The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-16
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NJ AMI innrm, Watkins the rosss a
Pacific iioad, she H. haH 100 co.
mangied, iior Nrtk uruhenf
aud IL Instaut > kiiltd,

n hand car on the Texas x Pacific
lway, near the intersection Of llar'
bd street, and instantly killed, A.
time 0l the acrideuL she WINS walk
down tho truck in westerly Giftr-
b. She was hard 20! lpHIiIS uut ~
bcnFs no became aNErl ui ,he tp,
bach O. hand car, aud stepped oil
track. There wa second hama car
hind tho first, about ID feet,
,oh she did not see, Tor she
hin resumed her walk on the track,
kye care were going NJ % lively ratio Of
BED aud when The crow OF Workmen
the second one hNlned ~ her she
Sned around and realizing her peril,
Is situation made an effort 10 get Oh
track but in her excitement -h0 tell
clutched the rail, masking Is futile
prt 10 save hUrSolL hut IN vain, Tor
spite the strenuous efforts OF Tao uroN
check the car It's wheels passed
er her head Crushing the
nil ard GislOcating tho
fortunate wOmau'- neck, producing
btant death. The ear WAS thrown
nm the track. The men lifted tho body
one side of tho track and sp.row-
lly awaited the coming OF IN ullcor 10
ko charge OF IL. They were shocked
the death they had innocently
M i
by Undertaken LinslsIe aud conveyed
the residence of Mr.. August Deubler.
10 deceased, who WAS GO years OF age,
Ss most eXcellsn Mt lady, and was on u
lssion OF charity ut the time she met
r fearful fate.
6ustick scnuhl, acting coroner, sum
oncd Jury of inquest composed OF
w. Linskie, III. X. Gibson, 7. l..
rmons, ID. II. Hinckiey, n. b. Bullock
q II. +. Hooper, Who, after viewing
g body, adjourned TO the corOner's Of
70 to hear the testimony OF witnesses.
p. Miller, on the part OF the state,
hducted the examination.
J. II. PRANK
Ia the first witness sworn. olives on
Allas branch; was not In the employ
the railroads was gong up the Texas
Pscific railroad between and $
block this morning; met this lady thar
IS run over Just before she got oil ne
broad TO let the first hard-Car poss;
ben he stepped of and AFTER he had
klked 4 lew steps heard noise and
bked around, saw her fall and the
pd-car run over Der; tho men on
haud-cSr got OIL and laid ner De-
@ the track; he was going east, she
d the cars were going west; there
re two cars; sbo stepped OF for the
BIT car, ana don't suppose she saw the
her; they were about 20 steps apart
second ran over her; this was in the
v limits"
How fast was that car running?"
IL was running pretty peart; can't tell
Nv last exactly; heard somebody hOl-
that was what made me look
bund; it might have been her."
Did you see those men mako any OF
to stop the carp"
j saw that gentleman over there jumI
and l saw man with his foot on
brake; the car was thrown oil the
ok; don't know who the lady was OK
,t by hearsay."
DIR. X. W. ALLEN
d he was a practicing physician
Re, was called to see the lady killed
death was caused by q broken neck
only injury he could find 10 produce
ath SO suddenly; shO was dead when
got there; don't know her name, but
ught he had seen her before.
PATRICK LYNCH
ted that he worked on the Texas 4
bific railroad; WAS on the hauc-car
1t ran over the lady this. morning.
Ii ow far shead OF you was she whet
first saw herr"
guess about twenty yards; she had
back to US; we hallowed to her and
turned and fell on her right side,
bbed the iron and tried to drag oil,
/ about this time the car struck her.
How fast was the car going p
Your or five miles an hour; we were
swing up, IS the car ahead WIS mo
ming for us TO stop; 1t would take
put 90 feet TO stop q car going thai
L; 1t had good brake; commenced
ing to stop the car before we saw her
OF us jumped Off and tried to hold
car; when II struck her it jumped of
track"
" a Hryman: "Where did you start
n?"
The seotion-house."
The car ahead motioned us to stop; il
a good way ahead Of US then; it is a
tty good grade there; We wanted to
b and take the car off, as the switch
inc was coming"
How far was the other car ahead OF
when you passed the union depotY'
About 800 yards"
he lady was walking west; were not
ng faster than four miles; it was two
ares from where he admitted to 60
eight miles an hour to where the
was struck; commenced to slack
when we got to Preston street; were
pumping ghe car az all when first
the lady; couldn't stop car at the
ance we saw her, even If the cOgs
10 torn out.
answer to Justice Schulz:
10 to work about O'Clock; there is a
man to each car; Tom Murray is
man OF this; two hand. cars left for
III at the same time this morning; it
rule OF tho company that men must
to work az soon as possible"
THOMAS MURRAY.
ed he was foreman of the hand-car
car was going between four and five
rs an hour; when first saw. lady she
about 20 feet ahead; we were gong
IN grade; the car couldn't be stop
tried it himself; the usual rate OF
Ell in going through the city is about
or three miles an hour; hasn't been
here-only since the 9th; this is the
morning he had gone out behind
her car: don't pump unless man
{ the brake; the lady slipped and
he Jumped off and tried to stop the
don't know who she was; wild
without brake would run through
bridge from the top OF the hill; he
bed at the lady; she got excited and
Jour or five steps, stumbled and fell;
{ know how many feet to the mile
grade is.
!lgn the lady fell her body lay in
.enter of the track. The company
him no special orders about time
to work; the rule is to have the
on the track at O'Clock; then the
work begins.
8 grade is pretty good one; it
in't be raised much.
HENRY MEIsTERHANs.
Ia on the hand.car that ran over the
the car was going between four
Ave miles an hour; when he first
The lady she was so or go feet ahead;
his best to stop the car, but
int; sometimes go 10 or IL miles an
down the grade; when going that
could slow up to about six miles an
between the Union depot and the
Ing mill.
FRED DEUBLER
n deceased was his mother; the ac-
1t occurred about 1880 O'Clock; his
hers name is Barbara N. Deubler;