The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-10
DIED FROM STARVATION.
c.. Irther Came 10 Richmond Locked
Up in a Box Car.
HE WAS TRYING TO Eat COAL.
Discovered by n Policeman In Delicious
Condition and Was Taken to the Aims
house Where He Expired.

Died fIcm starvation and exposure!
such is. in brief, the sad story Of 9
nice-looking while man about twenty
five wears DID, whose body now lies at ne
CITY Hospital awaiting the merely ioi-
nal action Of Coroner Taylor.
uis name Is almost unqLtstionaoiy
Carry r. Arther, and he is believed TO De
a resident of ohio. Affectionate letters
frcrn his sister. who signs herself "Cl+ra'
and asks tenderly after his health aiter
recording In playful way all the trNiai
little incidents at the home circle s,nos
the brothers departure, ana pessihe ~
to come home to his loved ones WEI
found on his person. These letters were
dated: "Fraziers Bottom, st. Naieh-
tins Day" and were addressed 10 inc
Young man as Carey f. Arther, Midoie-
mort. o." Frazier's Bottom. 1t seems, Is
a little village nestled on the hana"hd
river. atso
on the young mans person was aiso
found ca rd of advertisement pearils
the words: University Free Dispensary'
Baltimore, Nd" and an affecuonate iet-
ter dated Spokane, Washington, Januai!
1s 1895" from his cousin, Katherine kirk-
patrick. No 325 Eighth street. Inc
letter indicated that the young man hau
come East to seek employment. Further
his condition in life.
THE DESCRIPTION.
Young Arther Is about twenty-five
years old pleasing countenance, regular
features. dark, wavy hair, dark eyes and
weighs about 40 pounds. He is ABOUT
feet 10 inches in hegth, and was dressed
I'm "A neat coat of dark material, dark
trousers and soft hat-quite nice-look-
ing young nan. His appearance indl-
Gates that ne was much higher In the
social scale than a tramp
PIIIFUL SIGHT.
An officer of the Third district, while
| passing a freight car standing on the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
| tracks, on Broad street, just below Han
cock. yesterday morning about 9:So
! o'clock, heard groan in the car, and I'M
| mediately went to investigating. The
car was locked and was partially loaded
with coal. Upon further examination, ne
saw the young man inside, trying 10 eat
some of the coal, and performing other
very unusual feats. He gave notice at
| the X. r. and r. local freight office, and
| the car was unlocked. 1t was soon
| learned that the unfortunate prisoner
was delirous. He was pale and haggard
in the face, and evidently bore the marks
| Of keen suffering.
An urgent call was made at the CITY
| Hospital, and In a fe" .H'nutes the ann
| bulance in charge of DR.. Whittehi0.e,
came rumbling up to the scene. All the
| Indications pointed to the conclusion that
( the unfortunate young man was at the
! point OF death from exposure and starVd-
| ton. To all appearances, he had been
! confined In the car for several days, pos
| Silly a week 1t Is believed that he en-
tered the car at Baltimore. or some Of
the mining districts in Pennsylvania for
the purpose Of coming South. How long
ne s imprisoned in the car could not
! be ascertained. To all appearances. how
ever, his critical condition was due to
starvation and exposure. The physician
who attended him said that such was
the case.
LIVED ONLY FEW HOURS.
The poor man was carried to the City
Hospital in that critical cordition, and
there everything possible was done for
him. Dr. Worthington, the physician IN
charge, worked faithfully upon his pa
tient all day. and nothing vas overlooked
to restore him. The patient was too far
gone, however, and, after much suffering
during which he never regained con-
| sclousness, he died at o'clock last night
| During tho day efforts were made to
! secure an Ineligible statement from the
patient as TO his experience, but to no
| purpose. lie talked away now and then
| incoherently, but nothing definite could
be learned. The remains were shrouded
for burial, and will be inferred at the
citys expense unless claimed by the rela.
tlves of the yourS man.
| Coroner Taylor was notified OF the
cpse and will view the remains this
morning 1t is hardly probable that al
| inquest will be deemed necessary.