Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-03-30
WANDERING TO HIS DEATH.
AN INDIANA KNIGHT OF PYTHIAs FOUND
DEAD AT BUFFALO GAP.

DEAD AT BUFFALO GAP.
On Thursday last, Daniel Tyner, aged
about forty years, from Indianapolis. and
a member of Indianapolis Lodge No SO
K. of P, of that city, made his appearance
in Staunton. He was dressed in reddish
brown suit, apparently new, wore new
shoes. and bad on hickory shirt. He was
man below medium height. stout, had
! a good face and brown hair. No one here
knew him, nor did he make himself
known. He applied to the Chief of Police
! saving some men were after him. The
Chief saw he was suffering from a deliri-
UNI, Gained him with few words and
| Tyner walked off. That afternoon he
| went to the office of the Doctors Henkle
on Frederick street, and found DR.. A. M.
Henkle at home. He told the Doctor that
some fellows were after him. The Doctor
on looking at him at once asked if he had
been drinking. Tyner replied mot late
ly,'' but he had been drinking cat that
other town." but could not think of the
name of the town. He said he had had to
skip from the other town because "those
fellows were after him, had kept him
from the fire all the night before and had
three engines after him." In the midst
of this sort of talk he walked out of the
door without listening to the Doctor
reply, and was seen no more here.
About 8 o'clock Thursday night he en-
tered the village of Buffalo Gap, and went
to the residence of Mr.. J. W. King. He
tried the door and asked to get in. Mrs.
King. who was alone in the house with
her children, was frightened, and refused
to open the door. He then started to the
back door, and Mrs. K. sent half grown
colored boy in the house over to the resi-
dence of. Mr.. Stone. the telegraph opera
tor, across the way. Mr.. Stone dressed
in haste and went over. In the mean
time TYner had called out ''Jack are you
going to let me freeze to death out here?"
The poor fellow had no overcoat and no
gloves. When Stone arrived, TYner fol-
lowed him to Mrs. Kings front door, and
pointing to the sky spoke Of ''the cold
stars" there. Stone. who did not under
stand his pitiable condition, said if he did
not go away be would make him see stars
and slapped him. Without word the
poor fellow turned off and resumed his
tramp in the cold night. He started up
the Cralgsville road.
Saturday afternoon, little boy passing
along the road at the branch near Buffalo
Gap, saw Tyner lying dead IN the bed of
the stream tangled in an Overgrowth of
briers. 1t is probable that the poor wan
derer had stumbled into the branch which
had some Is inches of water in it, and los
ing his reckoning had started over the
rocks down stream, and at last from cold
and exhaustion fallen into the water un-
der the underground and drowned or died
from cold and exhaustion.
Magistrate J. NJ. Lickliter was notified
and on Sunday went to the spot with DR..
A. M. Henkel and held an inquest. at
which the story given above was elected.
On the body, which had been carried to
the school house, were found receipts of
payment of dues up to the 31st Of March
to Indianapolis Lodge K. of P. by Daniel
Tyner. and this was the first intimation
| of who the dead wan erer was. There
| were also two Pythian badges aud fifty
five cents in money. Ur. Henkel examin-
ed the b,dy and found no marks of exter.
bal violence and verdict of accidental
death was rendered. Vice Chancellor G.
e. Wheat Of Valley Lodge No. IS, K. of
P, was notified OF the facts and sent a
coffin up to Buffalo Gap for the remains,
| aud had them broughG TO Staunton and
| deposited at Bickle d Hamrick's. He tel.
egraphed Indianapolis Lodge of the death
| and received from it a telegram directing
| the body to be buried here at Its expense.
| Later Mr.. Wheat received a telegram
! from Mrs. Tyner dated at Cincinnati re.
! questing that the body be held until her
| arrival.
ARRIVAL OF MRS. TYNER.
Mrs. Tgner arrived here on the e. & o.
afternoon express, Wednesday, and was
met at the depot by Vice Chancellor q c.
Wheat and Keeper of Record and Seals
w. j.. Olivier OF Valley Lodge K. of T.,
and Capt. j. H. Waters. Capt. Waters
escorted her to see the remains of her hus-
band. She was deeply affected at the sight.
She said be left their home at Cincinnati
four weeks ago to find work at his trade,
that of wheel-wright, in Virginia. He
kissed her and their little girl goodbye.
He was a good workman, commanded
high wages, and always provided we'll for
his family. He was most affectionate
husband and father. He was not drink.
ing man, but some years ago had fall,
striking his head, which resulted in periods
of mental alienation. She thought it was
in one of those in which he came to his
death. He left home with a good over.
coat and plenty of clothing in his trunk.
AT REST.
Yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock. the
funeral took place from the Hoover
House. at which Mrs. Tyner was stopping
Rev. DR.. Gardner conducted the services
and the pall-bearers were-City Treasurer
Arista Hoge; City Commissi oner of the
Revenue T. j, Crowder; Col. W. l.. Bum
gardner, j. A. Armentrout, and the fol
lowing officers of Valley Lodge: Chancel
lor Commander Frank Berkeley; Vice
Chancellor c. G. Wheat; K. OF R. and s
W. l.. Olivier; Master of Exchequer W
H. Weller, and Past Chancellor Z. l.. Wei
Ter. The interment took place at Thorn
rose cemetery where Mr.. Berkeley con
Quoted the burial service of the order.
The coffin was trimmed with silver, ani
on the top silver plate bearing the in
scription sat Rest"
Mrs. Tyner left last night for her home
in Cincinnati