The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-17
BOYS GROUND TO PIECES.
Three Of Them Run Doxn While
Asleep by q Freight Train.
BODIES WERE HORRIBLY suTlLATED.
a Fourth hoy was Probably Fn-
tally Injured - Were Runaway
Negro killed by same Train.

Austin. Texas. July IA horrible acci-
+. dent, sicscaIng in Us details, occurred AZ
an early hour this morning .ust south OF
the city, and ss a result; three boys ios'
their lives and f9srih IS lying in TIE
city hospital suffering intensely from IN
1uries received.
The names OF the deni are John Bridges.
aged Is; Charles Swseaey. aged Is. and L.
Montgomery, aged 10
The injured boy is Is years old and Is
named Henry Estes
The toys all came from Fort worth. and
the father Of the tlTSl named IS said 10 De
the proprietor OF hotel al thai place
Tho story As gathered from Henry Estis,
the injured boy. IS az follows. The bays
took a nosioo a few days ago 10 see The
world on their oyrn hook AID selected san
Antpaio az their destination. They SUE
c.-.ied In reaching Austin afteT Few apA
and downs. and taking . short rest here
resume. their journey southwark lhe'T
mode OF travel was 70 steal rides on ihe
freight traits, 50 they boarded tae tasish-
pulling o,,t Of here for san Auioaio las;
nssht, hoping 70 be in that city this mora
ing. At the ;!rst stopping place south o;
here. hoe-ssfc-. they were discovered b.
some Of ,h.i trala crcN aud pui OF. They
thep started TO re,race thelr steps 70 AUS
tin, and had reached t5e cut q short dis
lance south OF the Colorado river bridge.
Being tired. they So. down % reHt i9r
awhile. and y is presumed that ali fell
ayleep on ,Le track ~ aug reie 'h.s ~..a
the ease with, the Injured boy and ihe next
thing he knew he heard a great rambling
noise, an il tho Garth Mas betns shaken
with a terrific earthquake, anA then II
sprang to has fe.x. only to b. knocked from
the track BY iho COW catcher % - engine.
This occurred shorzly a:ter midnight.
There rs i curve. IN the track where lhe
tragedy occurred AID the road Is on ae
down grade. T'ho engineer saw what
looked like bundie-of old clothes JUS. as
the train dashed through thu cut and
rounded the curve. aud as he passed tAe
fatal SPOT he he5r; q scream. Az quickly
as possible the ran Mas brought 20 a
stabdstiu and mo tran CREW 49, back .
the place u the accident AMI hcnelt 4
seen. too horrible to think about; The
InanRIed remains OF three human bodies
lag sccattcrcd along the track hand here
foot there. fragment OF skull in one
place and piece u bleed-n Il, sh IN an
Other all forming a scene that wes truly
sickenlng.
The injured boy. VITO was sui IN a lazei
condition. was placed on board the train
and brought 20 the city. whore the train
crew reported the accident To Tho adthori-
tieH.
Jnstioe Mat, Johnson. accompanied by
Policeman Kennevly and others. az once
sccnroi an engine 4nd went TO where the
bodies lay. a large basket vas taRea
along and into this the remains wrrs
placed aad brought TO Weed & Rusengrla s
undertaking establishment. where they
were patched 10 FaA prepared sor burial.
Telegrams We're ssut IN The paren's o, tho
unfortunate youths and this morning eariy
Instructions wore received 20 forward AL
OF the bodies TO Fort Worth. which WIS
done on tho noon train.
The injured youth had recovered suf-
ficiontly this evening to be able to travel
and on telegram from his father he wx,
sent to his home a. For, Worth The FAC,
that he was not killei Is regarded as al
most q miracle az he WAC standing square-
ly on the track when the engine. which
was going at a good rata Of speed, strucI
BIN.
Hardly had the officers reached ihls SD
OF tho river with the doad bodies 81 III,
boys when they were notified that the I..a,
body Of a nRro man Mas lying near tn
railroad track q short distance FROM tn
di"patcher's office At this end OF the Colo
RADIO river bridge investigation prove,
the body to be that OF c. G. Mccoy OF Waco
and he was killed in trying 10 steal n rid
and By The same train thar had killed tn
b0ys.
Fort Worth, Tcxas July l6-rhc bodle
of the three boys who werc run over an
killed near Austin were brought home "a
night Johnnie Bridges was the son OF VI
and Mrs Bridges who keep thu ST Charlie
hotel, and Charlie Sweeuey'a mnthar Is
widow. The funerals will take place 10
morrow morning.
Mig Contract Let.
Orange. Texas J:ly i6--Chrisile & Low
contractors who VIII complete the govern
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