Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Sladden, Thomas C March 4, 1893
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Oregonian March 5,1893
Thomas C.Sladdens life was crushed out about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon at 
he union depot.The mangled remains are now lying in the morgue and Coroner 
Holman is trying to find some firend or relation who can take charge of 
him.Sladden was run over by a car,but the primary cause fo the accidenthas not 
been learned,and probably never will be.
The Albany local of the Southern Pacific Company had just pulled out of the 
station and had run about 100 feet,when a man who was standing on the rear 
platform of next tot he last car was seen by several gentleman to suddenly 
pitch forward and fall. The front steps of the last car struck him,and 
throwing him around ,his head and chest fell under the car,leaving his lower 
extremities outside the rail. The wheels passed oveer his body,crushing him 
ina  fearful manner,No one  on the trani saw the accident,and i continued on 
its journey,but several men at the station ran to the scene and found the man 
still breathing.He lived for abo ten minutes. after the accident.
Coroner Holman was notified,and took charge of the body and removed it to the 
morgue.Dr.Fenton found that the intestines had been forced out.The spinal 
column was fractutred and several ribs were broken.Papers were found in his 
pocket that indicated his name was Thomas C.Sladden,He had a certificate 
grantinghim permission by examiners at Detroit,Mich., to act as chief engineer 
of river steamers.Bills and letter heads alos showed that in December,1892,he 
was proprietor of a blacksmith shop at Detroit.He also had a pawn ticket which 
called for tow rings on which he had secured $5 from aborker inthis city.No 
railroad ticket was found,and it was impsosible to ascertain what he was doing 
on the train.Coroner Holman could find no one who saw the man before the train 
pulled out,and the question as to whether he was sober is still amystery.
An inquest was begun lastnight,but the witnesses called could throw no light 
on the accident.The coroner then deicded to postpone the investigation unitl 
tomorrow,for the purpose of ascertaining,if possible,whether his death was the 
result of an accident or suicidal intent.

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