The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-12
DEAD ON MS WEBBING DAY.
The News Which Ceme to a Waiting
Bride on Christmas Day.
From the Chicago Herald.

Bride on Christmas Day.
From the Chicago Herald.
When the church bells were pealing out
their merry chimes on Christmas morning
and the sounds Of happy voices were heard
in almost every home, Miss Fannie Lynch,
highly accomplished ard beautiful young
/ girl, was sitting amid luxurious surround
lngs IN her home in the Beaurivage, at 1914
Michigan avenue, in utter despair ana sob
/ bing pinfully. Tho bright sunbeams stole
through the winSows, and, playing on her
/ golden hair, seemed TO unite happiness and
1 lntecse sorrow. In her hand Miss Lynch
held a telegram. Occasionally she read the
words which her tears bad nearly blotted
out. Henry is dead. Killed by the cars, ("
/ the telegram read. She turned and looked
at the big clock in the corner as it sounded
the hour of twelve. Two hours more and
happy friends and a minister would arrive
! expecting TO find her in bridal array. She
was to have been married at o'clock, but
nowl the telegram told the rest of the sad
story.
! FIR more than a year Miss Lynch had
/ been looking forward with glad snlicipa-
tion to the day when she would be united in
/ marriage with Henry Hapgood, a wealthy
and prominent young man OF San Fran
/ cisco. Everything was in readiness for the
coming nuptials. Friends were invited, the
house decorated, and an elaborate Christ
mas wedding supper ordered. A week be-,
fore Christmas Miss Lynch received a tele-
gram from Mr.. Hapgood saying that he had
| started from San Francisco, aud that he
\ would arrive in Chicago the day before
their wedding. Wien Wednesday passed
and he did not come Miss Lynch thought
nothing of it, thinking te would arrive
| Christmas morning.
She was up bright and early, and eagerly
watching and waiting for him. Hour after
hour passed away, but few minutes before
IL O'Clock the tinkling of G. bell announced
that some one was waiting to be admitted
She jumped up and hurried to the door,
never dreaming that it could be other than
her future husband. With a glad cry of
welcome upon her lips she looked out, but
suddenly drew back and reached out q
trembling hand to receive small yellow
envelope which dirty little messenger boy
! was holding toward her as he wished her
"a merry Christmas" with twinkle in his
roguish eyes. When Miss Lynch read the
message her grief was uncomfortable. The
efforts OF her friends TO pacify hor her were
| useless. She threw herself UPON q divan,
and, between her choking sobs. exclaimed:
"Henryl Henrv come back to mein A
| few hours afterward Hiss Lynch was COM
pletely prostrated VITA nervousness, and it
was necessary to call doctor.
The particulars of Mr.. Hapgood's violent
death were learned yesterday. He left San
Francisco a week before Christmas day, as
his message to Miss Lynch stated. The
train on which he rode arrived in Hutchin-
son, Kan, about o'clock Wednesday
night Tired out by his long journey, Mr..
Hapgood stepped off the train to walk
about for few minutes. Unthinkingly he
went some distance away. Turning to 90
back he observed that the train had started,
and he began to run. When he reached the
cars the train was going fast, and in
attempting to get aboard he missed his foot
ing and slipped. He hung desperately to the
railing of the car, shouting at the top OF his
voice for assistance.
The noise Of the train as it fairly few
along drowned his cries, and the passengers
ana the brakemen were ignorant of his
perilous position. His feet were dragging
along the ground, aud he was so much ex-
hausted that ne did not have strength
to draw himself up. A man who was pass
ing from one car into another was attracted
by his cries. He Immediately tried to grasp
Mr. ,Hapgoods hands, but before he could
reach him he had released his grip. and was
hurled to the ground. The steps of the cars
| caught his clothes, and he was dragged uu-
der the wheels. Before the traiR could be
| stopped his body had been crushed and
| mutilated beyond recognition. He was
| torn limb from limb. His body was taken
back to Hutchinson and placed in the
morgue. He was identified by papers
found in his pocket. Hapgood had told a
passenger on the train Of his coming mar
riage, and the authorities notified Miss
Lynch at once. AS soon as she received
the sad news II. j. Frauche, an intimate
friend, started west to bring MIR. Hapgoods
body to Chicago. 1t arrived here this morn
ing. Mr.. Hapgood was % years old, and
was borh in Leeds. England, where his
parents now live. He will be buried in
this city 1t will be long time, If ever,
before Miss Lynch RECEIVERS from the terri
blo shock