Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-22
Two Deaths on a Railroad Train.

The Truckee Republican Of January
2lst, gives the following:
We learn from a brakeman that a
man about IS years old, and appar-
emily In a dying condition, was placed
OH the Eastern bound passenger train
at Sacramento on Sunday afternoon.
The feeble condition Of the man was
noticed BY the brakeman and others at
the time. and they demonstrated with
the individuals who were aiding In
placing him IN tho passenger car. The
brakeman told them 1t was wrong to
nut such q person OH the train, as he
would not live to the end Of his jour-
ney and had no n to take care Of
him. Nc reply was made to these re-
m~onstrances however; the sick man
was placed In one OF the seats In a re-
clining position, By the strangers, and
then the latter withdrew from the car.
The man grew worse, and when the
train arrived at Cisco 1t became evil
dent to the passengers near him that
he was In the last struggle with death.
The passengers gathered round him
and did all that the circumstances OF
the case permitted them to minister to
his wants. Some one gave him wine,
which he drank. and said he felt bet
ter, thanked those gathered around
him for their attention and kindness.
and In u few minutes afterward, and
while the train was passing through
| Summit Valley, he breathed his last.
His remains were brought OH tho same
train to this place and taken of. JUS
| tice keiser held an inquest on the body
yesterday, but M particulars could be
obtained, as to the age or name OF de-
ceased, where he came from or where
he intended to 60. A small diary
was found on his person, and In his
purse $50 in greenbacks. His cloth
Ing was In good condition, and he
has some new garments carefully
packed away In his valise. No pas
| senger ticket was found, so that his
| destination was unknown. From his
diary 1t appeart he was In Kansas
| City. Missouri, In December last. but
no clue to his name or the name ofany
of his friends could be found. De-
ceased was about six feet high, with
dark curly hair. Justice Keiser had q
photograph taken Of his features taken
so that his relatives or friends, If they
are found, cal identify him If they
should desire to do so. The remains
of the deceased were placed in q coffin
and decently buried this afternoon un-
der the supervision of Justice kslser.
1t Is known from the testimony of the
brakeman that the man was brought
from the Western Hotel, Sacramento,
at the time he was placed OIL the cars.
The Coroner's Jury expect to obtain
some more definite information from
Sacramento tonight, and will not rel-
der their verdict OH the case until to-
morrow. Strange to relate n little
boy, about twelve years old, was sick
In the same car with the above UNI
known deceased, and died on the cars
between Truckee and Boca. His
mother was with him. We have been
unable to learn his name or the dis
ease which caused his death. The
corpse was taken to Reno where
friends were awaiting the arrival OF
the griefstricken mother with her
dead child. A death on the cars from
natural causes Is not an unfrequent
occurrence but it is rar that two such
events take place OF the same car aud
almost at the same time.