The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-17
TWO MEN KILLED BY A TRAIN.
THEIR HORSE SUPPOSED To HAVE
BEEN RUNNING AWAY.

Ed Denham and Arnie Vaughn the
Victims of the Accident and the
MiIIedgevIue Dummy Line the
Scene Denham Commercial
Traveller for a Tobacco House and
Vaughn a Printer.
Miledgeville. Ca. July ls.-One Of the
most horrible tragedies ever enacted IN
this section was the killing OF Ed Den
ham and Arnie Vaughn last night on the
MiAedgeville dummy line.
About $50 O'Clock engine No. left the
city with a box car for the asylum The
car was being pushed BY the engine and
Conductor BInion was seated on the top
OF the car holding his lantern in front Of
the car as a warning OF the approach Of
the train.
As they passed over the creek bridge
Conductor Binlon heard some one cross
ing the wagon bridge very rapidly and
thought Il a runaway, but, as IL was very
dark, he could not see any one. II is
up grade from the creek to the asylum
and the dummy has 10 get start 10 get
up the grade and as everything was clear
the engineer opened up his engine after
going over the FIRST crossing and began
10 climb the hill
Just after passing the second crossing
ABOVE the double branches Conductor
Binion felt the car strike something,
which came near throwing him from the
car.
The engineer felt It and reversed his en-
CINE and came to a stop in about thirty
yards. and on returning found that they
had run into a buggy and a little further
pack found two men lying by the track
dead The men proved TO be Ed Denham
ana Arnie Vaughn, both OF this city. The
buggy was completely demolished, but the
horse escaped.
How It happened that they were on the
track is not known, but II is though that
the morse got from under their control
after passing the crossing and instead of
going up the road. which runs parallel
with the track, he took up the track with
one wheel on the track, as the left side
OF the buggy was the side first hit.
Both the men were thrown on the right
side OF the track, and strange TO say both
were killed by blows on the head. Their
bodies did not have a cut on them. The
entire top of Denham's head was mashed
IN and his brains were scattered on the
cross-ties, where he fell Vaughn receiv-
ed wound just in the rear of his left ear
ana Just over the right eye, either of which
was SUFFICIENT TO cause death.
coroner w. s. Scott and a large crowd
went out and brought the bodies in and
left them at their homes. Mr.. Denham
leaves a wife and two children Twins.
Mr.. vaughn leaves a mother, two broth
ers and two sisters
The cries of the mother and wife when
the sad news was told them were heart
rending and the doctors were called in
and worked with them for several hours
before they were able to get them quiet
Mr., Denham was well known over the
state as tobacco drummer, and his many
friends will be- saddened to hear of his
sudden death
Mr. Vaughn was printer by tFade, and
worked for many years on the Union Re-
corder at this place, and has friends over
the state. Daniel and Walter Vaughn of
Washington, d. c., brothers of the de-
ceased, Will arrive tomorrow
Owing to court being in session. and
some OF the witnesses being on the jury,
the cOroner's inquest will not be conclud-
ed until Saturday morning.