Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-03-04
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FOUND DEAD ON THE RAIL.
ROAD TRACK.
NO .$UsTICIOB OF FOUL PLAY
The Inquest or Brakeman George
Doolcy Field Sunday a7ormirG-What
the Witnesses say--Arrivni Of the
Fnther ort!lc Deceased.

The recent railroad accidents i'll this
city are appalling to contemplate.
The shocking death of Il lady on the
Shenandoah Valley side of'the Union
depot last week caused IL thrill OF hor
ror 10 pass through the community,
and the death last Sunday morning
of BralJcmen George Dooley added
another to the last OF casualties.
The circumstance attending the death
Of this young man do not lead to tie
belief OF foul play. but il view Of the
circumstances attending his death
coroner's inquest was deemed neces
sarv. This was held Sunday nIorning
ut the undertaking establishment Of
Mr. CIVIC. Woolw!ne on Salem avenue
with the following gentlemen rs
Jurors: Foreman ~ |! Woodbridge;
w. Il. Sadler, Jno. Z. Oifner, t, ..
Bicicrs, y. Is. Crouch and a. 5. Wool
wine
Among the witnesses examined were
lir William hiilinarr, yard master OF
'ie Shenandoah Valley railroad; Mr..
&, w. Carroll, yard conductor of the
same road Joseph Il. Morgan. b NJ.
Dawson, y. II. Knox and ] *. Duprec.
'i'hc burden of the testimony was TO
the effect that Dooley jumped oil his
caboose ard must have come in con
tact with engine No. ,. going III an
opposite direction. No one saw
the accident, and the first one to
see the body WAS Conductor
killin-er who saw something lying
across the rail o. the main line about
100 Yards east OF the Union depot.
After examining il he discovered that
it was the body of Il man which mad
been terribly mutiiatcd. The corpse
had been nearly eat in twain, and
Mr.. w. j. Duoley. the fireman. immc-
diately identified the body rs the re-
mains of his brother. The wheels Of
the engine passed over the body just
above the hips, and rs soon rs possible
the remains were taken 10 the under
taking establishment Of c. w. G.
Woolwine.
The Young man il appears arrived
here at II 50 o'clock, and afterattend-
Ing 20 his duties he went to bis en-
boose on the side track under the
bridge of the Roanoke Machine works.
and subsequently left as his colupan-
ions supposed for bis boarding place
on Fourth avenue. The evidence of
the trainmen was to the effect that no
trains passed over that part Of the
track from the time which the acct
dent is supposed to have occurred cX-
cept passenger engine 80. 3 :. ". ;.
D0oiey, a brother OF the dead man,
testified that he was a fireman on tn"
shifting engine and WAS the first 10
recognize the remains OF his brother.
j X. Dupre testified that he WIS M
hosjler on the Shenandoah Valley
railroad and had taken engine no. 3
TO he turned around 1T the west end
He had fell no signs OF jars or jo.tS
and knew nothing of an accident un
Ill he heard of 1t.
Mr.. Dooley was well and fayorably
known in this city, and WIS q sober,
industrious and reliable young man.
The funeral services will take place
from the residence of N!r Is. M.Downs,
No. ) Fourth street, y. f., t!Iis even
euine at > o'clock. The father of de
ceased, Mr.. W. II. Dooley, arrived
here Yesterday from Tennessee. The
- Site community with he
bis he,rtfeiJ and sin
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