The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-08
Two Topeka Men Meet Fright
full Deaths i'm One Day.
Daniel Taylor Attempts to
Crawl Under a Train.
HIS HORRIBLE CRIES.
Called FranticaIIy For Help
While Under Train.
Body Of John FOgelQuist Is Cut
In Two.

Daniel Taylor, a man 72 years of age
met a horrible death Friday afternoon,
by being cut and dragged under the
wheels Of extra Rock Island freight
train No. 80.
The accident occurred about 8 o'clock
at the corner of Topeka avenue and
Curtis streets in North Topeka. Mr.
Taylor had been to a store and was re-
turning to his home, near the river on
Topeka avenue, with bread ana otheE
things for supper. When he came 70
the railroad the train was there waiting
for the trainmen to finish giving hay TO
the stock. He attempted to crawl uh-
derneath the train but just as ne soI
part way through, the train started ana
the wheels struck his feet mashing them
terribly. He crawIed forward to save
his feet and the wheels struck ms
head cutting deep gashes IN his face
and crushing his skull
The screams of the unfortunate Olu
man were horrible to hear as his hIe
was being slowly crushed out People
passing by hearing his cries, hurried 70
help him but could do nothing to save
him The train was a long one and
none of the trainn1en was near and It
took some time before the train could
be stopped. The body was dragged
about a half a block and when picked
up was mass of cuts and bruises and
broken bones, and pieces OF flesh were
scattered along the track Coroner
WeSterfield was summoned ana Ine
body was taken to DemOss & PenweIl s
undertaking estab ablishment where the in
quest was held at 10 o'clock this morn
Mr.. Taylor leaves a wife and seven
children. Two grown sons live in Madl-
son county, Iowa. Two grown daugh-
ters live in Greedy, Colo, while three
small children ranging in age from two
to eight years live here. The present
Mrs Taylor is his second wife, and he
was her third husband. All of her hus-
bands have met violent deaths. Her
first husband was thrown from a horse
and killed, and her second husband was
slain by the Indians in Dakota
Mrs. Taylor is in destitute circum-
stances, almost all their money having
been spent in coming here from Des
Moines only the latter part of last
June, and her late husband has had very
little work since coming to Topeka
JOHN FOGELQUIST.
John FogeIquist was killed Friday
night about half-past eight by being run
over by the Rock Island Flyer.
The Flyer came in from Kansas City
over the Union Pacific tracks as usual,
switched west on the wye and backed
down to the depot It was some time
afterward that the night operator at the
wye office saw the body of John Fogel-
quist lying across the track
A telephone call was sent to the pO-
lice and to DR.. Mum who arrived in
the patrol wagon. The body was still
warm but life was extinct as the trunk,
just a the waist,was completely severed
The body was removed to the undertake
ing rooms of DeMOss and Penwen
John Fogelquist was the 16year-Old
son of Andrew FOgelquist, who lives at
the foot of Polk street, a block from
where the accident occurred. He was a
bootblack and newsboy and was COM
monty known as "Sweedy." He was
in the habit of stealing rides on the
trains and probably boarded the train
in North Topeka to ride across to his
home. Where the body was found was
on a sharp curve and he probably lost
his balance and fell under the wheels
| The body had been dragged about ten
feet from where he fell. His box of
brushes and backing was found near
| the track.