The times., 1897-09-19
RUN DOWN AND KILLED
deorge AmmOn Struck by Penn
sYlVania Railroad Train.
He Was Walking on the Track and
Dld Not Hear the Approach of
Freight Train.

George L. Anlmon, a carpenter, living
at Twining City, was struck ana almost
instantly killed by an engine on the b.
p tracks, nearthe Pennsylvania "a venue
bridge, southeast. about 1880 O'Clock last
night.
Ammon was in company with Albert
Thomas, who also lives at Twining City,
and the two men were walking along
the track on their way home at the time
the accident occurred. Both had been
down town during the evening, but neither
was intoxicated. Behind them, at a dis-
tance OF about ten or fifteen feet, was
Harry Handley, an eighteen-year-oIdc coIored
boy who lives al No. 1921 Latrobe street,
Baltimore, and had done some work for
Thomas and was going home with him
for the night. He was the only witness
to the accident.
The TWO men and the boy had left the
avenue and were walking along tile rail-
road track, taking short cut home Am
mon and Thomas were walking arm In ara
between the rails of the outgoing track
They We're talking and laughing rather
loudly, and did not hear the approached the
locomotive drawing a rain of freight
cars.
According to the statements of HandIey.
the engineer failed to blow his whistle
or TO ring the bell. He was walking beside
the track behind the men, and, seeing
their danger, shouted to them to get Off
the track. They failed to ne ar him, Or II
they heard did not heed his warning.
just as the locomotive was within two
or three feet of the men, Thomas becum
ing suddenly aware of his danger, nearly
cleared the track with one leap and at
tempted to drag his friend with him, but
in this he was unsuccessful. Amnlan was
struck full in the back and thrown about
forty feet off the track SO that the
wheels did not pass over hin.
Thomas was struck on his arm and
shoulder and thrown some distance, but
was only painfully injured. According to
the statements of the colored boy, the en-
gineer was seated at the cab window as
the locomotive passed him, and seemed
to increase speed after the accident. The
train did not stop.
Thomas cries OF murder and ''po-
lce'' attracted the attention of the col
ored yard watchman and Policemen Cra-
mer and McKie, who sent in q call for u
patrol wagon. Ammon was unconscious
and died before Policeman Tyser reached
the scene with patrol wagon. Both men,
however, were placed in the wagon and
driven to Providence Hospital Thomas
was admitted and Amuon was removed to
the New Jersey avenue morgue, His skull
was horribly or ushed and many bones were
broken,
Neither the number of the engine nor the
name Of the engineer could be learned
definitely last night, as there were Sc v
eral engines and freight trains passing
about the time Of the accident. Yard
Master F. G. Stewart stated, however,
that from the best information obtainable
at late hour the locomotive was No 200,
a shift engine used in the yard to assist
in hauling out heavy trains, and was in
charge of Engineer j. T. Carter. No
reason is given why the engineer did not
stop after the accident, unless ne was
not aware that il had happened.
Ammon was thifty-five years old. and
leaves wife and three children. Thomas
rs twenty-seven years of age, and is also
married. His injuries Will probably not
prove serious.
The railroad people say that the men
were entirely to blame for the accident.
as pedestrians have no right to walk along
the tracks between the Pennsylvania-avc-
nue. bridge and the railroad bridge where
the fatality occurred.