Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-08
KILLED BY THE CARS.
Edwin 2. Nils Struck BY hsisht,
10. 81, Last EHsnins
Thrown Several Feet and Instantly
killed-Four Miles Above City.

Las: evening freigh, train No. 81, Con-
ductor Clements sad Engineer Libby, WAS
speeding along for wstervilis, Abou. four
miles above this city, and while running
about 25 miles an hour, sIuck and killed
An unknown man. The man wss not OBJ
served near The spot, but sudiealy jumped
on the track in front Of III, engine. throw
ing up both hards irto Ia air, and being
hurled by the engine som, 20 feet away.
The train WAS Immediately stepped,
backed to the place, and the body found
and Atts mpts st resusci,siion made, bu; the
man WAS dead. Two bfAkemen were left
TO guard the remains and the train rua
back to this city. The coroner and under
tsker we're notified, and, after the arrival
cf the Pullman and the ives. bound freight,
. special engine and car was sent TO the
spot for the remains.
The train nen had no means OF identify
ing the man. and stated that i, WAS apparent
ly & deliberate case Of suicide.
On the train were Marshal Morse, Cor
oner Libby, Undertsker Knov lIon and sev-
eraI Others. besides the following gentle
men who were summoned Is Jurors: c. S.
Downing, A. E Barbour, J H. Crt cser.
Geo. A. Cony, JAMES S. McKsnney, j. V.
Lane.
IL was raining quite hard when the place
was reached. The b ds lay from l2 to Is
feet from the track and SO or 60 feet from
where, by the appearance Of tracis he first
stepped in from, Of the train. The remains
were Immediately Identified IS those OF
Edsin Waite Mills, who for several years
has made his home 10 this city. His age
is not known but was thought to
be about 90 lie had suffered
at times with ders1 cement of mi, d
and had been in the hospital, but for the
past two OF three years he had boarded at
different places in The city. He was well
provided with means Of livelihood but
employed h m.elf in various ways in Office
work. For some time past he had been
stopping at 4. T. GoYdoLs on Crosby
street and lately had complained of feelif &
unwell The physician said ,hs, the trouble
was with bis mind and that he should exer-
else more. lie seemed discouraged and
suffering from melanciolia. Tuesday
afternoon about 5 o'clock he was missed
from bis boarding place. The parties at
the house were somewhat alarmed at
bis absence and finally notified the police.
Wedns sdsy afternoon Mrs Wheelwright
Of Bangor, the deceased mans sister WAS
notified.
The body was not much mangled about
Tire face. but there was deep cash under the
chin and the right arm and leg were badly
bI 1ken The features we're perfectly nat
ursl. Undertaken Kaowiton took he re-
msirs in charge and they were brought
back to this C ty and a message was sent to
the sister in Bangor.
gence and retinem n, native of Bangor
and leaves 4 bro'he i, Wsshingto and
sister in Bangor. He was q lawyer by
profession, and resided in Dover before he
came to this city. He was genial perso n
and made MAN. friends wherever he went.
On the return to this city with the body
VIM Rollins, a section hand came aboard
and said that he sss Mr.. Mills going up the
track past the pulp mill about hsif past
four Tuesday afternoon. As far as is now
known be passed the night somewhere in
the vicinity Of the place where he met his
death
When the train struck him, Engineer
Libby who Was running the train was on
the right side OF the e.glne, and Mr.. Geo.
Phillips also an eDginee, on the road, was
riding on the left side of the engine. The
latter saw Mills step upon the track i'm
me dis'ely in front of the engine, and Mr..
Libby ssw the the body when it was thrown
by the engine from the rack about 50 feet
ahead Of the place where be vss struck,
These tro gentlemen ard Mr. Rollins
were sun m oned as witnesses at the coron
ers inque st, to be held in Judge Andrews
offics at 10 80 A M. TO day.