Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-16
I'd Edition.
"BUD' EAGLEsroN KILLED.
A DeplorabIc Railroad Accideus.
A SKETCH of "BUD's" LrFE-HIs SUCCESSIVE
TEMPERANCE WORK, Erc


| Bud" Eagleston the wel-known femperancs
worker was killed about s o'clock last evening
/ by being run over on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad at the Intersection
OF Massachusetts avenue and street Mr.
kagies;on was passing along Massachusetts
avenue. and stopped TO look at a train COM
! ing into the city. He was standing upon q side
track, and appears to have been unaware Of the
approach from the other direction OF yard en-.
CINE drawing three cars. This train struck
him, Knocked him down and two Of the cars
passed over him, killing him at once. The body
was placed on car and conveyed 10 the depot.
where 1t was placed in the tool house until the
arrival OF the coroner. Ii was then removed 70
Mr. barkers undertaking establishment on llth
street.
The engineer of the yard engine stated that ne
reversed his engine when he saw Eagleston. bus
/ the distence was too short. A railroad hand
VINO was on the track said that he shouted. bus
could not make Eagleston hear.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Messrs. Charley Nye, J. b. Dunning. d. r.
Holloway and other associates OF Eagleston I'm
his temperance work were busying themselves
this morning in making arrangements for the
funeral. 1t is proposed to hold the funeral -
ESQ o'clock Tomorrow at the Congregational
Church. The interment Will be at Glenwood
cemetery. The deceased was formerly member
latter years of his life attended the Conorega-
t'onal church. One of Buds" old associates
remarked with a sigh this morning; We'll. his
! prayer was answered; he always did saw that
Wien he went he wanted TO 20 quick" Some
oi the leading temperance workers said this
morning that the tabernacle on Capitol Hin
would be completed and would be dedicated A
| memorial to Eagleston.
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST
Coroner Patterson held an inquest over the
remains at Ii O'Clock this morning ut Bankers
undertaking establishment. The following Jury
was summoned John b. Dunning. John II.
Thorn, John w. Drew, Chas NJ Heller VIM. ].
Boyd. VIM. A. Chauncey.
Vincent Rowe, a conductor i'm the ward OF the
Baltimore and Ohio company, living at No. 7ls
I'll street northeast, the first witness He
testified that about ten minutes to s O'Clock last
evening he had three coal hoppers on side track
called the river track. Train 81 was coming in.
Witness was backing the hoppers when he ssv
man standing on the track. and haooed for
nm TO get out of the way. While running
alongside of the hoppers he kept haooiug, but
the man paid no attention to him at all. He
was then about fifteen wards from the man
Finding that he would not get out Of the wav.
witness waved his lamp foI the engine to stop
ana haliooed TO the engineer. The engineer
'throwed her ahead and gave her steam" The
coupling between the engine aud the hopperp
|
OF the hoppers went over HIM, and he came ous
from under the third one upon the side of the
track. Witness then halooed to the flag n,
that he had run over man there. He and the
fagman went over to the man. Witness held
his lamp up to the mans face and said ..Why
1t Is Bud Eagleston." Witness did not notice
any one with Ea2Jeston when he saw him on the
track Eagleston was standing on the rail APP
parently on the south side of the track Tia
happened at the 4 street crossing. The fagman
Is on the opposite side at the Massachusetts
avenue crossing. The 81 train cut of the view
SO witness could not see the flagman.
The witness upon Interrogation by Jurors an
to precautions to prevent people crossing the
track at the point named said that there was no
gate there-nothing but fiagman
MI Geo. 5. koontz, general superintendent
OF the B. & o. road, who was present explained
the positions of the tracks.
The witness, Mr.. Rowe. thought that the hop
pers would not have run over Mr.. Eacleston II
| the coupling had not broke. The witness said
there was no brakeman on the hOppers
Ben Nermlyea, engineer OF the yard engine.
which was backing with the hoppers testified
that he heard Conductor Rowe halloo and no.
versed his engine and stopped. The sudden
stopping broke coupling. The conductor hal.
looed to witness then that they had Killed a
man. Witness got Off his engine and saw
the man lying outside of the cars
The man was then alive and moaning. Witness
and the conductor had him taken to the depot
| yard, but he was dead before arriving there
Witness did not see the man on the track. The
witness thought the crossing a dangerous one.
| but that one fagman could attend to it, Lass
| night it happened that there was a train on the
| other track which shut off the view. Witness
! had headlights on both ends of his engine Tia
| witness thought he was running about five miles
an hour. Witness thought the conductor could
have reached the man in time to save him II he
had run TO him when he first saw him. They
used what they called linked coupling There
was no man on the train to tend the brakes II
there had been man there he would not
nave had time to put on the brakes
The law did not allow them to blow the engine
whistle or ring the bell. He had known coup-
lings that were very sound apparently to break
with one car.
Mr.. Geo. S. Koontz general agent of the B. a
o. road, was sworn as a witness and described
the crossing. He said that a man there could
see in every direction. He thought one man
could watch it as well as more. He did not be-
lieye an accident ever had occurred there before
man might be killed at u place that was not 3
crossing. Mr.. Eagleston placed himself righs
on the track and STOPPED there. The noise Of
the incoming train which he was watching tho
witness supposed, drowned the voice of Mr.
Rowe.
Juror Drew having pressed his queries as To,
whether the accident could not have been pro-.
vented If there had been fiagnan on each siAo
OF the track, MIR. kOOntZ said that that wasxs
matter of opinion. All crossings were more or
less dangerous. He thought the means of pro,-
lection had been provided at the point In Queos-
ton. When there was no train on the crossues
the 1agman could see i'm all directions There
was no crossing provided with gates, except Tho
street crossing. This gate was placed there
on account OF the street railway. The man who
invented the gate came here and Il was adopted
by the company as the only practical gate, and
no gate was placed there before because none
could be found that was practicable.
1T seems very singular" said Juror Drew,
that the gate was not put there until after an
ccident Involving loss of life occurred"
II" said Mr.. KOontz. with some dignity, Gam
testifying under oath and telling the truth"
Dennis Macdonald, the fagman at the street
crossing, who was on duty at the time OF the
accident, said he did not see Mr. Eagleston cross.
In the track. He saw him after he was knocked
down. The train that was passing at the time
prevented witness from seeing the man before
he was struck. III the witness had been on the
other side OF the crossing he could have
signalled the man i'm time to prevent the acct
dent. There was good deal of travel at this
crossing.
Walter J. Crockett, night dispatcher of the
B. and o. road was sworn and asked some
questions as to the number OF men usually en-
Moved shifting r.