The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-04
BUTTE News.
RUN OVER AND KILLED
Frightful Death of a Switchman
On the B., A. &. P.
Z
WAS HORRIBLY MANGLED
He Died an Hour After He Had Been
Taken to the Hospltal-Groun
to Death Under the
Wheels.
WAS HORRIBLY MANGLED

IS Edward Knight, switchman en-
ployed on the hill line of the E., A. & P.
railroad was run over by an ore train
at Pacific street last evening about Z
o'clock and mangled in a manner indie
scribably shocking. He died an hour
later at Murray & Freund's hospital,
where he was taken in the ambulance a
few minutes after the accident.
10 What the exact cause Of the accident
was could not be learned, as, if there
We're any witnesses, they were
knights fellow tranmen, who left the
city Immediately after the occurrence.
It is known, however, that knight was
member of Conductor O'Shea's
switching crew which was taking a
train load of ore to Rocker. In coming
down the hill from the mines, the B., A.
back The switchback crosses Pacific
street, Centerville. Where the track
crosses this street is a curve. and it was
here that the accident happened.
IA The train ran out on the switchback
and started to back down to the main
line. Just at this time Daniel McAlls-
ter, a miner on his way to work heard
g man cry for help. He discovered a
man was being ground to death be-
meath the wheels of the train. Henry
Phillips, who lives close by, stood
watching the train. To him McAllister
called out that man had been run
over. Phillips procured quilts and COW
cred the injured man to keep him
warm, while McAllister ran for tele-
Grounds 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 it arrived
The injured man suffered terrible
agonies, but remained conscious and
begged to be given something to relieve
his pain. To Henry Phillips who in
INJURED how he came to be on the track.
Knight replied that he was working
upon it, but he did not say how he got
under the wheels
IA Upon the arrival of the ambulance
the unfortunate switchman was driven
hurriedly to the hospital Drs Murray
+& Freund, who attended him. had only
10 glance at his injuries to understand
We could not possibly survive them
eFrom the body down. the hips and legs
We're crushed out of all semblarce of
human shape, the right arm was terri
bly, mansled. and the head was badly
lacerated and covered with blood. All
that could be done was to administer
an anesthetic to arrest the dying mans
saSGny, This was done and about three
quarters of an hour from the time of
sneaching the hospital he breathed his
last. The body was removed to Sher-
mans undertaking rooms and Coroner
Julien called upon to perform his first
official act.
IN In one of the dead mans pockets was
found a letter from the superintendent
eft the B., a. & p. notifying Knight a
sten-day suspension had been entered
against his record for letting some ore
cars through a switch. The only other
etfeets were a switch key, 25 cents in
money and receipt for some money
paid. These were taken in charge by
Ioraner Julien, who will hold an in
quest some time to-day.
q While it is not known how the I'M
fortunate man got under the train. it is
supposed the cars were slippery from
snow and that he slipped and fell be-
tween the cars.
The deceased was about so years of
age and is understood to have been a
single man, though little could be learn
ed concerning him last evening.