The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-07
A SAD ACCIDENT.
G. d, Barnes Run Over and Killed on the
Missouri Pacific.

g. D. Barnes was killed Sunday fore
noon about IL o'clock by being run over
by car on the Missouri Pacific track just
south of Eleventh street. The coroner
was notified and Unparalleled jury COM
posed of James Beard, z. Z. Enoch. II. Z.
Sturgeon, Ezra E. Beard. Charles Guyer
and Amos Aspey. They viewed the re-
mains and held an inquest at the coroner's
Office yesterday.
A large number of witnesses were ex-
amined George w. Beal, the yard
master, and Charles Fl. Smythe told the
story Of the accident substantially the
same. From their evidence it appears
that switch engine had been to the pack
ing house after car OF meat
and it was being brought in
the yards TO attach it to train Of cars
standing on the track there. Barnes was
employed as track walker, and had been
to the Rock Island crossing over his sec
ton and got on the rear footDoard OF tie
tender to ride back to the yard. When
the yard was reached running switch
was made, and after the car of meat had
been run on to the track toward the train,
the engine was started on another track
after a coal car. Barnes had gotten on
the footboard and was walking down the
track on which the car was sent, and, as
he was somewhat deaf, he evidently did
not hear the car approaching snd II ran
him down, the wheels passing over his
body. There was brakeman on the
car. but he was at the brake on
the north end and could not See
the man. He was taken to the depot and
physician called but there was no
chance to save his life, although he lived
fifty minutes after the accident and re-
tanned consciousness all the time.
After hearing all the testimony the jury
at late hour yesterday returned the fol-
lowing verdict:
STATE OF KANSAS, ca
SEDGwICK COUNTY, J
An inquisition holden at the coroner
Office, at the court house In Wichita,
Sedgwick county, Kansas, on the 9th and
9th days of February, 1893, before me, NJ
NJ McCollister, coroner OF Sedgwlck
county, on the dead body of G. d. Barnes,
there lying, dead, by the jurors whose
names are hereunto subscribed Inc SAID
Jurors, upon their oaths, do say that from
the testimony given, the deceased came 70
his death from being run over by Car on
the Missouri Pacific railway. south OF
Eleventh street, in the city of Wichita,
Kan. 1t being purely accidental
James Beard +. Z Euoch, II. T. Sturg-
con, Ezra Z. Beard, Charles Guyer. Amos
Aspey.
Ia testimony whereof, the said jurors
have hereunto set their hands the day and
year above written.
Attest: NJ NJ. MCCoLLIsrER,
Coroner.
After the man had been taken to the
depot carriage was sent to his home at
TAI South Market street, but his wife was
too i'll to come. His boy, about IA years
OF age, went to see him and his father rec
ognized him, told him to be good boy
and care for his mother.
The deceased came here from Goddard
about seven months ago and was good,
steady man. He worked regularly but
his earnings were barely sufficient TO live
on and his family, consisting of his wife
and four children, are in poor clrcum-
stances. He was member of the Odd
Fellows lodge of Cheney,which Instructed
the lodges here to take charge OF his
funeral and at the same time dispatched
a number of their members here to look
after the details. The railway company
will pay the funeral expenses.
The time of the funeral has not been
fixed, as his father, who lives in Indiana,
telegraped that he would start here yes
| terday and to hold the remains until he
| arrived