The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-06
WAS TORN INTO PIECES.
Body Of will II. Waller Run Over BY |. and
G. n. Train.
ne HAD LAIN DOWN ON THE TRACK
was KILLED by a Freight and After
ward Run over by a Pas
senger Train.

The body of Will l.. Waller was found
yesterday morning on the International
and Great Northern track about 300 yards
north Of the Southern Pacific crossing so
badly mangled and cut to pieces as to be
almost unacceptable by his friends and
relatives. The left foot was entirely sew
cred, both hands crushed off and only
hanging by shreds OF flesh, his head torn
open and the brains scattered along the
track and the face a masg Of pulp. Such
a horrible sight was never before seen
by those who were witnesses OF this torn
and msngled form.
Two trains bad passed over the unfor
tunate man while he lay upon the track.
The frst, freight train, about o'clock.
the sectnd, passenger, which is due in
Hccston at 30 II was by the engineer
of this train that the body was discovered
on the track. but no was so close upon 1t
that he was unable TO stop the train be-
fore his engine and two coaches had run
over the already mangied form. He re-
versed his engine and backed back and
the train crew notified of the find and
car, but 1t was so badly torn up that they
were unable to do so and piled It up by
the side of the track The accident was
reported upon arrival of the train at Hous-
ton, and parties went out 10 view the
body.
Soon after the arrival Of two or three
parties on the scene. A. H. Waller, who
lives only short distance down the track
on his way to work came up and recog-
nized al once that the mangled form was
that of his brother. He had the body re-
moved to Westhelmer's undertaking es-
adjustment where 1t was prepared for
burial
VIII II. Waller was discharged Thursday
night about $50 o'clock by II. j. Cook, a
druggist In the Fifth ward for whom he
had been working. the reason as stated
by Mr. Cook at the inquest for his being
discharged was on account Of his drinking
Shortly after leaving the place he came to
this side OF the bayou and remained Until
after o'clock. when he returned to the
Southern Pacific hotel, In the Fifth ward
After taking several drinks at this place
he boarded a Southern Pacific switch en-
CINE which was going east and at the In
ternational and Great Northern crossing
got of presumably to go 10 his home, 2liD
Davis street. which is several blocks from
the crossing up the track.
After going about 300 yards he evidently
became sleepy and drowsy and lay down
on the track. where he was killed by the
FIRST rain that passed over him
Henry Spencer, a negro, testified at the
inquest that he saw the deceased at about
32O O'Clock lying on the track where the
body was found, but was afraid to 80 about
him for fear that the man had been killed
and that he would be arrested for the
crime,
l. r. Jackson. an employee of the South
ern Pacific hotel testified that the de-
ceased was at that place from to 3
o'clock in the morning. No one was with
him. He was drinking.
A. II. Waller, brother of the dead man
saw him Thursday night at 9;i5 at Lee
vines drug store, on Odin avenue. Was
in the habit OF riding on switch engine tc
the crossing OF the International and Great
Northern and Southern Pacific tracks.
The deceased was 81 years of age. I'M
married. and was considered by his en-
ployer a competent man.
The funeral took place yesterday after
noon from the undertaking establishment
OF Sid Westhelmer.