Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-11-04
Struck By The Train.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT IN MEXICO
TUESDAY-A NEGRO AND
WHITE MAN THE
VICTIMS.
The 1890 Wabash Passenger Train
Killed One and Fatally Injured the
Other-The Negro Was Scott
Holeman-White Man is
a Stranger Here.

| "hAAO WIG iAsoo dDdbu WIS btlll AT
the station q LEDGER reporter UNDER
stood that a negro had been struck
and killed down the track by the
switch. He immediately started for
the scene of the accident and by dint
! of hard running was among the first
half dozen there. On the south side
of the embankment of the Wabash
track about q hundred yards east of
Walnut street lay two bodies. The
first, turned facing the track, with
many bones broken and badly mang-
led, was that of a negro. He was ev-
identity dead. Further on, about half
way down the embankment, was a
white man, who still lived, though en-
tirely unconscious.
Upon inquiry it was found that the
negro was Scott Holeman, who lives in
Mexico, while the white man was an
unknown partycy He is said to have
been about town this morning wireing
chairs. The story Of the accident, as
accurately as could be learned, is as
follows:
Holeman was standing In the middle
of the Wabash track talking to Maui
rice Harrison, another negro, who was
down at the foot of the embankment
on the south side. A load of wood
which Holeman had hauled was the
topic Of conversation. Harrison did
not Q the train until it was only a
short distance off and he hallowed and
motioned to Hoieman to Jump of, but
the latter did not hear or understand
him and the train caught him before
he made a move. He was dragged 10
or Is yards up the track and thrown
| down the embankment. He was prob
ably killed almost as soon as the train
struck him.
The white man was sitting on the
end Of a tie talking with a negro
woman by the name Of Ellen Doug
lass. She saw the train and ran, tell
ing HIM to ri also, but he was
struck and knocked down the en-
bankment before he could get out of
the way. His body was brought to
town and laid out in the city hall,
where it was examined by DR., E. 9.
Cave, the Wabash surgeon. DIR. Gave
said he found no external injuries, but
there were probably internal injuries
about the chest and lungs.
Later in the afternoon the man re-
covered consciousness sufficiently to
state that his name is Harry Howard.
1t was learned from one E. G. Grave,
of Chicago, who fell in with him at
Clark, that Howard is from Anderson,
Ind. His father ia a farmer at that
place, but young Howard had a mis-
understanding with him some weeks
ago and left home. He is rather a
duh fellow, in fact almost half witted,
and is subject to epileptic fits. ]. N.
Rotermund, engineer on No. 100, g.
& A. local, which was switching on
the track just opposite, saw the train
strike Howard.
1t is probable that neither the white
man nor the negro could hear tine
train. The wind was blowing from
the west, and thus carried the noise
directly away from them. The rail-
road is certainly not to blame. The
train was No. 8, with Engineer Smith
and Conductor Hartman. A louc
blast was blown as DOL as the en-
gineer perceived the mems danger
1t was too close to stop the train ant
this was ali that could be done. i
was in vain, however, and the result
was q very fatal accident.
After a thorough examination abou'
half past three Dr.. O. T. Varnon ex'
pressed the opinion that Howard hal
conclusion of the brain and thu
chances of his recovery are small
Arrangements are being made t.
move his body to a hotel, where h
can receive proper attention.