The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
WOMAN MEETS
DEATH BY,
TRAIN
Hrs. Henry O. BOehme Run
Down on L%ackaWanna.
Under Doctors Care.

Mrs. Henry o. Boehme, % years old,
of Is Fairview avenue, Orange, was
killed by an e~astbound train on the
Lackawanna Railroad, near the North
Fourteenth street crossing, about 1870
o'clock this morning. Both legs were
cut off above the knees and the body
was badly mangled. Mrs. Boehme was
the daughter of Ernest Lemcke. of 36
Fuller terrace, Orange, and was mar
ried to Mr.. Boehme about three years
ago. The marriage vas a big social
event. as both the bridegroom and
bride were well-known society people
in the Oranges. The couple had a
beautiful home at 16 Tairview avenue,
Orange.
About four months ago a baby boy
was born to Mrs. Boehme, and ever
since that time she had not appeared
TO be i'll full possession of all her mental
faculties at all times, although the fam
lily did everything possible to help her.
1t was only yesterday that, accompa-
MED by her husband and her father,
she went to a specialist in New York,
and he informed them that, while Mrs.
Boehme was not irresponsible, yet 1t
was absolutely necessary that she
should be placed under the care of a
nurse, as she was likely to become ire
sponsible at any time.
Her father took her to his home last
night, and she was placed in the care
of her sister, Miss Hilda Boehme, who
prevailed upon her parents to be al
lowed to nurse her sister.
Mrs. Boehme slept well last night,
and appeared to be quite cheerful this
morning.
About II o'clock Mrs. Boehme left
the house unnoticed by her sister, but
her absence was discovered shortly
afterwards.
Miss Lemcke telephoned to her sis
ter's home, as she thought she had
gone there to see her baby, which was
being cared for by a nurse. 1t was
then ascertained she had not arrived
there.
1t was while searching for her hat
the family was informed of Mrs.
Boehme's death by an EVENING
STAR reporter. The family was pros
trated by the information.
1t is believed that Mrs. Boehme was
on the way to see an aunt living in
East Orange when she met her death.
1t is said that she got off an Orange
a at Fifteenth street, and walked
towards the railroad and hen along
the embankment.
Near Fourteenth street she ran down
the hill to the tracks just as an east
bound train came along. The engineer
of the train saw the woman on the
tracks and blew the whistle.
Mrs. Boehme, it was said by some
witnesses, apparently was not aware of
her danger until she heard the whistle.
When she did and saw the train APP
preaching she became apparently dazed.
The pilot of the locomotive lifted the
woman off the tracks and threw the
body towards the crossing.
Albert Kingsley, of 176 Washington
street, who is driver for a firm in East
Orange, was seated on his WACO at
the Fifteenth street crossing waiting
for the train to ASS. He said he saw
the woman walk along the embankment
on the south side of the tracks. When
she got neal Fourteenth street she went
down the slope to the tracks. AS she
on the tracks, he said, the train APP
peared and the engineer blew the whis-
tie sharply.
Kingsley says the woman became con-
fused n did not move until the train
struck her.
George Krak. the f1agman at the
Fourteenth street crossing, says that
the jumped in front of the
train, and then the engineer blew the
whistle. Another employee of the rail-
road said the engineer told him it ap-
peared the woman kneltsin front of the
train.
The body was taken to the C.sSmith
and Morehouse grain warehouse nearby.
The Fifth Precinct police nj County
Physician Elliott were notified and the
body will be turned over to the woman's
husband.