The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-09-06

death must have followed instantly,
The dead man is supposed to be
I. E. Ward, a minister of Jack
son, Tenn, from papers found on
his clothes, but his place of resi-.
denoe is not positively known.
Ward was walking between the
double tracks near the crossing,
coming in the direction of the city.
The eastbound passenger train was
q preaching from one direction,
and a freight train was on the
other track, going west. As the
freight train drew near Ward
stepped over to the other track
and was struck by the engine OF
the passenger train. His body
was thrown against the freight
train. The engine struck him just
as he stepped to the track.
A two story brick building at
Rutherford, occupied by r. B.
Tinkle as a bushes house and resi-
dence, collapsed without a mo-
ment's warning last Saturday
afternoon. The upper story of
the building was occupied as a
residence. The following parties
we're taken from the debris: Miss
Joe Ward, badly bruised, but it is
thought not seriously; Roy Town
send, right leg badly crushed, and
thought to be hurt internally, will
likely die; Jas. Walker, badly
bruised about the head and prob
ably internally, will probably die;
Kerr Alexander, bruised internally
and about head, not serious; Mrs.
Lon Tinkle, bruised about head,
not serious; Mrs. James Tinkle,
slightly bruised; J. E. Kyser,
slightly bruised; Doc Halford, arm
broken; unknown negro man,
bruised on head badly. Messrs.
Elrod and Tinkle had been grading
and excavating a lot adjoining
Tinkle's business house, prepare
tory to the erection of a large brick
building. The excavation went
below Tinkle's foundation and this,
with the numerous recent rains
softening the earth, is thought to
be the cause of the building falling.
The following parties were in the
upper story listening to Miss Vera
Tinkle play on the piano when the
building collapsed: Mel johnson,
Miss Joe Ward, Mrs. Lon Tinkle,
Mrs. Jim Tinkle, Miss Vera Tinkle.
70 the wonder of all Mel johnson
and Miss Vera Tinkle escaped
a scratch.
The post office at the little town
If Mckenzie was burglarized last
Friday night of about 800 in cash
md a lot of stamps. Assistant
Postmaster Austin was going to
'etire and went through the office
o close the door of the street en-
rance, it being separated from the
'ffice by another door and PARTITION,
eaving the vestibule of the office
or patrons. Just as he unlocked
he door and stepped into the YES
ibule some one grabbed him from
behind, while another covered him
With revolver, at the same time
tagging him and telling him to
march back into the office where
he safe was. One man guarded
he door while the other forced
dr. Austin to work the combin-
tion of the safe. 1t at first failed
0 work and Mr.. Austin was warn
d that the second attempt had
letter be successful or his life
would pay the penalty. Just as
he lock clicked the robber hit Mr..
austin with something and he
new no more for half an hour.
after he regained consciousness
o gave the alarm and bloodhounds
Vere telegraphed for from Milan
nd arrived at 2 a. m. on a freight
rain. They took the trail and
rent around the Office and back
trough the Mckenzie Hotel back
ard to the crossing of the public
Dad and the Nashville, Cbattanoo-
a & St. Louis Railway, where the :
'ail was lost. The robbers must
ave been around the Office before,
they would not have known that I
lr. Austin roomed there. He !
1uld not see the men, for their
ats were pulled over their faces I
I'd he was ordered not to look !
lck.
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