The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-22
TRAIN KILLS DOCTOR In AUTO
MS FIANCEE TERRIBLY INJURED
At JAMAICA CROSSING.
Dr. Edward }. Gallagher Burned Go Death
Beneath Ills wrecked Car-Miss Helen
MadisaD Expected 10 Die-were to
Re Married Two weeks Hence.

Beneath His wrecked Car-Niss Heien
MndisaD Expected to Die-were TO
Be Married Two weeks Hence.
DR.. Edward J. Gallagher Of 3O2 East
Twelfth street was killed and Miss Helen
Madigan, daughter Of James Madigan.
q retired merchant Of % Madison avenue,
war probably fatally injured when an
automobile in which they we're riding was
struck 10y the A-magansett Flier at the
Locust avenue crossing Of the Long Island
Railroad in Jamaica, Queens borough.
early last evening. Miss Madigan, to
whom the doctor was to be marie two
weeks hence. has only a slight chance Of
recovery. She is ~friShtfuily burned.
The doctors body was 30 burned that it
was almost unacceptable. The identiica-
ton was made by Patrolman John q. Barnes
Of the Jamaica precinct. who was the first
policeman on the scene. Barnes had only
recently been transferred to Jamaica and
previously his regular beat had included
the block in which the doctor lived.
The crossing at which the accident &C.
CURED is not protected by gates or fagman.
although recently il has been much used
by motorists to get from the Mcrrick road
across the Hoffman boulevard. The train
which hit the doctors automobile was an
express. II left Long Island City at 4;io
O'Clock. driven by Engineer Dimock Tho
conductor was Frank Hendrickson
George Hauser Of st. Albans. a newly
built up section to the eastward Of Jamaica.
was the only eyewitness to the accident.
ar far as can be learned The spot where
the accident occurred is one where the Long
Island Railroad tracks and Locust avenue
cross az an angle Of about twenty degrees.
There are not many trees to screen the view
and the accident is therefore hard 10 ac-
count for.
Hauser says that u appeared 10 him
that DR.. Gallagher put on extra speed in
an attempt To get across the tracks ahead
of the train. The express. which was west
bound. was making good time.
According to Hauser, who stood in the
rear Of his horne some 100 yards away. the
| automobile was struct squarely and thrown
into the air TO one side. The machine turned
| over as 1t descended and pinned DIR. GAL
lagher and Miss Madigau under il. The
gasolene tank explotled and the nuid spilled
over the two
The gasolene quickly caught FIRE and ia
this way both DIR Gallagher and Miss Madi-
gan were badly burned before assistance
reached them. The clothing was burned
of DIR Gallagher. and the fact that Miss
Msdigan was pinned against the ground
face downward saved her from being more
severely scorched.
About fifty feet behind DIR. Gailaeher's
machine at the time OF the accident was
another automobile, owned by a Mr.. Ball.
When the accident occurred Mr.. Ball stopped
| his machine and with a friend who was in
the car dragged Miss Madigan from be-
meath DR.. Gallagher's burning automobile.
Both were unconscious when dragged
from beneath the automobile. 1t was read.
lily seen that DIR. Gallagher was but barely
alive. He died a short time before the am
bulance arrived.
Besides the burns. Miss Madigan susta ned
a fracture OF the jawbone. all her teeth
were knocked out and her left leg is frac.
tured. She was taken to the Jamaica
Hospital in Jamaica. Her father was
notified at once and he arrived soon after
ward. He was told that his daughters
chances OF living were poor.
Coroner Amber last night visited the
scene and ordered the arrest of the engineer
and fireman Of the train. The engineer had
stopped as soon as he could after the crash
andt the train crew had gone back TO help care
for the injured couple. In a short time a lot
of a~utomobilists had arrived and, learning
that the ambulance was coming, the>crew
left their names with those OF the engineer
and fireman and then made for their train.
The express resumed the trip to Long
Island City. The engineer and fireman
will surrender themselves this morning.
The auto, a Columbia, was completely
wrecked and burned.
DR.. Gallagher was born in Brooklyn and
was 81 years old. After attending the pub
lie schools he entered the Bellevue Medical
School. where he was graduated in 1887.
He was a widower. his wife having died
about seven years ago. Miss Madi gan and
the doctors wife were related.
Although never active in politics. DR..
Gallagher was well known in the Ninth ward
where he had a large practice. He leaves a
sister, Loretta Gallagher. who has been
summoned home from Riohfeld Springs.
where she had gone recently on a visit.
Miss Madigan and her father went to
live at a boarding house at % Madison
avenue two weeks & She and her fiance
had about completed plans for their we'd
ding and honeymoon. They intended to
go to Europe. 1t was in view Of the coming
marriage that the Madigans closed their
home, at PIG West Nineteenth street, and
went to the boarding house. Madigan,
who is an elderly man. did not want to be
alone after his daughter went abroad.