A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > New York > New York http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=708 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=44182 Submitted by: SandyGen Article Title: New York Daily Times Article Date: October 6 1851 Article Description: Serious Railroad Accident Falling of Scaffold at St Thomas Church One Man Killed Several Injured Another Stabbing Affair Jumped from a Third Story Window Death at a Police Station Sudden Death Saved from Drowning Article Text: Monday October 6, 1851 October 5, 1851 in the early hours, one of the passenger trains on the New York and Erie Railroad was approaching Port Jervis, delaware county in this state. One of the brakemen, Eugene ?resser was thrown from the train to the rails and before he could recover himself a car wheel passed over his body. The doctor amputed both his legs and he was taken to the new York Hospital under the care of Dr. Allin. ************************ Between 9 and 10 o clock yesterday morning, while a number of masons were at work upon a large scaffolding suspended on the inside walls of St Thomas Church, corner of Broadway and Houston street, a heavy stone fell from the top of the wall with such force as to cause the ropes of the scaffold to give way, and thus precipitate all off them to the ruins of the cellar, a distance of 30 feet. One unfortunate man Charles Gray has his skull crushed and was instantly killed. Jeremiah Sullivan, Brinley McGrove, and Michael D. Coulter were injured and taken to the new York Hospital. They will probably recover. ********************************** Last Evening a German, Charles Augustus, keeping a porter house at 301 Water Street, was stabbed in several places about his face and breast, with a knife that was in the hands of a sailor called "Tom". Augustus is in the City Hospital wher he now lives in a dangerous condition and beond all hopes of recovery. ******************************* About 3:30 on Sunday afternoon, Michael Kelly of 141 Le Roy Street jumped from a third story windown of his dwelling to the sidewalk. he is not expected to survive. Michael leaves a wife and five children. **************************** On Sunday evening at 7 p.m. A German, David Evert, of 68 mangin Street was brought to the 13th District police station by his friends who stated he had been laboring under an aberration of the mind for several days pst during which time he had made several attempts to put and end to his miserable earthly existance. He was placed in a cell and at 11:00p.m. David was found lying upon his face a corpse. Cause of death Apoplectic fit. ************************** Coroner held inquest yesterday at 111 sixteenth street on Edward Jackson, age 45, born in England. Edward was found lying ded upon the stairs of the above residence, wtih his clothes saturated with blod, which it appeared had flowed from a hemorrhage of his longs, that have long been affected with a disease. ******************************* Charles Rodgers lived at 61 Ridge Street and found a dead body floating in the East River yesterday morning. *********************************** At 5 a.m. yesterday Clinton Paul fell overboard from the foot of Hammond Street. He was takend to his parents house at 163 Hammond Street. ***************************88 Saturday evening Isaac Clements was standing upon the catherine street Ferry Bridge, east River, he got dizzy and fell in. He was rescued. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com