Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-18
FATAL ACCIDENT.

Henry Barstow, Nephew of Conductor Dan
b. Barstcw, Killed on a ST. Paul &
Manitoba Dirt Train Yesterday Morning
A shocking and fatal accident occurred on
the lower levee on the track of the st. Paul d
Manitoba railroad about o'clock yesterday
morning, resulting in the instant death OF
brakeman named Henry Barstow. The I'M
fortunate victim to the affair was promising
young man twenty. three years old and OF the
most exemplary habits. For several weeks
past he has been engaged in braking on a
gravel train and in the light OF subsequent
DEVELOPMENTS, the accident resulted from a
missteps by which he lost his footing, and,
falling between the cars his head struck one OF
the bumpers, throwing him to one side OF the
track, where the body was found.
The remains were picked up a few minutes
after the accident horribly mutilated. The
head was mashed to pulp, and the right arm
almost severed from the body. The body was
removed to Stees Bros. undertaking establish
ment on Third street, where q coroners In
quest was held at o'clock yesterday afternoon
Jury was sworn and several witnesses ex-
Amined. the gist of the testimony being as
follows:
Mr.. j. B. Jordon, the first witness, testified
to being conductor of the train on which de-
ceased came to his death. Witness stated that
the train was composed of eleven dump cars
and five fat cars, used to transfer gravel to the
swamp in process of being filled, on the line
of the track near Third street
The cars were backing up and we're filed with
gravel. When last seen deceased was passing
along on top of the dump cars. The night was
dark and the accident happened about ten
minutes before o'clock. The dump cars
worked on rocker beam, and the fourth
dump car was slightly tilted. Witness here
explained the workings of the dump cars, and
the position occupied by deceased when picked
up. 1t was shown that owing to the screws
which regulated the rockers, dump car might
be let down several inches at time, it being
quite impossible for car to tip over unless
the latch was wholly removed. Witness
thought that from the position of the body,
which lay outside of the track, he had fallen
between the cars, and in the effort to save him
self his head had been struck by the bumper
which threw him to one side of the track.
Marks of blood were visible on the trucks, ano
q segment of tie skull was found. Deceased
was temperate and careful young man, anc
was gAly esteemed by the company. Charlie:
Kruger was sworn and testified to being or
the train as q brakeman. When last seen de
ceased was at the middle car, going towards
the end of the train. Witness seen him steI
between two dump cars, and suddenly the
light, which he carried, went down. Witness
stated that he found no dIthculty In passing
from car to car. Mr.. A. Guthrie, manager o.
the cars, explained the management of tn,
dump cars, and the angles at which they wer'
made to tip. Witness thought deceased haC
fallen between the cars, and had been strucl
by bumper.
The jury returned verdict of death from
aocidently falling between two cars on the ST..
Paul d Manitoba railroad.
The deceased was new conner to st. Paul
ErOY
Columbia county, N. Y. He is a nephew o.
Mr.. Daniel Barstow, the conductor, and the re-
mains were taken in charge by that gentleman
upon his arrival last evening. The deceased
was unmarried and his family reside in New
York State.