Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-15
A SAD AFFAIR.
Alonson Cary, and Secretary
OF the st.. Paul hallway Company,
instantly killed at Iexvaukee.

Alonson Cary, Treasurer and Secretary
Of the st.. Paul hallway Company,
Instantly killed at Pewaukoe.
From the Evening Wisconsin, July o.
Our community received u severe shock
last evening upon learning that ALoNsoH
CARY, Treasurer and Secretary Of the st.
Paul Railway Company, had been Instantly
Killed at Pewaukee, by being run over by a
train Of cars. Mr.. CARY went out ycster-
day afternoon on the 2 o'clock train of the
La Crosse Division, intending to go as far
rs Pewaukee, where he would meet the
incoming train and return home upon it.
He took a seat and rode out in the baggage
car. AS the train drew up to the depot at
Pewaukee tho incoming train was seen on q
side track waiting, and the engineer sig
nailed to have it wait for passenger. Mr..
CARY had been sitting in the baggage cor,
and evidently fell into q dose. As the
train slackened he started up. saw the train
on the side track, and passing out of the
car took hold of the railing and attempted
to step upon the platform. Not letting go
of the railing he was drawn back and fell
between the cars. four passenger coaches
passing over his body and killing him in
stantly. The train had nearly slackencd
speed at the time, and went but few feet
further before coming to q full stop
fastening back the remains of MIR. 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 by the 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 Cary was about 48 years of age,
q native of the state of New York. He
came to Milwaukee about the year 1847,
and engaged i'll the capacity Of book keeper
Tor the firm of Merrill & Firman, then ship
ca' peuters in this city. Afterwards he was
engaged as clerk in the Post Office under
the administration of. 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 &
Go. and to this place Mr.. Cary was trane-
ferred. and thus dawned the acquaintance
with MI. Sage which ripened into that con.
ddence 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
ingly he was, on the LIST day of July, 1868
elected Treasurer and Secretary of thu
company. and has continued with it till the
time of his death, witnessing its growth
and prosperity, and growing with equa
rapidity in the confidence and respect o
the directors, stockholders, officers ant
employees of the company.
MIR: Cary was an active and honoret
member of the Independent Order of ODD
Fellows, and was most highly esteemed b,
his brethren. He was also communism
and vestryman OF St. Johns episcopal
Church, in this city, and was there hon
ored and beloved. ;
In all the relations of life Mr.. Cary wa
an efficient and exemplary man; above re
proach, beloved, honored and confided il
by all. His remarkably genial dispositio,
caused sunshine in the social circle.
He leaves wife, and six children of ten
der years, on whom his sudden death fall
with crushing weight. but we will not in
wade the sanctity of the domestic circl
and unfold the great grief that there per
vades all breasts. His family have the un
divided sympathy of the entire communi
ty. Of him it can be well said: ~ e.
| 1.-THE earth that bears him dead,
| Bears not alive q TRUER MAN."