The morning times., 1895-07-29
THREE KILLED 1T ONCE
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sit at the inquest were gathered from
among the neighbors. They were: L. H.
Emmert foreman William Wilson, VIII
liam F. Norton, Charles w. Sizer, Henry
Ewell, W. II Bysin, Wesley Ewell, Rich
ard Brown, Jay johnson, F. l. RiueX and
a. NJ. McMillanl Among the witnesses who
appeared yesterday morning were: j. ID.
Miller, c. j Wagner, Thomas Lancaster,
Hattie Morris, John Garner, Harry Fow-
Ter, j. T. Ketner, Il Smoot Z. c. Mangum
and Charles Wilson.
The exact way in which the accident
happened will ever remain a mystery un-
less, as is wholly unexpected, the trainmen
can tell. Mr. Lancaster, the man OF whom
they got the pigeons, says the boys left
his house about S:25 O'Clock.
About five minutes later he saw accom-
modation trainsNe.l7O, that leaves wash
ington at S:15, pass He then stepped out
of his yard down IN the tracks and started
towards II yattsyilte when the Philadel-
phia express tFaiQ2s No. sos, west bound
passed him. This train Is due in Hyatts-
vile at S:25, but 1t was fifteen minutes
late Saturday night, Express train No 8
is due in Hydttsville at SAT, but it was
some minutes late on Saturday night.
The two trains are known to have passed
each other on the track exactly where the
accident occurred very close to $40
O'Clock for the accommodation was six
minutes behind time. As the boys, when
last seen. had just about time to reach the
spot where they met their death as the
two trains passed that is naturally supposed
to be the time of the accident and the
bodies lay in the rain all night.
THEOR RYOFTHEKILLING.
Neither train, however, stopped after they
passed and though the engines gave sew
eral whistles they are supposed to be the
whistles for the signal blocks at those
points
The theory of the killing advanced by
j. d. Miller, who saw from his window the
trains pass, is the most plausible, ap-
parently He thinks that the boys know :
ing of the approaching accommodation sat
down on the ends of the crosStieS of the
other track where they probably thought
they would rest before turning in home.
They mayhave, he thinks, became interested
with the pigeons and attributed the jar, the
light and the noise, of the approaching
death dealing express all to the accom-
modation and they did not realize the pres
ence OF the west bound train.
From the peculiar nature of the injuries,
their similarity and the varying sizes of
the boys, Mr.. Miller thinks that the engine
step must have decapitated each one in
turn and east their bodies aside.
The corners jury sat at IL o'clock and
continued until 2 O'Clock, when it was
adjourned until this evening at o'clock
This was in order to give the three train
crews of Nos. sos g, and 10, respectively,
a chance to appear as witnesses. But little
light was thrown on the matter by the
inquest up to date other than that related
above.
BOTH FATHERS BITTER.
The fathers of the two boys are es-
pecialIy bitter over the event for the
,r-bc i,,ly
must have known of the accident, did not
stop and notify the stationkceper at Hyatts-
vile. 1t is said that an old railroad
engineer testified before the coroner's
jury that if an epgiEe ran over chicken
the occupants of The engine could feel the
shock and the fathers of the boys feel
that though the engineer of the express
may not have seen them i'll time he surely
knew something had happened, and the
remains might have been saved lying in the
rain all night.
fellows Young Lynch was considered re-
maIkably So fHe came to live with his
brothers three yea RS ago, after his mother
died at Rochester, N. Y. His father lives
in Canada He attended the Gales school
in this city, where, ever since he has been
there, each promotion of his own kept him
with the pIonEotions OF his teacher, Miss
PieIson. 'EE
The Blundon boy was the only son in
family of four He went to Addison school
Young BIown had five brothers and sis
te1s. He attended ischool in Grant school
house. 4i
FUNERAL TODAY
The funeIalsof all three boys, will take
place togetheTiat 4 O'Clock this afternoon
from Mr. Blu1rdon's home. The two cous-
ms will be buI led side by side in Mt Olivet,
while the remains Of young Lynch will
be left in the vault fol probable interment
at Rochester.
BY a peculiar coincidence, Father Gloyd,
of st. PatIick's, and Father O'Connell,
OF st. Stephens, had arranged to go out to
the Blundon home to spend the day yesterday,
and they put in theiI timely appearance
at the very darkest hour. They remained
all day, and theiI presence went far to-
ward lessening the sorrow following the
awful affair: Rev Fathers Gloyd, OCon-
nell and Johnson will officiate at the seIv-
ices to-day.
Thousands Went TO Colonial Beach,
Fully a thousand excursionists went to
Colonial Beach yesterday on the steamer
City of Richmond, aud enjoyed the cool
river breezes and the picturesque scenery
en- route. The officers and crew of the
boat did everything possible to make the
trip pleasant, and the freedom of the
boat and grounds were enjoyed by the
guests. The City of Richmond makes
daily trips to Colonial Beach, leaving her