Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-23
Terrible Casualty.
A MAN Run OVER BY THE CARs.-HIs BODY
TERRIBLY NiNGLFD.-THE REMAINS FOUND
AN HOUR ATTER TIE ACCIDENT.

MAN Run OVER BY THE CARs.-HIs BODY
TERRIBLY NaNGLFD.-THE REMAINS FoUNI
AN HOUR ATTER TIE ACCIDENT.
About halfpast ten o'clock, Saturday
night, the few persons who still fingered
in th stores and on the street were startled
by report that man had been killed by
the cars on the Rutland digi>iun of the
Central Vermont Railroad, I. short dis
lance north Of the draw bridge, in tins city.
An investigation disclosed Il horrible wit
ness TO the truth Of the story in the
mutilated remains of man lying on the
railroad track, crushed by the relentless
iron, and with the last faint spark of life
extinct.
The facts in the case. as far as they can
be elected, are as follows About week
since Robert Ii. Nash, the unfortunate man
in question, stone-cutter by trade, came
here from Brandon and entered the employ
Of Walker Brothers. Last Saturday night
be took the 9 o'clock tt in for the south in
tending to spend Sum y in Brandon and
return to this city NJ .day morning. lie
was, We understand, considerably intOxi-
Gated when he entered the train. Just
before reaching the drawbrldge south Of the
old Ratand Railroad depot Nash attempted
to pass from one ear to another, and in so
doing fell from the platform and was crushed
to death by the wheels This is. of course,
matter Of conjecture, as in the darkness
the accident was unnoticed and the train
sped onward to its destination without
stopping.
About an hour alterward two OF the sec
ton men, in TIE course of their ordinary
duties, saw man lying on the track but
as one Of their iellow-workmen, with
CHASTITY sense Of LGmor. had on several
occasions deceived them by lying on the
track and Stimulating death, they paid
little attention To the circumstance. But
after waiting some time, seeing no motion
wha teyer, they instituted an examination,
and i1and the man t. be Nash, terribly
mapgled, as before stated, and quite dead
The alarm wa then raised, the police sum
moned, and under the care Of Sheriff
Drew the remains Of the unfortunate
man were taken to the shop Of Ed
win Woods, the undertaken, College
street. where they remained through
the silent watches of the night and
the gloomy Sunday that followed There
they were witnessed by a large number of
people, drawn by the usual morbid curiosi-
ty, and at almost any hour Of the day
qanlns were fllttening their noses against
the windows Of the building, enlcayoring
to snatch glance at the terrible spectacle.
On searching his clothes. among other
articles portm0unaie containing small
sum Of money was found, number Of let
tiers, and near him was lying broken
bottle which had evidently contained iatox-
icating liquor
Nash vas an unmarried man. apparently
les than thirty years Of age. His home
was in Brooklyn, y. y where his mother
and sister reside. To them. doub,edless, the
sad casualty Will be a terrible shock andSlt-
uriay the sadieSt OF all sad days. The
deceased was a man Of considerable natural
ability; and that he possessed fair educa-
tion was shown by q manuscript book found
on his person. very neatly written indeed.
containing large numl cr Of elegiac verses.
together with the names Of various persons
deceased, dates, etc. which he had cut on
tombs:one-. evidently, in the exercise of his
vocation
The accident was peculiarly sad one.
and formed almost the -l,e topic of CONVEX
>atiou On tie -u'e. Sunday No inquest
was deemed necessary.