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INSTANTLY KILLED.
Horrible Death of Albert J. Bchren,
of This City.

Horrible Death of Albert J. Bchrens
of This City.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
HYATTsvILLE, Nd, July 4, 1885,
Albert J. Behrens, a well-known cigar
maker Of 7O7 street northwest, Washing
ton, D. c., was struck by an express train
at Highlands on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, Saturday night at 1920 o'clock
and instantly killed. His body was fright
fully crushed and mangled. No one wit
messed the accident, but 1t is generally be-
lieved that Behrens must have been sitting
upon the edge Of the station platform wait
Ing for the accommodation train to Wash
ington. and the probabilities are that he
was asleep when the train Numbered down
upon him. The unfortunate man came
from Washington on the 3:2O train Satur-
day afternoon. He was very popular in
this locality and had q number of custom
ers among the road house men in Bladens-
burg and along the pike. During the after
noon he visited several of these places for
the purpose Of soliciting orders. Later in
the evening he stepped in at the old High
land Club House, which is only a stones
throw from the station, where for some
time he chatted pleasantly with Joe Hall.
Some twenty or twenty-five minutes before
the train was due he started for the sta
| ton, and that was the last time he was
seen alive.
Less than a half hour later William
Levey, who keeps bar for Otto Rupert at
the Spa Athletic Club. discovered a man.
gled portion Of human body lying upon
the track some fifty feet from the waiting
| room. Levey hurried to the nearest house.
secured a lantern and dispatched a mes
senger for Constable r. H. Vincent of this
place and A. H. Bailey. justice of the
peace. Before long a jury was impaneled
1t was composed of NJ. E. Shipey, fore
man; John Johnson, Robert l.. Payne, r.
d. Potts, Edward Parker, c. B. Green. Guy
Barron, Augustus Baumann, Charles Par
ker, w. H. Keyworth and Herbert Crabster
For the distance of at least $50 yards
Il TOM the waiting room the track was lit
orally strewn with mangled flesh. Parts of
the body Ware found scattered every few
steps. In portion of the torn clothing
was a card bearing the dead mans name
and address. 1t was several hours before
the remains were collected. They were
then placed in trunk and carried to the
| undertaking establishment of Francis
Gasch in Bladensburg.
The relatives of the deceased were noti-
fed of the accident, and yesterday morning
the remains were removed to Washington.
An inquest was held this morning at the
office of A. H. Bailey, justice of the peace.
at Hyattsville.
The conductor, engineer and fireman of
train No. 525 were present and testified
that they did not know any one had been
injured until the train reached Washington,
when blood was found on the wheel truck
of the third car. Several witnesses testified
that they were within few hundred feet
of the station when the express was ap-
preaching and did not hear the whistle
Jerry johnson, colored saw a man sitting
on the platform a few minutes before the
express was due.
After some elaboration the jury rendered
verdict that the deceased was killed by
train No. 525 Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company at Highlands, Nd, about
1927 o'clock pm, July 2
The casket containing the remains of the
unfortunate man was brought to the city
and taken to his late home. The deceased
was forty-three years old and had lived In
this city all his life. He was kind and gen.
tie, and his many charitable deeds will he
remembered by those whom he had assist
co. His mother and two married sisters
survive him.: The funeral Of the deceased
LOOK place this morning from his late home
Rev. DR.. MentZel of1iciated. The palI-bear.
ers were Albert Shreeves, 8. Connors, A.
Wild, d. Miller, Henry Kraemer and ].