New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-08
CRUSHED ON THE ELEVATED.
TT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER THIS
WOMAN FELL OR ATTEMPTED
SITICIDF

An unknown woman about thirty years old and
dressed in a summer costume either threw herself
or fell from the downtown platform OF the Eighty
sixth-st. elevated station in Second-ave. yester-
day morning IN front OF approaching train
There many people the platform at the
time, and they horror stricken. Several rushed
forward assist the woman. but they were 100
late. She was struck by the locomotive and thrown
to one side. badly bruised and wounded.
The woman was taken from the track bleeding
from many injuries and Immediately attended by an
ambulance surgeon from the Presbyterian Hospital
and taken that institution. 1t waAsaid by the
ambulance surgeon that she was in a serious con-
dition. She was unconscious when picked up. Inc
woman is good looking and had on black and
white checked shirt waist brown skirt black stock
ings and shoes. She appeared 70 be a woman In
good circumstances.
The accident happened at go o'clock just as To-
connective No. rs in charge Of John Randall. en-
gineer. OF No. 10 East Nineteth-st.. and Thomas
Stewart. fireman Of No. 331 East One-hundred-a and
twenty-second-st.. pulling into the station.
Both OF these men placed under arrest by a
policeman Of the Eighty-second-st station who
called the ambulance. They were Immediately taken
TO the Harlem Police Court.
Joseph Press OF No. l6l East Eghty-sixth-st.
and Morris Ober. OF No so East Eighty hfth-st..
who were the station the time, told Magis-
trate Flammer that the woman just prior TO the
arrival OF the train walked up and down the upper
'LN VI tIle pidIOrn unedslly ana nerNOuslJs Nh"h
the train was within ten feet Of her she jumped
headlong 70 the track in front Of the oncoming
train. So far they could see the engineer tried
TO stop the train and whstled. The woman. accord
ing to their story shrieked. and struck by the
locomotive and dragged several feet before It could
be stopped Randall said he saw the woman leap
10 the track He thought IT attempt at
suicide. and he Immediately put down the brakes
hard. while the fireman rushed out 70 push the
woman away from the wheels
Their story. together with those OF the witnesses
convinced the Magistrate that the woman delber-
ately jumped from the platform Of the station to
The tracks and he discharged the prisoners but ne
told the policeman that whenever he could make
out a against the men to rearrest them and
/ bring them before him.
Policeman Kent. OF the East Eighty CHIT ct
station who was also called al the time Of the
accident reported 70 Captain Frers that the WON
I An. according 10 many persons the platform
was standing Just opposite the ticket choppers box
/ awaiting the train. She appeared TO have beer
seized with an attack OF vertigo illness OF some
learned OF the discharge OF the engineer and FIRE
/ man he sent two detect Of the East Eighty.
elghth-st station n investigate and whether
] W. not II Was an attempt At suicide or an accident
AFTER making an Investigation. the detectives de-
clded that the woman did not jump. but fell from
/ the platform from an attack OF vertigo some
/ then fall
! The woman is said tn he Mary Robinson OF No
/ months ago. and went to live with Mrs Mary
/ Goodwin. whose brother. Joseph Katz. Miss Rob
/ inson was engaged to wed Katz Is twenty-five
/ years Old. Miss Robinson and katZ were out TO
gether 70 picnic on Sunday. Miss Robinson
/ worked In a hat factory at No. 80 Mercer-st She
/ has brother. DR.. Joseph Robinson, at One-hun
/ Mrs Goodwin is OF the opinion that she OF
/ the way to visit the doctor when she was injured