Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-09-06
FATAL RAILROAD aU,ipESr.
An Ola Mau kiiied by tho Oars ~ IN
trincB street Urorsiug.

Last evening John llefnor, German
| residing IN Reading, who was over IS years
| oi age was struck aud almost instantly
killed by tho Harrisburg express, at the
| Prince street crossing OF tue PSunSy lvauia
| railroad. The train was stopped as Suuu
as the man was known to have bron struck ,
aud ho was placed in the baggage car and
| taken back To the depot. Life was not
entirely extinct when ho was picked NJ,
but he died IN few moments. Coroner
| Shiaor impluollcd u jury consisting VI the
following tD hold au inquest &. VI. How
ell, Daniel q. Hnuser, w. &. Pyle, John
IL. Roy, Frank Fiddler and IL. Ii. Iensrl,
The only person who saw tho accident
WIS jacob Milcy, Of the firm OF Norbsck
y Mtley. lie testified that no was coming
down on tho west side of Priuce stree Z
| when he heard tho engine, the bell Of
which was ringing, approaching lie
stopped when ho saw the train, but no
ticed that the deceased, who was a few
steps in front of him, walked on. When
on the track ho was struck by the engine
aud hurled against a telegraph pole. DR.
Geo. Il. Wclchaus, who was summoned
Immediately alter the accident, mado an
examination OF the body he found three
cuts on the head, none of which, however,
were very large nor of great depth; the
Of the body broken death resulted from
cJuoussiOu of tho brain aud spine After
hearing tho doctors statement the Jury
adjourned 20 meet On Friday muruiuF,
when the engineer aud other m'u Of the
train will be examined.
IL was not known for a long timo who
the man WAS aud the coroner made au ox-
animation Of his clothing he was neatly
dressed in full black suit, with black silk
hat he wore rough working shoes with
heavy pals. la tho pockets were iOuud a
German Catholic prayer book, a hauikCr-
chief and two pOcketbuOks. In the latter
there was 81 Il in silver aud pennies lot
Of buttons, door kew and a card with the
wO'ds written in lead pencil " Frehericka
llefuer, SIC Bingamln street, READING
1t WAS then believed that tho mau was
resident OF that place aud word WAS tele-
Eraphcd to that place. The body was then
removed to the aimshOuss. Soon after
the wagon which hauled 1t had left the
iup,t Mr.. Isaac stoueT,Of 3jj North Queen
street, arrived and as soon as the mau was
described to him he said II was John Hef.
uer--aud So it proved.
The deceased was formerly resident Of
thlS city, but moved 10 Reading IL years
ago. Yesterday he came 10 town ON a
visit and called at the house of Nc. Stoner
IN the afternoon. When lie left hs told
Mrs Stoncr he would come back in the
evening when her husband came home
from work. As he desired to ssc him. At
that time he said Il he lived for three more
days he would be IS years OF age. lt is
supposed that the man being stranger
diu not know the time Of trains in the city
add probably did not see the engine in
time to escape.
The Reading Times Of this morning
states that Hefiuer had left Reading at
half.past II o'clock on Tu sday in search
OF work at Lancaster, whore he had a,
quautauccs, the family having resided
there for Is years prior to coming to Read
ing fourteen years ago. DeceLsed was
born in Wurtemberg, Germany, and was
in his Ssh year. He was a member of the
Roman Catholic church. Deceased leaves
a widow and five daughters-Nl Katri
ma, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Cecilia
tho oldest - years of age and the youngest
q years old. Before coming to this country
he had been married twice. both of his
wives dying in Germany. ieliner was
rag dealer.
Iletlner is said 10 be the man Of whom
TIE Reading papers have had good deal
tn say, because of his having had four
wives and II children. As late IS three
O'Clock this afternoon no Que had claimed
his remains, which still lie at tho aims
GJuse.