Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-13
DENBON.
In Getting Cat Of the Way Of One Train
Man IL Run Down ana
Killed by Another.
Caused by Recoil-sbould he 10 LINN
pasas- WINS Medal-The Per
sonal Budget.

Special 10 the Gazette.
DESIsoN, TEX, June l2,-This moTning
shout 0 O'Clock young man apparently
twenty three or our years old, was run
over and killed by coal car, In the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad yard here, Squire
A. G. Moseley, Justice OF the peace, being
notified immediately impaneled jury oil
inquest and took the following testimony
II. II. Drum: aTn resi-
dent of Fort Worth, Tex am
a syltchmar, but at present am not en-
ployed. / was going to the round-house
this morning about an hour agoi ] saw
deceased standing by the coal shute as
came back; he was walking down the
Missouri Pacific railroad track toward
the round-houss; the Houston & Texas
Central passenger engine No. was COM
ing down the track and deceased stepped
out OF the way; he stepped on the track
where switch engine No. 80 was coming
showing some cars; the switch engine
was moving south; ! stepped between
the two tracks and called TO him but ne
did not notice me; the coal-cars struck
him the switchman was standing
on the front end, but 1t
was too late for them to sop.
He was struck on the back and died al
most Immediately. This happened In
Grayson county, Texas, on the 18th day
OF June, A. d. 1886. found letter and
memoranda book in his pocket. Letter
was addressed to J. @. White, kentucky
town, Tex, and was postmarked Wood
burn, Ky.
v. A. jackson was then called, and
testified In substance the same as Mr..
Drum, only Mr.. Jackson says he was rid
ing on the front end OF the car that struck
deceased and had called to him to get
out OF the way, bat he seemed either TO
not hear him or hearing did not heed
Mr.. Jackson then gave the signal to stop
when within car and half lengths OF
him. 1t is thought that the deceGsed's
name was j. G. White.
The case was at this point sub
mitted to the jury, who rendered q
verdict in accordance with the evidence.
The unfortunate victim was literally DIS
membered, and was truly terrible sight
to behold The body was taken in charge
by the undertakers, who will prepare 1t
for burial. kilograms have been sent to
Kentuckytown and Whitewright asking
for information concerning deceased
Az ACCIDENT.
Engineer Daniel DuTkee, who runs the
stationary engine at the Missouri Pacific
railroad shops, met with very
painful accident this morning, lie
put coil OF heavy wire on Q
bench and unrolled a few feet OF
it, and tnen proceeded with a cold
chisel to cut off piece, wher
IT recoiled with great force, striking hin
in the temple, making very deep gasi
which bled profusely. DR.. A. W. Ache
son, the company's physician, very
promptly stopped the flow of blood, anc
skillfully dressed the wound. Mr.. Dur
kee is now doing very well.
Miss Minnie Marsh, daughter of j, p
Marsh, our clever boot and shoe mer
chant of this place, returned to her home
to-day from Huntsville, where she has
been attending the State Normal school
Miss Marsh was awarded the "Bake
medal Offered by State Superintendent
Baker, for the delivery Of the "best es
say" In class of ten contestants.
Mrs. w. II Roberts leaves tonight 70
Bolton to visit her father, Mr.. Robinson
who is i'll.
The tickets on sale here at So the roun
trip should be TO Lampasas instead c
, Galveston for the state encampment.
/ Mr. T. j. Abbott, the Union newsmar
with headquarters at Fort Worth, to-da
discharged one OF his men at Denisor
who he thought was not dong him jut
tice, as he found goods belonging to mir
! (AbbotD at boarding-house instead c
on the train, where they belonged. Nj
Abbott complimented Marshal Cutler an
Officer Bud East on their promptness an
civility in helping him to obtain HI
goods.