The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-19
Watson E. Beach Killed.
Victim of Railroad Accident at Cal
IicoOn-WeIl Known and Popular
in HoneSdale.

|. The shocking news reached Honesdale
on Wednesday morning that Watson f..
Beach, OF Milanville, one OF the best
known OF Wayne county's' citizens, had
been killed on the previous day at Cal
licoon. The only particulars that have
thus far reached us are contained IN des-
patches to the Port Jervis papers, from
which it appears that Mr.. Beach was
found dying on the Erie Railroad tracks
near Callicoon, at an early hour on Tues
day morning, by Conductor Becker and
Engineer Snyder of Erie train No. 4S,
the east-bound Southern Tier express.
AS the engine drew up at the water tank,
Engineer Snyder alighted on the right
side of the locomotive. He was holding
torch and as he looked down, he was
Mortified to see Mr.. Beach lying on his
back, two or three feet from the engine,
where he was aboutto step. Both of'his
legs were severely crushed and bent to-
ward the body. He was unconscious
and only at times could be seen to
breathe. Once he folded his arms across
his breast. He was carried to the sta
ton on stretcher, and later put on the
train and taken to Cochecton, whence he
was taken to his home at Milanville.
He died at 8 O'Clock, Tuesday morning.
1t is not known in what manner he met
with the accident which ended his life.
He had been at SINNERS Falls on Mon
day, and took train 20 at that station
for Callicoon. The presumption is that
he attempted to alight from the trair
while it was still in motion and fell un.
der the wheels.
Mr.. Beach was the youngest son OF
the late Eli Beach, OF Milanville, one o.
the most prosperous tanners of this
county when the tanning industry was
one of our most prominent and profita
BILE industries. He was a brother of thu
late Hon. j. Howard Beach, who re
presented Wayne county for severa
years in the Pennsylvania Legislature
and of Charles f. Beach, for many year
engaged in the mercantile business il
: Cochecton. He was about so years o
. age. His wife, who was daughter o
the late David Mccullough, died severa
years ago, leaving adaughter, Romaine
who became professional elocutionst
and is now married and living in Boston
Besides his brother, above mentioned
and his daughter, Mr.. Beach is survive
: by three sisters, Mrs. Matilda Connor
Mrs. Mark Appley and Mrs. Henry K
, Nichols, all living in Damascus.
J For several years Mr.. Beach conduct
: ed successful banking business i
North Platte, North Dakota, and c
= which city he was for two terms mayor
and was interested with his brothers an
= brother-in-law in an extensive catt
y ranch. The Port Jervis papers mentio
. the fact that while in the west he bt
came intimately acquainted with Wm
f. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill
. who owned an adjoining ranch, and IL
6 friendship thus formed was alway
warmly cherished. When the Buffa
4 Bill Wild West Show was at Port Jervi
9 in 1896, Mr.. Beach rode at the head
4 the street parade with Colonel Cody.
Personally Mr.. Beach was of exceI
tionally robust and attractive physiqu
y and exceedingly engaging manners. +
was the very incarnation of politenes
s. never meeting a lady, even on Il
n street, without removing his hat and r
s. naming uncovered while in ber presenc
Is He was equally popular with his ma
acquaintance, his hospitality and libe
al ality knowing no bounds.
His tragic and untimely death will
W greatly deplored, not only by his il
mediate family, but by large circle
n personal friends.
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