The record-union., 1893-03-24
WINSLOW'S DEATH.
The Man Whose Head Was Crushed
by Locomotive.
Trainmen Tell at the Coroner's In.
quest How the Unfortunate
Accident Happened.

On Friday last man named f. T.
Winslow, who had been employed neal
Calf, was brought to the County Hospital
with fractured skull, said to have re.
suited from his having been struck by
the lone train on the bridge crossing Dry
Creek and knocked into the stream be-
low. He died few hours after reaching
the hospital.
These facts were published in the
RECoRD-UNIoN the following morning.
Two days afterward a tramp was re-
ported to have boasted at Davisville that
he was responsible for Winslow's death,
and he was promptly arrested and
brought to this city and locked up.
The tramps story was to the effect that
be had kicked Winslow on the head. 1t
turns out to have been a silly piece OF
business, as the testimony of the trainmen
given at
THE INQUEST
| Shows. The first witness examined was
| William NJ. Kyle, who stated that he had
known Winslow about six years and
worked with him two years. Did not
know whether he was married or not,
but some time ago woman came to him
at Reno and he spoke of her as his wife.
The witness and Winslow both worked
for MIR. Heating, and Winslow was in
the habit of drinking. He identified the
body as that of Winslow.
+. L. Taylor, the engineer, stated that
he saw Winslow walking on the track
nearly mile ahead of him that night,
and when he got within half-mile OF
him he whistled Winslow then sat
down on the end of the abutment of the
bridge over Dry Creek, east of Calf AS
the engine came nearer he got down on
the framework, about three feet below
the track. AS tramps do the same thing
daily, he considered the man safe, and
continued on his way at the rate of about
TWENTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR.
| Winslow must either have raised his
head or had not crouched as low as
| him on the head and knocked him into
the creek. Witness stopped his engine
and backed up, and one of the brakemen
! tied bell-cord under his arms, was low
cred into the creek and brought Winslow
up. They carried him to the end of the
| bridge, put him on the train and took
| him TO the station. He was still alive
when they picked him out of the creek
and was still living when left at the sta.
ton, but died that evening.
lie was near the middle of the bridge
when witness first saw him. The bridge
was trestle, owned by the company
and used for their purposes only. H(
had plenty of time to stop the train, if ht
had not considered the man safe, as ht
passes men that way every day.
FIREMAN MONIES STATEMENT.
John T. None, the fireman, testified t.
| the same facts. He saw Winslow wher
Taylor whistled, and then he got down tc
put in some fuel and saw nothing more
He saw Winslow sit down on the bridge
and considered him safe.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
| Conductor n. B. Allen testified that he
walked on the bridge when the train
| backed up and saw Winslow in the
water. They took him out and carried
him to Gait. The bridge belongs TO the
railroad company, and is not foot.
bridge.
Richard Shay and J. L. Nolan, EN-.
| ployes at the County Hospital, identified
the body as that of Winslow.
DR.. Whites testimony was that Wins.
low was brought there and died in hal
an hour. The extent of his injuries were
4 compound comminuted fracture anC
depression of the skull of the right side o
| the ear.
PURELY ACCIDENTAL.
The jury, consisting of w. w. Coons
X. y. Clarke, William Rhodes, J. n
Payne, c. NJ. Crocker, S. Trunnell, Johr
| Cox, Thomas Fitzpatrick and C. B. Clark
found that E. p. Winslow came to hi!
death by blow from passing engine
inflicted while the deceased was sittinl
on the railroad bridge which spans Dry
| Creek, between the counties of Sacra
mento and San Joaquin, and that sale
blow was purely accidental.