The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-05-21
DIED ON THE WAY.
The Body oT r. n. Taylor ef This CITY
Found Near Mflsno This MOrnink-
A sad Aeeident.

Junction saying -A@. :
badge Of John II. Morgan camp, 8
Ardmore, found dead near Miiano. (
Wire Houston address and camp {
number quick ,Tsignod, c. Hanson
agent" This news created quite a
sensation as there are 80 many Ard !
more families represented among {
the excursionists and there iz TO /
doubt but that the dead man is one !
OF them. The question so close 70 1
our people is who Is he and how did !
he meet with his death9 Immediate
ly upon receiptof the telegram Capt
Hammer wired back to Mr. Hanson
the desired information and also TO
Captain John L. Gait asking who Of
the Ardmorc contingent wassulissing.
I'd to this hour lnoonl no reply had
been received.
I'm. TAYLOR THE MAN.
In the afternoon another telegram
was received from Milano stating
that papers were found on the per-
son OF the dead man giving his name .
as P. NJ. Taylor. Inquiry developed
the fact that he Is the proprietor OF
the I. T. wagon yard just south Of
Galt's cotton yard.
The ARDMoRE1rE Immediately after
the question OF identity had been set
tied went to his residence where he
was met by Mrs. Taylor. Asked rs
10 her husbands initials she answer
ed that they were T.. II. and that he
had gone to Houston. She had not
been advised OF the fatality attend
ing him on that trip and when the
news was impaired to her she was
visiblv affected but bore up under
the shock with wonderful fortitude.
Up 20 the time the renortcr left she
= had not made up her mind rs TO
what she would do in requesting a
disposition OF the body, though it is
most likely it will be brought back
here for interment. The deceased
was Rfty-seven years OF age, and
/. came here from Lampasas Texas
, about a year ago, since which tins
he has been engaged in the restaur
ant and wagon yard business.
He was an industrious, generou
hearted man and highly esteemed
bv all who knew him. iii
family consists OF his wife an
two orphan children whom the
were raising. lie had no children 9
his own.
Just before starting yesterday }
took out an accident policy and SCI
II 20 Mrs. Taylor with the messai
- that IL he got hurt Il would provi'
him medical attention, and in ca
he should be killed il would ser
her as means OF n living. Il calls &
So, 900.
Il was remarked by several th
among the boys leaving he was o
Of the jolliest, and Mrs. Taylor sa
y he had looked forward TO this ocC
a sion for some time with iubilant q
- ticipation OF happy reunion vi
his old comrades in arms. But all
iC' how uncertain are human calcu
tions. Yester Iay full Of life and v
or. this morning absent at roll CT
He had faced danger and escaT
death on the battle leld to only m
the latter in an equally sudden
much less expected manner.
The supPosition is that he m
have fallen from the train in pass
. from one car to another.
viii Miiano is where the Internatio
Is is and Great Northern crosses the ;
ORE IN Fe. and Is about $50 miles this i
OF Houston. The excursion Il
e OF a
ught would, II on tiihe' nav az
Z ex- between 3 and O'Clock this ms
ing. AS nothing has been he
hing from the excursionists' y =
and ,s,-,.. -. ~. ,r,as not missed be
Diff iAeiS '-'''
reaching Houston. Full Particu
- ~ " OF the fatal accident are hourly
tered Pected.
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