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Show CONGRESSMAN RUN DQVH AND KILLED BY TRAIN Representative Wlckllffe of Louisiana MeeU Death In Potomac Park While Returning From Outing. Washington. Representative Robert Rob-ert C. Wlckllffe of Louisiana was run ! down on the tracks of the Southern railway In Potomac par kon Tuesday and Instantly killed, lie had left the capital on Monday for a Hulling trip. How he happened to at ray on the railroad track lug not been explained. explain-ed. Tho engineer said he Haw the congressman too lute to avoid the ao-cident. ao-cident. News of his death traveled fact, but did not reach Mrs. Wlekliffe before be-fore she had started for the capitoi, ROBERT C. WICKLIFFE. Congressman From Sixth District of Louisiana. as was her dally custom, to watch proceedings in tho house. When Informed In-formed of the tragedy she fainted. Mr. Wlckllffe was a son of Robert C. Wlekliffe, at one time governor of Kentucky ,and his grandfather wan postmaster general In the cabinet of President Polk. |