The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-26
MR.. ALLEN A SUICIDE.
Former Railroad Officer Killed Him
self In New York.
Was Superintendent Of Old Colony Until
The Consolidation.

New York, Sept. 26.-E. @. Allen, for
merly superintendent OF the Old Colony
railroad. committed suicide yesterday
at the Grand Union hotel, where he
had been staying since last Monday.
Rockland. Me.
On bureau in Mr.. Aliens room was
an envelope containing the following
note:
Find s145 in small bag. Notify
Flora II. Allen, Uxbridge. Mass.
care of N. A. Boss
"(Signed) f. c. ALLEN"
In a small leather bag i'm the room
was found 500 in money and a check
for $40. There was no note or letter
telling why he committed suicide. Po-
lice Captain Delaney made an inveSta-
cation, and said he thought the suicide
had been superintendent OF the Ola
Colony railroad. This opinion was
based ON two clippings from Boston
newspaper found in the mans valise'
One ofthe clippings said that Elbrldge
G.. Allen was superintendent OF the
Old Colony railroad prior TO its con-
solidation with the New York. New
Haven and Hartford railroad, and that
on July l. 1898, President Clark OF the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
road, after the consolidation, is alleged
10 have offered Allen $4,000 year 10
continue as superintendent. That year
President Clark and Allen went 10
Europe. A year ago Allen resigned as
superintendent, and began SUIT lot
$40, ,000 that being the difference De
tween what he received and the Slo,ooo
said to have been promised him. AL
lens attorneys were ColWeil ana barry
OF Boston.
The other clipping said that Allen
claimed to be entitled to the same sal
ary as General superintendent G. II.
Platt OF the New York. New Haven and
Hartford railroad. notwithstanding
the suit 1t appears that Allen and
Clark were on the best OF terms.
AT MIR. ALIENS HOME.
Uxbrdge, Mass, Sept. 26.-Flora T..
Allen, the wife OF T.. G.. Allen, who
committed suicide in New York. and
son. T.. G.. Allen, Jr.. reside here, and
the sad news came as great shock.
No reason can be assigned for his act
OF self-destruction.
Mrs. Allen had made preparations to
join her husband in New York Thurs
day. She says he was in good health
and had no known business troubles.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
f. G.. Allen was born In 1850. His
studies were confined to the grammar
school. his desire being TO begin rail-
road work in some capacity at an early
age. He started on a gravel train at
fifteen.
From that work he became section
foreman on a small railroad in Maine.
He was only II years old at the time.
He worked hard. To be section foreman
at his age required hard work, and
still harder work 10 make an advance.
At that time. iS67-6S, business affairs
were dull. and the roads did little work.
Mr.. Allen decided to go West.
He engaged as baggage master. spare
conductor. and i'm other capacities on a
road in Michigan. A few years after
he returned TO Boston. Situations on
hhe railroads were them scarce, and ne
obtained employment in that city until
another opportunity to work on the
road presented itself.
He was not long getting into har-
ness" In 1880 he was division superin-
tendent on the New York and New
England road. In 1884 the Vanderbilts
made him an offer TO take the position
OF division superintendent on the New
York Central. He remained with that
road until he accepted a position on
the Old Colony.