The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-24
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Eberhardt Nuebel Run Down
Saturday Morning.
Struck by the Eimore Passenger Train
While Standing on The Rock
Street Crossing.

CLOCK SATURDAY, resulting In the
death of Eberhard Nuebel, one of the
two city sidewalk inspectors. He
was struck by a passing train and in
stantly killed
Mr. Neubel had started out on his
daily work, with his saw, hammer and
pail of nails in his hand, ready to re-
pair any piece of dangerous sidewalk
that he might see He was on Rock
street and wanted to cross the tracks
toward Front street A freight train
was going north on the Chicago &
Northwestern track, and he stepped
upon the Omaha track to wait until it
had passed by. He stood facing north
ward, and was unconscious that
the Elmore passenger train north
bound on the Omaha road was APP
preaching him from behind, going
along the up grade at a good rate of
speed. When it was but a few feet
from him he became aware of its APP
proach and tried to get out of it's way,
but it was too late. He was struck
and carried block and then fell off to
the west side of the track where he
lay doubled up. The passenger train
did not stop, and this leads to the
be lief that the engineer and fireman
were not watching the track and did
not know of the accident The I'M
fortunate mans tools were scattered
along the railroad track.
Mr.. Nuebel was instantly killed.
| mis- skull was so severely fractured
| that the brain oozed out. Coroner
| Kennedy was summoned and the re-
mains were then conveyed to Lamm
& Landkammer' undertaking rooms
to await the inquest, which will pro-
badly not be held until tomorrow, as
| it is desired that the Omaha train crew
be present when it is held.
Chas. Bischman appears to have
been the only person who witnessed
the accident. He was at work on the
new well at the gasworks at the time,
and his statement is incorporated in
the foregoing account.
Ed. LAWYER is the fagman for the
Rock street crossing. He was stand
ing on the east side of the tracks and
the passing freight train cut off his
view of Nuebel and the accident.
The Omaha train was passenger No.
8, and was in charge of Conductor
Maybauer and Engineer Sullivan.
Mr.. Nuebel resided at No. AL North
Sixth street.
He leaves wife and several chill
dren. A son, F. H. Nuebel, conducts
hardware store at 62S North Front
street
Mr.. Nuebel was born atAltengesetke,
Westfalen, Germany. He was very
faithful employe of the city and the
city officials speak very highly of
him and of his services 1t will be
difficult to fill his place All who
knew him express regret at his sudden
death
The inquest over the remains of the
late Eberhard Nuebel was commenced
Monday morning lasting until the mid
die of the afternoon. The jurors
summoned were S. Zimmerman, Geo.
Lang, W. B. Walker, August Marsch-
ner, John Dougherty andIG. L. King.
County Attorney Hughes was present
and examined the witnesses, and G. L.
Benedict appeared for the relatives of
the deceased, probably to see whether
the evidence will warrant damage
suit against the Omaha road. Engineer
Sullivan testified that he did not see
anyone on the track, and could not,
as there is curve at Rock street and
the steam and smoke from the two en-
gines INSTRUCTED the view. He whis-
tied at the proper place Fireman
Brusted said that he was engaged in
looking over a card at the time and
did not notice the track ahead.
Other witnesses testified that it would
have been impossible for the engineer
to have seen the crossing.
Geo. Palmer, who is employed in
stone quarry, was walking between
the tracks close to Rock street and
did not see Nuebel at all. Chas
Bischman saw him sta nding for sew
eral minutes in the middle of the
Omaha track, looking the other way at
the G. & N. w. train.
The following witnesses were examin-
ed; Engineer P. K. Sullivan, Fireman
G.. 81. Breasted, Freight Engineer ].
Taylor, Flagman Ed. Lawler, G. &
n. W. Head Brakeman r. Mont
gomery, Geo. Palmer, Chas. Bischman
and G. & N. w. Fireman John Lund
The jury rendered the following
verdict: THAT the deceased came to
his death through the negligence on
the part of the railroad company,
namely the Chicago. st. Paul &
Omaha. -