passing tran He had been laying
beside the track for nearly four hours as
nearly as he could reckon it. Trainmen
lifted him into freight car and he was
brought to this city. A St. Francis
Hospital ambulance was summoned and
Whalen was taken to that institution.
His chances of recovery is slight.
At nine O'Clock last night, Michael Nc
N,
Erie street, narrowly escaped being
ground to pieces. The boy was on his
way home and to save time he crossed the
railroad from Grove to Erie streets.
Trains and drill engines were running up
and down at various rates of speed. The
boy became confused and finally started
to run.
He escaped being struck by an outgoing
passenger train, but he stopped directly
in front of drill engine No. 607. Before
the engineer could stop the engine, Nc
Cornack was under the wheels. Both his
legs were terribly mangled at the knees.
He was unconscious when taken from un-
der the engine. He was at first supposed
to be dead, but as soon as he showed signs
of life an ambulance was called and he
was removed to St. Francis Hospital. He
may recover, but if so his legs will have
to be amputated close to the hips.
The third victim was John Regan, 20
years old, of No. 353 Eighth street. He
is conductor employed by the company.
While his train was nearing Passaic. yes
terday evening, he attempted to pass from
one coach to another In doing so he
slipped and pitched off the platform The
train was stopped and Regan was picked
up by the trainmen. He was unconscious
and blood was flowing freely from many
wounds in his head and face. Regan re-
covered consciousness short time after
the accident and requested that he be
brought to this city. Upon the arrival of
the train he was placed in an ambulance
and taken to st. Francis Hospital There
it was found that his left leg had been
broken and that he had sustained in
ternal injuries. He will recover.
The fourth victim is an unknown man.
He is lying in an unconscious state In
St. Francis Hospital His chance of re-
covery is slight, as his injuries are in
ternal ones. He was found at eleven
o'clock last night. by track walker at
the west end of the tunnel. His head was
cut and his body was terribly bruised.
His hat was missing and SO were his
shoes. How TO account for. the. loss of
the shoes is puzzling the railroad people.
The man had doubtless been struck by
train and injured SO badly that he wa. was
unable to warn anybody of his condi-
tfon. He is described as, being about 45
years old, 5 feet inches in height, with
full black beard and wearing a dark
suit. He was placed on train brought
in to the trainshed at Pavonia avenue
and from there removed to ST. Francis
Hospital A blankbook was found in his
pocket. but there was nothing in it which
would aid his Identification.