Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-09-12
AN UNKNOWN MAN KILLED
STRUCK BY AN ENGINE on
THE w N. &. H. Il,
The Man was walking Oh the
Track Near PearsOn's Bridge
When Hit-"J. H. a "On a Foot
Rule Found in KKsS Pocket

About O'Clock this morning a rather
poorly dressed, grey-whiskercd man en-
tered, without knocking, the residence Of
K. l.. Davis about 4l2 miles northwest OF
Asheyile, on the Western North Carolina
railroad, and sat down. The man acted
strangely, and in reply to MIR. Davis in
terrogation said that he was on his way
from Rutherford county to Ashcville to
take the train for Georgia where he was
going to visit relatives.
Mr.. Davis told the visitor that he had
passed Ashevile if he had come from
Rutherford, but the man insisted that
he knew what he was talking about
When he left, how ever, he started up the
railroad track toward the city.
This was the last Mr. Davis saw OF the
man up to shortly after 0 o'clock, when,
on passing the quarry near Pearson's
bridge, just below Asheville, he saw the
man lying by the railroad track dead.
The wanderer had been struck and
killed instantly by the wcstbound pas
senger train. Engineer Clarke and Con
ouctor Srawioru' ABOUT ~ minutes past
y y, o cloCk' nc man was STANDING by
the rock Crushcr just below the bridge
when struck. The accident occurred at
a sharp curve, and the engineer could
not see the man until almost upon him.
Il is believed that the noise made by the
crusIier drowned the WhlstIe OF tue tram
aS inc man gave no sign OF nearing the
euGi'ieer ) warning
Ahe ia'i'oau dulIoI'''es 1T oLCe SUM
liloled coroner Mc!'rayer, VINO went TO
tue scene OF the accideht. arriving there
ABOUT lO:3o' lie did not deem 1t neces-
sary l" hoia amino uest :,
lne wo'Niieu at t,'G quarry stated
nr"rn,I M nns '"a ra,,s, um n'9 ,t;i n', ,I,o
man was struck, and that the train was
stopped in cars length after the man
WAS va, killed.
rhcre rrns hr';sn o ~, Ne % ho,d n''t w., nn
tbe ior, h;n ,,J ,Lo IoIt I.ni,om
ahore theo,,,mm r' @ Thc LadrwasIn a. ~ " eI
sn,,c 4rrcn,, f,,, .iann 1rc ,;do - tho
trocl
The on,y ,no,rs or or;,,c,,;t;c,t;or yo. ,
cornc,ter,S rmlo pS,;tn tbn ;n;t;nI. "I " - ,
4 "cnt on il fhr ma" M ,yns ''',',,,, annorcrtlv
ahont co rca,s or T ,'a ,,,,''' " ''' ''''
TLc hod,. was ,rr,,ed o,cr 8, p,,;. G.
MrDowcIl urGertntrrs for ,hc r,iIrnad
comn,nv and viii rr,na;n IN NJ FL thc;r ROOMS rooms
on Patton nvrnnr Tor Cnrtv.c;okt hours
for he n,,rMose Of ;Jcn,;fcat;00" iI II tbe
hndv ;s MOI ;dert;,;ed il u,Il hr brr;cd hy
the R;chmnnd and Iany;Ilr ra;lroad
comnonv
A Waterbury watch and SA lS in Sill
ya,, {nuri cy ,tho daglnn.,Y,,}r.. ..,.,. .
These and thrv NAV ne had from him bv
onv one uthorizcd to receive them.
yo.or,,,,,n, n.,,,. ,r,,,suowu.
r. I1l'' .., ,.;o,,od ~, Tur C,,,1,.y
'e oouS was '''"|" V! '',' "',
at the undertaking rooms OF bIaIr "
Mcdowell this afternoon. The height OF
the unknown was : feet : or s inches;
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o we'sni I q" Sn'"' r" ' 'rar h5ir and mi
no ''n'' Co n'' noI,>.. i'u Io0 fant v,5s
e;tLer defnrmed or had becn broken in
the instcp so that it would not fully
Strengthen out his nat, straw one
was No. 6's; his collar was NO. 10
The rule IN his pocket was lhoistihCty
and rudeIy marked j. /: A. ana Ioohe'
knife. In the pocket of his trousers