Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-07
Death of Michael O'Connor on Rail-
way Grade Crossing.
His SISTER SEVERELY INJURED
Inquiry Into the Circumstances by
Coroner Carr.
EVIDENCE OMITTED

yesterday afternoon. His sister, Mrs.
Katherine Corridor. who was in the buggy
at the time. received severe injuries. The
Gaithersburg local train which left the de-
pot at 3 O'Clock, struck the buggy on the
crossing, which was unprotected. On the
tracks near the crossing were a number of
freight cars, and these, it is stated. OBJ
structed the view of the occupants of the
buggy.
Engineer ]. II. Perry stopped the train
as soon as possible, and Conductor Richard
c. Moore and a number of passengers on
the train rendered what assistance they
could. The police soon removed the in
jured woman to the Emergency Hospital.
while MIR. O'Connor's body was taken to his
home No. 2O02 18th street northeast. only 4
short distance from where the fatal acct
dent had occurred.
The police summoned jury of inquest
Yesterday afternoon, and the jury met at
the eighth precinct station at l O'Clock this
afternoon. 1t was necessary for the jurors
to view the body and for this purpose they
were driven to the O'Connor home, accom-
panied by Deputy Coroner Glazebrook.
Subsequently the jury assembled at the
station house named 1t was composed OF
Thomas Rout David B. Barry, Clarence
Heffner, J. E. Geesford, F. E. Harding and
w. l.. Jackson. 1t was nearly O'Clock
when the taking of testimony was begun.
W. Darr, representing Mrs. Katherine Cor
ridon, who was driving with her brother,
Mr. O'Connor. when he was killed, and
Mr.. John Ridout, representing the 1amlly
of Mr.. OConnor.
Result of Examination.
Dr. Glazebrook told of having made an
examination of the injuries received by the
deceased. Death had resulted, he said,
from a hemorrhage of the brain following
of he Slsl1
John Towles colored boy, living at 631
Pomeroy street, and employed at 319 $
street in lexington. was an eyewitness OF
the tragedy. He was in room IN the
house where he was employed. and from
window saw all that transpired.
Mr.. O'Connor he said, could not see the
approaching train on account of number
OF freight and coal cars standing on SID
ing When the unfortunate man dld see the
train he endeavored to urge the morse LOT
ward. but did not get across in time 10
avoid crash. The freight cars standing
on the siding came right up to the side
walk line of S street. The train was NOV
ing at quite a rapid rate and ran a block
coming to a standstill.
There are no gates and no Watcnmen at
the street crossing, the witness said; the
street is paved with asphalt, and is used
quite extensively for funerals going to Har-
mony cemetery. Towles heard no whistle
nor the ringing of bells. If the engine blew
at all 1t was at the New York avenue sta
ton, number OF BLOCKS south OIL the SceAe
of the accident
Thomas Randall of 1887 New Jersey ave-
nue., ]. E. Maston of i13 Rhode Island ave-
nue. and Howard Landon of 1918 9Th street,
tilieg oo ;a "n 1870 of the abroad also
testified. their evidence being practically
the same.
Maston said he heard a whistle blow
Wheh tne tram m nus S,faano. ha saId rs
10TH avenue, WI v eo'it'ot' Ae ''iN
orislhs III a I,o.. o,,oo do,,r+,,a,+
oiii.el s.oii =" ~ 49,. ~ t;na he
heard dlst,ess Mllssie anoue c .ne He
htaru d q ash a. INC
olo iiol "iehsas 'iie aee-
On Their Way to Cemetery.
A. tho tinoa the accident hammered Mr.
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ooiiiior alio MS Sis.ei o- - ~
relatives buried. Early in the afternoon
the brother hired the horse and buggy at
49, I;,,ar,, st.t,a Of u Z 1,.nito No III
r, -, - s.. ~, ~ 20 ,,;s s;s
street, ana drove 10 the nome OIL MS SIS
ter' NO. l'oo view JelseS atetue' W" W
C'nrrdon.s hnuse they drove ont through
lexington. intending to reach the Gene
terry by way of Ivy City. There was moth.
ing at the grade crossing 10 warn them OF
ualsei anu Nv was mo- hn,rd i ,rant that
Mr. OConnor saw the train approaching
at a lively rate His only hope was to
urge the morse across the tracks, ana TINS
ne tried 10 90 Dy applying the "Lip. JUS.
before the buggy cleared the crossing the
train struck 1t and threw II some distance
from the track So great was the force OF
the collision that the morse was released
from the vehicle without being injured.
Mr.. O'Connor was thrown fully twenty
feet from the track and the pieces or the
demolished vehicle We're piled upon him
Mrs Corridor was thrown several feet
further. Several pedestrians who were
near the scene of the accident hurried to
their assistance, and no time was lost in
calling medical aid.
Dr. Charles G. Smith, resident physician
of the Emergency Hospital, hurried to the
place in the ambulance. He saw at a
glance that Mr. O'Connor was dead, and he
then directed his attentions toward the APP
parentiy dying woman. She was placed in
the ambulance and hurry-up run to the
hospital was made. In the meantime the
horse. frightened by the accident, had run
as far as Ivy City, where it was caught by
Walter Melborn and turned over to the
noIice
skull Was Crushed,
.;.a,;a, 90 +ho hod,, 80 tho aa.a
All eAaiiiiha'ioii VI INC oooS =, '.e ueN1
man showed that. MS Skull hao peen
by the engine. His body was not mangled