The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-01-05
SAD ACCIDENT
By Which A. @. VeaSey Loses
His Life.
Thos. Dunnigan Sefiouely Injured
at the same Time.

T0Oos O0601Q00 S0flO09ly Injured
at the Same Time.
One Of the saddest accidents 10 the his
tory Of Sedalia occurred yesterday morn.
inc 1t the NJ, K. & T. shops, in which one
Of the most respected employees of the shops
was almost instantly killed aud smother
dangerously injured. through, it is charged,
the negligence of their foreman, Doug.
Lovrey.y The facts 10 the case as given by
spectators and fellow werkmeu of the vic
Tins before the coroner's jury and to q
BAzoo reporter are as follows:
PLEADING 10 THE FOREMAN.
About one dozen men employed in the
n, K. & T. rebuilding shop under the
Atoremanship of ID w. Lowry were direct
fed, between 8 and 8 O'Clock, 10 lead six
pair of trucks on fat car, although fise
pair 10 considered q load, thus compelling
the trucks to be double decked. TO &C
eomplish this il Was necessary TO use
block and fall. This would have made
the work comparatively easy and perfectly
= SAFE
uNHEKDEp THEIR SUGGESTIONS.
The foreman was reminded of this fact,
but being IN the presr nee of General Mas
ter Car Builder Hodge, Superintendent
Sibley and Mr.. Irving, and not de firing to
have bis men seen idle for o few moments,
he passed the suggestion unheeded. Two of
the employees request him, out OF con-
sidera,ion to his men, to use q block and
, fall, but according to their testimony be
fore the coroner, Mr. Lowry did q, even
answer them. Another enploye, formerly
swrecker, also requested him to secure the
necessary means, but he said he guessed
flhat would work sll right
] THE ACCIDENT.
I The manner in which they commenced
operations was in this way. A ajiggtr"
vas used, one end of which rested on the
end of the box Car and the other
on the ground. The end of the car as
we'll as the jigeer was covered
with frost The trucks were started
up in the usual manner. being pushed and
drawn by men on all sides, and when one
wheel of the trucks had reached the car
the end Of the jigger resting Oh the car
c. Veazey, better known as Charlie Veazey,
and Tom Dunnigsn and two other %. n
were al work on the lower end of the
bar of the jiggsr. In its fail the trucks
tCo1cy obo uACW AiA
them,
CRUSHING HIM TO DEATH
when he reached the ground. In his fall
he received blow on his cheekbone and il
:, is supposed his neck and jaw were dislo.
heated.
Tom Dunnigan was struck by the falling
: trucks and thrown from them, receiving
two wounds in the head and q badly con-
fused leg.
After the Mortified workmen had full Iy
realized the disaster which had befsIlen
two of their number the greatest excite.
ment prevailed.
The men hsstened to the rescue of the
onfoitunate men and as speedily as posi-
bic removed the trucks from Mr.. Veazey,
and four friends, also engaged in the works,
a. s. Van Cleave, /. NJ Veazey, brother of
bore him to the hospital, but upon enter
and died in their arms.
gashes in his head, deep cut across bis
Left shoulder and his breast crushed.
CHARLIE's BBoTHKR INTERVIEWED.
- Mr.. /. IL Wesley was interviewed by q
Yreporter and stated:
"When the trucks fell I believe they
struck him 10 the fsce and knocked him
down. was working with him ut the
time but did not see him Immediately ate,
he Vas struck. When / saw what had
happened Was almost terrified ut the sigh,
Of my brother under the huge trucks and
With The aid Of other men removed them
10 quickly as possible. When reached
hiH6he trucks covered every part of his
body except his shoulder and head, but
this seemed to be the seat of the fatal in.
juries. We bore him 70 the hospital but
when he was being laid down he gave a
few short gssps and expired"
ITO whom do you attach the blame~
II cannot say anything on that subject"
DUNNIaAN's INJURIES.
When Mr.. Wesley was taken from under
the trucks the men directed to Tom Dun.
hnigan, who was lying insensible on the
ground near the fatal spot. He was con-
veyed to the hospital where it was discov.
cred he had received two gashes In his
head which were Immediately sewed up
He RENAME unconscious for some time
and suffered from conclusion of the brain.
Owing to his feeble condition a diagnosis
of his case was not taken at once. He
also received bad wound in the leg. II
was at first reported both legs had been
broken, but this was denied by The hospital
staff.
AT THE UNDERTAKES.
After Mr.. Veszey's death the re mains
were sent to McLaughlin's undertaking es-
tsblishment, where they we're viewed BY
two or three hundred employees at the shop,
all of whom held the greatest respect for
the deceased and esteemed him highly.
The remains were viewed by the coroner
and an inquest held, after which they
were embalmed. It is stated the
hremains would be conveyed to the
Vresidepce of bis brother, J. NJ. Wesley
at 547 East Fourth street at o'clock
but owing to the disadvantages under
which embalment took place, the under.