The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-26
YOUNG MAN
FOUND DEAD
ON TRACK
Remains Horribly Mangled
and UnreCOgnizable.
PROBABLY FELL ASLEEP
Portions of Body Scattered
Along for Half Mile.

Guthrie, o. T., July 25.-The mangled
remains OF human being were discov-
cred yesterday morning early, scattered
along the main line Of the Santa Fe
track for one-half mile each way from
the Cimarron river bridge three miles
north OF Guthrie Incoming and outgoing
trains during the night had carried por-
tions OF the body back and forth along
the track. regrinding and remangling
them, until the ties and rails were COW
cred with blood and atoms OF flesh. The
sight was TOO horrible and sickening for
the great majority OF people 10 behold
and many turned away with shudder-
ings. So badly were the remains cut into
piecese tha tho mark Of Identification
can be found, unless a pair of blue bib
overalls. a black slouch hat and a striped
black and white shirt can be relied upon
to identity their one time owner. No
scrap Of paper, telling who the person
may have been can be found.
Although Identification seems impossi-
bic, yet there are many of the farmers
and residents of Lawrie and Mulhau
townships who believe the remains are
those Of Pete. a young white fellow
whose other name could never be learned
and who has been in that vicinity for
several weeks working in the harvest
fields. Pete always claimed that he re-
sided within four miles Of Ripley. Payne
county, but all manner of Inquiries have
failed to make him tell his other name.
The clothing found with the remains
lead the farmers to believe that Pete
is the dead man.
u story Of some small boys aid in veri-
flying the belief Of the farmers. Several
of the Lawrie township lads came to the
Cimarron bridge Tuesday evening for a
swim. Pete was with them. They knew
him by no other name. When they went
into the water he remained above on
a. pier of the bridge and when they re-
turned he was asleep. They wakened
him, told him they were going home and
left him on the bridge, supposing that he
would continue on his way. It is possible
that he again went to sleep and was
struck by the train. He may have been
foully dealt with and laid on the rails,
or he may have wished to die. The truth
likely never be known.
The body was struck by a north bound
train. All evidence points to that fact.
The accident occurred some time after
nine o'clock on Tuesday evening, for at
that hour the boys had quit swimming
and awakened him on the bride. The
train carried the remains along the track
for some distance and a south bound
train had brought them back. This was
repeated often during the night The
main portion of the body was found on
the bridge. Another piece was near the
block house, q half mile south Of the
bridge and stiIl others were found north
The rails north, hewever, were the ones
spattered with the fresh blood. Those
south bore but few stains OF this nature
Pete was probably II years old. He
had worked several weeks for Hal Pipes.
who owns a farm on Skeleton creek,
in Lawrie township. and It is said that he
drove q team home for Pipes Tuesday
afternoon. A story is also told that he
came into Lawrle barefooted Tuesday ev-
ening, was given a pair OF shoes and
from there went south.
At $50 o'clock last night It was posi-
tiveI yascertaiued that the remains We're
those of Samuel Harrington, aged IT,
whose parents reside within four miles
of Ripley. He left home about four
mouths ago, having had some trouble
with his father. and has been working
since for farmers in this vicinity, TO all
Of whom he gave the name of Pete"
He has worked for G. y. Dunlap on Bear
creek and Hal Pipes on Skeleton creek.
The mangled remains were brought to
AF-s ,.sE s--&. III
vestigation VIII be resumed this morning
Word has been sent to Ripley telling Of
the affair and giving a description Of the
boy in the hope that his family might be
found.