Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-18

CRUSHED TO DEATH BY GRAVEL TRAIN.
About $50 O'Clock this morning a brakeman
named John w. Brown, on the gravel train
running from the sewer excavation in the north
east section Of the city to the dumping ground.
at the intersection of New York avenue and
Boundary streets, While taking out the first
train loaded with dit, in going down the steep
grade at PatteTson's hill, missed his footing
while turning down the brakes and was pre-
clpltated to the.track. the whole tain passing
over him and killing him almost Instantly, the
train was stopped as soon as the engine could
De reversed. but not until the whole length of
u-nine loaded caTS-had pas sed over him He
was drawn out from underneath the engine
which was used to p ;sh the train ahead, and
ana EXPIRED after gasp or two. his BODY and
mead iearfully lacerated. The police ambulance
mothers house, No. 220 street northeast. where
an Inquest was held by deputy Coroner Harti-
gan, .Nr '. T, Austin acting as foreman OF the
jury.
Mr.. Robert II. Lamb, the engineer Of the
gravel train, testified that be heard some one
call out and saw one Of the brakesmen throw
up Dis hands, when he Immediately reversed
MS s. cam and stopped the train. Deceased was
not nlt by the wheels of the cars, but appeared
to have been between the tracks and dragged
and r1argled by the rods OF the brakes, which
were within or inches of the ground. The
fireman On the engine corrObOrated the engi-
neer's statement. Mr.. Fred. w. Brown, brother
OF the deceased also brakesman on the same
u d
Michael Burke who was on the side of the train
where the accident occurred, and who saw de-
cePsed In the act of turning down the brake,
when his loot slipped nd he fell forward, and
the bar Of the brake dragged him under the
train.
THE VERDICT.
The jury returned a verdict was that death
was caused by being accidentally run over by a
contractors DIRT train, and they recommend to
the company owning the track that there be
more standing room around the car brake to
Deceased was S5 yeal5 old, and leaves wife
and four small children. He was well-knOwn as
a respectable and industrious citizen. He be-
longed to the Knights Of Pythias and RechabItes
and member OF the Endowment Association.
WHAT DRINK BRINGS MAN To.-Augustin ].
Amber, well-dressed middle-aged white man,
apparently intoxicated. appeared at the Police
Court this morning and commenced to abuse
one OF the messengers, for which he was promptly
arrested and placed in the cell. He was after
wards brought out for trial and charged with
profanity. And on being fined s. or 20 days he
became very abusive, and cursed the Judge A
sentence of $50 or so days in jail, and two days
additional without fine was imposed for con-
tempt OF court. He was again placed in the
cell and afterwards sent to Jail. Amber is well
known In connection with his suit with Whip
SAND dollars was recently made, and for some
time past has been regarded as of unSound
mind, caused by drinking. Until few months
ago he was In charge of an attendant.
THE GOLD SEEKERS ADMONISHE D.-The many
thousand adventurous seekers after gold and
silver In the far west, should mediate upon the
fact that in the July drawing of the Louisiana
State Lottery Mr.. Jacob Rabiner, of No. $50
Grand street, New York city, drew one-half of
the capital prize $4,000. Mr.. Max Stern, also OF
New York city, drew a similar sum. MeSsrs
\. ISra1l. III. Oppenheim. and B. ROsenblum of
81 ChTystie street, New York city. drew one-halr
OF the second capital prize OF $4,000 Mrs. Eliza
MCGrain also OF New York city (by Adams Ey-
presS,) drew One-halr OF the third prize OF IS 600
and MIR. William Matthews, Of MLVernon, West.
chester county, n. v. drew similar amount,
and each one only paid one dollar. Why it al
most makes person determine at once to write
TO NJ. A. Dauphin. No. 3l9 Broadway, New York
city, or same person at New Orleans La for
Der 14th.