Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-25
Yaamp l.gl.
An Easy Death. but . Fearfully
ManRled Cadayer.


A young man. apparently about eigh-
teen years Of age. was waiting for
freight train at San Fernando station on
Friday night, to beat his why on into
Los Angeles. He was going to Globe
City. Arizona, where his mother keeps a
boarding house. The boy was blue
eyed, with a shock head Of blonde, un-
kempt hair, and his attire Of blue jeans,
covered over by ragged old coat. his
greasy hat Of grey aud his worn out
boots, did not impress one with the idea
that he was taking back fortune TO his
home. He was not the prodigal son.
either, going back to partake Of the fat
ted calf, as he hinted to a "pardner
tramp" that he had step-father at the
Globe caravanserai who was not as good
to him as the scriptural man of yore.
He intended stealing ride on brake
beam, which rather disgusted his pard,
who preferred walking and counting
ties. AT ten o'clock yesterday morning
the tramp's companion, after having
walked many miles, passed Sepulveda
station, and seeing the splendid cultiva.
tion on both sides Of the road, was lick.
ing his chops in anticipation Of the flesh
POTS that awaited him few miles fur.
ther, when he was suddenly Mortified to
see in front of him human body,
mangled almost beyond recognition, frag.
ments Of which were scattered for
space Of three hundred yards. After
an inspection he recognized the re-
mains as those of the boy who
was in a hurry-but whose hurry
had caused his destruction. Mr..
John Csvanagh, foreman of the yard,
left the depot in this city early
yesterday morning on yard engine and
found the body near sepulveda Station,
crushed, mangled, torn and chopped
horribly, and came back at once to no.
tify Mr.. Lockwood. An engine and
box-car were at once ordered ready 10
proceed to the place of the accident with
Coroner Nadeau, and left at half-past IL.
The scene of the accident was awful.
For space Of 100 yards the soil be-
tween the rails was rubbed smooth,
where the body Of the unfortunate tramp
had brushed the ground before it was
forced in between the beam and the
ground. Then lock of hair was found,
cut as II by razor, then bloody trail,
little further all the brains that this
poor devil had in his skull before it was
crushed, and, at last, human trunk
mangled beyong earthly recognition, aleg
this way, thigh the other way, and the
lower part Of the abdomen scattered in all
directions These were gathered up and
placed in coffin, most of it being done
by means Of a coal shovel, and brought
back to town. A coroner's jury WINS em-
paneied and met at the morgue
at 2 o'clock aud found that the
deceased had been killed acci.
dentally whilst supposed to be steal
ing ride on the cars, near Sepul
veda station. He had on him nothing
but the names Of Tom O'Neal, and #.
Sanders written in pencil in a small
guide book. and song in the same hand
writing extolling the virtues and yicissi-
tubes of tramps. He was laid in
tramp's tomb yesterday evening; and,
unless his relatives recognize him by
this vague description. he will remain
there forever. and his death will never
be known to his mother. who may be
yesrning now for the return of her fair
headed wayward boy.