FATALITIES IN MANHATTAN.

TRAGIC DEATH LIST FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS, SHOWING THE NUMBER OF
PERSONS KILLED AND THE CAUSES THEREOF.

(From a report furnished by George P. Le Brun, Secretary of the Board of Coroners.)
TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS REPORTED AS CORONERS' CASES.

ACCIDENTAL DEATHS BY SHOOTING, POISONS, ILLUMINATING GAS AND OTHER

CAUSES.

(Includes falls from buildings, scaffolds, on sidewalk, elevator shafts and struck by falling articles.) 1908

641

1909
637

1910
707

1911

720

1912

764

1913 867

Testimony adduced at inquests and investigations made by the Coroners indicate that forty per cent. were mechanics and laborers while engaged in their daily toll.

CHILDREN UNDER TWELVE YEARS KILLED BY ACCIDENTAL BURNS AND FALLS.

The Property Clerk of the Coroner's Office received during the course of a year thousands of dollars' worth of jewelry and money found upon and belonging to the dead, which is promptly delivered to the relatives of the dead or to the Public Administrator, as required by law.

The Coroners' Physicians, owing to the large number of autopsies which they perform in the course of a year, obtain knowledge and information which are of great value to medical science. As a result of investigations made by the Coroner's Office Into deaths by casualties, laws have been enacted aiming at the prevention of unnecessary and reckless loss of life, by compelling en ployers to furnish proper and safe scaffolding, stricter care in employment of men working in caissons, are prevention law, and forbidding the transferring of dying patients from one hospital to another. Includes Eleventh Avenue.

868

400 yards, straightaway-42 1-5s., M. W. Long, Guttenburg Race Track, (This was the first 400 yards of a 440-yard trial). 440 yards, straightaway N. J., October 4, 1900. 440 yards (Indoor)-49 3-58 -478., M. W. Long, Guttenburg Race Track, October 4, 1900. Round path, 352-yard cireult, 47 4-5s., M. W. Long, Travers Island, N. Y., September 29, 1900. T. J. Halpin, Buffalo, N. Y., March 15, 1913. 500 yards-57 3-5s., M. W. Sheppard, Celtic Park 600 yards (indoor) 550 yards-1m. 48., M. W. Sheppard, Celtic Park, N. Y., August 14, 1910. N. Y., August 14, 1910. 660 yards-1m. 20 2-5s., H. Baker, Trave 600 yards-1m. 10 4-5s., M. W. Sheppard, Celtic Park, N. Y., August 14, 1910. -1m. 13 4-5s., J. E. Meredith, Brooklyn, April 11, 1913. 700 yards-1m. 26 4-5s., M. W. Sheppard, Celtic Park, ers Island, N. Y., September 26, 1914. 800 yards1m. 5-12ths of a mile-1m. 428., W. G. George, New York, November 30, 1882. N Y., May 30, 1910. 880 yards (indoor, 800 yards-1m. 44 2-58., L. E. Myers, Williamsburg, L. I., September 16, 1882. 43 3-5s. (race track), M. W. Sheppard, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., August 23, 1910. board)-1m. 54 3-5s., E. B. Parson, Buffalo, N. Y., March 19, 1904. 880 yards-1m. 52 1-28., J. E 900 yards-1m. Meredith, Stockholm, Sweden, 1912 (world's record); 1m. 52 4-5s., Emilo Lunghi, Montreal, Can September 15, 1909 (Canadian record); 1m. 53 2-58., C. H. Kilpatrick, New York City, September 1,000 yards-2m. 12 2-58., M. W. 21, 1895; D. S. Caldwell, Cambridge, Mass., May 30, 1914 (American record). 57 1-5s., M. W. Sheppard, Celtic Park, N. Y., August 7, 1910. 2-3 mile-2m. 44 2-5s. (race track), M. W. Sheppard, Sheppard, Celtic Park, N. Y., July 17, 1910. 2-3 mile-2m. 45 2-58., M. W. Sheppard, Celtic Park, N. Y. July Newark, N. J., August 20, 1910. 31, 1910. 1,320 yards-3m. 2 4-5s., T. P. Conneff, Travers Island, N. Y., August 21, 1895. 1,320 1 mile (indoor)-4m. 18 1-5s., A. R. Kiviat, New yards (indoor)-3 m. 7s., J. P. Driscoll, Buffalo, N. Y., March 15, 1913. 1,500 metres-3m. 55 4-5s. A. R. Kivlat, Cambridge, Mass., June 8, 1912. 1 mile (outdoor)-4m. 14 2-58., J. P. Jones, Cambridge, Mass York City, February 15, 1913. 1 1-4 miles-5m. 38 4-5s., T. P. Conneff, Bergen Point, N. J., September 2, 1895. May 31. 1913. 1 1-2 miles-6m. 46 2-5s., T. P. Conneff, September 2, 1895. 1 3-4 miles-8m. 18 1-5s., W. D. Day, 1 3-4 miles (indoor, board)-8m. 10_3-58., G. V. Bonhag, Buffalo, 2 miles Berkeley Oval, May 17, 1890. N. Y., February 26, 1910. 3,000 metres (indoor)-8m. 35s., G. V. Bonhag, Brooklyn, N. Y., De 2 miles (outdoor)-9m. 17 4-5s., T. S. Berna, Ithaca, N. Y., May 4, 1912. 2 1-2 miles (outdoor) cember 16, 1911. (indoor, board)-9m. 14 1-5s., G. V. Bonhag, Buffalo, N. Y., February 26, 1910. 2 1-2 miles (indoor)-11m. 53 2-5s., H. Kolehmainen, Brooklyn, N. Y., February 12, 1913. -11m. 59 2-5s.. H. Kolehmainen, Celtic Park, N. Y., August 17, 1913. 3 miles (indoor)-14m. 5,000 metres (indoor)-15m. 5 4-5s., G. V. 18 1-5s., H. Kolehmainen, Brooklyn, N. Y., February 12, 1913. 3 miles (outdoor)-14m. 22 3-58 5.000 metres (outdoor)-15m. 6 2-5s., L. H. Kolehmainen, Celtic Park, N. Y., August 17, 1913. Bonhag, Madison Square Garden, January 25, 1912. 4 miles (indoor, board)-19m. 39 4-5s., G. V. Bonhag, New Scott, Celtic Park, N. Y., May 26, 1912. 4 miles (outdoor)-20m. 2s., H. Kolehmainen, New York City, No8,000 York City, February 5, 1910. 5 miles (Indoor)-24m. 29 1-5s., H. Kolehmainen, New York City, February 12, 6 miles (outdoor)vember 1, 1913. 1913. 5 miles (outdoor)-25m. 8s., H. Kolehmainen, New York City, November 1, 1913. metres (outdoor)-25m. 44s., W. J. Kramer, Celtic Park, L. I., June 2, 1912. 10,000 metres (outdoor)-31m. 43 3-5s., W. J. 30m. 20 2-58., H. Kolehmainen, New York City, November 1, 1913. 6 miles (indoor)-30m. 24s, H. Kolehmainen, Buffalo, N. Y., February 1, 1913. 7 miles (outdoor)-35m. 35 4-5s., H. Kolehmainen, New Kramer, Cambridge, Mass., June 8, 1912. 7 miles (indoor)-35m. 36 2-5s., H. Kolehmainen, Buffalo, N. Y.. York City, November 1, 1913. 8 miles (outdoor)-40m. 48 4-5s., H. Kolehmainen, New York City, November February 1, 1913. 9 miles (indoor)-46m. 1, 1913. 8 miles (indoor)-40m. 47 4-5s., H. Kolehmainen, Buffalo, N. Y., February 1, 1913. 9 miles (outdoor)-46m., H. Kolehmainen, New York City, November 1, 1913. 10 miles (indoor)-51m. 6 3-5s., H. Kolehmainen, 3-5s., H. Kolehmainen, Buffalo, N. Y., February 1, 1913. 10 miles (outdoor)-51m. 3 2-5s., H. Kolehmainen, New York City, November 1, 1913. 10-mile team race-44m. 9 2-5s., M. D. Huysman and M. J. Buffalo, N. Y., February 1, 1913. Ryan, Madison Square Garden, New York City, February 4, 1911. 1 hour-10 miles 1,182 1-3 yards, S. Thomas, New York City, November 30, 1889. 12 miles-1h. 6m. 50 3-5s., J. F. Crowley, 15 miles-1h. 25m. 15s., J. F. Crowley, Celtic Park, N. Y 26 miles 385 yards Celtic Park, N. Y., November 14, 1909. 20 miles-1h. 58m. 27 3-5s., James Clark, Celtic Park, N. Y., November 14, 50 milesNovember 14, 1909. 1909. 25 miles-2h. 44m. 50s., M. Maloney, New York City, January 8, 1909. 2-3 mile (Marathon distance)-2h. 54m. 45 2-5s., M. Maloney, New York City, January 8, 1909. 7h. 29m. 47s., P. Golden, Williamsburg, L. I., February 22, 1883. 3-4 mile-4m. 40 1-2s., T. H. Armstrong, Walking-1-2 mile-3 m. 2 2-5s., F. P. Murray, New York City, October 22, 1883. 4m. 15 2-5s., F. P. Murray, Staten Island, May 17, 1884. Jr., New York City, October 26, 1877. 1 mile (outdoor)-6m. 29 3-5s., F. P. Murray, New York 1 mile (indoor)-6m. 288., G. H. Goulding, Buffalo, N. Y., December 16, City, October 27, 1883. 1 3-4 miles (indoor)1911. 11-4 miles (indoor)-8m. 20 4-5s., G. H. Goulding, Brooklyn, N. Y., March 30, 1912. 1 1-2 miles (indoor)-10m. 6s., G. H. Goulding, Brooklyn, N. Y., March 30, 1912. 2 miles (outdoor)-13m. 48 3-5s., F. P. Murray, 11m. 42 1-5s., G. H. Goulding, Brooklyn, N. Y., March 30, 1912. 2 miles (Indoor)-13m. 38 3-58, G. H. Goulding, Brooklyn, N. Y., March 30, 1912. Williamsburg, L. I., May 30, 1884. 2 1-2 miles (indoor)-17m. 13 1-5s., G. H. Goulding, Brooklyn, 3 miles (indoor)-20m. 49 4-5s., G. H. Goulding, Brooklyn, N. Y., March 5 miles-38m. 5-8s., N. Y., March 30, 1912. 30, 1912. 3 miles (outdoor)-21m. 9 1-5s., F. P. Murray, New York City, November 6, 1883. 4 miles 6 miles-45m. 28s., E. E. Merrill, Boston, Mass., 7 miles 1,318 (indoor)-28m. 6 1-5s., G. H. Goulding, Brooklyn, N. Y., March 30, 1912. W. H. Purdy, New York City, May 22, 1880. 7 miles-54m. 7s., E. E. Merrill, Boston, Mass., October 5, 1880. 8 miles-1h. 2m. 8 1-2s., J. B. Clark, October 5, 1880. 12 miles yards-1h., J. B. Clark, New York City, September 8, 1880. 9 miles 1h. 10m. 8s., E. E. Merrill, Boston, Mass., October New York City, September 8, 1880. 15 miles-2h. 14m. 448., W. O'Keefe, 5. 1880. 10 miles-1h. 17m. 40 3-4s., E. E. Merrill, Boston, Mass., October 5, 1880. 1h. 45m. 55s., E. D. Lange, New York City. May 19, 1888. 20 miles-3h. Sm. 10s., J. B. Clark, New York City, De100 Williamsburg, L. I., December 31, 1880. 25 miles -4h. 3m. 35s., J. B. Clark, New York City, December 5, 1879. 30 miles cember 5, 1879. 50 miles-9h. 29m. 22s., G. B. Gillie, New York City, May 10 and 11, 1878. -5h. 33m. 8s. miles 21h. 42s.. G. B. Gillie, New York City, May 10 and 11, 1878. Hurdle Racing--40 yards (3 hurdles, 3 ft. 6 in. high, 15 yards to first hurdle)-5 2-5s., T.N. Rich40 yards (3 hurdles, 2 ft. 6 in. high, 15 yards to first 45 yards (3 hurdles, 2 ft. 6 in. ards, Lafayette, Ind., February 19, 1910. hurdle)-5s., T. N. Richards, Lafayette, Ind., February 19, 1910. high)-5 3-5s., F. B. Scheuber, Boston, Mass., March 18, 1899; 5 3-5s., F. B. Scheuber, Boston, 45 yards (4 hurdles, 2 ft. 6 in. high)-5 4-5s., F. B. Scheuber, Boston, Mass, Mass., March 16, 1901. 45 yards (3 hurdles, 3 ft. 6 in. high)-6s., J. W. Mayhew, Boston, Mass., March February 16, 1901. 4, 1905. 50 yards (4 hurdles, 3 ft. 6 in. high)-7s., M. S. Catlin, Chicago, February 20, 1904. 50 yards (4 hurdles, 2 ft. 6 in. high)-6 4-5s., Walter Steffens, Chicago, February 27, 1904. 60 yards (indoor, 5 hurdles, 2 ft. 6 in. high)-7 2-58., J. J. Eller, New York City, January 25, 1913. 60 yards (5 hurdles, 3 ft. 6 in. high)-8s., F. Smithson, San Francisco, Cal., February 19, 1909; F. W. Kelley, Brooklyn, N. Y., April 27, 1914; J. R. Case, San Francisco, Cal., February 20, 1914. 60 yards (3 hurdles, 3 ft. 6 in. high. 15 yards apart. 15 yards start and finish)-7 2-5s., R. G. Haskins, C. 60 yards (3 hurdles, 2 ft. 6 in. high, 15 yards apart, 15 yards to 70 yards (5 hurdles, 3 ft. 70 yards A. A., Chicago, Ill., March 11, 1911. finish)-6 4-5s., F. Fletcher, Notre Dame, Chicago, Ill., March 11, 1911. 6 in. high)-8 4-5s., Forrest Smithson, Madison Square Garden, N. Y., March 10, 1908.