The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-17
STRUCK BY A TRAIN
Jack Mcnamara Receives IN
iuries Near KremIin.
WHICH RESULT IN DEATH
Mas Being Brought Here
When He Expired.

a man known TO be Jack Mcnamara
was struck yesterday by Rock Island
passenger train No. &c. at Kremlin. a
small station a few miles this side OF
North Enid. and received injuries from
which he died on the train as they were
bringing him 10 Wichita. The man was
about s. years old. dressed lac a Iaborer
and gave his name just before he died
as stated above. The accident happened
about o'clock in the forenoon The
man was walking along the bed Of the
railroad track about two miles this side
Of Kremlin when the passenger train
in charge OF conductor Cane, came up
behind him. The engineer saw the man
and sounded his engine whistle and the
man heard il and stepped or the track.
There had been a rain in that country
and the ground was quite wet The
man stepped OF the track and onto the
grading and as the train passed him
his feet slipped and he fell backward.
throwing out his right arm in a vain
endeavor TO catch himself His head
and right shoulder struck the steps Of
the baggage car and he was thrown
down tla graded embankment into the
r.ght-0f-way ditch A gentleman sitting
on the right hand side Of the train saw
the man body fan and be notified Con-
ductor Cane, who stopped the train and
It was backed Up 70 where the man was
lying. The train crew carried the injured
man to the baggage car. lie was stiu
alive and conscious. His right arm was
the elbow lie had a great jagged cut
at the base Of the skuu and he asked
20 be taken TO St Francis hospital at
Wichita and refused 10 give his name
or tell where he was from or whether
he had any folks or rot. The Rock
Island people did all that was possible
to alleviate the mans suffering and he
received medical attention from
physician called in by the company at
Pond Creek. and by the company physi-
clan. DR.. Robson. at Caldwell
AT Caldwell young Dr. Robson. the son
Of the c0mpanys physician at that place.
was detailed 10 accompany the wounded
man 10 wichita By the time the train
reached Zyba the wounded man had
made Up his mind that be was about 10
die and he requested that a priest be
telegraphed 10 meet him ar the train
He also told DR.. Robson that his name
was Jack Mcnamara. and that his home
was anywhere that he happened TO De
working. lie died shortly afterward from
his injuries while the train was about
four miles south OF Wichita. On the
arrival Of the train in this city the body
was taken 10 CHS undertaking parl0rs
and an Investigation was made By Cor
oner McCouister. mere was nothing
found on the body or In the clothing
TO identity IL The man dressed like q
laborer and wore Due overalls. lie was
apparently about Is years old. Had
moustache and gray beard. The ouSy
marks on the body other than the re-
cent injuries was an old badly healed
scar on the right shin bone. half way be-
tween the ankle Joint and the knee. and
a small scar on the forehead at the roots
Of the hair.
An Investigation Of two bundles OF
clothing owned by the dead man re-
vealed conglomerats assortment IN
one he had I'VE pair Of pants. nearly
new and az different sizes, and uuder-
clothing and a half-dozen pair of half
worn shoes ne had one pair wrapped
up in a copy Of paper dated March
18th. last The only money found on the
body was forty cents in silver. The
dead man had a snail package Of coffee
and one OF sugar IN his pockets and
was evidently a tramp. a homeless wan
derer That he was a Catholic was evil
dent from the amulet. on sheep skin, Of
the Virgin Mary. worn around his neck
II was not deemed necessary by the
coroner TO empauel a jury Tor an inquest
as the evidence gathered showed plainly
thar IL was an accidental death and not
blameable - either the railroad COM
pany or the dead man himself The
cause Of death rs given In the ceruh- .
cate signed by the coroner was coneus-
sion If the brain resulting from the blow
NJ the base of THE siull The body VIII
De inferred in the Catholic cemetery this