DEATH ON A BRIDAL TOUR.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1291, 26 November 1886, Page 3

DEATH ON A BRIDAL TOUR.

A despatch of November 4th, from Pennsylvania is as follows“ This train’s going straight into the river; Vee the lights dancing out yonder,” exclaimed a young man named Levi M Brest, aged thirty, on the midnight express last night, which was last speeding towards Reading at 35 miles per hour. He had suddenly jumped frbrn his seat, and his terrified young biide hastily seized him by the coat and piteously pleaded him to be seated, “ that all was going on well, and that he was near to his old home once more ” '‘-No; let me go j I’m tired I of riding, i’ll leave the train.” The young wife maintained her hold on her now' desperate husband, and 1 begged assistance from Mrs High, an

elderly lady iof the wedding party, I seated behind them. Mrs High also took hold of .Mr Brest, and tried to soothe and restrain- him, unavailing, however. The powerfully built young man made a mad plunge, but only the pale, frightened wife’s hold was loos ened, Mrs High held on to his coat tigh ly, but Brest literally dragged her along till the garment tore, and Mrs High fell back violently on l the ear floor. Realising that he was free, nod before any of the now startled and amazed passengers, many of them bad been aroused from slumber, could interfere, young Brobst shrieked at the top of his voice, “ Good-bye, Gussie,’’ jerked open the door, gained the platform, and in the next second leaped into the darkness as the train thundered ahead Down a steep bank near Annville young Brobst rolled, while his young wife swooned and tainted bn the car seat. The train was quickly stopped and backed Brakesmen with lamps soon found the mangled . bleeding ; body down among the boulders. He, .was fright*, frilly hurt, and when brought to Beading died without having uttered a word After Coroner Denhart had held an inquest the body was sent home to Slatington, Pa., where his parents had been expecting the wedding party. The widow, who is a stately blonde, was utterly overcome. Her maiden name was Gussie Leffier. Last Wednesday they were married in good style in West Point, Neb., and their wedding trip east was to visit Brobst’s parents, at Slatington. The young widow said :—“ I noticed nothing strange about my husband until we reached Chicago. The excitement of our wedding and his coming home after ten years’ absence made him nervous. He acted strangely, and lost his appetite. Coming east on the Chicago Limited ha became worse. I tried to have him eat, but be said his appetite was gone. He became pale and his mind wandered. After we left Harrisburg for Reading he became worse so suddenly that I was alarmed; but I never dreamed he would end his voung life in so frightful a manner. He was out of his mind, poor boy,” and bis widow, could say no more.