A Flagman Struck by a Train.

New York, 1895

Matthew Lynch, 37 years old, of Jamaica, was struck by an east-bound train on the Long Island railroad at the Vernon avenue crossing in Long Island City at 6 o'clock Monday evening. He is the flagman at the crossing and was helping a pedestrian out of the way of the train. He received three severe scalp wounds.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.