Show congressman RUN OWN DOWN 0 AND KILLED BY TRAIN TRAI N of L louisiana I 1 I 1 a meets death in potomac park rk while returning from outing washington representative robert robart 0 wickliffe of louisiana was run down on the tracks of the southern souther railway in potomac par kon tuesday and instantly killed he had left the capital on monday tor for a fishing trip how he happened to stray on the railroad tracks has not been explained the engineer said he saw the congressman too late to avoid the accident news of his death traveled fast but did not reach mrs wickliffe before she had started tor for the capitol 11 ROBERT C WICKLIFFE congressman from sixth of louisiana as was her dally daily custom to watch proceedings in the house when informed of the tragedy she fainted mr air wickliffe was a son of ro robert fort C wickliffe at one time governor of kentucky and his grandfather was postmaster general in the cabinet of president polk |