The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-30

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Called to Identify Him.
While returning from work last even
ing Michael Meyer, living at the Market
hotel, AS st. Peter street, and an un-
known companion, were run down by a
Great Northern freight train, under the
| Mississippi street bridge. Both men were
badly hurt. The unknown man is terribly
cut about the head, and it is feared may
| be fatally injured. Meyer was also hurt
| about the head, but his injuries are of
| less dangerous nature. The unknown
man was taken to the city hospital,
where, up to a late hour last night, he
remained in an unconscious condition.
Meyer was taken to st. Joseph's hospital.
Several persons visited the city hospi-
tai last evening to, If possible, Identify
! the unknown. No one, however, was able
| to say who he was, and as he remained
unconscious nothing could be learned of
| his identity. Meyer may know the man,
but having himself been unconscious
| when removed to the hospital, nothing
| could be learned from him regarding his
l companion while he was in such a con-
| dition later that it was deemed unwise to
! question him. The injured man at the
| his dress. He is a large man, about five
! feet ten inches tall, Weighing about 100
! pounds.
He is apparently about thirty-five years
| Of age, light complexionad, smooth shaw
en-, and had light colored hair. He wore
dark clothes, straw hat, colored cot
! ton shirt and carried dinner Eail.
The accident happened almost directly
unde2 the bridge. Meyer and the un-
known man were walking westward on
| one Of the tracks, following the usual
course which Meyer takes in going home
| from Hamm's brewery, where he is en-
ployed as bricklayer. From the fact
that the two men walked closely togeth-
er and appeared to be occasionally in con-
versation, it is believed that the unknown
man is a fellow workman of Meyers.
AS the couple came within the shadow of
! the bridge an engine was seen approach
| ing from behind them upon the track
where they were walking. Both men
stepped to an adjoining track to allow
the engine to pass. Neither saw freight
train coming eastward on the track where
they stood Before either realized the
| danger the freight train was upon them
The unknown man was struck first and
his body hurled against Meyer. Both
were thrown from the track, thus escap-
Ing the wheels. Neither arose from the
spot where he fell. Several persons near
dent and it was at first feared that both
men were killed. The unknown man had
a fr1ghtful cash reaching almost entirely
| around the crown of his head, from which
blood poured, while his face was cut and
bruised. From appearances he seemed
to have been struck full upon the side of
the head. Meyer was also bleeding from
wounds about the head.
10th the Margaret street police and the
central station were Immediately notified
OF the accident and the patrol wagon
from each station hurried to the scene.
Meyer was taken by the central wagon to
ST. JGeeph's hospital, while the Margaret
wagon conveyed the unknown man to the
city h1spital. Meyer regained conscious
ness short time after reaching the hos
pitaI, but he is said to be badly hurt
He has bad wound in the back of his
head, and it is feared he may have sus-
tanned fracture of the skull The ply
s1c1ans could not definitely ascertain the
extent of his injuries last evening. No
broken bones were found and it is be-
neVed Meyer escaped without internal in
Jurles The physicians hope for his re-
coVery. The condition Of the man at the
city hospital is serious. His scalp was SO
badly cut that the entire covering Of hair
could be almost lifted clear of the skull
his skull, the physicians fear, NAV be
fractured. He sustained a severe concus-
sion of the brain and besides the large
cut extending almost all the way round
his head, there is another deep wound
directly in the back of his head and a cut
across the face AS in the case Of New
er, there appear to be no broken bones.
put the mans body is bruised and he NAV
be internally injured.
Meyer is single man, twenty-five wears
or age. He came to this CITY from An
rora, ILL.,, two months ago. He has been
IN the employ of Contractor Yaeger. and
was working on an elevator being CON
structed near Hamm's brewery. IT is he
neVed that the man who was with him
- Ieiow workman on the elevator
though his companion NAV have han,
merely some one he met while waII,ins
along the railroad tracks.
1t was reported later that the name of
the unknown is w. Richeson and that he
was employed with his companion on
some work at the Hamm brewery.