The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-05-02
KILLED BY PAS
SENCER TRAIN
WILLIAM r. BROADSTREET
MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
AT OXFORD.


tarnoon at Oxford. William R. Broad
s.reet of Grenada, was struck by the
north bound passenger train at the
depot. from the effects of which he
ded in two hours The remains were
hronpht to Grenada that night on
passenger train No. 5 by his parents
and one of his sisters. Miss Frances,
wbo had gone there through the
country Immediately upon receipt OF
the telephone message telling them
that their son and brother had per-
haps been fatally hurt.
Death is always an unwelcorne Wis
tor. The world stands in awe of
him. All realize that he must be
met: all realize that he must come
and demolish their earthly taperna-
Gle. but there is something about the
severance of ties never to be resum-
ed in this life. there is something
about going into an unknown country
that makes the aged, the infirm, the
youth, the most consecrated and all
shudder. HE or she is gone" are
sad. sad words. Goodbye" often
times brings the tears, yet many,
many times the words are lightly
uttered, little thinking that it is the
last, the final.
There is Just that about ones be-
inging snatched away-as in this
ease-that peculiarly touches every
heart. This young man and his COM
panions, young ladies and young men,
were full of mirth and the JOY and
exuberance of youth. The rainbow
was athwart their skies; there was to
them luxury in the future that
hung as the richest fruits from the
loveliest bowers where hope held
sway. No clouds were seemingly up
on their horizon. Little did they
think that the massive iron monster
which was the cause of their gath
ering at that point, and which was
soon to take some Of them back to
their homes. was to prove An instru-
n.ent ofsdeath and turn them from
moments of youthful glee into sad
ness and aching hearts. Yet how
true to life.
The subject of this sketch was a
son of DR.. and Mrs. ]. P. Broadstreet
Of Grenada. He was born about Is
years ago in this town. Thus he had
Just touched the threshold of man.
hood, yet he had impressed himself
upon those with whom be associated
as a manly boy, as true son and as
just thinking man. The seeds of
real manliness and Of integrity of
purpose had been planted in his life
by his ever kind and thoughtful pa
rents, and the fruit of this planting
was already showing forth In 1918
he graduated at the Grenada High
School. The early part of the school
session of 1888, he spent at the
A. & NJ. College. but after Christmas
he entered the University, where he
was universally esteemed and loved.
Had he lived. he gave every promise
Of a life of usefulness. But he is
gone His mission has been finished
God has gathered him with the other
Redeemed of earth. and now he has
Heavenly company instead of what
he enjoyed here. The Savior, who
voluntarily suffered far more than
this young man suffered, is there and
is keeping him near His bosom
while He hears fresh from his lips q
message from earth as this young
ran understood the affairs of men
And while the hearts of the loved ones
left behind bleed, still they should
know that their son and brother will
know no less in Heaven than upon
earth, and they should know, too
that just as his vision has been en-.
larged, SO has his power to think OF
them and plead for them. Heaven
is richer to them by his going away
His being so suddenly snatohed away
and the whyness of it. is hard to un-
derstand, yet life itself is hard to un-
derstand, and there is nothing else
TO be done in these sad and momen.
tous hours except to look to gra'
cious and ever-loving Heavenly Fa-
ther and say. "Thy will be done"
The funeral services were con
Quoted from the Presbyterian church
on Monday afternoon at 3 O'Clock by
Rev. G. w. Christian of the Presby-
teran church at Oxford, assisted by
Revs. e. A. DeMiller Of the Episco
pal church of Grenada and j. w. Lee
Of the Central Baptist. These di.
vines paid beautiful tribute to the
departed, and said those appealing
words that could but be consoling tt
those hose hearts were bruised. The
church was packed, and the flora
tributes bore abundant testimony OF
the efforts of friends to share tht
burden that had fallen so heavily
upon the bereft A large concourss
of sorrowing friends followed the re
mains to Odd Fellows cemetery
where they were gently laid away II
that beautiful and silent city of thu
dead.
DR.. Torrey Of the University facul
ty represented that institution at tn
funeral, and the folloing friends an'