Evening journal., 1893-11-25

Ihe Young Man Was His Way Home TO
Dine and stepped In Front Of Train.
His Father Not Expected to Live-was
Prominent Football Player.
NEW YORK, Nov 25-William II. Camp,
b years old, son of Hugh n. Camp, the
millionaire real estate over, whose home
40 Fairlawn, four miles from Morris
Heights, was instantly killed by an ex.
press train at the Morris Heights station
If the New York Central railroad.
The young man was among the best
known of college athletes in New York
and was a member of the present football
cam of Columbia college, where he was an
undergraduates Yesterday he was in town
IS usual to attend TO his college duties and
20 practice with the football team, in
which he played right guard.
He left for home rather later than usual.
expressing the intention of hurrying, so
hat he might reach Fairlawn in time for
Inner.
stepped In Front of the Train.
He caught the local train due at Morris
| Heights at 6.4Op. M, and IL reached Morris
Heights on time. He stepped from the
rain in front of south bound express
rain. Bystanders saw him, and many
shouted a warning, but it was too late.
The train was running at high rate OF
speed, and before the least assistance could
be given the pilot OF the locomotive struck
him with terrific force throwing him 20
feet and killing him at once. The right
side of his skull was crushed, and his nose,
jaw and left leg were broken.
The express train, which was in charge
of Engineer kessted and Conductor j. Kel-
! ...I.H a. I.HfIt .IuNI unH a
trainmen picked up the body with the in
lention of taking It TO the Grand Central
station.
Friends Of the unfortunate young man
who were on the train recognized the body,
and tfpon their information that lac lived
near Morris Heights the idea was abandon
sd. and Policeman Corbley of the Morris
Heights station assisted by Mortified friends
IF the young man, carried the body TO the
High Bridge station.
10 Roundsman Back was assigned the
sad duty of carrying the news to tairlawn.
The Camps had just finished dinner, and
there had been some wonder expressed as
20 the nouarrival of William.
The mother sister and brother OF the
lead man were IN the room The mother
had prosentimont that something had
happened to her son.
"Tell me, said she, turning pale, "has
William been hurt nt footballw
The policeman said he would prefer "a
tell the brother alone.
"No,n said the now thoroughly fright
. ened mother, "I'll not leave the room until
/ know"
The Father Stricken.
Then the brother asked whether it wa.
true that William had been hurt in the
. Geld and the policeman answered, NO"
Hns he-has he,n faltered the mother
! "been killed by a trainY
The tears ran down the policeman's face
/ and he was only able TO nod his assent
, The mother tainted. The father, who j
nn invalid and confined to his room, wa
I utterly prostrated by the news.
lie suffers from heart failure, and th
, doctor, who was quickly calledp TO atten'
the stricken parent, regards his condition
as critical.
Young Camp was one Of the most popu
lar men OF his college class and was bot
= an enthusiastic student and "A skilled atf
r lete. lie weighed about 100 pounds, an
+. in the football field he was regarded as a
4 unusually active and careful player,