The daily sentinel., 1899-11-03
TWO MEN KILLED.

One of those accidents which send a
thrill of horror through community
occurred last night in the yards OF the
Union depot, by which two men we're
horribly mangled, one dying this morn
ing and the other not expected to i've.
Two men were stealing a ride IN
box car. The car was on track which is
kn-wn as track number two. 1t was
lust before the arrival OF the fast express
from the west. They heard the rumble
of the flyer coming in on the track, and
in an attempt to jump from the car and
to cross track number one they were run
down by the yard switch engine and
horribly mangled.
The yard engine was moving from the
east end toward the west end when the
accident occurred. The switch engine
was backing down on track number one
to perform the duty of detachlng tue
diner from the western train ana TO
make up Rio Grande train number I" o.
The men, after they had jumped from
the box car did not see the swltch en-
CINE backing down and were run down
The engine was in charge OF A. Il. Leon
ardson. On the rear part OF the tender
stood Switchman Springer. He saw
the. men when they were almost on top
OF them but too late to give warning.
He grabbed one of the men after the
other had been role1 under the engine
and thought that he could save him; he
had the man about the neck, but finding
that il he would save himself be would
have to drop the mau, he let go his hold
and this man was also badly msngled
under the wheels of the engine.
Willing handSsoon gathered about to
pick the men up. One OF the men had
been run over and the engine had clear,
ed him, but the other man Was wedged
under the engine. The engine was
backed and the man taken up.
The names of the men as they gave
them at the hospital, a remarkable thing
being that despite the awful agony, pain
and suffering which theywere undergoing
they retained their senses, are Angym
KreiR, german and Louis Murphy.
The former is a married man and the
latter who died at about six o'clock this
morning was single. Kreig has VIE
and four children and Murphy mas
brother, a minister at Saltwater, Okla
homa.
The men stated that they were on
their way from Oklahoma to their homes
at Enterprise, Idaho. They had some
money between them and were not
tramps, but were endeavoring to save
their fund OF ready cash by stealing
rides on freight trains.
When the men were first hurt hur-
ried summons was sent at once by tele-
phone for Drs Bull and Ingersoll They
responded at once, also DR.. lpgersolls 8
partner, DR.. Henderson. At the train
at the time OF the accident was DR..
Mary Gill Hunter aad she was also in
vited to do what presented, by the
other physicians, who are the regular
physicians OF the road. All the ply
sicisns accompanied the mangled forms
to the hospital.
When an examination was made IT
was found that Krsig. who still lives bad
his left leg cut off just below the hill
Joint and WAS injured internally and
having several bad scars on his head
Murphy had his right leg cut off Just
about 10 the same plase, and his left leg
fractured. Murphy was otherwise bad
ly injured and mangled and little hope
was expressed for him from the begin
ming.
Murphy was dazed by his awful in
lures and doubtless did not suffer at
much az Kreig, although he was able c
give his name.
DR.. Ingersoll says be does not think
that Kreig oau live, after his leg is ar
putated, which must be done.
The families OF bosh the men have