The Washington times., 1901-07-02
KILLED BY A PASSING CAR
Rounding a Street Curve, an Tn
known Man Meets Death.
The Mans Head, Extended beyond
the Guard Rail, Mashed Beyond
Recognition-No Identification Yet
Made-BOdy Removed TO Morgue.

| 'he "naFo hafl, mashed beyond
Kecognition-No Identification Yet
Mnde-BOdy Removed to Morgue.
The body of an unknown white man.
apparently forty years of age, is now in
the morgue room at the Seventh precinct
police station. horribly mangled as the
result of having been struck on the head
while leaning over the safety rail of car
1903 of the Georgetown and Tenleytown
line, by an incoming car, of the same
road, near the corner of Thirty-second and
Prospect Avenue northwest. All last
night the police officials of the Seventh
precinct station were busy hunting up
the old residents in that section where the
accident happened in hopes of finding
some one who might identify the victim,
but so far their efforts have been unsuc-
cessful,
The accident happened shortly after 9
o'clock last night Conductor Milton
Green was about to leave the terminus
of the read at the corner of Thirty-sec-
ond and NJ Streets northwest when he
espied the ill-fated man climbing into
seat on the left hand side of the car,
which was bound north for TenIeytown.
The mans actions were of such a ma
ture that Green watched him rather close
pect Avenue at a slow rate of speed, he
saw the unknown leaning quite a distance
over the side, with his head resting on the
safety rail
The tracks Just at the corner of Pros
pect Avenue converge greatly. and Green,
realizing the danger of his passenger, is
said to have called out rather loud. look
out but Just at that minute inbound
car 1904 dashed around the corner, and
the stranger. evidently aroused by tine
conductors warning. leaned farther out.
In an instant the powerful car struck the
head of tine unfortunate man with terri
BILE force. splitting it in twain.
simultaneously with the accident the
mans body was hurled from the seat
and fell between both cars, which were
Immediately stopped. That the mans
neck was broken by the blow is fore
gone conclusion in the minds of many of
the passengers and railroad men who
witnessed the accident. Sergeant
Schneider, of the Seventh precinct, who
was standing on the corner of Thirty
second and NJ Streets northwest, seeing
the cars stop and hearing the cries of
the excited passengers, ran to the scene
and helped pick up the unfortunate man
and carry him into O'Donnelrs drug
store
Medical treatment was there rendered.
but as the man was stin in an uncon-
scious condition, and in the minds of
great many who witnessed the affair,
dead, Sergeant Schneider at once sum
moned the patrol wagon and the man
was taken to the Georgetown University
Hospital, where, after he had been ex-
arlined by the surgeons. he was pro-
nounced dead. The body was then
brought to the Seventh precinct and
placed in the morgue A search of the
dead mans clothing fc und SIS in cash, q
carpenters rule and a handful of nails,
and from this the police believe the man
to have been engaged in carpentry work.
The man was attired in a cheap suit
of dark clothing, and wore q new straw
hat. The description OF him sent out by
the police states that he is about forty
years of age, weighs probably about 10 |
pounds. heavy brown mustache, and IS
partly bald. The strangers face was |
terribly mutilated, having been split |
straight down the front. There !
were also noticed two bruises in the back |
of the head, aside from whore it was !
split, which We're evidently incurred by |
falling from the car to the ground.
After the removal of the body TO the |
morgue the police secured the names OF |
many persons who witnessed the affair /
in Georgetown, who, il is said, sat close |
by the unfortunate man when he was
killed. The conductors and motormen of /
both trains have also been summoned.
Conductor Green. upon whose car the
accident happened. stated last night that
he had never seen the man before until |
he boarded his ear at the corner of Thfr-
ty-second ard NJ Streets last night He |
inforr9ed the police that owing TO the
peculiar action he deemed il
best to watch him, hut the accident hap
pened so suddenly that he did not think
the stranger had time to take heed to his
John Burroughs was the motor
man of the traiE In which the stranger
occupied a seat, while the car that struck |
R. Jones and Notorman Charles Harding |
both of whom. it was learned last night
the accident.
That the affair was purely an accident |
S the opinion Of the police, and no blame
Is said, can possibly be attached to the
,rews Of either train. The railroad tracks
N Thirty second Street have constantly
,ccn q source of anxiety to the police and
Is resident Of Georgetown last night re-
marked: IT'S a wonder that more peo-
lie have not been killed. You see right !
lear Prospect Avenue the rails converge
md two large cars turning that slight |
urve almost touch each others Sides"
Coroner hewitt was Immediately notified
# the accident but at a late hour last
hight had not yet reached the police Sie-
ion to view the remains.
In the meantime the Seventh precinct
iiitIdiS nave iel ilO TESS lndH a NuEUFeu
persons view the remains in hopes of
establishing the strangers IDENTITY |
Tor a time owing to the resemblance be-
ween the two. il was thought the dead |
nan was a resident of Georgetown. but ! ,
hat statement was later dispelIed by the
appearance OF the man himself upon the |
Gene 1t IS the opinion of the police that | !
he man lives either in Tenleytown or !
everal miles farther and should such be |
he case considerable time will be re-
uired to establish his identity
Iorgue at the Sixth precinct police sta
ion late last night by AIorguemaster
'choenenberger and it is probable that '
n inquest will be held over the remains :