Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-30
DEATH BY ACCIDENT
VERDICT OF coRoNER's JURY In
CASE OF VINCENT ULLMAN.
Victim Was Struck by Engine Of Pas
senger Train on Pennsylvania
Railroad Crossing.

That Vincent Cllman came to his death
about 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon on
the Pennsylvania railroad crossing at New
Jersey avenue and l street southeast and
that his death was due to an accident was
the verdict of jury of six men who heard
the testimony Of witnesses given today at
the sixth precinct station. Mr.. Ullman was
fifty-seven year old, was an upholsterer by
trade and lived at 917 1 street southeast.
Yesterday afternoon he was out walking
with his brother Joseph Ullman, and when
the street crossing was reached the gates
were down. An engine was moving west on
the tracks and when this had passed MIR.
Ullman stopped and passed under the gate.
He had evidently not noticed the moving
eaStbound passenger train. Several persons
who were standing about the crossing
called to him to warn him of his danger,
but he paid no heed to them. The engine
struck him and threw him from the track.
Mr.. Ullman killed instantly and his
body was removed to the morgue.
Joseph Ullman, brother of the deceased,
was the first witness examined at the in
quest.
My brother was one side of the gate
and l was on the other he Informed the
jury. The train knocked him down and
Witness said he heard nobody speak to his
brother, warning him to keep off the tracks.
They had dined together and had started
to go to Cabin John bridge. His brother,
he stated went under the gate and he
thought he had reached the opposite side
of the crossing in safety.
Dead When He Reached Hospital
DIR. Owens of Providence Hospital told
the jury that Mr.. Ullman was dead when
he reached the hospital.
George Handy, yardmaster's assistant at
the New Jersey avenue yard, testified that
he was about twenty-five feet from Mr.. I'LL
man when the train struck him. Witness
said that Mr.. Ullman stopped when he got
on the tracks, and motioned to his brother
to follow him, and was struck by the engine
of the outgoing train. There are two gate
men and a flagman on duty at the i street
| crossing, the witness stated. The gatemen
do duty at the gates. while the fiagman
spends most of his time about the main
tracks. These gates. the witness said, are
kept down, except when vehicles are cross
ing. During the fourteen years witness has
been employed there, he said, only two fatal
accidents have occurred the crossing
| The case prior to this was that Of a colored
| boy, who was pursued by policeman, and
| ran against a train and was killed. The
| crossing where the accident occurred, he
| said, is one of the busiest parts Of the road.
| About fifty-two regular trains pass over
| this crossing between 6 am. and pm.
| each day. Witness heard nobody warn the
| pedestrian of his danger.
| Story OF the Engineers.
| James Carter, engineer, informed the
| jury that his engine was north of the cross
| ing when the accident occurred. He said
| that two men started over the crossing to-
| gether. One of them stopped and the en-
CINE of the passenger train struck him. The
| body of the victim was thrown under the
| tender of the engine, which was in charge
OF witness. Witness said he called to the
pedestrian, did the man who was with
him. but he paid no attention to them.
| James H. Downs, engineer, was In charge
| of the engine drawing the passenger train.
| Witness blew the alarm whistle when he
saw the man, but the latter did not get out
| CT the way. His fireman was ringing the
| bell at the time the train reached the cross
| ing The victim walked backward from
behind engine to the track on which his
train was running, and witness could not
| possibly have prevented the accident.
| Henry P. RiZon, fagman on the crossing,
| testified that he witnessed the accident. He
was on duty, and had escorted little girl
over the crossing. When he turned he saw
Mr.. Ullman walk in front of the train.
| Witness called to Mr.. Ullman, but he
thought the latter did not hear him. He
heard the engineer warn the pedestrian
! in tone loud enough for the man in dan
| ger to hear.
| James Davis, gateman at the south side
| of the crossing also gave testimony. The
| gates had been lowered before Mr.. Ull-
! man reached the crossing, he said. Wit
| ness saw him about the time he stepped
| in front of the engine. The gates, the
| witness stated are never raised for pedes-
trains. 1t is the practice of the fiagman
| to escort pedestrians over the crossing.
Deputy Coroner's Statement.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook testified that
| he examined the body and explained the
bruises found about the chest and left arm.
| Several ribs had been fractured and one of
| them had torn the heart. Death resulted
| from hemorrhage.
James Cathell, representing the railroad.
| informed the jury that the crossing on