Evening star., 1906-09-08
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
UNIDENTIFIED CoLoRED MAN
KILLED BY CARS.

While walking across the bridge OF the
Pennsylvania railroad over the Eastern
branch about 1890 o'clock this morning an
unidentified colored man. a laborer for the
Crawford Paving Company, was struck by
an incoming passenger train and knocked
from the bridge. He died from the effects
of his injlries soon after being put aboard
the train. His body was sent to the morgue,
where 1t will be held pending the investi-
cation of Coroner hewitt.
The colored man was seen about midway
of the bridge by both the engineer and
fireman of PASSENGER train No. 313 from
Baltimore as they approached the bridge
and he evidently saw them about the same
time and became frightened apparently and
stopped where he was.
Fred. Rullman of S2S East Preston street
was the engineer of the train and Dee Car
lin of s21k Az street southwest was the
fireman. AS the train rolled onto the
bridge both men stepped to the front win
dows of the engine cab to motion to the
coloced man to jump According to their
statements they waived their hands for
some time and called to the man on the
bridge to try the water" as they knew
1t was shallow at that point and he could
not drown in it If he kept on his feet.
Receives Fatal Blow.
But the colored man evidently did not
wish to jump into the water. So he sat on
the end of the ties on the bridge and leaned
out as far possible, thinking that the
train would then pass him without strik-
ing him. The step on the cowcatcher of
the locomotive. however. extended out far
beyond the track. and it struck him in the
middle of the back. hurting him from the
bridge into the water.
Engineer Rullman brought his train to a
III,
ductor John Barry of AL East Preston
street, the man In the river was pulled out
in an unconscious condition and was lifted
onto the tracks and carried to the baggage
car. There were, signs of life in him then,
but he expired before the train reached the
Pennsylvania passenger station at 9Th and
B streets. DR.. Steltz, the railroad surgeon
at the station, was called and he pro-
nounced him dead.
Morguemaster Schoneberger took the
body to the morgue. The mans remains
showed that he was struck in the side of
the back and suffered severe internal In
Juries.
Was Deaf and Dumb.
When his clothing was searched at the
Pennsylvania station by Policeman Nuss-
baum OF the sixth precinct and Detective
Berman a pay check of the Crawford Paw
ing Company was found on him, with the
number ''5G7'' on 1t. When inquiries were
made at the offices OF the company 1t was
stated that his name was unknown.
HE was deaf and dumb and consequently
his fellow workmen and employers were
unable to learn his name," stated the man
under who he had worked. Il marked
him Dummy on the pay roll in lieu of a
better name.'
He was an excellent workman. 1t is stated
by his boss but he had habit of wander
ing away from his work and remaining
away several days at time. He worked
three days this week, but has been missing
since Wednesday night. 1t is supposed he
was wandering about and thus got onto the
bridge where he lost his life. He was a
man about twenty-five or thirty years old
and was dressed in working clothes.