The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-13
BANKER DIES In The SUBWAY
EDWARD JOHNSON STRICKEN ON
4N EXPRESS TRAN.
Train RusheI From Grand Central TO the
Bridge, White Physicians Worked In
Vain 70 Revive Him He was President
Of Peoples Trust 90. Of Brooldyn.

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Of Peoples Trust Co. Of Brooklyn.
Edward johnson, president OF the Peoples
Trust Company, lsI Montague street,
Brooklyn. died on a southbound subway
express train just before it reached the
Brooklyn Bridge station shortly after
8 o'clock last night.
Mr.. johnson was stricken with epoplexy
soon after the train pulled out of the Forty
second street station. The train was
rushed at top speed TO the bridge station
and two physicians worked over him on
the way. He died after the train had
| passed Fourteenth street.
Mr.. Johnson left his home. sOS Carroll
street, Brooklyn. about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon to take a stroll. He left no word
with his wifc. son or daughter as to whore
he might go. The next they heard was
q telephone message telling Of his sudden
death.
DR.. F. f. Caldwell Of lie Henry street,
Brooklyn, boarded che express train at the
Seventy-second street station. Soon after
| the train left the Grand Central he noticed
a commotion in the car ahead, the second
| car OF the train, and word was passed back
that a man was very i'll. The physician
had to fight his way into the car, as many
OF the passengers were providing TO the
rear car through the narrow door.
DR.. Caldwell found an elderly woman,
who said she wa a physician, working over
a large man, who was stretched out on one
OF the side seats. The man had been sitting
in q side seat when he had collapsed and
fallen over against two women sitting
next to him. Tit women were frightened
and had rushed to the rear car.
DR.. Caldwell did all he could to revive
the sufferer. Conductor Bundetein ordered
Motorman Lyons TO put on full speed and
the train reached the bridge in record
time. When the bridge station was reached
the woman who said she was a physician
went away without leaving her name.
The police at the Brooklyn Bridge booth
were notified and Policemen Dorsey and
MallahAn hurried down with a stretcher.
The body was carried to the emergency
hospital on the bridge. DIR. Stewart Of
Hudson street hospital was called. Both
he and DR.. Caldwell said apoplexy was the
probable cause Of death.
A search Of the dead mans pockets dis
closed many papers in the name Of Edward
johnson as well as Il personal card Of ed
ward johnson. sos Carroll street. president
of the Peoples Trust Company, Borough Of
Brooklyn. New York" In the pockets
were se4.77 and a loaded .32-calibre re-
volver.
DR.. Caldwell notified the family by tele-
phone and his only son, Lewis NJ. Johns on ,
hurried over. He took only one glance
at the face OF the dead man and turned
away.
Its father" he said.
He notified John Bennett, an undertaken
of 2o5 Flatb,Ish avenue. Brooklyn, who was
a personal friend and fellow member OF tire
Royal Arcanum. Nj. Bennett and Charles
l.. Schenck, assistant secretary of the Peo-
pies Trust Company, made arrangements
for the removal Of the body 10 Mr.. John
sons home.
1t was II 80 O'Clock before Coroner Har-
burger issued q permit for the remova OF
the body from the emergency hospital,
after which il was necessary TO get a per-
nit from the Board of Health for the re-
moval from New York county TO Brooklyn.
Mr.. johnson he'd been connected with
the Peoples Trust Company since its or
ganization seventeen years ago. For four
teen years he was secretary and upon the
death OF Felix Campbell three years ago
succeeded as president at a salary of S2o,OnO
a year. He was also treasurer OF the Trust
Companies Association, which includes ell
the companies Of New York and Brooklyn.
Before going to the Peoples Trust Com
pany Mr.. johnson was for twenty years
with the Nassau National Bank of Brooklyn
and for two years with the Empire City
Trust Company Of Manhattan, He was
a trustee of the Citizens Savings Bank
and a director of the Brooklyn and Rock
away Beach Railroad. He was treasurer
Of the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument
Association.
He was a member OF the Brooklyn ,Montauk
and Crescent Athletic clubs and was promi-
nent in Royal Arcanum circles, He was 90
years old. Besides his son he leaves a
widow and a daughter. Miss Florence John
son.