The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-28
AN AGED man KILLED
On the O.. L. & w. Railroad at
Bridgeport Yesterday.
WAS NEARLY DEAF ENDDEMENIED.
A Prominent Resldent of Belmont
County, Over Ninety Years Old,
Meets a Horrible Death-The Cor.
onsr Pronounces Nobody to Blame
for tho Accident.

A distressing accident occurred on
the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling rail.
road yesterday by which James Tall
man, an old man past ninety years Of
age, was run down and killed, his body
being badly mutilated. He was the
father OF James C. Tallman, the well
known lawyer Of Bellaire, and an uncle
Of Probate Judge Tallman, OF st. Glars.
vile. Age had made his hearing so bad
that no alarm by the engineer would
have been heard by him. Ills mind
had been impaired for some years, SO
much SO lately that J. W. Howell,
Of the First National bank, had been
appointed guardian for him. For many
years he lived on a farm in Union
township, and reared a family there.
but year or two ago he and his aged
wife were induced to come to Bellaire
and live with their daughter, Mrs. Kate
Nagle. A close watch was kept upon
the old gentleman TO prevent harm
coming to him, but he was strong,
physically, for a man Of his years, and
very active on his feet. Often he would
elude the watchfulness of his family
and stroll away over tho hills, return
ing after hours OF absence and uneasi-
ness on the part OF the family who
never felt easy when he was out OF their
sight because OF his "chlldishness."
Yesterday morning he slipped away
.kn Eaugn and tf.aa aaan a liftla
later coming down from the hillside
near schramm's crossing. Word OF this
reached Mr.. Nagle, and he went in
search OF him, but could find no trace Of
him and returned to town, The old
gentleman had wandered up the O., l.
& w. railroad track to point near the
Crystal glass works and was caught
there while walking on the track by the
yard engine en- it's way down with a
train OF ore. In his earlier years James
Tallman was one Of the most intelligent
farmers in the community in which he
lived and he impaired this to an excel
lent family of children. He had &C
ouired a competence OF this worlds
goods and was physically good to enjoy
the fruits OF a frugal life for many years
yet. His old neighbors and friends.
those who knew him in the prime OF
manhood, will be shocked to read OF his
sad fate.
Coroner Lohman, OF Bellaire, held an
inquest at city hall, Bridgeport, last
evening, over the remains OF Mr.. Tall
man. The members of the crew in
charge OF the train were examined.
Their testimony was to the effect that
they were running about eight miles an
hour, pushing eight heavily loaded
gondolas. The conductor was riding
on the front car, and saw the man walk
ing in the middle of the track with his
head down. When they were about
fifty yards away from him he gave the
signal to stop, and the engineer re-
yersed his engine with full head Of
steam, and did all in his power to stop,
but could not do so until he struck the
man and all eight cars and the engine
had passed over him. The coroner,
after hearing the testimony, gave his
verdict, that the deceased came to his
death by being struck aud run over by
the c., L. & ". train. aud through no
fault or negligence Of the railroad en-
ployes.