The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-23
Death Of David Jane.
The Unfortunate Man
Meets His Death Un-
der the Wheels.
Both Legs Severed From Body.
HospitaI-InquessH Held and Wit
nesses Examined.

HospftaI-Inquess Held and Wit.
nesses Examined.
DAVID Jane, an aged man employed al
engineer in the man engine house at Cal
umet was run down by a locomotive
yesterday afternoon and fatally injured
He lived an hour and half after the &C
cident, but there was no hope for his re
covery, as both his legs were severed
from the body by the accident. immedi
ately after the accident he was taken to
the Calumet hospital in the ambulance,
where be only lived a short.
The story of the unfortunate accident
was accurately told this morning by the
witnesses at the coroner 'sinquest, which
was held at the hospital. Coroner Sow
den empaneled the following jury to ex-
anime into the facts OF the accident:
Messrs. Joseph Unsworth. William High
land, John Il. Gngg, James Ross, Albert
Striker and Isaac Lamatta. After ex-
aiming the remains they heard the fol-
lowing testimony:
Joseoh Schock was the first witness ex.
amined. He stated that he was standing
about twenty feet from the railroad
track near the Calumet captains Office,
when he saw the deceased start on a run
across the track before the. train got to
him. but Just as he stepped onto the
track he saw him stumble and fall. He
made no effort to rise and the train
passed over his legs before he moved. BE
was eight or ten feet in front OF the en-
CINE when he fell. The train was immed-
istelv stopped and the unfortunate man
taken out from under the wheels. This
story was also told by George Walfenden
who was about thirty feet from the
track.
Joseph krupp the conductor on the
train vas the next witness. he stated
that he saw the people near the engine
motion to stop and heard them cry that
a man was under the train. He was then
on the cars Immediately behind the en-.
CINE. The first five wheels OF the loro-
motive had passed over the deceased and
the next wheel was partly over when he
signalled to back little and he with an
other man and Will B. Childs assisted
the man from under the cars. He first
spoke to him, saying, cts bad job for
you, being 80 old. Have you anything
TO say?" de simply answered that he
had nothing to say. but asked them to
help him out. Mr.. Krupp said that be
had seen the deceased crossing the track
on various occasions and had on several
occasions yelled to him to be careful in
going across.
Fred Knight who was at the captains
office when he heard the cry and saw the
train stop and ran to assist His testi-
mony added nothing new to the matter.
William Soddy also testified simply relat-
ing the facts as already given.
Dan Shannon the engineer was the next
witness. He stated that he saw the de.
ceased trying to run across the track
when about twelve feet in advance of the
engine. he was running fast and after
the engine advanced few fest farther be
saw no more OF the deceased until he
stopped the train. The water tank pre-
vented him from seeing the man after the
train got so close to him. but he heard
the shouts OF the men standing by and
at once applied tn. brakes and reversed
the engine. He blew his whistle as he
approached the crossing and the bell was
ringing according TO his instructions
rom higher officers. He thought the |
nan must have stumbled but did
lot see him do so.
The Jury then rendered the following
verdict:
I'VE, the jury, find that the deceased, |
David Jane, came TO his death on the |
End day OF April, 1898, by accidentally |
alling in front OF locomotive between
No. man engine house and Superior en-
zine house"
The deceased was 63 years and |
months OF age, and leaves a wife and one |
ION and one daughter to mourn bis sud-
len death. He was a member OF the 1. o.
}. F., and they will have charge of the |
uneral, which occurs tomorrow after.
loon, leaving the house at 2. p. m, with |
ervices at the Salvation army barracks. |
dr. Jane had resided in the copper coun-
ry for the past "a years and bad been in |
he employ OF the Calumet and HecIa
ompany for the past fifteen years.
General Lyon haa raeoiuad =. Iox4o-