New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
BROOKLYN NEWS.
TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS.
WOMAN KILLED BY A TROLLEY CAR
AND MAN BY A TRAIN.
A NUMBER OF MINOR TROLLEY HAPPEN
INGs. INCLUDING THE UPsETTING OF
A PATROL WAGON AND INJURY
OF A POLICEMAN

A young colored woman was run down by a
trolley car OF the Broadway and Jamaica line.
bound for the Broadway ferry, at Broadway and
McKibben-st.. in the Eastern District az late
hour last Sunday night She was taken TO 81.
Catharne's Hospital where she died at s90 o'clock
yesterday morning without recovering conscious
ness She was about twenty-four years old. nve
feet four inches in height. and weighed lGo pounds
She wore white dress white straw nat witn
hla * band and feather. and gaiter shoes. There
nothing her possession TO disclose her ideIi-
THY Tho young woman was crossing the TICK
with several companions when the car came along
Sac saw IL coming and started 20 cross me street
The fender struck her legs and threw her DOW VIII
great force and rolled her over number or ZINES
Edward Groetta, the motorman hnally succesneo ~ ~
stopping the car. The woman was ying undsr the
woman taken out She unconscious. Groetta
was arrested He said that ne was tWehItv ~. ~
years old and lived No. IS Hooper-st In -
Manhattan-avs. police court YESTERDAY ne was "e'u
in 81 900 bail for xamination on August y
After more than dozen solored people 9Pn w h9a
been taken 70 he hospital by detecGy I'VE wn9 den
titled Lillian Rankin. sixteen years OLD OF NO
992 Division-ave. -,,,s. -
sunday Edward Bowling. twenty-five years or,
Of 10 . North Oxford-st. was returning IroIn
hts hat blew OF az Gravesend and Fort Hamilton
ayes. He Jumped on the car 10 run after MS ma,
II blown across the down tracks Of the Lon 4
Island Railroad Engine No Jos and tram sue.
denly swung out Of the darkness The engine rI
struck Bowling and hurled him into me ar RI ~
was picked up IN an unconscious condliion piaceu
on board a trolley car, and taken 70 Sehey IT, IT,
pital His skull was badly fractured. and ne dlel
In an hour Frederick Kelly. thirty-eght years
old. % Van Scklen-ave and Kings HlgnWay' 81.
sineer Of the train, was arrested yesterday "4'V'
noon ,,.t.z ,
While Patrolinan Jacob lucknow was driVlng
ratrol wagon ~ tho saith Precinct through Bush
v-ick-ave near Cedar-st last night was
struck and unset hy a trolley car OF the CehTal-
ave line Mr. lucknow was thrown out ana re
caivad a probable fracture Of the ribs. he was :
tended by ambulance surgeon and taken 70 Ms
home -.
John p Fountain thirty-three years old OF No
% Fourf have while crossing mlton-aVe.. !.
Neison-st.. last evening was struck Dy a car -
the BROOKLYN Rapid Transit Company. ana reGeiFe :
cuts of the forehead and right eye. ana spralns 81
both wrists He may lose the sight OF MS eye
he was removed 70 his home. =,
NIfrraei O'Nara thi-ty-Seven years old. Of NO. Z!
North Fourth-st struck ast night oy car CARO- o.
the Vanderbilt-ave line ~ kent-aVr. ana SOY i
Fourth-st He was badly cut about me neao. MI
O'Mara was taken 70 his home. A. 80.
Road n uOt0rman on Nassau me IroIe{{ 60
vas thrown from the car last night WINE gong ~
Ccnrv Island and received sprain OF the rlehI
ankle He was removed TO his home