The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-26
FRED M'CHESNEY WAS
CRUSHED TO
DEATH
DETAILS OF ACCIDENT WHICH
CAUSED DEATH-MAIMED MAN
SPOKE BUT ONCE AFTER RE-
CEIVING FATAL INJURIES.

The Mauna Loa arrived this morning
with the remains of Fred w. McChes-
ney aboard. The body was brought to
Honolulu for burial this afternoon
Purser Willie SimeUson of the .lIuna
Loa brought the details of the death
of Mr.. McChesney ana gives a very IN
teresting account OF the sad accident
that resulted in Mr. McChesney'S al
most instantaneous death.
Mr.. McChesney had gone from tine
Kona Sugar Companys mill over to
kainaliu on the plantation and IN the
afternoon of last Tuesday, was return-
ing on the plantation train. The train
was made up OF a cane car IN front,
then the engine, and then three more
cane cars. The engine and tender are
so combined that the coal is stored
about the engine proper, the tender not
being a separate vehicle as exists OK
regular railroads. MIR. McChesney was
riding in the engine cab, with only the
firemen and engineer.
McChesney complained of the heat
inside the cab ana stood outside of the
cab on the rear of the engine, within
a few feet of the cane car that was
coupled behind on the rear of the ell
gine. A Japanese who was riding on
the car in front of the engine shouted
to the engineer to stop as the track was
crowded with a herd of cattle. The
train was stopped while the Japanese
ran ahead and drove all of the cattle
from the track. The engineer had been
looking out on the mauka side of the
track while Mr.. McChesney had been
leaning forward to the makai side, so
when the cattle were all driven to the
makai side, Mr.. McChesney called to
the engineer that the track was clear
and to go ahead.
The train soon got under way and
went ahead at a good clip. One of the
COWS in the herd became frightened
and suddenly turned ard dashed to-
ward the track, evidently intending 40
run along ahead of the train or else
cross the track in front of the train.
The first cane car struck her and pass
ed completely over her body This sud
den collision and subsequent check of
the speed. caused the first car to jump
the track, followed by the engine and
the three cars behind.
McChesney was in what proved to be
a fatal position. The cane cars which
weighed about 60 tons each, caught him
at the end of the engine and jammed
his body in the region of the waist
against the engine. The other men
aboard the train escaped. McChesney
spoke only once after he was struck
and this was when he asked for drink
of water which was given him. He al
most Immediately became unconscious
and died at 2:5O p. m, thirty-fve min
utes after the accident occurred.
A coroner's inquest was held, the fol-
lowing being on the jury: Thomas
White, L. S. Aungst A. Cockburn, G.
Madewell. d. Nahale and w. Yates. A
verdict of accidental death was return
ed, the trainmen and company being
eXonerated.
The remains of Mr.. McChesney were
taken in charge by Henry Williams.
The funeral will be held at p. IN. to-
day from the late residence of deceas-
ed, corner of Wilder avenue and Kewa-
10 street Rev. j. p. Erdman will off,
ciate. The interment viii be in Nun
anu cemetery.