St. Paul daily globe., 1895-07-02
EDDIE SCHWARTZ IS LITER
ALLY CUT TO PIECES BY A
TRAIN.
HIS HEAD WAS SEVERED.
AND THE LEFT ARM AND RIGHT
HAND WE'RE LIKEWISE
CUT OFF.
THE DEAD BOY ACTED RAsHLY,
Apparently in n Spirit of Bravad0
That Could Not Be
Checked.

Exactly twenty-four hours after
Sundays accident, particulars of
which were given in Yesterdays
G b e, another unfortunate meets
sudden and repulsive death under
the wheels of a locomotive.
Little Eddie Schwartz, a boy Of
16, was cut to pieces last evening
at 6:25 under an Omaha train just
below the high bridge.
Eddie was the victim of mere boy
ish bravado. He was walking along
the track in company with his elder
brother and several other boys.
Every little while he ran up along
side the slowly moving train. En-
gineer Gannish and Fireman Ran
dali observed constant precaution,
evidently apprehensive of the boys
rashness. The engine bell kept ring
ing, and the fireman shouted re-
peatedly to the venturesome youths
to keep away from the. track. But
Eddie would not admit that he was
afraid of an engine. Leaving his
companions, he ran close up to the
track, looked up laughingly at the
mighty drivers, and, gaining slowly
upon the ponderous, Kissing machin-
cry, he ventured to run across the
rails before the pilot. He made one
step, and fell forward with his neck
ACROSS THE RAIL.
He uttered no cry, for the gull
lotine itself could not have decap-
itated him more quickly. The soft,
boyish neck was severed as with
razor. The head rolled off to the
left and beyond the track. The
trunk disappeared underline engine.
The other boys gave one glance at
the bleeding neck, the staring, bulg-
ing eyes, and ran off terrorized. with
out waiting to see the train come to a
STOP Mrs. Kate Hillen, a middle
aged woman who was passing along
about a dozen feet away from the en-
CINE, gave a startled scream, threw
her hand before her eyes, and hurried
away from the CORY spectacle. With
the utmost quickness the brakes were
applied, but the train was shop
train of sixteen cars. loaded with
heavy material and without air
brakes 1t stopped but slowly. Not
until a full dozen cars had passed over
the poor boys body was it at last
drawn out by the trainmen from be-
meath the wheels.
Three times were separate portions
of the remains brought forth. First
was taken out the left arm, next the
mutilated trunk, then the right hand,
and finally a little severed finger.
Nearly a block away was the bleeding
head with it's staring eyes. The five
fragments were speedily assembled by
tender hands, but the mass of cut and
quivering flesh, torn and blood-soaked
clothing bore little resemblance to
anything human. The engineer of the
train stood by with pallid face and
trembling with nervous horror at the
part which he had so unwillingly taken
in the swift and horrid destruction of
a fellow being. AS soon as the pa
troll wagon could be called, the re-
mains were removed to Willwerscheid'S
undertaking establishment, All st. Pc
ter street.
Eddie Schwartz resided with his par
ents on the upper levee at the foot of
James street. His father is Andreas
Schwartz, a laboring man. Eddie was
the youngest of eight children, and
was employed at the tinWare manu-
factory of Horne & DanZ, on the
West side. AT the time he was killed
he was returning from work.
Coroner Whitcomb will hold no in~
quest, the boys death being evidently
the result of his own carelessness.