Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-22
KILLED BY AN ENGINE.
O, G. Athey Loses his Life
En- Route to Chicago.

nO odu news NallO W WIZ
from Quincy, ILL.,, Sunday that
o. G. Athey of this place had been
run over by an engine in the yards
there and both his legs crushed.
Monday morning another message
came stating that Mr.. Athey died
at 6 O'Clock that morning in the
Blessing hospital at that place.
Mr.. Athey, accompanied by
young James Martin, son of Rev.
George NJ. Martin, east of town,
left Saturday tor Chicago with two
span of driving horses to place
upon the market. Frank Burck-
halter, the owner of one of the
teams, left via the Katy flyer Sat-
urday afternoon and expected to
join the others at Chicago.
The deceased was well
known in this country, having
lived in and around town for a
number Of years. He had been en-
gagged in handling blooded horses
and a large number of the best
driving horses in this section have
been bred from Athey's iplporta-
tions.
He leaves a wife and her moth
er, Grandma Keys, with whom he
made his home in this city.
A letter received Tuesday from
JAS. Martin at Chicago, who accom-
panied o. G. Athey, states that
at Quincy, H., while in the Bur-
lington yards, Mr.. Athey, by di-
rection of the trainmen, went across
the tracks to a hydrant to get
water for the stock in his care,
and was struck by a switch engine.
Yourg Martin went to him imme-
diately after he was struck and
the railroad employees told him to
ask Mr.. Athey to make a state
Inent as to how the accident &C.
CURED. Athey then stated that
the engine struck him from the
rear without ringing the bell. An
ambulance and surgeons were
ordered and the wounded man
carried to Blessing Hospital where
his limbs were amputated with
out delay. James Martin was di-
rected to go forward with the
stock, and assured that every
thing possible would be done for
Mr.. Athey. Frank Burckhalter
did not hear of the accident till
he reached Galesburg, being on
through train.
Frank Burckhalter arrived on
Tuesday mornings flyer. He left
Chicago expecting to find Mr..
Athey's remains at Quincy and
accompany them home. Had be
kncgn they were shipped the day
/ before be would probably
have stayed in Chicago until the
sale of the horses taken up-to-
morrow. Mr.. Martins son re-
mained for the sale. Mr.. Athey
did not lose consciousness when
run over, but after the operation
by the surgeons hardly recovered
his mental faculties. The acci-
dent occurred about FIVE O'Clock in
the afternoon, a few moments af-
ter the passenger train upon which
Mr.. Burckhalter was travelling had
pulled out. Mr.. Athey was walk
ing along one of the tracks with
bucket of water, instead of across
them, and Martin heard his cries
and ran to him in a moment
perhaps not thirty fee: away.
The body Of o. q. Athey arrived on
the dyer Tuesday morning aud was
taken to the Keys graveyard for in
terment in the afternoon. Rev. NJ. L.
Butler Of the Methodist church, con-
Quoted the services. The burial
ground is on the Keys farm and a
number of the family are already
buried there. The body arrived in
an excellent state Of preservation, and
looked quite natural. The limbs were
amputated, enc above, the other be-
low the knee. The meager details OF
his sad death CLEANED from the press
dispatches indicate that he was carry
ing water to the stock in his care
while the train was standing in the
Quincy yards and was knocked down
by switch engine, due doubtless to
his being slightly deaf.
WORK OF THE RELIEF UNION