The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-10
KILLED BY A HAND-CAR.
THE DEATH OF MRS. DEusLER.
Aged and Inflrm. Walking the Texas s
Pacific Road, She is Run on to,
Mangled, Her Neck Broken,
and is Instantly Killed.

ny n MANU- uaI ou bio AOAoo ~ dOluC
railway, near the intersection of Har-
wood street, and instantly killed. At
the time of the accident she was walk.
Ing down the track in westerly direc-
ton. She was hard of hearing, but Ii
appears she became aware OF the APP
proach of hand car, and stepped off
the track. There was a second hand car
behind the first, about 20 feet,
which she did not see, for she
again resumed her walk on the track.
The cars were going at q lively rate Of
speed and when the crew of workmen
on the second one halloed at her she
turned around and realizing her peril
GUS situation made an effort to get oft
the track but In her excitement she fell
and cutched the rail, making a futile
effort 60 save herself, but In vain, Tor
despite the strenuous efforts OF the crew
to check the car its wheels passed
over her head crushing the
skull and dislocating the
unfortunate womans neck, producing
instant death. The car was thrown
from the track. The men lifted the body
to one side of the track, and sorrow
fully awaited the coming of an officer to
take charge OF it. They were shocked
at the death they had innocently
caused. The remains were taken charge
of by Undertaken LinskIe and conveyed
10 the residence of Mr.. August Deubler.
The deceased, who was 90 years of age,
was most excellent lady, and was on a
miss ion OF charity at the time she met
her fearful fate.
Justick Schulz, acting coroner, sum-
moned jury of inquest composed OF
p. w. LinsBie, ii. X. Gibson, T. j.
Clemens, ID. ii. Hinckley, N. b. Bullock
and II. Il. Hooper, Who, after viewing
the body, adjourned TO the ooroner's Of.
hce TO hear the testimony of witnesses.
Mr.. Z. b Miller, on the part Of the state
conducted the examination.
]. II. FRANK
was the first witness sworn. Olives on
Dallas branch; was not in tho employ
OF the railroad; was gong up the Texas
d Pacific railroad between and {
o'clock this morning; met this lady that
was run over Just before she got off the
railroad 20 let the first hand-car psss
when he stepped off and after he had
walked a lew steps heard a noise and
looked around, saw her fall and the
Land-car run over her; the men on
the hand-car got off and laid her be-
side the track; he was going east, she
and the cars were going west; there
were two cars; she stepped off for the
first car, ana don't suppose she saw the
other; they were about 20 steps apart;
the second ran over her; this was In the
city limits"
"How fast wss that car running?p
ut was runuingprettyp eart; can't tell
now fast exactly; heard somebody hol.
loa; that was what made me look
around; IL might have been her,
odd you see those men make any eff
fort To stop the carr"
al saw that gentleman over there iumI
of, and ! saw man with his foot on
the brake; tho car was thrown of the
track don't know who the lady was OK
cept by hoarsay."
DIR. II. W. ALLEN
said he was practioing physician
here, was called to see the lady killed
her death was caused by brolSon neck
the only injury he could find TO produc,
dea tn 20 suddenly she was dead wher
he got there; don't know her name, bu
thought he had seen her before.
PATRICK LYNCH
stated that he worked on the Texas
Pacific railroad; was on the hand-cal
that ran over the lady this morning.
How far ahead OF you was she whol
you first saw herr"
~ guess about twenty yards; She hac
her back to rs; we hallowed 20 her anC
She turned and fell on hor right side
grabbed the iron and tried TO drag on
iuat about his tune tho car struck nor.
How fast was the car goingT
Four or hive miles an hOuri We Wort
slowing up, as the car ahead WIS mo
doning for us to stop; 1t would take
about ~ feet to stop car going thai
fast; It had a good brake; commenced
trying TO stop the car before we saw her
one OF us jumped of and tried to hole
the car; when IL struck h0r il jumped of
tho track"
By "a iurymau: "Where did you star
from2n
''rhe section-house.n
"The car ahead motioned us ~ stop: I
was good way ahead of us then; tits
pretty good grade there; we wanted {,
stop aud take the car OH, as tho switol
engine was coming"
"How lar was the other car ahead q
you when YOU passed the union depot2'
About 300 yards"
The lady was walking west; were no
gong faster than four miles; 10 was two
squares from where he admitted to 20
ing eight miles an hour 10 where the
lady was struck; commenced 10 slack
up when we got TO Preston street; were
not pumping tho car at all when iirs
saw the lady; couldn't stop car ut tn,
distance we saw her, even IL the cog
were torn out.
In answer 10 Justice Schulz:
$50 to work about o'clock; there is
foreman 10 each car; Tom Murray Il
foreman OF this; two hand-cars left lol
work " the same time this morning; 4
IN arnle OF tho company that men mus
got 10 work as soon az possible"
THOMAS MURRAY
stated be was foreman Of the hand car
the car was going between four and live
miles an hOur; when first saw LADY abe
was about 90 feet ahead; we were gninl
down grade; the car couldn't DO stop.
pedi tned IL HIMSELF the usual ratio oI
speed ln going through the CITY IL about
two or three miles an hour; hasn't been
long hora- only since the 9th; this Ia the
trSt morning he had gone out behind
another carr don't pump unless a mar
Is at the brake; the lady slipped anu
fell; he Jumped OF aud tired TO stop g.,
car; dOu'C know who she was; wilf
car without brake would run through
tho bridge from the top OF the hill; n,
halloed at the lady; she got excited ant
ran four or five steps, stumbled and full
don't know how many feet TO The mile
the grade Is.
When the lady fell her body lay II
the center OF the track The compauy
gave bin no special orders about tim,
10 60 10 work the rule Ia TO have the
cars ON the track Mt oclookj then TIA,
days work begins.
The grade il pretty good one; Il
couldn't be raised much.
HENRY NHIsrERHANs.
Was ON the hand car that ran over the
lady; the car was going between -four
and five miles an hour; whom no first
saw the lady she was 50 or 60 feet ahead
tried his best TO stop the car, but
eouldn'ti sometimes 80 10 or II miles an
hour down tho grade; whom going that
last could slow up TO about six miles an
hour between the Union depot and the
planning mill.
FRED DEuBLRR
stated deceased was his mother; the ac-
cident occurred about 1850 O'clook; his
mothers name IL Barbara N. Deubler
she Is 90 years old she WAS going down
town 10 help a friend who was disabled
by rheumatism; there IN no sidewalk ON
the avenue whore she WA walk ing, and
the had TO 20 on the track.
:. J. MORGAN