The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-20
GROUND UNDER A TRAIN.
Young Man Stealing Ride Fell From
the Bumpers Mt Woodmont.

A Young man about twenty-one years
of age. who is thought to have been
John Bouliur of 206 Asylum street,
Hartford, was killed by a freight train
about 9.40 last night just east of the
| Woodmont station. The young man
with two others was riding on the
bumpers of the regular freight train,
which arrives here from New YORK at
9:55 D. m, with Conductor Mcintyre in
charge. At Woodmont he fell from the
bumper on which he was sitting, hav-
ing, it is supposed, fallen asleep and
| lost his balance
| About 10 o'clock last evening young
man walked into the central police sta
ton and asked to be furnished with a
nights lodging. On being questioned
by Sergeant Cook he said that his
name was Frank Cavanaugh, and that
his home was in Providence. He said
that he had Just come from New York
and that he had come on a freight
train. The sergeant remarked that 1t
was a wonder that he had not been ar
rested by Special Railroad officer Nc
Carthy for trespass on railroad prop
erty.
Cavanaugh said that he had escaped
and casually remarked that a man had
been killed by the freight train from
which he had just alighted.
Sergeant Cook at once questioned him
further Cavanaugh said that a boy
about sixteen or seventeen years of age,
who was riding on the bumpers with
him, bad fallen off and had been
ground under the wheels about four
miles below New Haven. He said that
when the boy fell his coat brushed him
(Cavanaugh) and that then he heard the
wheels crushing the body of the unfor-
tunate boy Cavanaugh said that there
was on the same bumpers one other
young man besides himself and the boy,
and that after the boy fell the other
young man started out over the top
of the train to inform the engineer of
what had happened. That was the last
Cavanaugh saw of the third member
of the party and he was wondering If
he also had fallen from the train
Cavanaugh did not know the name Of
the boy nor of the young man who had
gone forward over the train.
AS soon as he had heard this story
Sergeant Cook telephoned the informa-
ton to Patrolman Cannon at the depot |
Cannon informed the railroad employees
at the depot and Superintendent o. M. |
Shepard was notified and instructions
were given to Conductor DAILY of the !
train following to look out for the body. |
Later the young man who had gone to |
notify the engineer was found and he
said that the accident had happened
near the Woodmont station Conduc-
or DAILY was instructed to slow UP his
rain at Wocdmont and look for the
body. The remains were found about
me mile east of the Woodmont station
md were brought on Conductor Daly's
rain to the Union depot where they
we're viewed by Medical Examiner
Bartlett. The head and the left arm
lad been severed and a large hole was
orn in the left side, The young man
wore respectable suit of clothes and
n one of his pockets was found a pad
# paper on one sheet of which was
written John Bouliur, 2O6 ASYLUM
treet, Hartford" Those who saw the
emains at the depot thought that he
vas about tWenty-one years of age.
Cavanaugh, who gave the informs-
ion of the accident to Sergeant Cook.
vas sent to the Organized Charities
Vhere he remained over night. u