Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-19
A THRILLING ESCAPE.
Little Dora Weichert Tossed By an
Engine.
Thrown Over Feet by a Locomotive
She is Picked Up Almost Unin-
jured-Other Accidents.

Dora Wiechert the Swear old daugh-
ter of Rudolph Wiechert and wife, resid-
ing just over the line at 1O7 Fourth
avenue Moline, miraculously escaped a
horrible death by being struck by the
east bound LaSaile passenger at the
crossing at Forty sixth street on Satur-
day evening just before o'clock.
The little girl was accompanying Cora
klingbell, another girl somewhat older,
to Hanson's saloon after bucket of beer.
When they approached the tracks from
the south side William Mcclure, the flag
man, was on the other side
and freight train was passing
| west at the time. The older of the two
| children stepp,d upon the east-bound
track. and as she did 30 dropped 25>
| cent piece tina, she had in her hand. She
stopped down and began looking for it in
the dust. not noticing the LaSalle train
| was approaching from the west. Little
Dora, her companion. Joined her there
| moment later. when Flsgman Mcclure
| saw the danger of the children, but as
| the freight train was passing he could
not get to the other side of the track
| and called loudly to them to get out of
the way. The older one heard him,
| and jumped back. but the engine
dashed by just at THAI instant, catching
the unfortunate child and whirling her
30 feet away. She struck in the middle
of the road and was picked up and car
ried to her home, where she was attended
ty Drs. Dunn of Moline, and Bernhsrdi
of this city, and found to have not been
seriously Injured. Several persons who
witnessed the accident supposed the
child had been instantly killed, but be
sides few bruises and bad fright she
suffered no serious consequences.
OTHER ACCIDENTS.
Claus Miller, the unfortunate c., r. l.
s. P section hand who was run down by
caboose in the Rock Island yards on
Saturday afternoon. died Of his injuries
at his home, 261S Fourth avenue, at $50
O'Clock that night, aged As years and 8
months. He leaves besides a widow,
seven children varying in age from 8 to
81 years. He had been a resident of the
city about three years. having come here
from Iowa.
Coroner Halves this morning impan-
nelled jury comp sed of j. 8. Wivil',
foreman, P. J. Heverling. F. b. Warren.
George Foster. 81, o. Harris and G. A.
Martin who. after examining the remains
of the unfortunate man. adjourned to
Coroner Halves office where the inquest
WAS held. Seven witnesses were exam
ined in all.
Henry Empke switchman who was
standing about 90 feet from the scene of
the accident, testified to seeing the de-
ceased get in front of the car and in call
ing to him. warning him of his danger.
but the man did not seem to hear him
and he was run down as stated in Satur-
days issue Of THE ARGUS.
Charles Daily, also employed in the
yards, was next examined and testified
corroborative of the preceding witness.
he having also seen the accident.
Ora. Barth and Hollowbush, who were
called TO attend after he had been hurt,
were next called and testified as to his
in iuries and condition after the accident
*. Fezler, engineer of switch en-
CINE No. 81 of the c., K. I. & P, that
had kicked the caboose into the track
where Miller was caught, was then ex-
amined and testified to his having been
looking ahead and did not see the man
when he went in front of the caboose.
Louis Weickhold fireman on the same
engine, was next called. and gave his
evidence, which was to the effect that he
had seen the man going in front OF the APP
lroaching caboose, and had called to him
but he paid no attention, and it struck
him and ran over him.
William l.. Hoover another switchman,
gave corroborstive evidence which was
all the witnesses examined. and the jury
retired for deliberation.
The jury returned verdict ''that de-
ceased came to his death by being run
down the c., r. 1. s. P. yards by CO.
bouse," no blame being attached 10 any
one.
The funeral occurs from his late home
on Fourth avenue tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock.
c.. G.. Hyatt, the erstwhile barber IN
der the Rock Island house. boarded the
G.. A. R. excursion train ON the Rock
Island road at Davenport yesterday
morning for Moline. The train did not
stop in that city, but Hyatt attempted to