Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-24

The inquest over the death of Au-
gust Ney. the giassworker who was run
down and killed by B. & o. passenger
train No. 104 near the Central glass
works, Friday evening, was held yes
terday morning at the Office of Coroner
Schultze, at T~hirty-fourth and Chapline
streets. Nine witnesses were examined
and at the conclusion the coroner's YER
dict was that the deceased was killed
at or near the Central glass house."
The testimony varied as regards the
speed the train was running all the
way from ten to thirty miles an hour.
The first is the estimate of the bag
gage man, conductor and brakeman,
and the latter is that of eye-witnesses
OF the accident.
The first affidavit taken was that of
Alexander Peckstein. He said he was
standing with his back to the railroad
track near the door of the glass house.
He heard the engine whistle and turn
ing around saw Ney lying on the
ground. He had evidently been struck
Iby the train. He was dead when wit
ness got to him.
Z. ID. Strasser, George Terrill and
Victor Walk were the next witnesses
whose affidayits were taken. They
were talking with August Ney when
they left the works after finishing up
at 5:15 O'Clock. Ney talked of going
home to Toledo when he left the house.
He started for the steps leading to Nc
Colloch street. When on or about the
rlnfrn nf fho fronly thA tros, 1,Hse4Inl
and then struck him. The engine was
about n and one-half lengths or a
box car from him when it whistled.
The engine crew could not have seen
III any soone owing to the fact of
the shelter of a box car on a siding.
The train, according to the witnesses
best Judgment was running at a speed
of about thirty miles an hour.
The next witnesses were d. X. Marsh,
conductor, w. J.. Reilly, baggage mas
ter, and D.. II. Winebunner, brakeman,
of train No. 104. The first they knew
of the accident was when the warning
whistle was blown for down brakes"
at or near the Central glass house. The
air was put on and the train stopped.
A mar had been struck. He was pick
ed up and carried into the glass house.
1t was train No. 104, drawn by engine
No. $40 that killed him. The train was
running about ten miles an hour when
the accident happened.
Engineer E. M. Mahon and Fireman
]. S. Gordon, of the engine crew on No.
$40, were the next witnesses. They
were about opposite the glass house
when a man came out close to the
frnnl Thu Al --A -
came from because of a box car OBJ
structing the view. The whistle was
blown to call the mans attention to
the approaching train. When ten
yards from him he stepped across the
track in front of the train, out of view
of the engineer. The left side of the
engine struck him. The engineer asked
the fireman If the man was struck, be-
he thought he would not have
time to get over the track. The air
was applied as soon as the man start
ed across the track. The fireman said
the man had been struck and the train
was stopped. Both could not leave the
cab, as the train was standing or a
grade. The fireman went back, and
returning, reported that the man Was
dead. They were running twelve or
fifteen miles an hour, the usual speed
when on time. as was the case Friday.
The accident occurred about four min
utes after the time of leaving the depot,
which would be about 5:29 O'Clock
p. m.
After reviewing the testimony Core
ner Schultze rendered his verdict as
given above.
August Ney, Jr., the oldest son Of
the deceased. zane down from Cora
opolis yesterday and took charge of
the body and left with 1t for Toledo.
Ohio. at 4 o'clock yesterday evening.
The deceased was insured by the Ma
tional Union for 5000.
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