New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-15
THOMAS HOVENDEN KILLED
THE WELL-KNOWN ARTIST MEETS A
HERO'S DEATH.
HIS LIFE CRUSHED OUT BY A LOCOMOTIVE WHILE
MAKING A VAIN ATTEMPT TO RESCUE
LITTLE Girl. AT a GRADE CROSSING
NEAR NORRISTOwN. PENN

LITTLE GIRL AT a GRADE CROSSING
NEAR NoRRIsTowN. PENN.
Norristown. Penn. Aug. iA-Thomas Hoven-
den, the well-knOwn artist. was instantly Killed
by a railroad train near here this evening. Mr.
Hovenden met with d heros death. for it was In
attempting to save the life of little girl that he
lost his own The sacrifice Of Mr.. Hovenden's
life useless because the child he attempted
to save also met her death beneath the wheels
of the engine which ground out the life of the
artist
The accident occurred at a grade crossing on
what is known as the Trenton Cut-On of the
Pennsylvania Railroad The Chestnut Hill troll
ley Company's tracks run up to the tracks OF the
railroad company at the point where the acc'ueh'
occurred, but do not cross tnem Passengers vi
the trolley company are compelled 10 eaNe the
at the railroad tracks and cross the latter on
foot TO take trolley car on the opposite side
Mr.. Hovenden had summer home In Plymouth
Township. this county. and he was returning
there this evening a trolley car When the
reached its stopping point at the raiiroau
tracks the passengers alighted as usual ana pre-
pared 10 cross to the trolley car on the otner slde
Resides Mr. Uovendcn among the passengers
In the car were Mrs Clara Peifer ana her daush-
ter BESSIE fen wears old \ fast freight train
was apnroaching the crossin; the passengers
from the trolley car alighted. The iltte glrl dia
not notice the or-coming train and ran anead oi
her mother to cross the tracks. lne Train pore
rapidly down and the engineer oleW MS "hisue
when he saw the little figure standing between
the rails The child seemed to become conluSeh.
and awaited death without attempting 10 aNoiu
IT, Mr. Hovenden rushed forward ana snatchsu
the child up in his arms Before ne could hahe
the leap that would have saved them Dotn ire
pilot OF the engine struck him ana hurled MN
across the track with terrible force Inc en-
eineer stopped his train and ne ana the nreHlan
rar to where Mr. Hovenden and the httle glrl
were living side BY side. He was ueah ana the
child died as she was raised from the ground
Thomas Hcvenden born in Dnnmah"ay'
County Cork Ireland on December ~ lS4o. ana re-
ceived his early art education in the Cork SchooI
of Design In sG? he came to New-Nor ana
studied In the National Academy. In 1871 he went
n Paris where he studied under Cabanei. return
ing 10 the United States In 1850. He was elected an
Associate of the National Academy in 1shl, a Ma.
tlonal Academican. a member OF the Society OF
American Artists and the American Nater-CoIor
Society in 1852. member OF the Phlla1eiPhia- % Do
ciety Of Artists in 1888. and member Of the New
York Etching Club in 1855 His best-known paint
ing Breaking Home Ties" has been engraved
many times and II a familiar object In thousands or
OF the most notable Of the American group at the
Worlds Fair Among his other works are The
Two Lilies $50; "A Brittany Woman spinning
and pleasant News" $3.50; The Image seller
Somebody" and News from the Conscript'' qs7O;
Pride OF the OF: Folks and "feasant Soldiers
of la Vendee 1793 GS7S), "A Breton Interior.
1893" Os7s) I'm Hoe Signo Vinces" qSSOl; Elaine
ing His Ease" NSs5,. \ widow without children.
survives him.