Tag: New York
Teen Fugitive Swam From Randalls Island and Escaped on a Trolley
In 1903, seventeen-year-old Gentle had already slipped past the guards, crossed a mile of institution grounds, and reached the northern end of Randalls Island before…
Train Struck 7-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy and Hurled Him 100 Feet
Seven-year-old Willie Linsky was playing near his Brooklyn home in 1908 when something on the opposite side of the railroad tracks caught his attention. The…
New York Lamplighter Beaten to Death After Refusing to Join Strike
When Mount Vernon lamplighter Gregoria De Silvo refused to join a strike in the summer of 1908, he continued reporting for work as usual. That…
1903 Execution at Sing Sing Took Five Electric Shocks
Antonio Triola was led into the death room at Sing Sing prison smiling. It was 1903, and he had been sentenced to die in the…
Five Manhattan Fishermen Escape Death After Launch Sinks Offshore
On what should have been an ordinary day of fishing, five Manhattan men suddenly found themselves fighting for their lives in the waters off New…
Brooklyn Man Vanishes While Wading in Three Feet of Water
In 1909, Stephen Ernest was standing in only three feet of water when he vanished. The Brooklyn man could not swim, so he remained close…
7-Year-Old Girl Escaped Mother’s Murder-Suicide Attempt
In 1905, a seven-year-old girl near New Hurley survived a horrifying attempt on her life. According to the report, the child’s mother, Mrs. Maria Garrison,…
Rockaway Beach Lifesaver Drowns After Cramp During Ocean Swim
Tom Gray had saved sixteen people from drowning during his four years with the Volunteer Life Saving Corps at Rockaway Beach. Strong, sun-bronzed, and more…
Bedford’s Rich Residents Hunted Firebug After Barns Burned
In 1905, the wealthy village of Bedford, New York, found itself under siege by a firebug. Barns, homes, haystacks, and a grocery store went up…
Lightning Bolt Knocked House From Its Foundation in Kreischerville
A lightning strike in Kreischerville did more than knock bricks from a chimney. It tore through a house and left the building shifted from its…
