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Show 111 iP ll 8CCC W I Lit! I L K Kll I Ffl 10 HULL LI Louisiana Representative Representa-tive Run Down by a Train Washington. June 11 Representative Representa-tive Robert C. Wyckllffe, of Louisiana, was run down on the tracks of the Southern railway lu Potomac park today to-day and instantly killed. Ho left the capltol yesterday to be awa3' today on a fishing trip How ho happened to stray on the railroad tracks has not been explained The engineer said ho saw the congressman too late to avoid tho accident. News of his death traveled fast but did not leach Mrs Wyckliffo before be-fore sho had started for the capitol. ns was her daily custom, to watch proceedings in the hoti3c The house was already about fo adjourn out of respect to the memory of Mr. Wyckliffo Wyck-liffo when several members happened to seo his wife In the gallery. There was a hurried conference Representatives Repre-sentatives Estopinal of Louisiana and Cullop of Indiana, mado their way quietly to where Mrs W-ckllffc was sitting and Invited her downstairs to Speaker Clark's office. There, as gently ns they could, they broke tho news to her Mrs. Wyckliffo fainted. Later sho asked to be taken home. Mrs. Chnmp Clark, a close friend, was quickly summoned. Immediately af ter she was seen to leavo tho gallery, tho house adjourned at 11:50 a. m until 11 a. m tomorrow. Memorial services will be held later in the session. ses-sion. Mrs. Wyckliffo was one of the promoters pro-moters of the recent Dolly Madison breakfast in this city and has been prominently active among tho Democratic Demo-cratic women of the capital Before her marriage she was Miss Lydla W. Cooke of Louisville. Mr Wyckliffe was alono when killed. kill-ed. Ho was paired at the house of representatives with Dupre for today and jocularly explained to tho clerk that he was going on a "fishing trip." Mr. Wyckliffe's watch had stopped at 9:23 a. m. His body was laid on the green near tho track and later carried Jo tho morgue. Mr. Wyckllffe was a son of Robert C. Wyckllffe, at one time governor of Kentucky, and his grandfather was postmaster general in the .cabinet of President Polk. |
