The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-18

TIVE Trains Ran by Canal 81. and Crowd VA
Dense-MOtOrman Says GOldberG Fell
Backward 70 Track ~ Feet Ahead
Of Car-Tnod Vainly 20 Save Him
Isaac Goldberg Of 4O7N Third avenue
was killed Last night on the Third avenue
elevated road at Cana street. The man
either aIipped or was pushed OF the plat
form Ia front Of q northbound train as II
pUlle into the station. The front truck
Of the first car went over him and crushed
out his life. Fragments Of the body dropped
from the elevated structure TO the street
and one Of the mans arms hit man walking
There was the usual O'Clock crush at
the Canal street station, and II was greater
than usual last night because two trains
had nun by the station without stopping.
The next train that came along was being
run by James d. Francis, q strike breaker,
who halls from st. Louis.
He was pulling into the station when
Goldberg fell on the tracks fifteen feet
In front Of the train. Francis saw the
man fall and put on the emergency brakes,
but he could not stop the train before the
forward trucks Of the motor car bad gone
over the man. When the train was stopped
the DO J lay under the centre Of the first car.
Only thoee nearest 70 the man on the
crowded platform saw him fall on the tracks.
The guards Of the other cars didn't know
anything had happened and they opened
the gates and let the passengers on the
platform push their way aboard the oars.
Crossing the street underneath the ele-
waited structure was Ernest D. 0lmstead,
a private in the Il3d Company, Coast Ar
tillery, stationed at Fort Hamilton. The
dead mans hat struck him and an instant
later q fragment OF his body. Olmstead
looked up and knew in minute what had
happened. Riding south on the Bowery
was a mounted COP and the soldier hailed
him. ...
ssome o0s has been run, over. said Ohm
stead, pointing 70 TIE eleyated struotwe.
says be rsOsiySd from the mounted man,
who never stopped bis borse.
OlmAtead ran aoross the way, where he
saw another policeman. This man was
Black Of the EdTidge street station. Black
took notiOe at once and jumped 20 tele-
phone and called an ambulance. As be
was running for the elevated stairs he met
Capt. MuTthA, AZ soon IS the captain
heard what had happened he telephoned
for the reserves.
the train and among the crowd on the
station BY the time the police reserves
arrived every one on the train had learned
that q man had been run over. Most OF the
people insisted on leaving the train, but
nearly ell Of them wanted TO remain on the !
platform and see what would be done In |
getting the body from underneath the car. |
These curious persons didn't see much, for |
the work Of recovering the body was done |
from the far side Of the train.
The police took charge Of the body and |
sent II 10 the Edridge street police station,
There q search was made Of the clothing. |
In q pocket was found card Of the dew
allere' Protective Union, No. 7tOT, made /
out In the name Of W. E. Goldberg Of lO2s |
Third avenue. There was also an insurance
policy Of the Home Insurance Company, |
made out In favor Of Ike Goldberg. A |
eRiStered letter receipt showed the sender
Of the letter TO be ". Z. Goldberg. The
receipt said the letter had been sant TO l..
DIXON Of Brooklyn.
There was ti7i a In money In the dead
name pockets and lady's gold watch. In
addition there were some cards and papers
addressed and signed W. Z. Goldberg.
The dead man was identified by his nephew
alter as Isaac Goldberg, a jeweller