Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-14
DEAD ON TRACK
"Johnny' Lawlor Found Near
 Mantle This Morning.
ON HIS WAY TO CAMP MCLEAN

He Had Been To Block Island and
 Missed Train Connections at New
 London-He Then Started to Walk
 He Was One of Waterbury's Best
 Known Young Men Had Host of
 Friends Who Are Grieved At His
 Tragic Death.
 A shocking accident, which resulted
 in the death of a we'll known Water
 bury boy, cast gloom over the Man
 tic encampment this morning, and
 more particularly over the officers and
 members of Companies G and A. John
 F. LaWlor, brother of First Sergeant
 Thomas +. Lawlor of Company 6, was
 killed by the cars between New LoIi-
 don and Mantle some time early this
 morning and his dead body was found
 some hours after tue accident by Sta-
 tion Master Goats.
 As near as can be learned the acci-
 dent occurred as follows: The de-
 ceased had been spending vacation
 at Block Island and he took the boat
 back to New London to catch a train
 for Mantle. When he arrived at New
 London he found that the last train
 for the night had left for the camp
 ground and he determined to walk the
 distance. It is only distance of .,ix
 miles and has been walked many times by people who were left in New Lon dou and who desired to reach the camp ground during the night There is Il long bridge which crosses the Mantle
 river just beyond Mantle, and to reach the village this bridge must be crossed. A double track runs over the bridge, and it was on one of these tracks that the unfortunate young man met his death. When almost at the end of the | bridge he stepped from the track on which he was walking to get out ot 1 the way of train going west and was struck by train going east. At half l past five this morning Station Master 1 Coats discovered the body, which was | then cold in death. He at once notl- l fled the provost guard and call was sent to the Second regiment hospital | corps. By a strange coincidence, Dr l Kilmartin of this city was the surgeon 1 in charge at the time, and his tirsr l glanc.; at the remains disclosed then ! identity. He made a hasty examlna- l tion and found that there was bad l gash over the left temple and the l scalp on the crown of the head was l torn. His hands and arms were also l cut and scratched. It was not learned l whether any bones were broken or not. l After ordering the remains cared for l Dr Kilmartin hurried at once to Com pany G street, where the sad news l was broken to the brother of the dead l mah. First Sergeant Lawlor. Cap- l tain Fitzpatrick accompanied his f1rSr 1 sergeant and Surgeon Kilmartin to the l scene of the accident and the remains were fully identified as those of John l P. Lawlor Sergeant Lawlor gave di- reetionS to local undertaken to take I charge of the body and it will De 1 brought to Waterbury to-day on the l first train practicable, accompanied Dy | tho: dead mans brother.
 l John F. Lawlor was one of the best | known young men ill Waterbury aud l resided withs his mother, Mrs Ellen | Lawlor, at 319 North Main street. He 1 was about 30 years of age and hal l been employed as clerk for many I years by some of the best firms III | the city. His last employment was as I clerk with James H. Hapenny at loo I Bishop street. He was always an ac- l mirer of the militia, although he never was member of either local company. His one great pleasure every year was l to be present at the Mantle encamp- ! ment. either the whole or part of the 1 week. Of kind and cheery disposi- l tion. he had many friends among the l militia boys, who were more than | shocked when the news of his terrible death was brought to the camp ground I this morning. He leaves besides nlS I mother one brother Attorney Thomas l F. Iawlor, who has been acting aS l first sergeant of Company G, and one l sister. Mary A. Lawlor, assistant reg l istry clerk at the local postoffice. N0- l tice of the funeral will be given later