The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-03-21
J. O. D. LILLY KILLED
Accidental Death Of Prominent Indian
ipulihn in the East.
shuck by q Train While walking on the
Track and Hurled Over an EN-
bankment-DetaiIso of the
DeplopabIe Affair.

EAsToN, Pa, March 19.-John o. D. Lilly, Of
Indianapolis brother Of Gen. William Lilly,
the extensive coal operator at Mauch Chunk,
was KILLED this morning being struck by Jer.
sey Central passenger train below Packertou,
and hurled over an embsnkment down to the
Lehigh Valley railroad, where he was picked up
q corpse. The deceased came East recently to
visit his brother.
Col. j. o. D. Lilly left this city :on
Wednes dsy last on business trip to the
East in the interest of his varnish factory,
and was accompanied by his grandson,
William Lilly, lad eight years old. He
was in the best of health and at the
time of his death was visiting his brother,
General William Lilly of Msuch Chunk,
for whom he had great affection. Yes.
terday morning he had been to Patterson,
about two miles from Mauch Chunk,
where are situated the shops of the LehigR
valley railroad, and missing the train
started to walk home. he was presum-
are double, and in, stepping from
one track to Gvoid an approaching
train he was run into by a train coming
from the opposite direction. Mr.. Lilly
was rather deaf, and to this his untimely
death was probably due. Mr.. Charles
Lilly, his oldest son, left yesterday after
noon for Mauch Chunk and will return
with the remains in few days The
funeral will probably occur the latter part
of the week.
Col. Lilly was born in Penn Yam, Yatea
county, New York, Sept. II, 1892. He
was of English descent and at an early age
removed with his parents to New York
city and after a few months residence
there they went to steuben county, in the
same state. He attended the common
schools Of that county, this being the only
manhood he went to Carbon
county, Pennsylvania, and there learned
the machlnist's trade and at the age OF
twenty-five he gained such skill that he
removed to Reading, where his knowledge
and experience of his chosen trade made
| him most valuable as q foreman of the
shops of the Reading railroad. In 1S49 he
came TO Madison, Ind, where he occupied
the position OF master machinist OF the
Madison g. Indianapolis road, afterward
being promoted to the superintendency.
Resigning.. this position he held q similar
one with the Lafayette & Indianapo-
| lis road. In 1862, after the break
ing out of the war, be became
master machinist of the u. s.
| military railroads and was given the rank
ofcolonel, his headquarters being at Wash
iDgton. During his service with the govern.
ment he was an honest, efficient and capa-
BILE officer and his duties were well per-
formed. After the war he came to Indi.
annapolis and formed a partnership with
| Henry B. Mears for the purpose OF
manufacturing varnish, and some time
after bought the interest of Mr.. Mears and
made his sons partners. He was in the
varnish business up to the time of his
death, though during the latter part Of his
| life was connected with various other
enterprises. Mr.. Lilly was married in
1S4S, his wife, now an invalid, being the
daughter of Col. John Miller of Beeks
county, Pa. The children surviving are
| Emma, Ida, Charles and John, the two
latter having been his partners in the var
nlsh factory.