Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-15
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Wm Mechanism, a Laberer from Greene
County. Meets Horrible Fate.
In Drunken Stuper He Lies en- the Rail-
road Track,
And is Run Over by Freight Leaving for
fI,o

And is Run Over by Freight Leaving for
the East.
VIM MeCamish, white man, hailing
from Greene County, met with horrible
death by being run over by freight train
while lying on the track in drunken stu
per, just east of this city, yesterday even
ing.
Just as the 2:15 freight train was pulling
out of the city, east bound, Mrs. V. ..
Lotspeich, who lives near the railroad track,
about half mile from the depot, and her
laughter, discovered some man lying on the
track near their homo, and ran down
screaming at him and endeavoring to warn
him of the impending danger. They also
attempted to signal the train, but the en-
gineer could not seem them, on
account of the short curve and deep cut.
Realizing the situation, and that their efforts
were necessarily fruitless, and not wishing
to witness the tragedy about to be enacted,
they turned their backs.
The point where the man was lying was
just around the curve, and outside of the
cut as well as on down grade. The train
was almost upon it before the engin-
eer made the discovery. He reversed
his engine as soon as possible, whistled on
bseaks, and made every effort to stop, but
it WAS unavailing, and the body was run
over by sever al cars before halt could be
reached.
The body was taken out from under the
train and the news being brought to the
| city, Coroner R. H. Hood was summoned to
the scene and empanneled the following jury
| of inquest: NJ. P. Burnett, J. S. Cheatham,
E. George, j. B. Simpson, v. Lester, Jas.
M. Booth, and I. B. Cahoon. From ono of
the witnesses, Taylor Pinkston, fellow
workman, it was learned that the body was
that of VIM. McCamish. After hearing the
evidence the jury rendered the verdict of
death by his own carelessness.
The facts, as we gather them, are about
these: McCamish is Greene County man,
having lived at Lick Creek. He was q
single man, about % years of age, his
father and mother both dead, but having
some brothers and sisters living. He was
hired in June last by Messrs. Ellington &
Co., contractors in rock work, and has
worked for them ever since. He has beer
recently at the work which is
being done for the East Tenn, Va. Il Ga
Railroad company near Mr.. Haupts resi-
dence. He worked Tuesday, but there was
no work in progress yesterday, and Nc
Camish came to town. He is said by hi
fellow workmen to have been a good hand
city passing off the rainy day, it seems tina
he took on too much liquor, and was max
Ing his way to the works, where the hand
boarded themselves in an old freight car.
Joe. Williams, colored who works a
Stephenson's carpenter shop says he saw
\ McCamish going up the railroad, about tn
Morgan street crossing, just after dinner
pretty drunk. The only explanation, there
fore, is that he dropped down in his drunken
stupor and met the horrible fate.
After the inquest the remains, which wer
mangled in frightful manner, the bod
being almost cut in two and the legs an
arms cut up terribly, yet easily recognize
BILE, were placed upon dump and brough
to the car shed, where they remained unit
Coroner Hood procured a coffin for their in
terment.
DISEASED LUNGS ARE GREATLY ON AN IL
CREASE IN THIS CoUNTRY.-The sudde
changing of weather has done much to Civ
rise to Consumption. But there are thcJ
sands of cases who bring it on by their ow
imprudence-such as wearing damp clotl
ing, and going, from the warm room int
the cold air, and checking the perspiratio1
which causes irritation of the lungs, an
then matter Or phlegm will collect, whic
nature will try to relieve by coughing it VI
to prevent pustules from forming. If hi
ture does not raise the matter with east
and stop this Inflammation, tubercles wi
: soon form, and consumption will soon fo
low. ALIENS LUNG BALsAM will cure an
! prevent thousands of cases of Consumptio
o if it is only taken in time.