The evening world., 1909-02-06
UNION SQUARE MOB
RIOTS AFTER CAR
RUNS OVER MAN
Police Reserves Called Out to
Fight Morbid Crowd
From Body.
CORONER is BLAMED.
Removal of Body Prohibited
by Edict, So Throng Clam.
ors to View II.
CORONER IS BLAMED.

The southwest corner of Union
Square was the scene OF turmoil
very like riot at noon to-day. 1t was
caused by the eagerness OF the thou
sands who spend their noon hour in
Fourteenth street. University place
and the square, TO get a look at the
mangled body Of man who had been
killed by an eastbourd Williamsburg
car.
The police could not take the body
away from the crowd because OF the
irs!stence OF Coroner Hamburger that
the bodies OF persons who die violent
deaths must lie as near as possible 10
the place where they die until a Cor
oner gives permission for remOval-no
matter how obvious the circumstances
OF the death may be.
The man was about fifty years old.
He had brown mustache. was quietly
dressed and wore cloth cap. He cross.
ed In front OF car No. 20i9, OF which
U. Friel, Of No. 49, Lexington avenue,
Brooklyn was the motorman The
street was sushy and the man slipped
In the middle OF the track Friel threw
of his power and whirled his brake.
but It was too late. The forward wheels
OF the front truck Of the car rolled
clear over the man.
Fought to See Body.
1t was impossible to move the car
backward or forward without crushing
the body beneath it still further. Nor
could the body be removed until tho
emergency wagon, then at the Chris.
topher street Jerry, came In response to
telephone call and wrecking crew
had lacked up the car and the forward
trucks several feet above the street.
BY this time tho crowd which had
surrounded the car was too much for
the policemen on duty around the
corner Women fought and quarrelled
with boys and men TO get a sight OF the
victim OF the accident BOYS boosted
one another 10 the roof OF the car 40
that they might look down upon II
The street was blocked and the crowd
extended back to the edge Of the park.
Ing
Capt Boettler, Of the Traffic SQUAD
TOOK look at the disturbance and sen,
for the reserves OF the Mercer stree,
station. With their aid a Gordon was
formed around the body. which had
been laid on the sidewalk at Fourteenth
street and University place.
Even then the police had to stand off,
with considerable roughness, charges Of
men. women and halt-grown girls and
boys who wanted TO lift the blanket
which had been thrown over the body
The crowdins continued more than an
hour before a coroner could be found 10
authorize the removal OF the body to the
Mercer street station for identification.
Policeman on Car Platform.
The motorman was arrested by Pc.
| llceman Haugh. OF the East Sixty-sev.
enth street station. who was on the
front platform OF the car when the ac.
Cdent occurred.
The police made out tile following
description of the dead mans person
and clothing:
About fifty years old. gray hair,
brown mustache, 5 feet S inches tall.
Wore a black overcoat, black suit.
ready made, blue shirt and cotton un.
derwear, Pockets contained one small
pair Of scissors, one pair OF shears and
Jerry McAuley ''Cremorne Mission
Gospel A memorandum book con.
tanned the names OF Alexander Hard.
wCke and II. S. GIusman.