The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-01-05
Mr.. sMALL'S DEATH AND BURIAL.
The Particulars of his Tragic End
to be Buried in Lexington, Mo.

From The Sedalla Gazette, Jan. 4, $751;
The announcement in Ii Gazette
yesterday of the sudden and terrible
death of Ernest Small, filled every one
who knew him and his relatives with
feelings OF sadness and regret.
The social position of his family nat
urally brought him in contact with all
the we'll known men of the city, both
Young and old, and his connection with
the railroad business also served to
make him known TO many excellent
men engaged in that arduous and dam
gerons field of labor. Whatever his
faults may have been, he was q man of
that native intelligence, manliness and
gentility of spirit and frankness of de-
meanor which wins friends and awak-
ems kindness of feeling in the breasts of
all with whom a man in social
or business contact. His remains were
brought to this city yesterday morning
III charge of Undertaken Hills and DIR.
A. Ill. Thruston, of Pilot Grove--a
friend of the family and OF the de-
ceased. Smalls body was terribly
mangled, and that is sufficient to say
on that point.
The inquest was held upon the body
yesterday afternoon, and the informa-
ton given revealed the substantial facts
concerning his death. Without un-
necessary details the following state
ment of the case is sufficient?
Small lett Sedalia on Wednesday at.
ternoon as conductor in charge Of
freight train No. 572, of the NJ, X. &
L. railroad, bound for Hannibal, Mo.
At New Franklin, Howard county, a
station about half a mile north of the
Missouri river and the Boonville bridge, |
1t was necessary to do some switching. |
1t was dark when the train reached
that point. Small, who was always
active and energetic in aiding his sub
ordinates i'll moving his train, went be-
tween two cars TO uncouple them. The
hind a was only q short distance from
the switch. The engineer, j. j. Parish,
was signalled to ''back up" The train
moved with a quick jerk. Small was
knocked down, and before he could re.
cover himself two cars passed over his
body, killing him instantly. One of
his shoes was found six feet from the
point where the body was found. 1t is
evident that when he attempted to step
from between the cars, after he had
completed the coupling, his foot
was caught in q guard vice, and that he
could not spring back quickly enough
to escape the I. heels. James Berry,
the foreman; Ed. Withers, brakem an,
and James r.. Parsons, head brakeman,
all testified to the same general facts.
To SUN it up shortly, he wanted 10
transact the business Of his train as
promptly as possible, and in willingly
performing duties not actually required
of him as conductor, met his death.
The jury rendered the following:
THE VERDICT.
The jury, after mature deliberation,
return a verdict that the deceased came
TO his death by being run over by train
5l2, on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railway, and that it was accidental.
The verdict was signed by,
JOHN STRYKER, Foreman,
CHAs. ROCKWELL,
j. q. PERDUE,
GEORGE WITHERs,
WILLIAM JACKSON,
w. NJ. HERALD.
At the conclusion OF the examine
ton the body was removed { the resi-
.ence OF his father, DIR. A. V. Small
ut Sixteenth and Kentucky streets
This morning at 10 o'clock a special
train, to which will be attached the car
of Superintendent Frey, will convey
remains and the relatives and
of the deceased to Lexington,
Mo-, where other members of DR..
SmalPs family are inferred. On arrival
Of the train at Lexington the remains
will be taken to the Methodist church.
Of which Rev. w. Il. Mcclure is pastor,
short services will be conducted
The deceased was in his thirtietb {
year, just in the prime and vigor of
manhood. He vas the oldest son OF
DIR. A. V. Small, who is one of the old
est practicing physicians of Central
Ernest was married to Mis- ,
Ollie Black, of Everett, Pa in Octo-
Der, 1884 His wife and two children, ,
The youngest only a few weeks old, ,
him. He has been engaged as :
! freight conductor on the M. X. & r.. q
Il. H., for two years past, and did eff
service. During this time he was
iWice injured, though not dangerously !
Though he was not a member of the |
OF Railway Conductors, !
representatives of the lodge in this
'lty, who knew him well, offered, &
18th a courtesy and kindness which is l
most commendable, and as all evidence /
If respect and good will, to furnish 7
,all' bearers for the funeral. The offer 4
vas gratefully accepted. Harvey smith,
iharles Hall, George Terrell, Robert
Ross, II. Fl. Knox and Chas. W hitney, ,
we're selected. :