The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-28
RUN OVER BY An ENGINE.
William Boyle Crushed to Death
at the Northern Pacific
Depot.
Tho Accident was Apparently
Caused by His Own
Carelessness.
The Engine Stopped In . Distance of
seven and Half Feet
Inquest To-day.

William Boyle, young man OF Y. was
sitting on the front porch of the Bruins
wick house at the Northern Pacific depot
late yesterday afternoon, just before the
departure of the Boulder passenger train.
Leaving his companions he said: II guess
I'll 90 over and strike the old man for a
job" and went over toward the passenger
depot. Shortly after this Patrick Camp
bell, foreman of switch engine No. 81, re-
ceived switching order about the west
bound passenger No. 1. Coach No. 5O6 was
standing on No. track, the track that No.
came in on, and his orders were to put the
coach ON train No. 4. He ordered his en-
gineer. Oliver Whitehead, of the switch
engine, to move on the main line and get
two baggage cars out of train No. 4, which
was done, and then they backed on track
No. l and got coach eos and put the three
cars out on the main line on train 4.
Campbell told his switchman, Murray, to
get of the engine and ordered the
engine to tRs round to g sas'a hsr work
was backing up through No. 1 track and No.
tours engine was backing down the main
line track at the same time to couple on to
her train. 1t was at this time that William
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learned it was through his own fault and
no one else can be blamed for the sad acct
dent. 1T happened at $40" said Foreman
Campbell. II pulled out my watch and
looked" Boyle must have been standing
on No. four's track and saw tours en-
CINE coming and tried to get out of the way
by jumping on No. track in the way of our
engine. He must have been looking toward
four's engine and did not see our engine.
Two wheels of one of the hind trucks of the
switch engine tender went over the boys
body after the tender struck him. didn't
hear him make a sound. The engine was
stopped in distance of seven and halt
out from under the trucks. The wheels
went right over the middle of his body and
we couldn't see drop Of blood.
The body was soon takep to small frame
building about two blocks from the track
and laid out. The only one Of the family
stunned and did not seem to realize the
affiiction which has come to her. Every
one at the depot spoke well of the young
man. He was of a modest and retiring dis.
position and strictly temperate. He had
done some railroad work at various times
been working for P. j. Tuohy at the depot
tending bar. It is understood that he
was possessed of some valuable farm prop
erty in Dakota. His father was killed years
ago IN runaway accident, and his mother
some time ago married again, her husband
being the engineer Of the Boulder passen.
ger train. Two Of the dead mans uncles
are employed at the depot. Patrick Moy
the night watchman at the freight depot, il
one Of them, and James Moy, the store
keeper at the roundhouse ia the other. The
stepfather of the dead man took his trair
out before the accident occurred and h
was not telegraphed to about the accident
His train reaches Helena this morning a
948 and it was thought best to let him re
main in ignorance about the unfortunat,
affair until that time.
Coroner Rockman went to the scene o.
the accident as soon as informed and sum
moned +. W. Spencer, F. E. Theme, r. l.
MacKinney, g. r. Montgomery, W.. j
Noonan and w. J. Littlefeld as jury, bu
after examining the body and making
measurement of the distance in which thu
engine was stopped, adjourned the inquest
until 10 o'clock this morning at the cour
house. Oliver Whitehead, the engineer o.
the switch engine. Thomas Pro1gh, the
fireman, p. H. Campbell, foreman, Joh1
Paddon and G. O. Murray and Hart Merrill
were subpoenaed to appear before the jury
this morning.