The morning times., 1895-08-15
UHklOgn Young Man Killed by a
Train Near This City.
PAID NO HEED TO WARNING
Engineer Roby Testifiedat the Inquest
That Tie Blew the Whistle, but the
Man oR the Track Kept on Toward
Death-He Is Believed 10 Belong
in washington.

The mangleu body OF young man, about
eighteen years OF age, who " as struck by a
train on the Washington and Southern Rail
way, between Alexandria and Washington
yesterday evening and killed, now lies III
nemaiue's undertaking rooms, on King
street, Alexandria. awaiting Identification.
The accident occurred at Robb's Crossing,
about ha!f mile north of -Four Mile Run
station, about $40 O'Clock. Thelocal train
for Washington which struck the young
man, left Alexandria at $50 O'Clock, under
the charge OF Conductor Mclean. with En-
gineer j. 7. Robey, and Fireman E. H.
Pierce.
Shortly after leaving Four Mile Run, the
passengers on the train were startled by
hearing several shrin blasts from the engine,
followed by jar and the stopping of the
train.
FOUND THE BODY.
The trannen found the body o the young
man with the blood streaming from his
head lying beside the bank, where he had
been thrown by the COW catcher on the ten
der, as the engine was being run backward
when the accident occurred. The trainmen
lifted the body and were about to lay 1t on
the roadside for the county authorities
action, when one Of the passengers, a
physician, whose name is not known, dis
covered The young man to be alive.
He was placed in the bagga ge car and the
train again started for Washington. but as
il was crossing the Long Bridge the injured
man died
by The direction OF the railway author
tiles the body was taken TO Alexandra
on the 6 OF train and placed in Denaine's
undertaking rooms
Or William r. PUrvis, coroner. was
notified and examined the body Il was
found Jhag the hack portion OF the skun
was crushed IN, the back was a lso broken,
ana there was hardly a sound bone in the
BODY de evidently never knew what had
hit him and suffered no pain, for the face
was prrle1tly calm and free from a ny sign
OF agony. The young man was neatly
dressed Iu suit ol blue serge and wore
light outing shirt In his hand, when he
was hit 10y the train, was a Shoeblack's
box covered on all sides with yellow signs
Of the Emerson store, No. 1I03 Pennsyl-
yanla avenue northwest This was found
lying beside the body and was carried 70
Alexandria
Thepockcts OF the dead man We're entirely
empty, aud there We're no marks on his
clothing or about the body TO reveal his
name OF place OF residence. It is generally
supposed that ne Is a Washington bootblack
who has been making living at the race
tracks, aud when killed he was on his way
from Que tracS 90 the other
PREPARED FOR BURIAL
By the orders OF Coroner Puryis the
body was prepared for burial
Eugene Eobey last night stated that when
DE first saw the young man, after coming
around the sharp curve at Robb'S Crossing,
De was about $50 yards from the engine,
walking with his back 10 the train, on the
northbound track He blew the usual
signal Tor Bobh's Crossing, and then. as
the young man did not move. he blew the
danger signal several times
The man was, he said, evidently deaf,
for be paid no attention whatever to
The signals, aud though Air Roby applied
the brakes and did al that could be done
10 stop the train, which was running at
about thirty-fve miles an hour, The pilot
90 the tender struck the man AMI knocked
bin 10 one side
In this statement AIr r oby was supported
by Mr. +. II. Pierce, his fireman, and the
other train men.
The inquest over The remains was held
last night, Mcssrs Julius Dewelt. ]. H.
Evans, J H. Roberts, VIII Webster,
Joseph Johnson and Dr. MulhOlland being
summoned as jurors. Engineer r oby,
Fireman Pierce, Conductor Mclean and The
train men were examined and their testi-
mony was given as above stated. The jury
brought m a verdict OF accidental death.
People from the race track have viewed
the body but an have failed TO recognize
hm IT viii he kept as long as possible
IN the hope OF being identified.