The Portland daily press., 1880-10-05
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Mr.. Frank j. Lynde Cut in Two by
Railroad Train.

One of the most terrible and saddest acct
dents we have ever been called upon to record
was that which resulted in the sudden death of
Mr.. Frank J. Lynde, of the well-known drug
firm of F. T. Meaher & Co, at Old Orchard
last evening.
During the summer months the firm has had
a branch store at the Beach, and yesterday Mr..
Lynde went out to close up, as the travelling
season was about over. He had completed his
labors and closed the store, and was waiting at
the railroad station for the 3 p. M train from
Boston, due in this city at Sp. m. The train
arrived, and, while Mr.. Lynde was finishing
his conversation with some friends, started
again on its way to this city. Seeing the cars
were in motion he babe the friends goodbye
and took hold of the hand-rail of the last car
to step aboard. In some way his foot slipped
and passengers attempted to catch him and
draw him on to the platform, but Intellectually.
Mr.. Lynde swung between the last car and
that just in front of it, and then dropped on to
the track. The last car passed over him and
severed his body in twain just above the waist.
He must have been instantly killed. The
officers of the train were unaware of the affair
l.
when the passenger mentioned above, spoke of
it.
The remains were carefully taken up at Old
Orchard, placed on the station platform, and a
telegram sent at once to Mr.. Meaher, which
reached him promptly at 7.40 clock. He inn
mediately took carriage and drove to Old
Orchard, at the same time ordering Mr. Rich,
the undertaken, to proceed at once to the same
spot and remove the re aains to Portland.
Orders were telephoned to Biddeford for a
coroner to take the proper action in the
premises. Mr.. Meaher arrived out in just two
hours, met the coroners, who decided an in
quest unnecessary, and Mr.. Rich started on
the return for Portland with the body.
When the news of Mr.. Lynde's death reach
ed the city there was a general feeling of
gloom spread over very large circle Of friends
and acquaintance, for the intelligence flew like
wildfife, and the young man was very much
respected and esteemed. He was about "a
years old, son of the late John III. Lynde, for
SO many years editor and publisher of the
Bangor Wing and Courier. He was a graduate
of Bowdoin College in the class of 1877 and
throughout his collegiate career was loved and
esteemed by all who knew him, as we'll as by
his classmates. After graduation he became
interested with Mr.. Meaher of this city, in the
drug business, and has been citizen of Port
land the past two years. Only yesterday his
mother removed to the Preble House from
Bangor, where she had decided to take up her
quarters for the winter, and her son was going
to join her there. When the news of his death
was communicated to her the shock was some
thing dreadful, and only time, that great re-
storer, can be expected to ameliorate her great
grief
Mr.. Lynde was the possessor of lovely dis
position Naturally one of the quietest and
most unobtrusive of men he was at the same
time a smart, active business man. Probably
no young man had made more friends i'll the
same space of time, OR will be missed more
from the circles which shall know him no
more,