The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-27
BraveIy stood an Operation at the
City Hospital and Was Conscious
Up to the Time of Death.
MAN KILLED BY A TRAIN
STRUCK AT CROSSING OF BIG FOUR
TRACKS AND STATE STREET.
A Stonemason's Union Card shows His
Name to Have Been Sebastian
c. DoIIries.

Frank Hartley a thirteen-year-old boy,
was crushed by a train yesterday after
noon in the Big Four yards at Brightwood.
Hartley. with a number of other boys. at
tempted to steal a ride. He had been sent
to the grocery by his mother. On his way
home he met Earl link Hartley. being
the older, suggested that they take ride
on passing freight train. link protested,
saying that some day an accident would
befall TIE boys who rode on freight trains.
Hartley ran for the rear of the engine.
The train consisted of an engine and
eighteen box cars. Hartley tried to get on
the rear step of the engine, but his foot
slipped and he fell to the rails and was
dragged about twenty feet. The train was
running fast, and before it could be stopped
it had passed over the boys legs. The
conductor, Patrick Shea, felt a slight jar
when the second car passed over and he
looked down. He saw the wriggling form
of young Hartley and gave the signal TO
the engineer. Jacob Rick, who was unable
to stop the train. William Branham was
the fireman.
When Hartley fell he gave a loud scream.
Charles Dwyer, a Big Four trainman, who
was injured on Saturday night in Win
chester. ran from his home, which is oppO-
Hartley from under the wheels The boy
was crying and had retained conscious
ness. He was carried on Stretcher to the
depot, about two blocks away. Drs. b. A.
Brown and Johnson were called. When
they arrived they were unable to do much
TO stop the boys suffering AS Hartley lay
on the stretcher In the depot he bled pro-
fusely. He closed his eyes and put his
hands under his head. He seemed TO real
ize that death was approaching. Soon his
mother was notified, and she went scream
inc into fha lar hopa
and she began tearing out her hair. She
fell on her knees beside the cot and kissed
her son several times.
TAKEN TO CITY HOSPITAL.
The City Dispensary ambulance was
called and DR.. Schenck arrived. One look
at the child told him that medical atten-
ton was of little use. DIR. Schenck turned
to the mother and told her that it would be
necessary to take the boy to the hospital.
She said her son was too far gone. She
wanted him taken to his home. DR.. Brown
and some friends pursuaded her to allow
the boy to be taken to the hospital. While
the discussion was on as to where the boy
was TO be taken the latter groaned out:
For Gods sake take me to the hospital"
He repeated this several times. The mother
consented when told she could ride with
her boy. The doctors picked up the man.
gled body and placed it on a stretcher.
AS the ambulance was about to drive
away the 1dtner OF the boy came. he saw
his wife in the wagon. and he also burst
into tears. He ran alongside the ambu-
lance for about two squares, when friends
took him back to his home. At the hospital
both the boys legs were amputated. He
withstoOd the operation coura geously. He
did not lose consciousness at any time and
appeared resigned to his fate. He rested
easily until o'clock in the evening, when
he slipped into Inconsistencies and DEATH
Hartley lived on the Pendleton pike, about
half mile east of Brightwood. His father
is a laboring man. employed by the Big
Four Railroad. His older brother is en-
ployed by the Hibben-Hollweg Company,
on South Meridian street.