The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-27
GUS ENGLEkING
KILLED BY TREE
rATAB ENDING or coon Hunt N
cHIcKAHOWINy SWAMP
ssTJ RDAY NIGHT.
MET INSTANT DEATH
DEAD MAN WE'LL II NeHN ~ HORSE
CIRCLES ALI OVER THE
cot NTIsY--Ft NERAL
TO-DAY.

Augustus J. Engelking. "A weli-kno"n
horseman and trainer, who was foi
several years IN the EMPLOY of Dartd
Dunlop, the millionaire sportsman ~
Petersburg. Was instantly killed in d
hunting party in the Chckahominy
swamp between 3 and O'Clock yes
terday morning. when the dead limb
Of a tree fell upon MIN and crusheo
out his life.
w NJ. fsoindexter. VINO was standing
near Mr.. Engelking at The ume VAS
showed out OF ttru WY. 7fr1d +tt7rv~
en- limb fell upon Air. EngriktnE With
all ttg weight T t1e t7t+ft-t~ ttfe-
hunting party ran to his side, but his
skull was crushed. and there Was No
sign Of life. Then took place wild
drive for two miles 10 THE nome u
Or. j. L. Derrick, The physician an
swered the summons. but there was
nothing he could do after he arriF ca
The. body lay IN the dense woods
through the rest Of the night. an"
was brought back Yesterday IN l.
wagon belonging to the Bitley Ohdef-
taking establishment.
On Hunting Trip
Mr.. Fn1elking, with several com
"a mons SSHfSs Low i4tEs JUNE 't'7
William Pnindexter. and several others,
left Richmond Saturday afternoon
shortly before O'Clock. They went
to a point In the swamp about ten
miles from Richmond and there
"treed" a coon. The coon had sough;
refuge in q tall oak tree. the diameter
Of which was more than four teet.
Mr.. EnRclking, with two dogs. too.
up a position "a few feet from the tret
and Mr.. Poindexter, with two othel
dogs. went behind tne tree. other
members OF tho patty nusied them
selves with axes, and the giant tre1
was soon felled, In its Fan tt struck
another tree, cutting off Il dead linp,
The limb crashed down ON Mr. Engel-
king. who was almost directly be-
meath. and NARROWLY missed striking
MIR Poindexter MIR. Engellging was
struck AT the base ~ the Skull, ana
the impact was so sudden and force
ftll that he died without a murmht
one Of the dogs he was holding was
also Killed
Physician is Summoned.
Mr. PoiuieNter and others or the
party ran to MIR Engelhings SIDE, itls
head had teen crushed in. and there
was nothing they could do. Mr.. Poin-
dexter raced MS horse to the home o.
DR. Derrick who lived about two miles
away. Whsn the physician arrived,
and after ne had made an eXanlina-
ton, a tarpaulln covering was idid
OVER the body. and the dead man lay
out In the woods uutil the morning,
An eyeH ituess to the accident stated
yesterday That the two trees were
bound together by grapeVines, and that
when the tree which Was fe|led t"r
the coon crashed down 1t bore down
NH = h.. ttr F4-He-
Mr. EnEclking was Almost directly be
meath. with two dogs In leash. There
was no sound Of warning. The deaf
limb came down. and struck him On
the back Of Tx head The huutsnar
rolled over. and die.
MIR Eng king was forty-"iEht year >
old. He had long been Identified with
the horse-traiuinR business in Rich.
rnond. and Was closely associated With
MIR. Dunlop.
Distressing Scene.
When the family was notified q
sc,ne of great distress followed My.
Epeleking vas great family man,
and was what Is generally termed a
Kid" around the house. His dutie'
itcpt him from home mu~a II mis-
tine, bat he spent nearly all tao time
he eUuEd in the bosom or his family.
ana WAS pctted by mis- children he
lesyes besides his wife two sons How
ara and Horace, n daughter, Au-
eusta, and a brother Eugene -sngio-
king
The funeral win he from Bill,y's.
this afternoon at ! O'Clock. ami the
burial will be in Shockoc GENE cry.
Trainer For Dunlop.
For the past few years Ar Iu=ie-
king had been employed aa trainer
by David puLtoI4 the millionaire;
sportsman IT Petersburg.
His son. Howard. who is emuloyed
Oh the Richmond, FREDERICKSBURG aud
tut1rrfae railroad, living at s. h-AEf4.4,
near ~AleS# ndrta; fsSa>ssl@s 10 l2iciSateFisi
yesterday 10 ISL his parents. he
learned The sad ne~s after reaching
here, although telegram had been
sent him in Alexandria.