The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1891-06-13
t0L. XXXVI.
srRUCK BY THE DUMMY.
xrwrT. JACKSON PROBABLY FA-
TALLY INJURED.


- TALLY INJURER.
w.s ON the Track Near Hast End Park
..a a Dummy Eagine Ran Him
r,own and Cut or His Left Leg,
and sustained Other injuries.
, Distressing accident occurred last
n,;n~ S IN the East End dummy line
ear East End park.
NJ NJ, Newt r. jackson was struck by a
MN % lost a leg and sustained 0tker
,s;n' n;.,,s injuries. His wife witnessed
he occurrence.
Mr.. jackson lives near East End park
the settlement known as Lenaox.
was a passenger on the dummy train
~ I Taft Memphis at e:H o'clock last
r"n;np. M The train was followed by a
aseial that had brought in a crowd
rom montgomery park. Both trains
onned avn on u siding at East End park,
n Mr. jackson and other passengers
he i've near there got off. Mr.. Jack
M m waited until the regular train had
assed. and not noticing the special
hich followed, got on the track and
aIked homeward. He had a lunch
asIet "a" on his arm, and was looking at
& M wife who stood on the porch Of their
bo,no awaiting his coming. The spec
n train overlook him and struck him
6elore he knew his danger. He was
brown off to the north side of the track
~ one of the trucks of the engine
assed over his left leg, crushing it off
GLOW the knee. He fell, ona pile Of
ron rails by the side of the track.
Hiking on his head and sustaining
pyele scalp wounds.
10th trains were stopped, and Mr.. f.
Keeling, Mr.. Clarkson, and other
Feptlemen who we're near by and wit
essed the accident, picked the injured
han up. His wife was fastening to the
Erene. but was stopped by one of the
rertlemcn and restrained from going
70 her husband, he having asked that
Bke be spared the pain Of seeing how
badly he was mutilated-
He was carried home and DR.. w. B.
Rogers summoned. It was impossible
10 tell last night whether the Injuries
would result fatally, but the chances
are against recovery. At all events
the left leg will have to be amputated
above the knee.
Mr.. jackson made a statement of how
1.-The accident occurred. He said he did
fnot kuow the special train was behind
him. He heard a whistle blow just be-
lore he was struck but thought it was
the train ahead Of him that was blow
Ing for stop.
The engineer on the special train was
Phillip Bode. Bode is regarded as u
careful man and a good engineer, but
he has been unlucky. He was on the
engine that overturned at Madison
place IL months ago, when the colored
girl, Beulah Duty, was roasted alive
|by the contents Of the fire box.
The victim Of yesterdays accident
came to Memphis from Grenada Miss. |
He is about As years old. His wife is
young and pretty, and they have not
been married long. She was q Miss |
Hamilton, Of Grenada, Miss. Fly h
Hobson regard Mr.. jackson as a val
liable man, and 40 Aoon as the news of |
the accident reached Memphis Mr.. Fly |
left for the scene to render any assis- |
tance possible.-Aemphi Appeal Ava-
tanche, June z,
The above sad news was received in
Grenada with much regret, as both Mr..
Jackson and his young wife were we'll
known and have many friends here.
Mr.. jackson came to Grenada in De-
'ember 1887, and accepted a position in
he Merchants Bank a. book-keeper,
where he remained two years in the en-
ire confidence Of the Bank. In De-
ember 1850 he went to Memphis to &C.
ept a place in the Wholesale grocery
|ouse Of Fly 4 Hobson, and was cashier
{ the time Of the unfortunate accident.
'omething over two years ago he mar
led Miss Bette Hamilton, q beautiful,
opular and lovely young lady Of this
lace. During his residence here he
'ade many friends by his quiet and
entlemanly department. He was a
evoted member Of the Baptist church,
nd took an sOtive part in its progress.
'e regret that the latest news in re-
'rd to his condition ID not at all IA
'rable. The Memphis Evening Scim-
~ OF Thursday, says: ''Mr. N. J.
'ckson, who was run over by the
ammy, is reported slightly worse by