Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-05
THE RAILROAD TRAGEDY.
THE MYSTERY CLEARED CP.

Tie Man Who Was Ground to Piece,
| Identified.
Yesterday afternoon the coroner's jury,
which was empanelled to hold an inquest on
| the body of the man killed on the Penn
! sylvania railroad, met at the coroner's
Office and heard the testimony of. Track
Walker Weidle. This morning they went
to the poor house, where they viewed the
trunk Of the mans body, which was found
at the BigConestoga bridge. The head has
been terribly crushed but it can be plainly
seen that the man had a full black or
| brownish beard and thick head of dark
hair. Persons who ever knew him would
be able to identify the face, although it is
in horrible condition. The jury adj
,journed to meet at the call of the coroner,
as some persons will likely identify the
man during to-day or tomorrow. The
body is yet in the dead house at the aims
| house.
Two women were at the court house
last night they were in search ofrelatives
who have been missing for some time.
When they heard the description of the
deceased they stated that he was no rela-
tive Of theirs as, the folks they had refer
ence to were young men or boys. Several
does not answer the description of those
whom they are after.
Nothing new has been learned from the
railroad company, and it has not been as
cevtained what train struck the man.
identified at Quarryvills.
Special to the IHTELLIGESCEE.
QUARRYvILLE, Pa, Jan. ), 18SO.-The
man killed on the Pennsylvania railroad in
the tragic manner described in last even
ing's INTELLIGENCER has been identified
here by means of that description. The
victim of the horrible accident was un-
resident Of the lower end of this county,
brothcr-in-law of Mr.. William J. Hess,
who resides near the Unicorn,
Drumore township, and of Theodore
Whitaker. who lived formerly at Peach
Bottom and more recently at Port Deposit
and whose name it will be remembered
was on a card found in the dead mans
pocket.
William Brown was about As years OF
age he is son of Abner Brown of Fulton
township, aud worked in the neighbor-
hood Of Goshen at setting post fences,
dealing at the store of Hiram Wilson,
whose store scrip was found in the dead
mans pockets.
lie was q sufferer from sore eyes and
left here on Monday togo to Philadelphia
via Lancaster, intending to visit 81.
Glucck, Optician," whose card was found
on the dead mans clothes. for treatment.
lie went to Lancaster on Monday with
his sister, Mrs. VIM. J. Hess, and had
with him lunch of cold turkey,
white grapes, &C., as were found
ut the scene Of the accident. He was
somewhat addicted to drink, and presuma-
bly, he started for Philadelphia that night,
taking free passage on the bumper of a
freight or passenger car and in this way
met his horrible fate, unconsciOusly it is to
be hoped. Mrs. Hess came home on the
noon train, leaving Brown in Lancaster, to
so thence to Philadelphia or Baltimore.
His relatives resident here saw him last
on Sunday. He then wore just such
clothes rs the 1STELLIGENCER account
says were found along the railroad and
had the Whitaker card with him. He had
dark whiskcrs, three or four inches long,
and all these things taken together leave
no doubt that the ili-fatcd victim Of MoE-
day nights tragedy was VIM. Brown.
The account in the papers coming to the |
notice Of his nephew here, D. Thompson |
Hess, he went down the country this morn |;
(Brown's fathcr), and friends will at once |
proceed to Lancaster to identify and Sc
cure his remains for Christian burial.
II.
Quite number Of persons from the !
lower end, in town to-day, being inter-
viewed, verify the above dispatch, and
some Of them have gone to the aims
house to view the remains.
A later dispatch from Quarryviile says
Brown relatives are certain that he iS
the. man, and will he up this afternoon.
4 man answering the description of the
deceased was in the City hotel ION Monday !
night between II and ~ o'clock. He had
Il companion with him who is supposed to |
have been from this city.
Two OF Mr.. Browns nephews reached
Lancaster at $40 p. M. Meantime II. II.
Lelever and VIM. Hess, jr., had identified
the remains and have no doubt they are
those of VIM. Brown. He was 4
his wife having died in Williams
port, and leaves five children. His father
is well-known citizen of the lower end
and is in comfortable circumstances.
LITTLE LOCALS.