The Newtown bee., 1899-07-07
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oWN opIes. EDDIE P gAYLoR 0F OAgLAnn, cAI.. 1a
 STANTLY KILLED.
GRANDsoN or TEE LATE DR MONROE
 HUDSON oF THIS TOWN.

 HUDSON oF THIS TOWN.
 ! Newborn friends Of MT and Mrs K. r. Taylor Of Oakland. Cal, were shocked to learn of the sudden death Of their only son, on June 3. He was grandson of the late pr Monroe Judson and had visit led in Newtown. The San Jose lCal.o
 Daily Mercury in describing the awful
 accident says: At about 4.3o D. m., June 8, the cruel wheels Of |. freight car M uslaad tho Lite from the body of q bright VearsoIa boy and it was by the narrow est possible margin that aeeoad life was The scene of the distressing ao- IcIdent was on Lenzen avenue, at the crossing Of the railruad tracks near the new roundhouse. The victim waa Ed-
 ward Page Taylor, IT., of Oakland, 8 son Of E. F. Taylor, B prominent stationer Of l shaf city, and 8 nephew Of F. A. Taylor of this city. His companion was Frank Chapman, 17-year-old lad, employed ny F. A. Taylor as 8 collector. About a week ago Eddie, aa he was famIliarIY called by his fond parents, accompanied by a sister, came to San Jose to apend 8 vacation at the home of their uncle, and after his arrival the boy spent much Of his time accompanying Frank Chapman, aa he drove about making his collections. The two were 80 occupied yesterday af- ternoon when the sad accident occurred. They were driving along Lenzsn avenue, going westward, when on nearing the railroad tracks an engine was heard ap- preaching. Eddie, who was driving at the time, stopped the horse, and the en- zine went by. 4 house and some trees obstructed the view Of the track in the direction from which the engine had come, and the boy seeing the engine pass with no cars attached, and naturally thinking the track was clear, started ahead. It appears that a portion of the yardmen were engaged in witching there and st that time were making what ie known as a ssflying switch" To accom-. plish this an engine pulling one or more cars gets well under way when the cars
 gre cut loose from the engine, and it pro ceeds under increased speed. After the engine has passed 8 switch the switch Is turned and the cars, propelled by the momentum they had gained at the start, are sent upon another track. By ths time the engine had reached Lenzen sv- enue the cars were left several paces be- hind, but were travelling at 8 fair rate Of speed. Frank Chapman stated last even. ing that just as the horse had reached the track he saw the two box cars rapidly approaching and nearly upon them With a warning cry to his companion he the ground. The next he knew ae was standing within three feet of the track and gazing at 8 most horrible spec tacle. Eddie Taylor saw the danger too late to save himself by jumping and so hit the horse cut with the whip. The blow caused the horse to barely cleo himself Of the track when the forward car crushed the frail buggy and carried it's unfortunate occupant with 1t to the ! track. The boy was dragged several paees and then eight car wheels passed over his head, crushing the entire right tide of the skull, and almost severing 1t l from the body. Dr Grissim, who was near at rand was called, but conld rem der no assistance, as the boy was past medical aid, death being almost inssanta. neous. The coroner was at once notified and Deputy Mccormick responded and removed the mangIed body to the morgue. The buggy was crushed into 8 mass of splinters and carried along In front or the cars for distance of fully 90 paces. The most singular part of the accident was the escape of the horse. there being 10 Injury inflicted save su-7 perficial scratch upon the hip. It aeems as though when the cars struck the buggy everything was stripped loose from the horse, and he, frightened by the shock. ran about half & block down Lenzen av-. enue and stopped where he was after wards. found eating grass as though nothing had happened. Frank Chapman, who Ia suffering only from the shock of witnessing his friends ghastly death, was seen last evening at his home at No. I4l South Eighth street. and be stated that the eause of the accident was their Inability to see the cars appf aehing When the engine went by they thought the track clear and only discovered their danger when the cara were neatly upon them. He thought if Eddie Taylor had seen the cars as soon as be had Eddie could have also Jumped and saved his life, but as Eddie'a first warning vas when his companion shouted, the time was too short. The dead boy's parents were immediately notified by telegraph. and they arrived on the 3 o'clock train last night. They are almost prostrated with grief at the home of Y. A. Taylor. on Sunol street., near Park avenue.''
 
 F. E. Beach, associate editor of the Bridgeport Morning Telegram, vas iD town on Monday and paid fraterna1 call at THE BEE flee.
 
 z, N. Allen Of Brooklyn was in town over Sunday, the guest Of his brother, ". |. Allen.
 l Clarence Beardsley Of New Haven gas with his parents, MT and Mra c. F. 1 Bearde ley, over Sunday aud tho Fourth
 rsturning to New Haven, Tuesday night. AE \ hssais,Asa n,aokf,a0 N sha fsn,a0rs.