The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-14
SLAIN BY TROLLEY
Frederick Mollenhauer Run
Down in Church Street
New York.
FRANTIC GRIEF OF SONS
Had Been Dining With
Friends-Sketch of Prom
inent Musician.
FRANTIC GRIEF OF SONS

Frederick A. Mollenhauer, ffty-five
years old, who lived at No. 81 Montgom-
cry street, where he managed conserva-
tory of music, was instantly killed short
ly after eleven O'Clock last night by a
Sixth avenue electric car at Cortlandt
and Church streets, New York.
Mr.. Mollenhauer, vino was a brother of
John Mollenhauer, wealthy sugar re-
finer, of No. So Broadway, Brooklyn, had
dined with his sons Frederick and Eg-
mont, nephew whose name could not be
learned, and Robert Troeger, of Thirty
second street and the Boulevard, Bay
onne, at an uptown restaurant, and be-
fore going to their homes in Bayonne
they stopped at a saloon at Cedar and
Church streets.
When they decided to leave for the
Cortlandt street ferry a discussion arose
as to whether they should take cabs or
walk All members of the party, with
the exception of Frederick A Mollen-
hauer, decided to engage cabs, but he in
sisted on walking, and started for the
ferry by way of the east side of Church
street.
On reaching Cortlandt he started to
cross at the south side. Joseph Waldo
mann a newsboy, who lives at No. Al
Bowery, ran across the street for the pur-
pose of selling Mr.. Mollenhauer news
paper, but was waved aside. At that mo-
ment Sixth avenue car, north bound,
of which John Samuelson, of No. 161 West
Fifty-frst street, was motorman, and
John Morrissey, of No. 517 West Fifty
second street, conductor, came along at
a high rate of speed.
Waldemann said afterward that Sam
uelson did not ring the car gong, nor
make any effort TO slacken the speed of
the car as it approached the crossing.
Waldemann, calling to Mr.. Mollenhaur,
urging him to look out, for the car was
then within few feet of the old man.
Mr. Mollenhauer either did not hear the
warning or became confused. He started
to follow the newsboy to the west side
of Church street, hesitated a moment, as
though undecided whether to proceed.
and then quickly turned and attempted
to run back to the east side of the
street.
Then he changed his mind once more
and tried to cross to the west side of the
street. Then the fender of the car
caught him and threw him. His body
rebounded into the fender and then off
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car. In another instant the man was
under the wheels. The lights on the car
suddenly went out as result of the i'm
pact of the car against the body. The
car was filed with passengers returning
from Coney Island and elsewhere and
slight panic ensued. Waldemann called
to Samuelson. who did not for a few
moments understand what had nap
nened:-seYou have killed man"
The car did not stop until it had gone
thirty or forty feet, owing to the mo-
mentum.
samuelson jumped off the platform of
the car When he saw Mollenhauer's
body at the rear end of the car, the
wheels having passed over it, and one OF
them resting against the mans head, he
became hysterica1 and exclaimed repeat
edly, "What have 1 dofe?
Mr. Mollenhauer's sons nephew, and
Mr. Troeger hearing the shouts of the
crowd, drove back for the purpose of find
ing out the cause of the excitement. When
they found that Mr.. Mollenhauer was
dead Mr.. Mollenhauer's sons became
frantic with grief Policemen came and
kept the crowd back while attempts were
made to remove the body from under the
car. 1t was found impossible to do this
until one of the company's wrecking wag-
ons arrived Then the body was taken to
the Church street station where Mr.. Mol
lenhauer's sons followed it.
An ambulance was called from the Hud-
SON Street Hospital, but, of course, the
surgeon could do nothing. He said that
death had probably been instantaneous.
Samuelson was locked up charged with
homicide. He declares that he had rung
the gong of the car and had done all in
his power to avoid the accident. Persons
who saw the car when it approached the
crossing at Cortlandt street, however, de-
clared that it was going at high rate
of speed, and that the motorman did not
ring the gong.