Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-27
A. j. Raymond, Found Dying at
Burlington Round House.
FORMERLY LIVED At EAGLE GROVE
Was at One Time Brakeman on the
Northwestern-Had Recently Lived
at Observation-Disclosures and Friends
Notified Of His Death.

ltrom saturdays paiJy.l- 80
Alone on bench at the west end 81
the Burlington, round house, within call
of fifty men who would have aided him
had he been able to let them know OF
his condition, with the clang of bells:
the hiss of steam and other sounds OF
activity continually in his ears, the,
signs Of the life he had known for ma.
ny years as his own, A. j. Raymond,
formerly brakeman in the employ OF
the Northwestern and recently a trav-
cling salesman with headquarters al
Charlton, suffered for no knows how
long last night and finally, just before
he was found by an empioye at the
round house, passed beyond the reach
of human aid. Even after he was
found it was thought that he was in a
drunken stupor. and for that reason
the aid that might have stood between
him and death was withheld until too
late to be of service. Investigation
shows that he formerly lived at Eagle
Grove, where he was well known and
highly respected. and that he was once
in the employ Of the Northwestern
railroad company as a brakeman.
However, his left leg is amputated Just
below the knee, probably the result of
railroad accident! and he has recent
ly been travelling agent for l.. Rebel
Jr., of Charlton, amanufacturer Of ar
tificial limbs, one of which was worn
by Raymond.
Found by Empleye.
John Anderson, night hostler at. the
round house. was the first one to see
Do, ;,,o "a
discovered by Mr. Anderson the man
was sitting on the benchs with his ell
bows on his knees and his. head thrown
forward to level with his knees. An
derson thought him to be in drunk.
en- stupor and notified Charles Sehl,
night roundhouse foreman, that an in
toyicated man was on the premises.
Mr.. Sehl went to look at Raymond and
noticed that he had been vomiting, and
concluded that he was either ill OF in,
toxicated SO he telephoned to the DO.
lice station.
Officer w. H. Black, who was on du.
ty as desk sergeant at the time the no.
tification reached the station, went to
the round house in the patrol wagon
and on arriving there found the man in
a sitting posture with his muscles re-
Taxed so that his chin was on his
breast. After trying to find trace of
p life in him the officer pronounced him
beyond aid, as the body had already
begun to turn cold. The remains were
carefully placed on stretcher and
conveyed in the patrol wagon to John
IO'Donnell's undertaking rooms, where
they were prepared for burial.
Body Identified.
Not until the clothing of the deceas
ed was searched at the undertaking
rooms was any clue to the identity OF
the man gained No one could identify
him although several said that they
had seen him early in the evening on
Main street and in different saloons
One bartender said he had sold him a
ldrink of whiskey about Z o'clock
However, no one had seen him when
he seemed to be under the influence OF
| intoxicants until he was discovered at
the round house. When the remains
had been taken to the undertaking
rooms the property of the deceased
was removed from the pockets of his
clothes. Among other things were q
number OF letters addressed to IA. T.
/ Raymond NhsEIon, three or fouI
passes OVER tHs hwsstsrn. saSwins