Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-09-19
Details as to How Roy Graham
Met Death.
As. IT IS TOLD BY CARL HOOVER
He Saw Unfortunate Boy Fall From
Steps and Ground to Death Beneath
the Cruel WheeIs-Was Struck by q
Viaduct.

Carl Hooyer, who was In Chlcaso
with S. Leroy Graham at the time the
latter was killed Tuesday evening ar
rived home today. He told the story
of the terrible accident that cost so
promising young man his life, with
tears in his eyes, and the event will
be lasting one on his memory.
Mr.. Hooyer said in company with
Roy, who had purchased about $4,000
worth of stock for the Ottumwa store,
Tuesday afternoon, he had started to
Sycamore, a suburb of Chicago, where
q reception was to have been given
in Roy's honor that evening. His du-
ties were concluded about 3 o'clock,
after which they strolled about the
city until nearly train time.
Met Friend.
AS the two boys walked down State
street to the Northwestern depot to
met Charles Nowgren of DeKalk,
Roy's old home and with whom he
was well acquainted. He asked New
gren to accompany them to Sycamore
to attend the party and the latter con-
sented.
After visiting for a short time with
| Newgren they all three again started
for the station, hoping to catch the
| Northwestern train at the Oakley ave
nue. depot.
Ready to Start.
AS the three boys neared the depot
they saw the train was about to start.
1t was vestibuled flyer and one of
| the fastest trains on the road. They
We're across the track from the sta
ton, and as the train began to move
all three boarded it, standing in the
vestibuled steps. They made all the
noise possible but were unable to at.
tract the attention of the trainmen TO
let them inside the cars. Roy caught
the second car ahead of Hooyer and
i Newgren and as they rode along the
I three boys could see him as he stood
trying to make himself heard inside
| Falls to His Death.
After they had gone about a mile
and it was getting dusk, Hooyer saw
Roy wave at him from his perilous pc
sition. He had Strengthened up and
leaned outward when suddenly, with
out warning, he fell from his positio.
head downward, and striking the
earth, his body was thrown beneath
the wheels and was ground to pieces
The sight of Roy falling made The
other boys frantic, and they made ev
cry effort to break the heavy plate
glass and enter the car to give thu
{ alarm. In this, however, they wer,
unsuccessful. AS Hooyer went by tn,
place where Roy struck he was als'
hit in the back by viaduct.
Story Not Credited.
These viatucts are built along thu
track, the sides being built UP few
feet above the track level. When Hoe
yer finally made himself heard on tn
steps and was taken inside the car b,
. brakeman, he told the story OF hi
friend falling beneath the wheels, bu
the brakeman laughed at him an
: would not stop the train. He reache
for the bell cord, and tried to stop
,, himself, but he was caught by the me
and hurled into a seat, where he re
4 manned until the first stop was made
which was DeKalb. Here he told hi
story to the station agent, who a
! once telegraphed back along the line
: but the remains of Roy had alread
: been found along Kedzie avenue.
h Came Home Today.
Hooyer remained in DeKalb Tue'
day night and caught the Northwes
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