The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04
lul 0VtR AlO KILLED
|3ghtful Death Of . Switchman
. On the b. A. 4 p.
HORRIBLY MANGleD
pood IN Hour After He Had Been
Takon % the aospitsi-0rou nd
70 Death Under the
Wheels.

Edward knight. a switchman en-
p,oyed on the hill / n of the b.. A. a p.
railroad was run over by an ore train
Il Pacific street last evening about
o'clock and mangied in a manner inde-
Scribabiy shocking. He died an hour
yater at Murray q Freund's hospital.
where heswas taken In the ambulance a
few minutes after the accident
what the exact cause Of the accident
vas could not be learned. as. II there
were any eye-witnesses, they were
Knights fellow trainmen. who left the
5Ity Immediately after the occurrence.
n 10 known. however. that mig was
member Of Conductor O'Shea's
osvstching crew which was taking a
train load OF ore to Rocker. In coming
o the hin from h mines. the r.. A.
q p. makes h descent by a switch.
hack. The s~witchback crosses PACING
street. Centervilie. Where the track
croeees this street In a curve. and II was
here that the accident happened.
The train ran out on the switchback
ana started to back down to the main
lfne. Just at this time Daniel McAlns-
ger, Q miner on his way to work. heard
man cry lOI ntip- ~
man was being ground to death be-
neath the wheels Of the train. Henry
Phillips. who lives close by. stood
watching the train To him McAins,er
called out that a man had been run
over. Phillips procured quilts n COW
cred the injured man 10 keep him
Alarm, while McArlister ran for a tele-
Freund's hospital ambulance.
= While the ambulance was on the way
KNIGHT was carried to the home OF
Samuel Roberts near by. and made as
comfortable as possible till II arrived.
The injured man suffered terrible
sgonies. but remained conscious ana
beeged to be given something to relieve
mis- pain. To Henry Phillips. who in
uuired how he came to he on the track.
knight replied that he was working
upon II. but he did not say how he got
under the wheels.
Upon the arrival Of the ambulance
the unfortunate switchman was driven
hurriediy to the hospital. Drs. Murray
4 Freund, who attended him. had only
20 glance at his injuries to understand
ne could not possibly survive them,
From the body down. the hips and legs
were crushed out Of all semblance oil
human shape. the right arm was terri
bly, maneled. and the head was badl
liberated and covered with blood. Al
that could be done was TO administer
an anesthetic to arrest the dying man.
agony. This was done and about three
nuarters Of an hour from the time 81
reaching the hospital he breathed hi;
Vast. The body was removes to Sher
mans undertaking rooms n Coronei
Juliien called upon to perform his mrs
official act.
In one OF the dead mans pockets wa
found a letter from the superintendent
81 the B.. A. a. p. notifying kmgh
ten-day suspension had been entered
Against his record for letting some or
lars through a switch. The only othe
effects were a switch key. rs cents II
money and a receipt for some none!
paid. These were taken In charge b.
Coroner Julien. who will hold an in
quest some time to-day.
While II is not known how the un
fortunate man got under the train. II !
supposed the cars were slippery fron
snow and hat he slipped and fell be
tween the cars.
The deceased was about 30 years o
age and Is understood to have been
Jingle man. though little could be learn
ed concerning him last evening.