Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-06
INSTANTLY KILLED.
suocKING DEATH OF JAMES G..
sToCKBRIDGE.
-, OVER BY FREIGHT TRAIN-coRo-
NER's INoUEsT-No BLAME AT
TAcHED TO RAILROAD.

rr.o most heartrending accident that
40 bappened bereabouts was last Thurs
n"1 oronipp about $50 when james g.
s eas bridge was run over by the WASH
,ngton County freight and instantly
killed.
Inst how 1t all happened will, of course,
..,er he known. lie spent the evening
-,,,b friends at the Falls. When the
sawn freight came along he jumped on.
The train slows up at the Falls, but does
-, s.op. 90 he had no difficulty in get
ting safely aboard.
On the down grade just before arriving
=, the station in Ellsworth the air brakes
.,o mt on, and the conclusion Is very
r,eat He may have accidentally lost his
hold or be may have been slat of.
THE BODY FOUND.
The body was discovered at the Lincoln
street crossing by Judge l.. A. Emery on
mis- way from his home to the station to
take the DAT train for Boston. 1t Was In
such position that 1t at first merely at
trscted his attention as being something
unusual, but on reaching 1t he discovered
m his horror that 1t was the body OF a
human being that had plainly been run
oyer by the train that had just passed.
One hand was across the rail, and the
body was lying alongside, about foot
away. On reaching the station Judge
Emery notified the station master, and the
identity of the victim quickly followed.
The body was badly mangled. The
back Of the head was entirely crushed In,
the right arm and right leg were broken
In several places, and both nearly severed
from the body. The clothing was In such
shape as to indicate that the body had
been dragged for some distance.
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Fields was promptly notified /;
ne directed the remains to be taken to
Jordan's undertaking rooms. A jury was
summoned, consisting of John II. Brim-
mer, Capt. II. J. Joy, g. A. Parcher, j. p.
Eldrdge, T. e. Lee and David Friend.
On Friday morning the coroner and
jury viewed the body, and visited the
scene of the accident. Adjournment was
then taken until Saturday morning in
order to give the train men and repre-
sentstives OF the railroad an opportunity
to be present.
This meeting was held In the county
commissioners room at the rt-house.
The jury returned a verdict In accordance
with the facts, which in substance was
that the deceased met death by either fall
ing or being thrown from the $50 freig bit
train on Thursday night, while riding
from the Falls to the city. No blame
attaches to the railroad.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Young stockbridge was a son OF Frank
A. Stockbridge, who, with brother
Albert, survives him. He was twenty
two years Of age. His mother was Sarah,
oldest daughter OF the late j. Tiiden
Grant, one OF the best known-in his day
of Ellsworth's lumber manufacturers.
She died few years ago.
James learned the machinist's trade.
During the past winter, however, he had
been on the road with Kyrle Bellows
company, of which his cousin, Henry B.
stockbridge, is a member. The season
had closed, and he arrived home about
three weeks ago, and had gone to work at
bis trade in B. b. Walkers machine shop.
he was young man of considerable
promise, and Of fine physique. He pos
sessed many strong characteristics, and
had wide circle of acquaintance among
whom he was extremely popular.
THE FUNERAL.
The funeral was held at the family home
on Pleasant street Sunday afternoon
st2 o'clock, Rev. J. M. Adams officiating.
The Ellsworth male qusrtette-O. w.
lapley, E. f. Robinson, A. W. King and
IA. Cunningham-sang.
The house was not large enough to ac-
commodate the host of sympsthizing
friends who embled. The floral offer
lngs we're profuse, not only the casket,
out also the hall in which 1t rested, being
literally banked with flowers.
The bearers were his cousin, Henry B.
stoekbridge, who had returned to Els
worth the night before the accident, his
employer, MIR. Walker, and two OF his
lehoW-employees, Alfred Wood and
Frank Bonsey.
lnterment was in the family lot at
"oodbine cemetery.