Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-09-26
COUNTY NEWS.
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The remains OF Alexander Love. who
| was killed on the railroad at Buffalo, N.
| V, as briefly reported In THE AMERICAN
last week, arrived here Wednesday, ac-
companied by W. A. Murray, college
friend and a civil engineer in the employ
of the New York Central and Hudson
River railroad.
Mr. Love was killed last Monday morn
| Ing Al 50 o'clock. He was in the employ
| OF tie New York Central and Hudson
| River railroad, and had charge of crew
OF thirteen men, concreting a bridge over
! Gill Creek. near Niagara Fails. Mr.. Love
! and two other men were between the
tracks ON the bridge. He was instructipg
| the men, and being deeply Interested In
| their work with their backs toward the
train coming from Buffalo, and the wind
blowing in the opposite direction. they
did not hear the whistle as the train APP
| proached the bridge.
TIE engineer. seeing their danger, blew
a second blast but the train WAS so near
that the men had hardly time to jump
back out Of the way. Two Of the men
jumped back To the opposite track, but
Mr.. Love appeared to be dszed, and
jumped toward the track OF the APP
| prosehing train. He was hit by the pilot
on the back OF the head, and instantly
killed. One OF the men, Dennis Null
cshey, attempted to pull Mr.. Love back,
and nearly accomplished his purpose.
In his attempt to save him Mulcahey SUI
Tered severely. He WAS carrying bucket
| OF hot tar, " hich he set down in his at
tempt to save Mr.. Love, the bucket was
knocked over, the tar spilled all over
him and he was terribly burned.
W. II. Black, assistant division en-
gineer, took charge Of the remains, had
| them embslmed and sent home.
The funeral was held at the Baptist
church last Thursday. Rev. K. l.. Olds
and Rev E. Bean conducted the funeral
scrvic~-. '.tter OF coincidence from
Mr.. Love- college, friends to his parents
was read. Also letter from 8. w. Hayes,
division 81. tn-er, from which are taken
the follow ing extracts;
! ale had my entire confidence and re.
1 speut. lie started 10 work In one OF tie loves,
positions Instead OF waiting for such place a.
/ his technical training would ordinarily have
entitled him 10. aud he rapidly rose to have
i charge of important work. lie always did his
very beat, and we had gradually come to look
! upon him a. one III our n .5st valued men"
Sue a profusion of Is. sutitui AID costly
! flowers was never h I re seen in E. {
Biuehii; he desk, organ. tables and cars
ket were literally buried with these mu g
tokens of love from LIS many friends IN
] Orono, Bangor, Ellsworth, East Biuehiii
and o, her places. The funeral WAS largely
| attended. The services were very i'm
| pressiye and many eyes were dimmed with
/ tears.
The following col .se friends attend.
ed the funeral: w. A. Murray, Charles
A. Dilling ham, Wilbur l.. Merrill, Roy
/ B. Crabtree, John c. Warren. G. II
Davis, q. A. Hersey snd Frank A. Noyes
Alexander Love Was born at Cape Ann
Mass April %, 1873 He came to Eas,
Biuehiti with his parents, John and
! Christina Love. H. 1878. He learned the
granite cutters trHGv when but mere
hoy, -svad tt- n.i., AID pa AIRED
I c"lttpe st he Eas 80, Maihe conference
sem.usFs, During '!jr vacations while at
/ college re work. 1t his trade. He
graduated ~ tht = ate University In
Orono last srr'ts and immed lately
I obtained employ ment with the New
York Central and Hudson River railroad
company rs civil eng neer.
Mr.. Loves friendly ways, engaging
manners and genial disposition won him
many friends, and his energy, persever-
ance and pluck were admired by all " he
knew him. His parents and relatives
have the earnest and sincere sympathy oil
the whole community.
Sent "a A.,