His Neck Broken by a Trolley.

New York, 1895

W. B. Skinner, of New York, was killed Sunday afternoon in Long Island City by a car of the Steinway electric road. The car was bound for Calvary Cemetery, and was about to stop for passengers on Front street, near Borden avenue. A crowd of people had just crossed Thirty-fourth street ferry, and most of them were waiting at that point for a cemetery car. Mr. Skinner, it is said, attempted to jump upon the car before it had come to a standstill, to make sure of getting a seat. The car was pulling another car, or trailer. Mr. Skinner fell, or was forced by the pressure of the crowd, off the forward car under the wheels of the trailer. His neck and arm were broken.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 4.

Schrell Held to Answer

New York, 1895

Henry Schrell, of Bayside, was on Tuesday held for the action of the Federal grand jury on the charge of running an illicit distillery. Schrell was in charge of the place when it blew up and he was so badly injured that he was confined in the Flushing hospital for several weeks. He did not furnish bail.


Squeezed Between Car and Post

William Connors, of Jamaica, was caught between a trolley car and a post in the car-house in Brooklyn on Wednesday. His right wrist was fractured and his body severely bruised.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, April 12, 1895, p. 8.

Ricards, Skull Fractured

New York, 1895

George Ricards of Flushing was fatally injured Wednesday evening. A trolley car smashed into his wagon and demolished it. Ricards was thrown from his seat and his skull was fractured.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, Feb. 1, 1895, p. 1.