The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-15
FACE IS CRUSHED
Bryon Moore Meets Death in
Santa Fe Yards.
HOME IN FORT SCOTT
In Boarding Train He Falls
Under the Wheels.

Bryan Moore. a boy II years OF age.
whose parents live in Fort Scott. was
accidentally killed yesterday morning in
the Santa Fe yards while attempting 10
board the northbound Santa Fe train.
The accident occurred Just north of the
Santa Fe crossing on Douglas and when
Moore fell under the cars tn wheels
passed over his face. crushing the lower
part of it and nearly severing the head
from the body. The remains were after
wards taken 10 Dunbar's, on North
burial.
Moore was in company with two boys
Fay Hight and Charles McElvain. all
from Fort Scott and the three were on
their way to New Mexico and wanted to
go to Newton so that they could take
the main line OF the Santa Fe.
At the time of the accident the boys
were along the track while the train was
coming toward them. Fay Hight one Of
the boys, succeeded in getting on the
train. Moore was just south of Hight
when he got on the baggage car and Nc
Elvatn was still south OF Moore. When
Moore fell under the cars McElVain
called to Hight who dropped off the
train and came back to McElvain
where the body was lying. There was
no signs of life and death was instan-
>taneous.
The accident was witnessed by num-
Der Of people who were near the tracks
at that time and the evidence of every
one who saw 1t was that it was due to
the negligence OF the boy in attempting
to board the train at that time
Coroner McCollister .was Immediately
notified Of the accident and in the after
noon jury was impaneled and the body
viewed. The two boys, Hight and NOEL
vain were put on the witness stand as
We're several OF the persons who saw
the accident. McElvain told Of the boys
leaving Fort Scott ON Tuesday for Olathe
and of their intention of going to New
Mexico. They came to this city from
Wellington and expected to get out Of
here on the Santa Fe train for Newton
on the same night. They styed here
however and on their first attempt Moore
came ohis death.
The boys stated that they expected to
get work in New Mexico and would have
had employment in railroad shops. Hight
seems to have been employed around
the shops in Fort Scott from the state
ments made to the jury at the time OF
the inquest.
w. ]. Moore OF Fort Scott, father Of
young Moore, is one Of the leading citi-
zens of that city and is now in the loan
business. The boy, Bryon, had been a
student OF the Lexington Military school
in Missouri but this year did not go back
for some reason Of his own. He was
bright fellow and stood high with his
friends. During the past summer he
commenced to associate with boys OF a
lower class and frequented the railroad
yards. Several times during the sum-
mer he went on trips to the surrounding
towns and usually beat his way with the
other boys, his companions. Young
Hight is said to have had considerable
influence with him and it was through
his exertions that young Moore was in
duced to take the trip to this city with
the intention of going west.
Immediately after the death of young
Moore yesterday a telegram was sent
TO his father in Fort Scott and reply
was received to take proper care Of the
body. This morning, James Kirk OF
Yates Center will come in over the Mis-
souri, Pacific and win take charge OF the
remains. They viii be shipped to Fort
Scott on the afternoon train and the in
terment will be made Sunday.
The coroner's jury, after hearing the
evidence in the case, returned a verdict
that the young man came TO his death
from accidentally falling from a north
bound Santa train while attempting TO
board the same while In nnntinn