The Washington times., 1902-07-09
Dll.UJN IL ThhiE
AND INSTANTLY KILLED
Fatal Accident to Corporal
of Marines.
Samuel I. Boyd, ef Local Barracks
Meets Accidental Death at
Magruder's Station.

- Y hile waiting for passenger train al
Sapi Ordway Rife Range. at Magruder's
,F.tion. yesterday afternoon, Corporal
-nuel l. Boyd. who was stationed al
= local marine barracks. was struck
7 train coming to Washington and
as instantly killed. He received &
Jmpound fracture near the base of the
'kull. Boyd with number of ma
riles, had been to the range prac-
ticing at target shooting. and was pre-
pairing to come to this city when the
fatal accident happened.
The accident was witnessed by sew
eral persons who were waiting for
trains, but none of them was near
enough TO prevent II. The remains were
brought to this city on a Pennsylvania
train and sent TO the mo:gue.
Corporal Boyd was recently trans
ferred from the navy yard to :he Marirs
Barracks. because Of his ability to
shoot. He was serving out the last year
Of his first enlistment. and was contem-
plating re-enlisting. Shortly after his
enlistment he was sent to the local navy
yard. and was considered one OF the
best men Il the ranks
An Early Promotion.
After one years service he was pro-
NOTED to be corporal on account G, his
strict attention to duty. He was re-
Gently transferred in order that he might
try for the Marine Corps rife team.
which will enter the Sea Girt contests
this year. He had been stationed at the
Marine Barracks about two months. and
had a host of friends. Everyone with
whom he came in contact spoke In the
highest terms OF him, and he was re-
spected by all CT the officers. who. ii is
said, regarded him as one of the best
and most competent men in the corps.
Yesterday afternoon fifty members of
the Marine Corps went to the range at
Magruder's Station to practice rifle
shooting. Boyd went with them, and re-
mained on the range for quite a while.
He made a high score on the targets,
talked with his comrades for some time
and then left the range to catch his
train.
Thought Train Would Stop.
Some of the local trains stop at Ma
gruder's, but the Atlantic City special
which is due to reach this city at
o'clock, does not The train was ap-
preaching the station at q high rate OF
speed, and Boyd. who was some distance
from the station, was running toward
it He yelled to the engineer to stop
the train, and also waved his handker-
chief The engineer rang his bell, but
did not slow Up. Boyd evidently thought
the train would stop, and as 1t reached
the station Just as he did. ne doubtless
thought it had slowed down, for he ran
in front Of it to get on the side Of the |
station platform.
The train had Eot slackened It's speed, |
and Boyd was struck in the back, as he |
crossed the track. His body was hurled |
sixty feet. and struck the ground near
the station. The train was stopped, and |
the body was picked up. A physician |
was summoned. but Boyd was deal be-
fore he arrived. Upon examination. it |
was found that his skull had becn frac
tured near the base, AMI his body had |
been horribly bruised.
The police notified the authorities at |
he barracks OF Boyd's !eath. They will |
AXE charge OF the remains today. The |
remains will probably ue inferred at |
Arlington.