Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-02
DEATH ON TUE TRACK.
Man Killed Nenr The Carson Depot


fact that man named Coolidge had
b9en killed on the railway track near The
Carson street depot on Tuesday after
noon until the Ar'~A1. 81 Yesterday
morning had gone TO press. Yesterday
Coroner Neder held an inquest on the
remains. and III the course OF the inqui-
sition the following statements were
elected:
Mr. J. S Clegg. being duly sworn ac-
cordipg to law, terrified as follows:
About half past four, rs the train got
in from Virginia. he. the deceased, was
standing at the water tank. Mr.. Smith,
the yard master, told me to cut the cars
loose and couple on to them with
switch engine; the train passed in at the
water tank and ran up to the passenger
depot; they were about to throw the cars
on the side track Mr.. S. Kelly, my part
nor, hollersd to the brakeman and told
him to let them come down the main
track: at the same time | started up the
main track to meet the cars to ride back
with them; l met them about half way
between the tank and depot and stepped
on the brake with one OF my feet and
caught hold Of the stake with my left
hand; in that position I stood perhaps
two minutes; I looked over my left
shoulder to see if the switch engine was
backing ont of the side track. and as ]
did so this man struck me in the back
witt his head; ] barely had tims to see
the Position he WAS in; he was walking
with his hands in bis pockets and with
his head down 50 that he neither saw
rue nor the cars; as he struck me he
said, My God, save me-; he was APP
parentIy making a. effort to get his
hluds ont Of his pockets; as be made
the renlkra cad. at lin with my li2nt
hard-the one l had at liberty: about
the same time the brake-beam caught
his LEG OF his foot, and | hung to him
as long as l conld, then dropped him;
he fell between the two rails lengtLwise,
a. the same time l threw myself from
the brake beam to the outside of the
tack, calculating TO catch him as soon
AS the first pair Of wheels passed over
him; my idea w.s if he had not made |
III effort to save himself that the first |
pair of trucks would have passed over |
aim without injurins him; instead of
nat he got under the trucks; the cars
lept him rolling on the track so that it
vas impossible TO pull him ont: there
we're five heels passed over his BODY;
he sixth stopped on his body. | am
working for the V 4 I. Railway Com
,any; sSitchman IN the yard; the cars
we're going east aud the deceased and
myself were walking west, | to meet the
ars,-and | suprose he was walking to
he depO,; 1t was very windy, and rain
ng, and the dust was flying: | did not
now there was any one walking behind
IL until he struck me in the back: my
ac& WIS toward him when I jumped on
be tralu; | saw tbs man five minutes
efore that standing on the platform of
he of tie coaches talking with one Of
ae brakeslEeu. The deceased worked
Or the '. L /. Railway Company two
ears; he was section foreman at the
ound house, and worked here in the
lEle capacity; Mr. HAYWARD said he
anne in Oh the $40 train from Reno, :
ue here at that time; the cars were !
asslng down the same direction where !
ley always couple on their ears; the |
lrs could be stopped with . brake on /
lat grade quicker than they could with S
I engine; l should think if there had !
Zen bell ringing he could have heard ,
; but he seemed to be studying; | q
ink if there had been locomotive at i
ched to the train there would have I
zen more wheels run over him the
ain was running at the rate of two
lies and half an hour as near as l G
n Judge; the Virginia train came in on h
ne; l am not personally acquainted
til the deceased; have sesn him before
aen he was working in Empire; tho q
an was to my knowledge perfectly :
Der; Others said h. was l asked him IL
he had family, but he did not answer a a;
e; when a wheel would strike him hs n
'uid holler out, "Oh, God. On, God" =
hen We got him out he said that he .
IS dying. My God. why did 1 get 7
der here" The man Mr.. Sicily am Il
listed is competent workman; also *
2 other brakesmen on the train; the 8
3 did not run four feet after the brakes %
n found ont what was the matter; if
. De ceased had not made an effort to
;e himself think he would only have re
N scratched; the brake-block might al
CHI his clothes. but IS | said before, u,
would not have been killed. M
J. l.. CLEaa. in