New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-24
MEETING A FATE wHicH ne DESERVED.

There was slight delay in running the
Bridge ears about haf past o'clock Tuesday even
ing and in consequence tho platform Oh this
aide was densey crowded. Every available
square inch OF space occupied by strug-
Cling mass Of men and women. tired with their
days WORK. hurgerng for dinner chilled by the
sorm and impatient at poor working OF tho grip.
Just before the arrival OF the hn1ousy awaited train.
anu at the moment when the crowd was largest due
specimen OF the unsated generation In tho shape OF a
big burly ovcrgrown youth. nearly six feet IN height
aud about twenty years old came bounding hrOughhe
gates and up the stairs which lead 10 tue landing He
WAS na.hy and his clothes seemed but they
hung about his upganly person IA an awkward manner
and the dark blue handkerchief around his lank hairy
neck was IA strange to his nord face that s
retained the sunshine Of many hayheId-, pleihoric
gripssck was Ia his left hand;in his right "hikng-
STICK which rosemb!cd ~ size an Inverted liberty pole
Evidently he BELONGED 10 a rustic county had come
down 20 Wilt some oi MS relatives ~ brooklyn hhd was
bound to his destination before the evening meal
Just as he reached the brad OF 'the stairs
the train appeared ami bo stirled for II.
his arms like the diving wheels OF Il locomotive The
passengers sds oil were jnbbcd vi h tho cane
salrErl from Mays struck Ia the sido with the
heavily irclghrd aud Knocked brsAthess while thc
OF iudye drysoOds eerk that the owner AFTER three
or four Intellectual attempts TO effect its release. "as
com led abandon Il. Another victim was short
corpHicnt commission merchant OF Whrfeu-si'
who undertook to rcmonsuae with the in-
ab0ut 10 cay when the xrip~ack struck
nim squareiy the abdomen causing him TO utter al
on so loud ~ heart above the noise of tho
Gaping Everybody with whom lac came III con
tact WIS thrust aside unceremoniousy by this embo
luent OF the Irresistible aud such WAS his strength
energy by The tu'c the train gaos we're opened no
had forced MS way through the crowd ana was tho ns
To- rush past the brakeman upon the platform. lie
was closely followed by score or moro Of angry pas
seugcrs among them the FAT merobah', VINO by thls
/ time had partly recovered his breath, hnd
with vengeance In his eye was watching TIE
fortunes of bis assailant which Mt this
iumcure suffered change 1ne car platform was sllp-
perry and making short turn To enter the car the
youths feet went from under MN and he fell Down he
sprawlug At ful longth on the wet. muddy mat
ting Of the 1OOr. HIS nAny victims furry shfieked with
delight they saw his nahh, ana hhf dozen OF them
purpOscly fell top OF him IN such way rs TO keep
iim down fot mOmrnt Tho fat merchants
cycs sparked win 10y as he bened , ms
The spinal column OF tho enemy. causing
tho latter howl Ike panther Finally the young man
rsgHnad his ana BEGAN 10 look Tor MS grip sack ana
hat which uudcr the seats In almost as bad
condition their owner. whose own mother would
scarcely have recognized him. His clchug was sOilct
ard and his face so badly sineared with mud
aud puched with pain that he could nave easily passed
the BoweTy tattoord man IN search OF his unfhul
spouse. After knocking the dents out OF MS
Derby hat as beat no could. he put II on
and holding the grpsack between his knees began To
mon his with the dark blue handkerchief Tho pas
ssnerrs laughed like cnds at him. but he Needed them
not did he attempt to reinon-TAe. lie was crushed
Moist-ning the e1tcmporZei towel with his tongue he
rubbed his and By the time the train reached
his and had begun operations on his garments As
the car was being empiied, benevolent woman who
hin and kindly Inquired Are you hurti" lilo looked
at her for moment and seeing inst ahc meant u,
Piled with emotion: +" Hurt! by gosh feel as II had
been run by freight train"
The obese commission merchant heard THIS ana LOOK
OF sweet his features as he picked
his way downstairs.