I happened upon this article from the Paterson (NJ) Daily Press dated August 17, 1879. The following is but two paragraphs from a lengthy article which gives considerable information about the Zabriskie family of NJ. If there is enough interest, I will publish the article in its entirety, otherwise, I will be happy to send it to anyone interested. Kind regards, Myra Vreeland Lane Bergen County Millionaire killed - the Family from Sobieski to Zabriskie Mr. Christian Andrew Zabriskie, the descendant of a family famous for two centuries in New Jersey and New York and the brother of the late Martin Zborowski, was instantly killed at Central Morrisania yesterday morning by the New Haven express train which was due there at 9:20. Mr. Zabriskie, accompanied by his sister, Mrs. Martin E. Greene of 1 W. Fiftieth Street, New York, left the grounds surrounding his Morrisiana residence to catch the train for New York. As he approached the track he saw a train coming from the north, and thinking that it was his train hurried across the track. It proved to be the express which does not stop at the station. It went past at the rate of 40 miles an hour and Mr. Zabriskie had not time after discovering his error to get out of the way. He was struck and thrown 100 feet away to a side track and was taken up quite dead. His sister, prostrated with grief, was removed to Mr. Zabriskie's house by the railroad employees. The body was taken to the station house of the Thirty-fourth Precinct at 10 o'clock and a notification was sent to the Coroner's office in New York of the accident. Deputy Coroner MacWhinnie telegraphed an order authorizing the transfer of the body and it was delivered over to the family undertaker and by him brought to the house of Elliot Zabriskie, the nephew, No. 12 East Thirtieth street, where it will remain until after the Coroner's inquest, after which it will be taken to Hackensack and buried in the family cemetery at Paramus. On Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Zabriskie had arrived at Central Morrisania, and passed the night at the old mansion built some 20 years ago by his brother, Martin Zabriskie, which on the latter's death, passed into the hands of his son, Elliot. The old gentleman was well know in Central Morrisania, being a frequent visitor to the mansion on the hill. On this occasion there was a kind of family reunion. The Count de Montsaulinn and his wife, who was the daughter of Martin Zabriskie, were to sail for Europe in the Scythia yesterday, and the entire family had gathered together to bid them good-bye. Yesterday morning, Mr. Zabriskie, having business in the city, determined to go down on the 9:30 train and meet the party at the steamer in the afternoon. Mrs. Greene concluded to accompany him as far as the train, and the tow started from the house to the station, where he met with the fatal accident described above.