Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-24
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.

Austin Hoban Instantly Killed In the st.
Paul g. Manitoba Il. r. Ysrd-The Rig hit
Foot of Oscar Green Crushed-M Martin
Flanagan Suffers "A Broken Leg,
The daily recurrence of serious and frequ emit
ly fatal railroad accidents suggests the idea
that corporations should be responsible to GER
train extent for the almost criminal careless
ness of employees. The danger of risks is of
course constant, but it would seem that code
of regulations should be established, guarding
against accidents, the infraction of which to be
| followed by the discharge of the offender, the
| fact being that majority of the victims owe
their njuries daath o their own carelessness.
Another fatal accident occurred at the round
house of the st. Paul & Manitoba railroad early
yesterday morning, resulting in the instant
| death of employee named Austin Hoban.
| The latter had charge of filling the tanks and
engine boilers, and was on night duty. The
accident occurred at AS o'clock, at which time
| gravel train was backing up to the round house.
| The victim to the accident was walking IN
the center of the track towards the round house.
He was observed by the engineer and fireman
| about three lengths of the engine ahead of the
| train. The engineer whistled the danger Sig
| nal and the train downed brakes. At the time
| the signal was given, Hoban is said to have
| looked back and appearing Indifferent to the
approach OIL Luc Train, u6 uduo uO cllOIb W
! leave the track.
Before the train could be stopped he was
struck by one the cars, knocked down and the
| train passed over his neck, taking off the left
| arm and throwing the body TO one side of the
| track.
Coroner Davenport wos informed of the acct
dent and an inquest was held at III O'clock
Following is the gist of the testimony:
| Patrick Young, the first witness, testified
| to being the engineer of the train.
| When first observed deceased was in the center
of the track, about three engine lengths ahead
of the train. The whistle was blown and the
bell was ringing constantly. Upon hearing
the danger signal, deceased looked back, but
made no effort to leave the track. Witness
| felt sure he would be run down when the en-
| CINE Swallowed him. Deceased made no motion
| indicating that he was in danger. He walked
about three engine lengths before being struck.
| Fred Hail. the fireman, testified to substan-
italy the same as the above. Witness saw de-
| ceased when about ten rods from the train.
The bell was rung constantly. Deceased made
no effort to get off the track. Two wheels of
| the forward truck passed over him, and one of
his shoes was found in the frog.
| Mr.. Fl. Munkhouse, general foreman, testi-
fed to the condition of the remains, and to
the nature of his employment. Witness
thought that the body had been dragged till it
struck the frog.
| Mr.. Hill, conductor of the train, stated that
it was running at the rate of six miles per
hour. The bell was ringing, and witness was
on the end of the train. Witness heard the
danger signal, and supposed COW was on the
| track.
Henry Barnes, the night hostler, testified to
having met deceased fifteen minutes before the
| accident. Deceased had spoken of dissatisfac-
ton existing among the engineers at the man
ner in which the boilers were filed and re-
marked that may be they would find some
one to fill the boilers before long to suit them"
The Jury returned d verdict that deceased
came to his death by being run over on the
| track of the st. Paul q Manitoba railroad by
engine No. 45, and the employees were accred-
tied with having used proper precautions TO
avoid the accident.
Deceased was IS years of age, and leaves
wife and six children. He was a brother-in-
| law to Officer Gibbons who was at the inquest.
The remains were taken to his residence on
CORTLAND street, and the funeral will take
| place to-day from st. Mary's church.
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
| About an hour after the above had taken
| place another accident occurred at the Duluth
round house near the foot of Third street. The
accident occurred at $40 o'clock on the line of
the st. Paul & Manitoba railroad. At the time
stated brakeman named Oscar Green at
tempted to step on freight train, and being
! struck by a switch he was thrown between
the cars, the train passing over his right
foot.
The foot was horribly mangled and it become
necessary to amputate the limb above the
ankle. The operation was performed by Drs.
Murphy and Hagan. The victim was removed
| to his residence on Bradley street. and at last
accounts was doing well.
LEG BROKEN.
young man. named Martin Flanagan, en-
ployed in the wholesale grocery house of P. 81.
Kelly & Co., met with an accident about P. M.
yesterday, which will lay him up for week or
two. He had sought the shade on the top of
pile of soap boxes awaiting shipment, to eat
his dinner. Having finished his repast he
undertook to jump down to the sidewalk when
the pile of boxes toppled over, and his right
leg being caught under them was broken just
above the ankle. He was taken to DIR. Murphy's
office, where the fracture was reduced by Drs.
Murphy and Quinn, and afterwards he was con
veyed to his boarding house on Fourth street.
Flanagan is about twenty years of age, a single
man, and had been in the employ of the house
only about three weeks.