Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
MRS. PRINCE KILLED
Victim of Accident at the
Pennsylvania Depot.
DIED IN AMBULANCE
NO WITNESS TO THE AFFAIR TO
TELL HOW 1T OCCURRED.
Believed She Attempted to Alight
From Moving Train and Dress Was
Caught on Step.

A fatal accident occurred in the Baltimore
and Potomac depot last night about 10
o'clock in which the victim was Mrs Hen
rietta Prince wife of Mr. A. D. Prince, q
member of the firm of r. Harris & Co.,
jewelers. at It'll and D streets northwest.
Mrs Prince had gone to the depot to see
her mother, Mrs. Ida Schiff, comfortably
seated on the train to go to her home at
Charlotte N. c.. after visit here. IL Is
thought Mrs. Prince remained in the car
until after the train had started, ana thae
in stepping from the moving train her dress
became entargled in the truck and she was
crushed between the boxes of the cars anu
the concrete pavement. The depot was
fairly well crowded at the time of the acct
dent and Mr. Prince was in the waiting
room waiting for his wife. When she did
not appear after the departure of the train
he concluded she would be unable to get
off until the train reached Alexandria. He
therefore determined to send her message
and meet her in Alexandria. Before TINS
had been done, however, he learned OF tne
accident and went to the Emergency Hos
pftal with his wife. She died in the ambu-
lance before the hospital was reached. Her
body was cared for at the hospital until
the coroner gave permission Tor its re-
moval to the family home 1923 10Th street
northwest
The first that was known of the accident
was when Thomas O'Connor and John
O'Donnell railroad employees, noticed a
piece of dress on the trucks of one of the
cars of the train They had examined the
boxes and were standing near the south
end of the yard to if their work was
all right as the heavy train pulled out. Upon
seeing the piece of dress goods they walked
north on the platform until they discovered
Mrs Prince lying between the track and
the pavement in a dying condition. The po-
lice were summoned and a message to the
Emergency Hospital brought the ambulance
there in a short time Mrs. Prince was
placed in the vehicle. and hurried run was
made to the hospital. but death occurred
before the ambulance reached there.
Investigation Started.
Sergeant Murphy of the sixth precinct
was at the depot at the time the accident
occurred. He made every effort to ascer-
tain just how the affair happened. but was
unable to find any person who had seen
Mrs. Prince when size was dragged to the
place where she received her fatal injuries.
He found the two workmen, OConnor and
O'Donnell and learned from them that
they were the only ones on the platform
near that particular train at the time the
accident occurred. At the suggestion of the
sergeant the railroad officials communi-
Gated with the members of the train crew,
and ascertained that none of them had
witnessed the affair. The passengers on
the train were interviewed and they were
also in ignorance OF what happened.
Will Hold Inquest.
Coroner hewitt visited the hospital last
night and viewed the body and gave per-
mission for it's removal to the family resi-
dence. After a slight investigation of
the affair this morning the coroner
decided to hold an inquest at 1 80 o'clock
Friday afternoon The hearing was de-
layed until Friday because the members
n 10 tra iY, ,nf Any,
that day. Mr.. Prince is completely pros
trated over the tragic death of his wife,
and his condition is regarded as serious
DR.. H M. Kaufman the family physician,
is attending him. Mrs. Prince was forty
five years old. She is survived by her hus-
band and two daughters.