The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-24
WAS HIS LAST TRIP
TRUE G. JOHNSTON KILLED ON THE
MISSOURI PACIFIC
He Was Thrown From q Freight Train and
Instantly Killed Near Tonaway, In
Greenwood County His Remains
Brought to This City Whore They Were
Received By the Heartbroken Family
The Train Had Broken Into Two Sec
lions and Apparently This Caused the
Fatal Fall.

The body Of True G. Johnston, son of
d. E. Johnston Of 1915 East Second
street, was brought to the city yester-
day on the Missouri Pacific road, and
taken to the undertaking establishment
of I. w. Gill, where it was prepared for
the funeral which will be held this morn
ing from the family residence, conducted
by Rev. j. S. Gould, pastor of the Ply
mouth Congregational church, of which
the deceased was member
1t was but another reminder of the
uncertainty Of life as the bruised re-
maines were viewed at the undertaking
establishment when it was remembered
that but few hours previous the young
man had stood with others in front Of
the Eagle office listening to the reports
as they were being read from the two
conventions at st. Louis. He was in
the best of health and bid fair to long
and useful life; and yet that body which
was so vigorous is now stilled unto
death. On his face there was a smile.
and on his finger large gold ring His
death had certainly been painless one,
and in all probability his neck was
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not badly bruised and was not mangled
and aside from his neck being swollen
when placed in his coffin he had the ap-
pearance of being in a quiet, peaceful
sleep.
The father was deeply moved as he
beheld the form of his only son, upon
whom he had built such bright hopes,
laying thre silent in death The father
was accompanied by his son-in-law, ].
w. Dubois, of the Missouri Pacific, and
the scene was touching one, but still
sadder were the hearts of the mother
and sister as they waited at the sad
home for the arrival of the son and
brother in whom they had such bright
hopes No longer would they hear his
welcome footsteps, and the bright pic
lures told by True as he argued for his
adopted profession of railroading; that
some day ne would become noted rail-
road man. He loved the railroad. He
was Industrious; never drank and was
determined rise from the position Of
brakeman, but in one short trip all this
was changed
AT O'Clock he took his train for Yates
Center, and all was hopeful His posi-
ton was that of head brakeman and
when the train had arrived near the
oldlIoit VI IOHdWdy, d SlIldli station
near Eureka, in Greenwood county. As
near as can be learned the rear part Of
the train had been stopped and the front
part was being backed up to connect
iwth the other cars. They must have
been moving at very great speed for
the two parts of the train came together
hard enough to telescope several cars
and made wreck which took six hours
to get out of the way of the morning
passenger train due here at o'clock
yesterday morning. 1t did not reach
here until O'Clock in the afternoon.
1t is supposed when the collision came
that Johnston was knocked from the
train. He had not been run over but
his neck was broken by the fall His
body was not otherwise mutiIated
After the wreck his body was taken
TO Eureka, but no inquest was held and
the remains were brought here at one
o'clock
The accident IS an extremely sad one
and the family and relatives have the
universal sympathy of ali in their sad
bereavement. The home will be
lonely one, but the life of True G.. John
ston was such that probably made him
the best prepared of all on that train
for meeting such a sudden death. Moth
ing but the highest of words of common
dalton were spoken concerning him by
his companions.