The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-29
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
j. P. Moore, a Wor-
cester Stone-cut-
ter Killed.
BENEATH AN ELECTRIC CAR.
The Poor Fellows Last
Words Were Of His
Sweetheart.

JdIieS L. moore, a SlOueCuLIer, ell
ployed by the Webb Granite & Con-
struction company, was struck by
Chandler street electric car yesterday
morning at 1880 o'clock on Market
street, and died from his injuries at
the city hospital in the afternoon at
LII o'clock.
Moore left his boarding place, % Lin
coin square, mounted on a bicycle,
yesterday morning about 10 o'clock
with Patrick Duffy, intending to go to
Casey Brothers bicycle store on Main
street to get a puncture in his bicycle
tire fixed, and, as he found the store
closed, he doubled back Main street as
far as Market, and crossed to the north
side of the street and then re-crossed
the car tracks to get on to the south
side
Duffy was ahead of him about 10 feet
as they recrossed the tracks, and, in
conversation with a Spy man last
night, he said that his attention was
attracted to Moore by hearing him
scream and looking back he saw his
friend lying on the ground under
body crushed between the life board
and the paving stones
Motorman Dennis Doyle, who was in
charge of the car, seemed to be trying
to stop it, but it continued on for about
Is feet before it was finally brought to
a full stop and all the time Moore was
apparently pushed further under the
life board and nearer to the wheels of
the car
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Duffy who stopped when he heard his
friend scream, and Moore's bicycle was
carried along on the fender until the
car was stopped Moore was not I'M
conscious when the car stopped ana
seemed to be making an effort to re-
lease himself, but finally he laid back
with a groan and told his friend to get
helm to have the car lifted off his legs.
Duffy ran TO his boarding house at
Lincoln square and found some OF
Moore's friends and together they
went to Market street where Moore
still Law under the car. He spoke to
them, saying that he did not want
them to get excited, and in the mean
time inspector Thomas Glennon order
ed several of the employees of the road
who were near to get jacks from the
car barn and jack the car up, which
they did.
was being raised and as soon as he was
released he was lifted into the police
ambulance and taken to the city hos
pital where he lived four hours perfect
" conscious, until about 10 minutes be-
fore he breathed his last.
His remarkable grit was preserved
from the time he was struck ana
knocked from his wheel until he died
and his last hour was spent in giving
DnhprfV
wishes as to his burial and what to say
in notifying his sister who lives IN
Brooklyn.
The police ambulance made remark
ably quick run to the car barns
on Market street, and he was taken to
the city hospital in record time, where
everything possible was done for him.
His abdomen was badly crushed, and
both of his legs were mangled, one OF
them being broken.
He talked with President Curley of
the Stonecutters' Union, and Patrick
Doherty, who was with him after he
was brought to the hospital, and on the
way he told Michael Kennedy, driver
of the police team, that all he knew OF
the accident was when he was struck
by the car. He did not know there was
a car behind him.
Az soon as he died, President Curley
of the Stonecutters' Union called
snecial meeting of the union, and a
committee consisting of President Cur
lev. P. H. Devine, NJ. J. Scollen, James
Burns and z. J. Cummings, was ap-
pointed to make arrangements FOR the
funeral.
1t was Moore's request that he be lad
of rest in St Johns cemetery by the
side of Thomas Malloy, an intimate
friend of his, who died last fall and
that Undertaken Murphy prepare his
body for burial. His wishes were car
ried out, and Undertaken Murphy look
charge of the remains. He will be
buried Tuesday morning in st. John S
cemetery, near his friend.
A high mass of requiem will be cele-
brated in fine Church of the Immacu-
late Conception at o'clock, over the
body. ,,.4
was in charge of Conductor William
Rice and Motorman Dennis Doyle, run
ming on the Chandler street line. Al
the time the accident occurred the car
should have been running along Main
street, but according TO Motoriildl
DOYLE, the switch was open and MS car
ran into Market street It was filled
with passengers, and many OF them
Jumped from the car and hurried away
not wishing to look on the unfortu-
nate man lying underneath. 1t is salo
that the brake chain was broken anu
the motorman was unable to bring 1he
car to a full stop instantly
The trolley left the feed wire, ana II
spite of all his efforts, the motormaI
was powerless to stop. After the accl-
dent Motorman Doyle, was so muef
worked up over it, that he was unaple
TO work for the remainder Of the day
and he went TO his home.
Moore was a member of the A Q. Ii
and also of the Worcester Stoneeutters
Union. and was engaged to be mar
rfed. The ceremony was to have occur
red within a short time, his friends say
and this fact makes the accidenl
doublv sad. His last words were of MS
sweetheart. He leaves sister ano
brother in Brooklyn, and one brother
in Denver -
church of the Immaculate Conception
rras snmmoned by Duffy. He went C
the hospitaI. and was with him for an
hour before his death.
WEATHER REPORT.