Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-26
KILLED BY THE CARS.
The Sad Accident Resulting In Tne Almost Instant Death Of CaPsain ID. s. Babcoek At StoningtOn.

The Sad Accident Resulting In The
 Almost Instant Death Of Captain
 ID. s. Babcock At Stonin@ton.
 A sad accident happened at Stonington
 Monday night, es was briefly reported in the
 COURIER yesterday morning, which resulted
 in the almostinstant death of Captain D. 5.
 Babcock, vice president and general mana
 ger of the New York, Providence and
 Boston railroaad. About 9:15 o'clock Cap
 tain Babcock with Captain Elihu Spi-
 cer, of Mystic who is connected win
 the Mallory line of steamers and
 Mr. Wheeler of Brooklyn, N. Y., ap-
 preached the railroad track at the east
 end of the car house. which is situated about
 400 feet east of the depot, where the steam
 boat trains connect with the boat. The three
 gentlemen were nearing the track from the
 north side and attempted to cross the tracks,
 not noticing an approaching car whlch nao just been kicked down the track by an en- zine. The switchman, however, saw the
 danger and shouted to the men, anu tue brakeman on the car pulled the automatic brake cord but it was too late ana the car struck Captain Babcoek, who was little in advance Of the others, knocking him on his face and the four wheels of one side of the car passed over his body just below his shoulders, killing him almost instantly Captain Spicer also had 3 narrow escape from death, the car tearing the s1ln from one of his legs and making several scratches about his face. MT. Wheeler, now ever, escaped injury. The body of Captaln Babcoek was taken into the depot ana neoi. l | cal aid summoned, but there was no use | for it. After Deputy Coroner Stanton had | examined the witnesses of the affair the body | was given in charge of Undertaken E. Mul. | Ter, who prepared the remains for burial, and l about 10 o'clock the body was removed to the Wadawaduck House, where Captain Baocock was spending the summer usual with his family.
 Captain David S. Babcock was the son o1 Major Paul Bsbcock, a prominent man o1 | Stonington, and was born not fifty rods from | the railroad track just this side of Westerly. l He was one of 8 numerous family and IT early life took to the sea, following it many | years, being engaged in the China and European trade, and was master of 8 ship iu l the China trade. His wife, who was Char | lotte Moves of Stonington, accompanied him ! on his later voyages. Later, about 1860, he | took charge of the transportation o1 I the passengers across the Isthmus al the southern termination of what was | known as the Niearaguan route. Ht came on the Providence and Stoningtor l steamboat route in 1868, at the opening o | the route, accepting the office of president | which he has ever since retained. In lo6' he was made vice president of the New 1 York, Providence and Boston railroad, ane | for the past few years has held the position l of general manager, to which he was appoint ed He was sixty-three years of age at thu l time of his death. He leaves 8 wife ana
 seven children, the eldest of whom is tn
 only daughter and the only one of the chil dren married. One of his sons, Irving, is l superintendent in John Roach's works.
 Captain Babcock has for many years spen the summer in StoIlington, Conn.,, goinl there from his home in Brooklyn, N. Y.