The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-17
Arkansas City.

FROM the Daily Traveller.
Last evening a cattle train went north
on the Santa Fs out Of here Just ahead
OF the north bound passenger. The cat
tie Wers in charge of D. w. Cornelius,
who lived about tweney miles east Of
Davis. 1. II. a station south Of Purcell.
and L. c. Thompson OF Kansas City, a
buyer for the commission firm of Patti
con & Hargis. The cattle belonged to
Cornelius and had been sold to Pattison
& Hargus through Thompson and were
being delivered. At Hackney the cattle
train went in on the east side track and
No. 413, Florencs passenger. southbound,
on the west sidetraok. This left the
main track clear for passenger No. 4OS,
north bound to pass, and it goes at
very high rate Of speed through Hack
ney. While waiting Cornelius and
Thompson were punching up the cattle.
About the time the passenger came
along bogh men were on the west side of
the freight next TO the main track and
u the ear next 10 the engine. AS No. 4OS
Sme whizzing along the fireman yelled
TO them to get out of the way Thomo-
son did so, but Cornelius stopped, look
ed around and before ne could move he
was struck by the pilot beam and in
stantly killed He was not run over and
mangled, but was knocked and rolled
off Of the track, falling face downward
between the switch and main track. His
right arm, both legs, jaw, neck, several
Of his ribs and other bones were broken.
A crowd soon gathered around the body
and Hon. c. l. Brown searched his
clothing and took charge OF what little
property he had on him, little money
and some papers. The body was then
brought 10 this city and turned over TO
Duff and Repp, the undert2kers.
The body was still there at press hour.
awaiting orders from Coroner Cooper or
word from some one from his home place.
Coroner Cooper was notified and answer
ed that he would be here on the first
train to hold an inquest. He was expect
ed in on the Missouri Pacific passenger.
The deceased was man about IS
years of age and unmarried. No one
knows whether he had relatives or not
Il he has either friends or relatives. no
one here knows them. Hon. c. L. Brown
telegraphed TO the bank al Davis. 1. T,
TO find out what he could about him. but
late this Afternoon had received no reply.
Fine Gowns at the Garden
New York, Nov. 16.-The rain again
attempted 10 interfere With the social
side OF the horse show tonight. but II
did not succeed. Before 3 O'Clock the
first and second tiers Of seats were alive
with magnificently gowned occupants.
who evinced keen interest in things
horsey. The boxes were not so Wei oc-
cupiei as on Monday night, but there
We're enough box holders present 70
show that the smart set is sill interest
ed in the exhibition. During the even
ing the mounted park police gave an ex-
hibitioa and several Of them received
prizes. The first 10 compete was COM
posed of nine hunters and jumpers.
Ralph Pulitzer's American Beauty
electrified the audience in the garden
BY going eight feet into the air, when
only five feet We're required OF her. She
failed, however, TO take the third aur-
die and lost the ribbon.
Chiineothe, Ohio Nov. 16.-James Orr
was killed by suffocation from natural
gas in regulator vault here today. He
and two others were repaving it when a
leak started accidentally. One compan-
ion. James Millinery, is dying from the
same cause. While experimenting, 5. II.
IL Clark OF the Natural Gas company.
wno was also exposed, is the only one
able TO talk and for whose recovery there
is hope.