St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-02
The BRIDE WAS READY,
Bat While She Waited the Groom
Passed Away.
RUN DOWN BY THE CARS
he Was Corpse When She Was
Dressing for the Welding
6 Ceremony.
Chicago Herald:

Chicago Herald:
: When the church bells were pealing
out their merry chimes OH Christmas
morning and the sounds of happy voices
were heard in almost every home, Miss
Fannie Lynch, a highly accomplished
land beautiful young girl, was sitting
amid luxurious surroundings in her
home in the Beaurivage, at No. 1914
Michigan avenue, in utter despair and
isobbing pitifully. The bright sunbeams
stole through the windows and, playing
OH her golden hair, seemed to unite hap
piness and intense sorrow. In her hand
Miss Lynch held telegram. Occasion
ally she read the words which her tears
had 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 II. Two hours more and happy
friends and a minister would arrive eX-
pecting to find her in bridal array. She
was to have been married at 2 O'Clock,
but nOw!-the telegram told the rest of
the sad story.
For more than year Miss Lynch has
been looking forward with glad anticipa-
ton to the day when she would be
united in marriage with Henry Hap
good, wealthy and prominent young
man OF San Francisco. Everything was
III readiness for the coming nuptialS.
Friends were Invited, the house deco
rated, and an elaborate Christmas sup
per ordered A week before Christmas
Miss Lynch received telegram from
Mr.. Hapgood saying that he had started
from San Francisco, and that he would
i'm
wedding. When Wednesday passed
and he did not come Miss Lynch
thought nothing of it and supposed he
would arrive early Christmas morning.
She was up bright and early, and
eagerly watching aud waiting for him.
Hour after hour passed away, but few
minutes before IL o'clock the tinkllng
of the bell announced that some one
was waiting to be admitted. She jumped
up and hurried to the door, never dream
ing that it could be other than her fut-
ure husband. With glad cry OF well
come upon her lips she looked out, but
suddenly drew back and slowly reached
out trembling hand to receive small,
yellow envelope which a dirty little
messenger boy was holding toward her
as he wished her "a merry Christmas"
with a twinkle in his rOguish eyes.
When Miss Lynch read the message
her grief was uncomfortable. The ef-
forts of her friends to pacify her were
useless. She threw herself upon a
divan, and between her choking sobs
exclaimed: Henry! Henry! Come
back to mew A few hours afterward
Miss Lynch was completely Frustrated
with nervousness, and it was necessary
to call doctor.
The particulars of Mr.. HapgOod's vio-
lent death were learned yesterday. lie
left San Francisco week before Christ
mas day, as his message to Miss Lynch
stated. The train Oh which he rode ar
rived in Hutchinson, 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 go
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 footing and slipped.
j He hung desperately to the railing OF
| the car car, shouting at the top OF MS
voice for assistance
The noises of the train as it fairly flew
| along drowned his crieS,and the pasSen-
gers and the brakemen were ignorant OF
his perilous position. His feet were
dragging along the ground, and he was
so much exhausted that he did not
| have strength enough to draw himself
up. A man who was passing from
| one car into another was attracted by
| his cries. He immediately tried to grasp
Mr.. HapgoOd's 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 under the wheels. Be
! fore the train could be stopped mis- body
| had been crushed and mutilated beyond
recognition. He was torn limb from
| limb.
His body was taken back to Hutchin-
| son and placed in the morgue. He was
identified by papers found in his pocket.
| Hapgood had told a passenger Oh the
| train OF his coming marriage, and the
authorities notified Miss Lynch at once.
| AS soon as she received the sad news,
| ii. j. Flanche, an intimate friend
! started West to bring Mr. Hapgood's
body to Chicago. 1t will arrive here
| this morning. Mr.. Hapgood was TWEEN
| ty-eight years old, and was born il
| Leeds, England, where his parents nov
! live. He will be buried in this city. L
/ will be long time, if ever, before Mis-:
| Lynch RECEIVERS from the terrible shock