Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
KILLED AT A CROSSING.
A St. Paul Railway Train Runs Down a
Farmers Conveyance.


Nelson Nutting a well-todo farmer
residing in the town of Pennington,
met with fatal accident at 9:15 yester
day morning on the Concord avenue
crossing of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railway, one mile east of the
station, by being struck by the engine
Of the Milwaukee passenger train,
bound for Madison. Mr.. Nutting was
on his way to town with his wife to do
some shopping. According to all re-
ports he could not have noticed the on
coming train, for he was diving along
in perfectly natural way. The cross
ing is a bad place, lying between two
cuts, which serve to obscure the high
way from the view of the trainmen.
Only short space of the railway track
can be seen from the highway. 1t is
the same crossing where Frank V.
Piper, of Pipersville, was severely in
iured several years ago. Mr.. Nutting
was quite hard of hearing, which no
doubt accounts IN a measure for the sad
occurrence.
The particulars of the horrible acct
dent are best told by an eyewitness,
DR.. J. w. Quinn. the optician, who was
on his way to this city from his, home
in Oconomowoc. DR.. Quinn says: II
was seated in the rear coach of the
train, which was running at the ordi-
nary speed. The customary signal for
the crossing was given by the engineer
while we were in the cut a few rods
east Of the crossing. AS We emerged
from the cut and obtained the first
view of the roadway, [ was horrified to
see a team being driven at a fast gait
toward the crossing. 1t could not have
been more than ten rods from the track
when / first noticed it. The next in
slant the jar was felt and we knew
there had been collision. The train
stopped and backed up to the crossing,
and the passengers hurried out TO view
the wreck. The engine had struck the
horses through the hips. killing both.
and the buggy was smashed to pieces.
One horse laid about twenty rods to
the right of the track, with its inwards
fifteen feet distant, while the other
horse was thrown about fifteen rods to
the left. Mr.. Nutting, when picked
up, was unconscious and terribly man
gled. Among his injuries were a long
scalp wound and fracture of the
right shoulder. He bad been thrown
so forcibly that he went clean
through the guard fence, ten feet
left of the track, breaking the boards.
Mrs. Nutting was evidently tossed over
the fence, and escaped any very serious
injury. In conversation with her, she
stated that she did not see nor hear the
train until they were right on 1t. Some
one residing near the scene Of the acct
dent told me that he had warned Mr..
and Mrs. Nutting that the train was
coming, but they evidently did not
hear the warning. According to the
statement of a man riding on the en-
CINE, the engineer reversed the engine
and did all he could to avoid the acct
dent"
Mr. and Mrs. Nutting were picked up
by the trainmen and brought to the
city, being cared for at the home of
Joseph Burdick, on Sixth street. Drs.
Moulding and Spalding were in attend
ance. Mr.. Nutting was unconscious
from the first and at 80 P. NJ. he eX
pred, death resulting from the shock
sustained. His right shoulder was
crushed to pulp and several ribs were
broken. He also sustained a scalp
wound about ten inches in length.
Mrs. Nutting's injuries were confined
to bruises and are not dangerous.
The deceased was an old settler of
this vicinity. His age was Y years.
He was twice married and one daugh
ter by his first wife Mrs. George Lane,
Of Johnson Creek-survives Mr.. Nut
ting was thoroughly good man, hon
est as the day is long and true to every
trust. He enjoyed the respect and
confidence of his numerous acquaint-
ances, and great regret is expressed
over the terrible accident which befell
him.
A coroner's jury impaneled on the
case by Justice Henze rendered ver-
dict this morning to the effect that the
deceased came to his death by being
struck by a train on the St. Paul railway
which was running at a higher rate of
speed within the city limits than is war
ranted for the safety of travellers on the
highway.
We do a money loaning, insur-
ance and real estate business.
Prompt attention given to probating
estates, correcting titles, and collect