The San Francisco call., 1896-04-15
DEATH ON A TBESTLE'
r. H. Green Run Down and Killed
Yesterday by the San Jose
Express.
Two Little Girls Wltnes SIS the Accident
and Say That the Whistle Was
Not Blown.

c. II. Green, 70 years of age, bowed
under the weight OF his years and dim oi
eye, was struck down by the. San Jose
express at the corner of Day street and
railroad crossing yesterday afternoon al
3:l5 o'clock, and received injuries from
which death resulted in the course of hall
an hour.
The old man was the proprietor of q
hardware-store at 1923 Valencia street
and at the time OF the accident was re-
turning to his store after delivering an
order of goods to customer He passed
up lay street to the railroad track and
climbed 15-foot embankment in order to
cross a trestle which spans a deep and
dusty chasm. He had just reached the
trestle and was about to start across when
the express train shot around curve and
bore down upon him.
He did not see nor hear the train until
1t vas within few yards of him, and then
1t was 100 late and he was struck and
hurled down the embankment AS soon
as possible Engineer Algere brought his
tram to a standstill. and backed up to
where the injured man lay unconscious
and bleeding. He was picked I'D and
placed in baggage-car, and the train hur-
rled on to the Valencia-street station.
Upon making the station Green was carried
into the waltlng-room, and a physician
hastily summoned from ST. Luke Hos
pital, lew blocks away, but when he ar
rived it was found that the injured man
was dead.
The Coroner was then notified and Dep-
uty Coroners Hallet and McGinnis took
charge of the remains and removed them
to the Morgue. An examination OF the
| body disclosed the fact that deceased had
sustained fracture of the skull at the
base. death resulting from hemorrhage OF
tn brain.
There were two witnesses to the sad ac-
| cldent, and although they are both girls of
! tender years, they are nevertheless ex-
ceedingly bright and are competent wit
nesses. Their names are Alma Voight and
Dediama MiIlard. the former residing at
122 and the latter at 306 Valley street.
Both girls are inclined to blame the en-
glneer and fireman for the accident, as
they say that the engines whistle was not
blown nor its bell sounded.
when we first saw Mr.. Green he was
slowly walking along the track towards
trestle," said Miss Millard, speaking about
the accident last evening, land both of US
girls noticed the danger in which he was
placing himself in starting across the
trestle. In event train comes along
while you are crossing the span there is no
way OF escape, and death is inevitable
" We were just thinking and talking
about his danger when the train came
whizzing around the curve, and naturally
| we became frightened and covered I'D our
eyes with our hands. We took our hands
away from our faces, however, before the
train struck Mr.. Green, and saw him make
kind OF leap for safety Just second
before he was knocked down The train
struck him and when we looked again he
was lying part way down the embank-
ment, blood flowing from an awful cut in
his head.
I'VE waited until the train backed nm
and carried him away, and then we ran
home, as We were badly frightened, being
unused to such horrible sights"
Mrs. Green, widow of deceased, who is
also over 20 years of age, is prostrated with
grlet owing to the death of her husband.
We were married over fifty wears ago"
| she said, and just to think that | Will
never see him again. Well, thank God. I
am very slckiy and have not long to live,
| ana SO will soon be with him. I did not
know he was dead" she continued, until
an undertaken called and asked me if |
mad as yet employed any one to look after
my husbands funeral. Just think. the
undertakers were informed as to nv hns-
BAND death even before l was and I
think that it is a shame.
I'VE have no children of our own. no
one but an adopted daughter, and she is
all L have left, but l suppose that | must
be contented and await the day when
too will leave this world and ioin nv hus.
band IN the great beyond"