Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-07-21
A ASADAFFaIR.
Alonson Gary, Treasurer ana Secretary
% the st- Paul Railway Company,
From The Evening Wisconsin, July

/ From the Evening Wisconsin, July 81
Our community received q severe shocl
last evening upon learning that AIoNsoN
GARY, Treasurer and Secretary Of the St
Paul Railway Company, had been instantly
killed Of PewaulKee, by being run over by d
train Of cars Mr.. CARY went out yester.
day afternoon on the o'clock train of The
La Crosse Division, intending 10 90 as far
as Pewaukee, where he would meet the
incoming train and return home upon it,.
He took seat and rode out in the baggage
car. AS the train drew up to the depot at
Pewaukee the incoming train was seen on q
side track waiting, and the engineer sig.
nailed to have it wait for passenger Mr..
GARY had been sitting in the baggage car
and evidently fell into dose. As the
train slackened he started up, saw thetrain
on the side track, and passing out Of the
car took hold of the railing and attempted
to step upon the platform. Not letting 90
OF the railing he was drawn back and fell
between the cars, four passenger coaches
passing over bis body and killing him in
stantly. The train had nearly slackened
speed at the time, and went but few feet
further before coming to a full stop.
Fastening back the remains of Mr.. CARY
were found on the track, but there was no
sign of life, and his death had been instan-
taneous. The body was shockingly man
gled. The remains were taken up and
brought in blythe incoming train, placed in
a casket and taken to the home Of his fami-
ly last evening.
A watch on the body of Mr.. CARY stop
ped at three minutes of three o'clock,
showing this to have been the exact time
of his death.
Alonson Gary was about 4S years of age,
o native of the state of New York. He
came to Milwaukee about the year 1847,
and engaged in the capacity of book keeper
Tor the firm of Merrill & Firman, then ship
carpenters in this city. Afterwards he was
engaged as clerk in the Post Office under
the administration of j. A. Noonan ESQ.,,
Post Master. From this he went into the
service of Alanson Sweet in his warehouse,
and continued in the same place under the
successive firm of Wheeler & Co. The lat
ter house was also doing business at Troy,
n. Y, under the style of Russell Sage &
Co. and to this place Mr.. Cary was trans
ferred, and thus dawned the acquaintance
with Mr.. Sage which ripened into that CON
fidence in his unswerving integrity, fidelity
and capacity, which, when the control Of
the Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad came
into the hands Of that gentleman and his
friends, pointed him out as proper per-
son to be entrusted with the money and
records of the company; and accord
1ngly he was, on the 1st day of July 1863,
elected Treasurer and Secretary of the
company, and has continued with il till the |
time of his death, witnessing it's growth
and prosperity, and growing with equal
rapidity in the confidence and respect of
the directors, stockholders, officers and |
Of the company.
MIR. Gary was an active and honored |
member of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, and was most highly esteemed by
his brethren. He was also communicate |
and vestryman OF st, Johns (EpiscopaD
Church, in this city, and was there hon
ored and beloved.
In all the relations of life Mr.. Cary was
IN efficient and exemplary man. ehove re-
proach, beloved, honored and confded in
BY all. His remarkably genial disposition
caused sunshine in the social circle
He leaves wife, and six children of ten
Ter years, on whom his sudden death falls
With crushing weight, but we will not in
yade the sanctity of the domestic circle
md unfold the great grief that there per-
AIDES all breasts. His family have the un-
livided sympathy Of the entire communi-
y. OF him it can be well said:
''The earth that bears him dead,
Bears not aIive a rRUER MAN"