West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-06-23
KILLED ON THERAiL.
The Tragic Death OF Alvin W. Potter.

Oace more We are called upon t.
chronicle the ira tic death OF friend
and fellow tow Dsman. ALVIN w. Potter
OF .hingwood Is no more, having met
death DC the rail out at Burton, Wetze.
county, last Friday mint under
circumstances that are not yet made
plain lie left here Friday morning
with the boys for Fairnont 20 enlist
Ia the West Virginia Volunteers aud 20
To the front HIS domestic relation,
were unhappy and he had oeen n wing
IrouOle Tor some time with his wife.
lie nad been drinking heavily for the
past wear. 10 drown uis trou blgs and
~ Is generally conceded that his wife
was TO blame for IL and when De left
mere he told several parties that he
never expected to come back alive. and
he didn't a. the end came sooaer than
ne expected He failed to- pass the
rlgld examination at Fairmont ana
was rejected on account of bad teetu
lie was very mucn disappointed aud
the enlisting officer told him IL ne
would go on TO Wheeling he migh t pass
tnere all right. so he lett for Wheeling
on the accommodation that evening
AT Huntington he got off the train md
TAXED TO Marsh Barfick (his
cousin. who lives there and happened
To oe at the depot till the train pulled
out, when he got on and was fund
next morning along the truck dead
just the other side OF huron. Both
legs were cut OFF and he was TERRIBLY
bruised about the face and head. The
accident happened about ten o'clock at
nignt. as that was the time the train
lett Burton and IL was running pretty
last. rs they were a 1out an hour be-
hlnd time. 1t is reported that some
children there heard man moaning
and calling for help that night, but
they did not go To Investigate. Also
that the crew OF a passing freight train
thought they saw man lying by the
track, but were not sure and did not
stop To see about IL. So ne proba b, Y
lived some little time after the acci-
dent When found, word was teie-
graphed here TO his brother II II. Potter
from papers found on his person and
irom the description given IL Was p
parent To Harry that the remains were
those of his brother and he telephoned
Macshall Barrick at Huntington TO go
out at once and take charge and make
full Investigation.
An inquest was held and the matter
IS still being investigated. as i. seems
strange that man should get killed
on an accommodation train. when
there was no accident or any apparent
cause for IL and some think that he
Was knocked off the train in some way
nen again. he may have been passing
from one car to another aud fell De-
tween them IN some wav, or he may
have gotten off at Burton and then
tried To get on after the train was uu-
der good Roadway and slipped aud fell
under the wheels. as it was ate at
night and very dark, no one may have
seen IL and the facts may never De
known. The remains were broug h /
TO Iunneltou early sunday morning
IN charge of BarraclS. wnere they were
met by some friends from here and
conveyed to his late home in King
wood. The funeral services were con
ducted at half past four that evening
by Rev. Shaw, of the VI. T.. church.
AZ the house. after which the burial
took place in the KingwOod Genet erv
a large Gro Nd attended the last sad
rites.
Among those from a distance were
the following from Grafton: Mrs
ShaHer, mother of the deceased Mrs.
Mollie Reese, mis- sister, Mr.. and Mrs
Glen Strider, the latter sister also
and Allie Reese, "A nephew. The de-
crase.i was 80 years OF age and leaves u
wife and little daug.te