The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-06-03
BEHEADED.


BY an II. K. 4 z. switch Engine.
A Terrible Accident Near the Depot
Last Night.
ThDlong Immunity SedAlis has enjoyed
from serious railroad accidents vas broken
last night BY one Of the most terrible that
has ever occurred in this city, and which
resulted in the instant death ofP.srick Col.
lins, IN old and we'll known friedman.
About 6 O'Clock, the time Of the depart
ure Of the trains Of the r.. X. 4 T.. Mo.
Pacific and Lexington Branch, Collins vas
standing between the main track Of the No.
Pacific and side track, about one hundred
feet west Of the express ofice. As the Lex
ington train vas pasing Collins stepped
back from it upon the side track, looking
At the passing train. Al the came time the
switch engine Of the H., X. 4 T. vas ap-
preaching him upon the same track upon
which he ssood. But Collins, having his
attention. diverted By the Lexington train,
did not rec his danger until Engineer
Mckees signals and Fireman Smiths
shouts made him aware Of il. BY this time
the engine vas close upon him, and - be
tunnel around he saw his perilous posi.ion.
Instead Of sprioging from the track, be sp-
peared To be bewildesed BY the emergency.
and attempted to spring upon the sseins.
He failed in his grasp or foosing. and fell.
The driving wheel passed over he neck and
decaPitsted him. bis head rolling sooe feet
from the track BY the force Of the shock.
A pair Of trucks next psased over both Of
his l.gs, midway between the hips and The
knees. nearly severing them from the body.
The train was stopped q soon ss posi-
bic. and . large crowd quickly asss~bsed
tn view the shocking scene. Amone them
was little Jack Collins, son VI the unfOr-
tuoste man. As soon - the latter sav the
severed head Of his father and recognized
il. his Wild grief VS. besrt-rssding 70 vis.
Len. aad q soon a possible be was taken
away.
The remains we're conveyed 10 Chalkn's
undertaking es,ablishment preparatory to
An sn~u~-s suN ~,.>u>>~r>~s e., s~e>...o.s
The decsased resided north Of the rail-
road. . short distance froo where the acci-
dent occurred. He emigrased from Ireland
With his fsmily in 1856. and for . coaple
Of years worked on the No. Pacific on the
Dresden section, since which he haa bssn
employed upon both OF the roads in and
around the city. Last winter be vas taken
sick, and at the time Of his death vs. ex-
pecsinx employment upon the NJ, X. 4 T.
Patrick Collins vas the father Of Eve
one of whom, . daughter. was
married 70 Hugh Mullen in the Catholic
Church about four years since. Shs died
lately in Mansfield, TexaA Another
Mn. Bailey, is living in East Sc
dalis. His wife il SISTER Of Pat Sullivan
Of Est Sedalia. When the latter vas in
formed Of her husbands sad fate she hunt
forth into terrible shrieks and vsils. and
could not be Quoted in her transports.
At hali-psst seven o'clock last evening
Coroner Jones summoned . jury composed !
Of W. H. Russell, WIN. N. Graham. Bacon |
John H. Cotton. w. 3. West
lake and Jno. r. Clopson, and proceeded |
10 hold an inquest. At which The following |
d the most important testimony that vss
elected:
oOR0NER's JURY:
Ge1ge Mckee, sgu1.-l am engineer Of |
The locomotive which ran over deceased. |
The 6rss saw Of him he stepped on to the |
track eight or ten feet behind the locomo-
tive. about 5:l5 this evening, about aevessy |
or eighty feet west Of the Exprsss Office. / |
reversed my engine n soon NJ saw him ON |
track alsO whi.sled several times. Ny
fireman also halloed At him and rang the |
bell Deceased VA then standing still With |
back towards the engine. When within two
or three feet Of him he turned around fac
ing the engine and evidently saw his dam
III s"'" -. :. ...e !' " ~: 'ne 'sn-
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passed over his body. When struck he had
Just stepped on the track, and vss watching
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