The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-20
Killed by the Cars.

Albert VanEvery was killed Mon
day by the passenger train which
passes Tionesta at noon. The man
had lived at East Hickory for about
three months and had been in the
employ of Wheeler q Dusenbury,
He was on his way to this place to
give a spsring and wrestling exhihi-
ton, and was accompanied by bis
son, aged 15 years, and a friend
named Winfield Jonas. At Hickory
station the train was reported some.
what late and the three started to
walk down on the track. When
nearly opposite George Kings place,
about a mile below the station, they
we're overtaken by the storm which
came up about noon. 10 the midst
Of this storm the train overlook
them aud they did not hear it, nor
did the engineer see the men, until
within a few feet of them. The boy
and Jonas jumped off the track just
in time to save themselves, but Van
Every was struck and instantly kill.
ed The body, which was brought to
the station at this place on the train,
was not badly mangled and showed
evidence of the mans having at.
tempted to escape from the fact that
only the bones of his right leg below
the knee were broken, he having been
caught by the left side of the engine
The back of his skull was completely
crushed, his head having struck the
cross. beams of the engine.
In the absence of Coroner D, w.
Clark, Justice S. j. S,etley empaneled
jury and held an inquest on the
body Monday afternoon, the verdict
of which is given below.
VanEvery formerly lived at Pitts.
field, Warren county, Pa, where be
had owned house and lot which he
sold about 5 months ago. He had
left East Hickory and was moving to
Ohio, whittier he had already shipped
his household goods. His age was
about 40 years. The body was given
in charge of Undertaken Haslet by
the authorities, and yesterday morn
ing was taken to Hickory for burial
VERDICT OF THE JURY.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENN'A, s..
FOREST COUNTY,
An Inquisition, indented and taken
at Tionesta, in the County of Forest, or
the 18th day of June, A. d. 1894, before
me, S. ]. Setley, Justice of the Peace
acting Coroner in the absence of d. w
Clark ESQ.,, Coroner of the County afore
said, upon the view of the body of AL
bert VanEvery, then and there lyinl
dead, upon the oaths of j. r. Rankin
Quintain Jameson, j. II. Dale, s. j
Campbell, James ID. Davis, and Geo. w
Kerr, good and lawful men of the Coun
ty aforesaid, who being sworn to inquir
upon the part of the Commonwealth
when, where, how and after what man
ner the said Albert VanEvery came t
his death, do say upon their oath, the sal
Albert VanEvery, while walking upol
the railroad track of the Western New
York & Pennsylvania Railroad Compa
ny, at a point between the stations c
West Hickory and Dawson, upon salt
railroad, between the hours of II O'Clock
noon, and o'clock, p. M, of said day
was struck by passenger train runnin
upon said railroad; said train being com
monty know as train 81, and runnin
upon regular schedule, under the charg
of G. F. Brigham, Engineer, and Jacl
Walsh, Conductor. And we do find tha
the said Albert VanEvery came to hi
death by injuries received in the man
ner aforesaid, and we do exonerate tn
engineer and conductor of said train, an
the railroad company from any blame
, believing that upon their part the acci
dent was unavoidable.
In witness Whereof as well the aforC
r said Coroner, the Jurors aforesaid hav
to this inquisition put their hands an
+ seals OH the day and year and at th
! place above mentioned.
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