The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-07
ONE KILLED
BY TRAIN
Morgan MCGOWAN Dead and
S. F. Krieger Injured.
DROVE ONTO THE TRACK
Did Not See or Hear Train
Owing to Wind and Dust.
DEATH CAME AT HOSPITAL
Hemorrhage of the Brain Was
the Cause.
DEATH CAME AT HOSPITAL

Morgan sEcDowan was killed and {. F
Krieger was injured by the Missouri Paci-
&c passenger train, due here Ie.5o. yester-
day at the Meridian road corssing o. the
Hutchison branch on the west city limits
The men were in a farm wagon coming
10 this city and on account OF the high
wind and dust, did not see the train and
the engineer did not see them until ii
was too late 70 avoid the accident.
The wind was blowing a gale ana tbs
dust from the road and from the held
wasrolIing alonethe roada ana rieht-of-V-ay
IN clouds. ana IL was impossible 70 see
but q few yards ahead or the team o.
engine. The men wore big listers and
had the collars turned up 50 they did nor
hear the roar or whistle or the approach
ing train. They were going south aEains;
The high wind ana Clouds 0f dust, and
had their heads down 10 keep the dn=
said from gettiHg into their eyes and
cutting Lheir faces.
The smoke and dust prevented the
engineer seeing any great distance ahead
Of him and then the team and men were
on the opposite side from his seat 81 he
had no chance to stop che train until he
saw the team Of mules trot upon the
fact that the train was running slow on
account OF the wind. accounts for the
men not being killed outright. Tho trai1
was going only about twenty miles an
hour, while II Il had been going OF its
regular speed, the chances are aI against
the men having been alive when picked
up. As it is, Mr. McDowan IS dead. re-
sulting from a hemorrhage OF the brain.
caused BY the concussiou-
~
enty-Eve yards before IL could stop. Il
then backed up and The men were placed
in the baggage car and We're brought 20
This city and were taken to the Wichita
hospital IN the ambulance. Both Tvere
unconscious when they were put INTO
the ambulance. but a short time after
reaching the hospital Mr.. Krlegcr became
semi-Couscious and by the middle Of the
Afternoon, ne was comnletelv conscious.
The preliminary examination of the
physicians showed that both men had
very severe scalp wounds bat they had
not sustained a fracture Of The SKULL SIR.
kriegec mas a snau crack in one rio and
a number Of bruises besides the scalp
wound but is not IN a very serious con
Cition and VIII set well unless some other
injury IS found.
The physicians. Dts. Jones and Strong
worked with 1ir. 1IcDowan all afternoon.
and daring the afternoon IL was found
that there was a hemouage OF the brain.
but the man was at hat time in 40 con-
dition 10 be operated upon. but az
o'clock last night the doctors began work
trying 70 remove that clot Of blood.
The accident was witnessed by q NUM-
Der OF persons. A Nr- Miller. who lives
northwest of the city. was coming 10
town with a load OF wheat and The two
% tie place the accident occurred. 1Ir.
Miller gave the following story CT the
collision.
Il was going the same way as the men
ard they passed me before tney reached
the track 7 looked NJ them. hus dil mo-.
recognize them. Is they had their hesds
down and the big collars Of their over
coats turned NJ around their heads I
do not think they saw or heard the train
as I did not until the mea were almost
on the track and II was too late t. DO
anything. The dust was blowing scme-
thing awful and I could see only e uttle
way ahead CT my team- The mules tho
men were driving trctted right upoL the
track and ] believe they saw the train
the rinute they reached the track. They
turned TO go east away from the train.
but had hardly seen It, when the train
struck them.
The engine. Il seemed 70 me- hft The
drst mule rather Sideways and Fttle
back OF The middle AID threw lt onto the
SIDE away from me. and the othe~ mule
was thrown onto the side next 10 ue. IS
w-ra the two men. thiek Che or -ina
only sIrlck ore man. tLe one Sitting ca
the right hand side or TIE w0~7n Il
looked n me as II the man was strccS bv
the cab or tender ana I think The other
man w2s hit bv some part of the wceon,
urn.~h er-raeI.r q All r.
train ran down quite @ Ittle WAYS ana
then stopped end backed ur ara the1- pax
the two men irto the haEEaga car The
muie Whi1E vas struck by She engine
fire.. 5id net de for quite vhla Hfler
fhe train had some ca. hct the 1rac- 1oUle
wzs k-ilcd instantly THE mute was rret-
~ badly cuC ur aad was hnaAy shot by