Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-04
DEAD UNDER THE WHEELS.
Captain Henry Miller Falls from Q
Train and Is KIIIed-His Second
Days Service on the n. & c. u. II.
Terminates Fatally.

In the EUdnSUiile Courier, of Indiana,
we find the following account of Capt.
Henry Miller's tragic death, which was
mentioned briefly in our Sundays issue:
Scarcely ten days passes without adding
one or two terrible tales to the large chap
ter Of accidents for which Evansville is
daily becoming noted. YESTERDAY morning
about five o'clock an extra freight train left
Terre Haute in the rear OF the regular No.
train on the E. x c. R. r., with a pretty
good train Of ears, among them being sew
eral cars Of coal, after which followed the
cabOOse. The traih was in charge of con-
ductOr Z. X. Gregg with his crew, among
them being Capt. Henry Miller, of this
city, who had just taken the position Of
brakeman on the previous morning and
y as on his return tiip.
Yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock
when the train hadlCft Kings station about
four miles this side Of Princeton, Can't.
Miller, who was on the forward part Of The
train, started 10 90 hack to the cabOOse.
He climbed over the cars, and after reach
ing the end Of the second last coal car was
seen 10 slip, it is supposed on a lump Of
coal, and fell between the cars. The train
was stopped Immediately, and the horror
stricken men went back distance of some
two hundred yards and there found the I'M
fortunate young brakeman lying on his face
on the track. Bleeding prOfusely he was
pickedfup and carried into the caboOse in
a semi-cOnSciOus condition, the only words
he uttered after that being, Boys. am |
hurt much?" as he gazed at his bleeding
! form, but was entirely ObliviOUs 10 all
| questions asked By his companions. IL was
| found that his right leg from the thigh 10
the toes was completely mashed, while the
| left leg was almost severed and mashed
/ from below the knee. Besides this there
were other slight bruises on the body and
arms. \ severe wound extended on his
| back from his right shoulder TO his left hip,
and is believed to have injured the spinal
| cOlumn, but 10 close examination Of il was
| made.
AS the train bore the dying young man
toward Fort Branch, be gradually became
/ weaker from the loss of blood, but appear
ed 10 suffer no great pain. At Fort Branch
| the train men carried their wounded COM
panion into a grocery store near the depot,
where he died at a little after O'Clock,
about an hour after the accident.
upon the arrival of the train at Fort
Branch, after the accident, a telegram was
sent 10 Miller Brothers, Of this city, ap-
priSing them Of the occurrence, and one of
them, Mr.. Conrad Miller, Immediately
went TO the scene Of the accident, but toe
late to find his brother alive.
The body was placed ia coffin and
brought 10 this city on the regular northern
mail train. From the depot the remains
were conducted to Smiths undertaking es-
Establishment, where they were prepared for
burial, and placed in an elegant metallic
case, and then taken to his late residence
on John street.
"Capt. Henry Miller, the unfortunate
victim Of this terrible mishap, was in his
thiTty-third year, and was one of the most
popular young gentlemen in this city. For
the past fourteen years he has been init
mately connected with the steamboat in
tereStS Of Evansville, at times owning diff
ferent fine steamers, and was widely known
in the entire Ohio valley. lie always wore
a good humOred smile, and was one Of the
most clever and SOOd-heaTted men on the
river, and was q general favOrite among his
fellOw-wOrkmen. In his two last steam
boat adventures he was rather unfortunate,
and lost nearly all that he had ever made. |
AS We Said before, be had Just accepted
the position Of brakeman on the L. & G. |
X. r., and left Evansville in good spirits |
last Friday morning. Capt. Henry Miller |
was most temperate man, and never was
known to take a drink Of any kind of
liquor. In fact, he even bOaSted that he
was an entire stranger to the taste Of any
thing Intoxicating.
HE was married about seven years ago
TO Miss Pittman, Of Nashville, whom he
leaves almost frantic with grief, with three
children, the oldest of whom is but five
wears Of age.
The accident is one of the most sad and
deplOrable that has ever happened in this
community, and will cause great sorrow to
his friends and acquaintance. The funeral
will take place TODAY at 5 P. N. from his
late residence