Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-01
FRlGHTFUL FATTr,
William r. Pollard Run Over
at Barstow.
OTERTAZGN WHILE ON nurv

- wen hHo"h brakeman On the c II. &
| .. Meets Sudden Death-wbs,e Cuttino
| on Car He Falls Beneath the wb..,s
and is Fatally Injured-Rvtd.pce NJ ,,o
'oroners inquest-The Funeral to be
Held Tomorrow.
William K. Pollard, freight brakeman
on the C., B. 8 Q, was run down nv
engine Cd IN charge of Engineer Cliff
ioid Lynn and Fireman Charles Postel.
wait, while switching at Barstow short
ly after 1e o'clock last night. and re-
ceived injuries from which he aFterward
died.
How it Happened.
lie was rear brakeman on q freight
train Known as first 80 from Dpnrock
and was picking up some cars at the
place mentioned when he mel the fatal &C,
cident. lie had Just cut off car
"hen ne IN some manner lost his footing
and fell beneath the wheels. Fireman
FostleWait, on whose side of the engine
ne was working, saw the unfortunate
mans lantern fly up and the engine was
lmme fiately stopped and the injured
man was picked up and help summoned.
he was taken into the depot and the Off
Gals here were wired and Dr.. Truesdale
and &. FL. Pollard. a brother of the in
Jured young man, were at once taken to
Barstow
Found His Injuries Fatal.
: Upon arriving there the doctor made a
thorough examination and at once pro-
nounced his injuries to be such that there
was title chance for recovery. His right
thigh had been crushed and broken,
while his body in the abdominal region
was terribly mangled. Everything that
could be devised to relieve his suffering
was done, and this morning he was
placed on the incoming St. Louis psssen-
ger to be brought to this city, but he
continued to grow weaker ard died on
the train at Moline about Z O'Clock.
The Inquest.
Coroner Howes was notified and i'm
pannele6 jury composed of: J. S. VII
will, foremsn, F. H. Warren, George W.
Copp, 5. W. Searle, l. V. Eckhsrt and
Q Stephen Hull. After viewing the re-
\ mains, which were taken to Knoxs un-
0 dertaking establishment, the inquest was
! held in the ceroners office.
The first witness called was Dr.. c.
Fruesdale, who testified 20 having been
called to 60 to Barstow about 2 O'Clock
this morning and found Mr. Pollard in
a collapsed condition, suffering from
the injuries received. Witness admins,
d tered morphine to quiet him. bat found
I him fatally injured. He remained with
him until his death. which occurred al
Moline. while ne WAS being brought to
. this city.
A. II. Pollard a brother of the de-
Ceased was next examined and testified
corrohorative of the ev,de nee of the pre-
cedlng witness and stated that his brother
was single man aged 80 years, and had
been employed on the road about thr &c
years.
Conductor J. J. Tinson who was in
charge of the train upon which Mr..
Pol ard was working was then called and
testified TO the manner of work that was
being done when the accident occurred
and of his having Immediately advised
the proper officers of the occurrence and
his request of physician. Witness fur
ther corroborsteu the other witness in re
lati1n to what occurred after Mr.. Pollard
was hurt.
Engineer Clifford Lynn, Fireman Pos
tlewait and Brakeman Myer were exam
ined and gave detailed accounts of the
accident ss outlined above. After hear.
ing all the evidence pertaining to the
case, the jury retired and later returned
verdict to the effect that the deceased
came to his death by being run over
by an engine on the G, B. s. O. road
at Barstow on the morning of Dec. /,
1892"
The Unfortunate brakeman
) Nr. Pollard was we'll known in the
city, having run out of Rock Island for
some time on passenger run with his
brother, Conductor A. II. Pollard. He
was young man of excellent habits
and was very popular among his asso-
ciates, who will be greved to learn of
his untimely taking off.
The funeral occurs from the residence
of W. II. Pollard, 1882 Eighth avenue,
al 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Little Things That Tell.
Il is the little things that tell-little brothers
for instance, who hide away in the parlor while
els er entertains her beau, etc. DR.. Pierce's
| Pie asant Pel1ets little things tell Thev