The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-03-09
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between >be rails Daily shouted and dg'
nailed with bis lantern violently till 1t went
out. Gsnley had his right hand over the rail

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and the train was running over it. He was
headed north, face down. He made no noise
except a groan. His right hand was finally
completely severed from the arm, and was
not found for some time, and the arm was
crushed to a pulp from the elbow to the
shoulder. DR.. Owings testified that at sos
he received telephone advice of the acct.
dent, ran to the depot, and at 8:15 Ganley
ceased to breathe. He had been picked up
ried into the depot, but never spoke. He
had on his person $219.85.
A jury was summoned by j. NJ. Hartwell,
j. P. n acting Coroner, consisting of John
Bielenberg, ". F. Furay, MI. Richardson,
James Carten, Jos. Whitworth and j. b..
Buxton, who, after the freight train returned,
examined John Daily, A. Dufresne, Fred
Wlldman, U. Gui}beault and John Falxa,
eliciting the above and other less material
evidence.
1t was evident Ganley had got on the track
after young Wildman cautioned him. was
going back to the caboose, did not see or hear
the train backing down on him, had even
stopped to light his cigar or pipe, did not
hear the calls of the brakeman and did not
see, or did not understand, the signals. The
train backed on him, threw him down,
turned him about in some way and ran over
his arm, the shock being so great that he
died almost instantly. A. Dufresne testified
that he was near the train and heard the
man under it cry out, "For Gods sake take
me out of here !" Had heard the brakeman
call, "Look out !" and signal to stop, but it
was so dark he could not see the cars. Then
he saw the brakeman running toward the
head Of the train, swinging his lantern across
and calling out there was a man killed.
The Coroner's jury found that "The de-
ceased came to his death by accidental means,
by being run over and killed by a car on the
track of the Montana Union Railway Co.,
at the depot in Deer Lodge, while a train on
said track was in motion. We also exonerate
all persons and said Montana Union Railway
from all blame whatever" This was un.
doubtedly a correct verdict. 1t was unques-
tlonably an accident for which there was no
one responsible. There is some question
about his being the worse for liquor, Mr.. r.
n. Tibbetts, who has known him for many
years, thinking not. He was somewhat
crippled up with rheumatism and walked
strangely at times, but he never saw him in
toxicated. It seems more than likely he was
excited about getting on the train 50 he could
make connection at Garrison, and in the
storm and strange place did not hear the
train until he was run down. His remains
we're brought to town and on Thursday
buried in the cemetery. .""." ~~"
We understand Mr.. Ganley was unmarried.
He has resided at Blackfoot, Helmville and
Ovando since 1866, carried the o. s.. mail
for a time, had quite a band of horses, and
was Road Supervisor for some years. He
was universally respected, and the news of
his untimely and violent death will be
learned with sorrow by all who knew him.