The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1894-10-05
A SAD, SAD TRAGEDY.
RUNAWAY LAD MEETS A FEARFUL
DEATH FAR FROM HOME.
Dies Praying to Live to Kiss His Father
Good-bye-A Bright Philadelphia
Boys Pitiful Tale, and
Sad End.

The tragic ending Of bright young lad,
who ran away from his home, leaving his
parents in the dark as to his Whereabouts.
the detsils of which reached this city yes.
terday, should be u warning to all young
boys who become infatuated with the idea
that rambling life is the thing to make u
bov entirely happy.
The affair occurred at CASTOR, on the +.
C. & p. road, about thirty miles from this
city, on Wednesday night last just about
midnight, and tears stole down the checks
of many strong man, as he stood by the
handsome lad in the early hours of the
morning, as his life slowly ebbed away from
his mangled form. These strong, tender
hearted farmers stood around the little fe,-
low, although he was perfect stranger,
doing all in their power to save him, know
ing he was in dying condition all the time.
They stood there and heard him tell his
story and plead for his life to be prolonged
till he could kiss his father goodbye, a
father whom he had left without giving any
intimation rs TO his intentions-a father who
was at his home in Philadelphia perhaps at
that very moment racking his brain TO de-
wise some plan of securing information as TO
his missing son. Ii was scence TO touch
the heart Of any man.
The story briefly told is as follows:
On Wednesday night this lad got into
Gas on in some way. At midnight fast
freight train passed through, but did not
stop. Just as it rolled past the station a
cry Of pain was heard on the track aud sew
oral parties, fastening to investigate, found
the form of n youth on the track terribly
cut aad maugled. lie was lifted up ten
derby and taken into the depot building
There was no physician in the place, the
town physician being away in Columbia.
The lad told these around him that he had
in belt around his waist $3.G5 tn cash
lie begged them to tear his clothes open,
get it and get n physician for him. He said
that this was all the money he had and he
had not cared to spend any of it to ride on
the railroad. lie said he had attempted to
jump on the train while it was running; no
one had pushed him off, but he had simply
missed his footing and fallen under the
wheels. No physician could be secured be-
fore the arrival of the 3 a. IN. train from
Columbia. When the lad was told this he
said he had some tiuc ago, without cause.
and without even saying goodbye to his
mother and father, run away from his home
years of age and his name was Samuel Will
liams; his parents lived at No. 2,736 Ger.
mantown avenue, Philadelphia.
The boy was handsome little fellow, and
seemed to be Of good birth and well-to.do
parcntage. When he realized that death
was imminent, lie pleaded TO be allowed
time enough to kiss his father goodbye :;
and thus his young life slowly ebbed away.
DR.. Brookcr arrived about ) a. m., but the
lad died in fifteen minutes thereafter.
The good people of CASTOR took charge Of
the remains and as much concern was dis
played in the funeral as if sore son of a
CASTOR man had died. He was given q neat
burial and his grave was marked, so that
should his parents hear Of his tragic end
and wish to zee the grave, they can find it.
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