The Dickinson press., 1902-01-18
KILLED IN TEXAS
WIN. j., Son Of Mr. and Mrs. j. K. Ship
10y Of This Place, Totally Injured
in Railroad Accident.

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One Of the Butte, Mont, papers re-
Gently contained the following which
will be of interest to our readers, VIM.
Shipley being a son Of MIR. and Mrs. j.
X. Shipley of this place, where he re-
sided for many years. having worked in
the N. P. yards here as switchman prior
to going west:
According to a telegram received last
night, William Shlpley, a railroad man
known here, was fatally injured in a rail-
road accident at Beaumont, Texas, yes
terday. The telegram did not give the
particulars of the accident, but stated
that Shlpley could not live more than six
or eight hours. As nothing was subse-
quently heard, in view Of the fact that
Mrs. Shipley telegraphed that she would
60 to Beaumont it is supposed that Ship
ley is dead. Mrs. Shipley left over the
Oregon Short Line at I:z5 o'clock this
morning to be Of what assistance she
a to MI. Shipley in the event that he
should be alive when she gets there, or
to take charge Of the remains in the
event that he ID dead.
The telegram containing the informa-
ton of injury to Shipley was received by
Chief of Police Reynolds from G ]. Hart
man, superintendent of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad at Beaumont. Shipley was
employed by the railroad as a conductor.
Chief Reynolds communicated the news
to Mrs. Shipley in person and she and
her 8-year-old daughter, Hazel, were
Erief-stricken. Mrs. Shipley was quieted.
by friends with difficulty and on regain.
ing her compOsure announced her inten-5
ton to 60 to Beaumont on the first train.
She made hasty preparation for journey;
and telegraphed Mr.. Shipley's mother at
Dickinson, N. D., asking in the event
Shipley died whether his remains should
be sent to Dickinson or be brought to
Butte for interment. At a late hour no
word had been received.
Shipley's age was given as IS years.
He lived in Butte for a number of years
and had many friends. He was ems
ployed by the various railroads here, in
GLIDING the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific
and Montana Union. B. c. Whalen,
yardmaster of the latter road, last night
said that Shipley was a f~rst-class man.
About a year ago Shipley left Butte and
went to Texas. This was after a legal
separation, secured by Mrs. Shipley,'
which was the result of domestic infelic-
ity engendered, it is said, by circum-
stances of a more unfortunate than a
guilty nature. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Ship
ley, and particularly the latter, regretted
the separation, and recently a reconcilia-
ton was talked of. The couple
correspondent and exchangedpresents at
Christmas. A shorttime ago the mother
of Shipley visited Mrs. Shipley at the
Shodaire apartment house on West Park
street., conducted blythe latter.
The condition Of Mrs. Shipley last
night wal such that she could talk but
little of the accident. Friends state that
she is broken hearted, but determined to
be brave enough to 60 TO Texas. They
said that Mrs. Shipley felt that her place
was nov at the side Of Shipley if he was
alive, or that she would take charge Of
his body if he were dead. They also
stated that Mrs. Shipley had declared
that if ShipleY's mother wanted the re-
mains of her son they would be taken to
Dickinson.
Andrew Shipley was in the city the
first of the week and was trying to COM
municate by wire with Mrs. Shipley at
Butte. Further details were not known
at time of going to press.