The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-01

thought his lTouNeI5 "oio WI" W
shred- and his right leg was pam
fully cut and bruised. He was also
seen in his room by THE STATESMAN
reporter, but his statements threw no
new light on the tragedy.
In addition tn those injured IN the
car Mr.. Jas l.. Storey, district al
| torney Of Lnckhart, who was about to
board the car was painfully cut about
the face by flying glass, tut was not
seriously injured. A section hand IN
a car on an adjoining track was struck
in the head by piece OF The exploded
heater and carried to the hospital
badly wounded, but his name could
not he learned.
THE WRECKED CAR.
Soon after reaching San Marcos
Messrs. A. Nicholson. H. He'll
man, John Chennevile, Attorney
Thos. Il. Franklin and The
STATESMAN reporter drove OUT
to the scene of the tragedy, the Katy
depot, which IL about u mile and one
half from the Internal nal and Great
Northern depot There the wrecked
train was found, and wreck indeed
1t was The railroad officials had
locked and nailed up the doors 10
keen out the curious, but from the
platforms at either end OF the coach
the full extent of the explosion was
seen. Only two or three panes OF
glass were left unbrOken, doors ana
seats were splintered and the water
closet. into which Mr.. Vining was
hurled, was completely annthilated. Or
- InT Ah al
the heater, which il known az the
Baker patent, a steam heating ap
partus and pretty gem rally u.|d
throughout the United States. The
lower part OF the heater was in tact,
all of the ruin being in the pipes
above about the height of q man'+
head from the floor. The entire top
Of the car over the heater was blown
ont. Some rumnrs had heen quite ex-
tensively circulated TO the effect that
the explosion was the result of stick
of dynamite, but the remains did
not sustain that theory. The
suppositinn il. and IT seems TO ne
borne out by the facts, that the
steam in the pines Of the coach which
came in from Lock hart on Tuesday
nighr became condensed nv the cold
and then frnZe Yesterday morning
when the fra was started, the pipe
being stopped up by the ice the nc.
cnmnIating at, am found it's only
event In the explosion Where the
pipe WAS broken its edges were fraved
outwards showing that the force
came rom Within,
THE RETUN TRIP
The remains we're taken In charge
bV Undertaken KOne Of San Marcos and
pnclosed In hands me metallic cas-.
ket. Ry his sorrowing frien they
were conveyed tothe depot and placed
in the coach Of the special train,
which left San Marcos at 4:36 reach.
ing Austin at 9 o'clock. From the
Union depot thew we're taken to Mr.
Mller's undertaking parlnrs.
THE DEAD MAN.
Mr. Herman HeidPnheimer was too
we'll known in Austin and
throughout the statR to need
y euloQv from THE ST 'TEsMAN
Rorn in Arch sho'en. Wnrtemherg.
Gorronv. on Fen 90. 1863 he came IN
the United states in 1880 and ha,
lived in Austin aim nat constantly
since that time. being one Of the very
active members NJ the firm nf NelsOn
Davis a. 90 Liked nv all with whom
he was hrOnQht In cNntac'. both in n
social and hnsiness wav, the death nf
Hartman Heidenhaimer will cPuse q
sadness which cannot he expressed In
words. His parents live in Wnrz-
10,
hrOthers in addition 70 whom his
hrothers MRss,s. Ike and Mosos
HaidanhAimer. live in this city He
also leaves wife, married legs than
three wears ago who Uaa Miss Rosa
Heidanheimer. q cousin ~ Heidel
harg, but raised In Galveston She
WAC there NJ the time Orher husbands
death, but was at once summoned to
Anetin and will reach the citv th's
morning. Until her arrival M ar
ranuom fnr the funeral will be
made which will. however, take place
tomorrow.
posi- ~ p. A.
Post F., ~ y. 4 held called meet
ing in the Driskill hotel ves'erdav
evening The president. i q Pooth .
onnOtnfod " Fa'pnSto'n IDNn 'lSOn
r. d. Edgar and + VI Rundell com
mitteP 10 prepare snitahl" RESOLUTIONS
on the death oF orr brother, " Haidnn
heimer and the following resolutions
ere unanimously adontad:
Whereas we laarn with sO-rnw ~
the death Of orr cnmradn and 'riend
NJ. Herman HaidenheimRr. who wa
killed This MORNING in tha "iScharoA
~ hia duty. nv tho ovnlOoiNt ~ y
| Rarker h"ater on the Missouri Kan
zoe md Texas railroad At San Marcos,
! Texas
And ,whereas. IN the nntimalv death
~ Mr.. Heidenhipmar the travelling
fraternity loOles one o. ito hriOh'as'
ard mnat active members. and I q
community one of its mnat energetic
e'tiZens
pa II Resolved. That we extend onr
warmaat svmpa'h~ tn bio hereevad
wife and family in this their saddest
nfflictinn.
And ne " further resolved, that n
COW nfthase rasoln'inne he for Uardad
10 his wife, The dailv p1pers and Texas
commercial travellers
A vote oFthanka was also extended
Can't An eitneknr tnr his kind
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