The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-01-02

From the Adrian Tines.
Friday night was bitter one, ant
brought much OF sorrow and grief :.
the family of Judge Stacy. One O
the most distressing accidents il hai
been our province 10 chronicle in Ions
time, occurred at Tecumseh that eve
ming, whereby "Phon" Stacy lost hi
life. The
SAD STORY
in brief is as follows: "Phon" FOL
some time has acted as superintendent
OF the Herald job Office, and thai
night having package OF printing
which he desired TO send to Clinton,
he boarded the Jackson bound passen.
ger ut Chicago street and rode to the
depot, where he found, to his surprise,
his sister Loana, who was going 10
Clinton on business. He entrusted the
package to her care, and remained
talking with her until the train was un-
der motion, when she said to him,
"Phon, you better get off," he replied,
carelessly that he was all right, and
stepped out to the platform, from which
he made the jump that cost him his
life. Ii seems the train had moved out
further than he thought, and he jump
ed to the east side OF the track, strik-
ing his head and face against the wood
shed and water tank, which threw him
back
UNDER THE TRAIN,
where he was almost crushed 10 atoms.
The wheels passed over both legs,
crushing the bones and flesh OF the
right one into shapeless mass from
the thigh to the ankle. The left leg
was mashed from the knee downward,
and his right wrist was broken. The
train rushed on knowing nothing OF the
awful work it had done, and hurried a
sister away from her brother who lay
crushed aud dying in the pitiless night.
1t was some time after the train had
gone before the yard man found the
unfortunate young man, and then he
was sitting bolt upright against the
water tank, too weak even to moan,
while the wind whistled around him.
He had always been famous for his
fortitude aud grit, and in dying evinc-
ed it by dragging his crushed body of
the track and up to the water tank!-
He was conveyed home, and telegram
was sent to this city for his father and
DIR. Kimball TO come immediately
The Jackson train was late that night,
consequently the accident occurred
about eleven o'clock, aud the telegram
did not reach the Doctor and the Judge
until about one o'clock the next morn
ing.
SPECIAL TRAIN
was at once placed at their service, and
the physician and grief-stricken father
were rapidly whirled toward tho dying
son. But even steam brought them
there too late, and "Phon" was dead
before they reached his bedside. He
lived only two hours after the accident,
and DR.. Kimball says that his death
was caused by the great shock, and not
from loss OF blood. His head and face
were badly bruised by the concussion
of the building against which he blind
ly jumped. A curious
COMBINATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES
seems to be connected with this most
terrible accident. Scovil O. Stacy,
brother Of the deceased, was in the
city Friday, and returned on the eve
ming train. stepping of at Chicago
street, in Tecumseh, where "Phon"
got on the train. Then, when the
young man reached the depot. he was
surprised TO GEa his s..ss.er:: her warn.
ing ndmonition to be careful in leav-
ing the train; aud as the train sped on
It's way, gentleman. one OF the pas
sengers, had an idea that some one was
hurt at Tecumseh, and spoke TO the
conductor. The conductor having no.
ticed young Stacy, spoke to his sister,
asking her il he had got of all safe.
"Oh. yes" was her reply, "he's nimble
and quick with his feet. Had it been
"Scov" / should have been afraid he
was hurt" But she learned all too
soon, for before morning she stood
over the dead body OF her brother.
Alphonso ID. Stacy was % years OF
age, and one of the most genial and
promising young men we ever knew
He had hosts of friends at Tecumseh.
Ann Arbor, and all over Southern
Michigan, wherever he was known, and
many are the tears Of sorrow that will
flow at the rehearsal OF his terrible
fste. The family is widely known. and
they have the sympathy OF numberless
friends.