Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-10-24
DAVENPORT IOWA. SATURDAY EVENING. OCTOBER "a lsss


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-Somsums dousg the fsss day. Of the prs
eut month. . yeuog nsn apparently sbout 20
yeas Of age. Of COED appearance srd bs.riog
| evideoee thous sh young. Of having sees bet.
| ter days. presented bimeelf st ths Office Of
A..'t. sept Kinbsli, Of the Mississippi 4 kis.
sonri Railroad. and stated that he vishsd to
| obtain smployDsn upon the road. He gave
his nsms 10 Allen Greene. The road being in
| need of hslp he wss given . situation ~ break.
osn on the frsisb. train. h vent 70 wsrk
On the 9th inst and continued steadily in ssr.
| vice 0nsiI Thursday sftsroooo. WREN be met
With sn accident at tue Dsrsot s,ssios which
to water. He gst do 20 aud walked ahead .
tbs locomotive shore he warmed bis hssds
against the boiler. When the train started he
wea. 10 get on again and II is supposed. the
no oas saw MIN, that ts missed bic grasp ssd
fell bet tween the cars. Al oil evsnts hs was
discovered coon after the s.srt, dragging uo-
dernea,h the care, which we're im mnsdiatsly
stopped When taken ou. it ~ss discovered
ths. several ribs were broken and that enc
foo. had been sever.d from the leg by oar
truck. Life VA. already extinct The man
eied earpee was brought 70 tow, and an in
gues. vas hsli by Coronsr Tomson aod . yer.
diet Of deAth hy accident vas brought 10.
The history Of this man. or. thst part Of bic
history that We h.ve been able to iesrs. 10
some y ha, peculiar and Interesting. He vas
q native OF P,ttsviiis. Pa. where bis rsrssts
nos reside. Absut three years ego, while 10
college. be bes.ue guilty Of ndiscs ..ion. - 10
often the cse. With Ycsng America 10 college
life. which rs.u. ted 10 bic e1pusios from the
insuts,ion. At a later period. ~ the age Of
seventeen. he enlisted in ose Of the Ps1n.yl-
vaaia rsginsnts and went ints the army. A.
ell ii.r Of the Uuion he carried . nu.ks.
through that memorable camrsins 90 the Pc
ninsuia under Geo. Mcclellan. end was ~iIh
the same army 81 the bloody corfis. Of Antics
tam Soon ,!ssr this he becsm. Engaged in
quarrel With his Captain, in which the latter
struck him with his s~ord. i.hciing . wound
over ooe Of HE eyes. Tie he resented upon
th- spoi by closing in With h:s adv rsary. who
Ia, Tor the interference Of OF h.rs he'd not lived
20 use hi. s~ord sxaln. Yoaog Gssems wrs
ironed. but tnansgsd ,c s.cars d. Us dessrt-
e. aud sln led all att ampts to capture b; N -
Having taste for esanp life he again en- ;sted
ard oT 90 ,Js reason 1r o. her, . sscund time he
deserted. He taec cane 70 lows, sn1 pro-
ce.ded to lo-A City WHARF ne had relatives,
ane hsra ka n -,; ho
the u. d u. Road 80 q entioosd above.
Ga "Wednesday ths deceased told Mr. Kim.
ball tha. he had enlisted in the 6uabost ssrv.
ice. at the r.eruiting Office in this city, but
that be would make the next trip ION Thurs.
day and would like to es,tis then and leave.
II s,srssd cu. to fulf'i the iss day. work.
and the resut is known. The day after bic
death . letter srrived At the Poet eff - in thi.
cits FROM . near relative Of his, shich, though
lskiDg n, detailed neniitn n CT his w.ywsrd
the source Of much nor,fcs tion and sfi ctien
10 his family aud friends The letter cor. ain,
much e1cellsot advi"e. and evincss the d.sp-
est soiieituds for hts future ~slfars. adm srish.
ing him Of the evils which beet him. and the
snfuluess Of the course he had un hs cpi ,ak,
en-. though e1,rss-'Dg . sirong keps shat ty
keeping slcoi froa cad eosspany and thrsaRh |
more CAL eful attention 10 HE "lorg neglected
Bible" he mi BIT yss reform asd bssoos what
be should be. sn ornament to society instead |
Of 40 ostcsss 10 the land Of strsoss.s A
remarkable ceincidercs oonnes,sd with the
letter il that il tgg.d Of him to - extreme
iy careful 10 the pursuit. Of his business upon
the road. 80 it vas extreme , hsssrdous 70 liz. |
and hTb. ard might rsssit 10 his DEAN. |
should he rot u's the utmost caution. Tbs |
ajvics came too l.te. Within (. y hours a.. |
ter the t.ndsr advice vss given. he become |
the victim Of the dangers sgairst which be |
was 50 esrne-tly warned
The real name Of the youag nan wa Jahu |
r. RoAde be assumed the allas Of Allen
Grasns 10 s'uds detection. He vas sinets.p
years Of sg.. and had evidently been reared |
by Chrissisn ra.sn.a The returs for their co. |
iieisnie and care has been. aias thsrns and |
thistlee. where noueht bat p,sssaud fraits |
we're fondiy ao'icipated.