The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-21
FIREMAN REGIN KILLED.
Thrown from No. S's Hose Wagon
 While Acting us Driver

AEo"h iroh NO. s's HOse wagon While Acting as Driver. Jeremiah F. Regan, hoseman of steamer company No. 8, while acting as driver yesterday on the way to a fire, was thrown from the drivers seat and the wheels of the heavy hose wagon
 passed over him, killing him almost in-
 stantly. The regular driver, F. P. Heer-
 nance, is i'll and was off duty at dinner.
 The firemen were on the way to the
 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon from box
 S31 at the corner of Ferry and Clay
 streets. At the corner of James and
 Lombard streets is a sharp corner and
 hard one to get around, going rapidly,
 the double car tracks there making it
 particularly dangerous. As he neared
 the corner Began kept his team to the
 right in order to avoid the tracks and
 have a clear roadway. The right fore
 ward wheel of the hose wagon how
 ever caught in the groove of the rails
 and the wagon toppled a little, causing
 Began to lose his balance and fall from
 the seat.
 Captain Woodruff of. No. was rid
 ing on the seat with Began at the time and he was swayed in his seat by the
 toppling of the wagon, but retained his
 place. Began fell headforemost, strik- ing upon the cobbie stone pavement and breaking his neck. He retained his hold on the reins as he fell. They were jerked from his hand after he struck the ground and the team dashed out Lombard street with no one guiding them. Captain Woodruff Jumped to the ground and attempted to grab the reins. but he was struck by the wagon and thrown down. William Merrick, substitute hoseman, was also on the wagon and seeing the situation he climbed over the dashboard of the wagon and walked along the pole be- tween the horses until he could get hold of the reins. He soon had the horses under control
 Captain Woodruff clambering to his feet saw Began lying In the street and went back to see how badly he was hurt. The captain saw that he was badly injured but did not think that he was fatally hurt. Captain Woodruff went on to the fire and left Lieutenant to look after Began. The in jured man was carried into vacant lot | nearby and expired in a few moments
 Medical Examiner White was notified | and news of the accident was sent to | Mrs Began, wife of thes fireman, who | was prostrated by the terrible news.
 An undertaken was summoned to re- move the body, but on the way from | the undertakers establishment to the scene of the accident the wagon broke | down and the remains lay for some time in the vacant lot. Word was fin- ally sent to the Grand avenue police | station and the remains were taken to Regan's home, No 25s Blatchley ave- 1ue, in the police ambulance.
 The deceased fireman was thirty-four years of age and leaves wife and one ,hid. He was son-in-law of Signal Officer Bicey Began of the central po- ice station. He had been member of he fire department for about three years and was considered an efficient fireman. He was transferred from Hook and Ladder Truck No. to No.
 few months ago, The fire to which he company was responding when Began was killed was in pile of rub ,ish in a tenement house at 167 Ferry treet and was extinguished before the iremen arrived.
 The funeral will be held from St. Pat icks church at 3 o'clock to-morrow morning. The fire commissioners held
 special meeting last night to arrange or a delegation from the department o attend the funeral. It was decided hat all the commissioners should at- end, and Chief Fancher was directed 0 make up detail to attend in uni- orm under the command of Captain )'Neil ,