The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-21
"HN' FULLERTON, OF ST. LOUIS. A
VICTIM OF THE CAsU-
Atty.
HIS BODY CARRIED AWAY,
REWARD OFFERED nv TExu
RAILWAY COMPANY FOR IT'S
RECOVERY.
IN LOYAL 1Ec,ov
And in Social and PoItttc.I 1,s
anu +" Member OF the Chick
RmRuga COm=afssion.

CUMBERLAND, Nd. March 2o.-An
e1S'-oound passenger train on the Bal
eiiiiore q ONO railroad, known as No.
limited, met with an accident two
miles west of Oakland today, in which
one passenger, Gen. J. s. Fullerton q
81 Louis capitalist, is thought To have
oeen killed and a dozen others more or
less badly injured. The list is as fol-
lows:
hliled-Gen. j. S. Fullerton ST. Louis No
nilSslns ana supposed to have been buried nm
the river. az" ylnS III
Wounded-M. D. Phelps and wife Rarra
VI; wife seriously hurt: Charles s. Marin
"" Ft1,, nan, slightly injured in the arm: W.
~, uIIer. Pullman conductor, right side Sc
T!ousiy injured; Jeremiah Houston. Davis w
20 70 sue hurt; Mrs. James Hanlin, Carpen-
yer yer, ". nervous shock; J. d. Richards. Fort
6Huppenheimer. New York. scalp wound:
George ID. Suders. Alaska, W. Va. slight
scratches on head and hip.
me wrecked train, which left ST.
Louis yesterday morning, and Clncin-
hau last night, was running at the rate
or forty-five miles an hour, when at
f;0o a. m. and just as the engine reach
eo the bridge across the Youe-hdo-
enemy river, two miles from Oakland.
the baggage car. express car, one pas
senger coach and the Pullman sIeener
Okr1ne, jumped the track and rolled
GOWN the embankment and into the
river: the Pullman care broke in two
Dul is thought that all the passen-
gers, save Gen. Fullerton. We're reg
cued A thorough search has been
ihdue TOT his body, but nothing has
peen found except his clothing. which
remained in the wrecked car. and IL a
dliIUSt certain that his corpse is in the
swallow water, covered by debris.
zen. Fullerton was an officer in the
United states army during the late
war, and was a member Of the Cbick-
amauga park commission. The wound
eu We're brought to this city at noon to-
DAY and all are resting comfortably In
the western Maryland hospital and at
the Queen City hotel
zen Fullerton occupied section NJ
the wrecked sleeper and was in the end
Vi the car which went into the deepest
water 1t is supposed that he was
rendered unconscious and was drown
cd. and that his body fell through q
WINDOW and was washed away His
luehtlty was established by DaDera
found IN his clothing which was left
IN the sleeper. At 10 O'Clock tonight
the body had not been found, although
nlty men are graphing for it in the
water near the scene of the accident
and the railroad company has offered a
reward for its recovery.
WASHINGTON. March 20.-Personal
| kilograms from the scene OF the wrecIc
! place the death of Gen. Fullerton be-
! yoho DOUBT The first news reach
ing ms relatives here was a telegram
forwarded by man named Moore q
companion on the journey with Gen
fuiierton. A personal friend went on
tonight to take charge of the remains
put no plans for the funeral have been
fixed
Gen. Fullerton left here a week ago
In connection with the work OF the
Chickamauga national military park
commission. and Joined Gen. Henry "
B0ynton at Chattanooga Sunday He
LEFT there Tuesday for ST Louis where
he remained until yesterday. when he
| took the Inflated train.
Gen. Joseph s. Fullerton was horn
about sixty years ago at Chillicothe. O.
He had distinguished family cOnnec-
tons, and Mrs Benjamin Harrison and
Mrs. rutherford b. Hayes were his
first cousins. He was educated at OK
ford, o., and practiced law at st. Louis
Shortly after the war broke out he
entered the volunteer service as a CAP
tain on the staff Of Gen. Gordon Gran
ger, and served several years with
conspicuous gallantry, participating at
Chickamauga and other notable en-
gagements. During the regime Of
! President Johnson he was postmaster
at st. Louis. President Harrison ap-
pointed him president of the Chicka-
manga park commission. and since
then he has spent practically all Of his
time here, engaged in that work He
was prominent in the social and CLUB
/ life of both St. Louis and Washington,
and was secretary Of the Society Of
the Cumberland. and for several years
prominently identified with the Loyal
Legion. He leaves a sister. Miss Madge
Fullerton and a daughter, aged nine.