The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-06
George Connor Cut Down With
out a Moments Warning.

the clear of the switch engine that
was approaching him upon side
track from the north or whether be
did not hear the warning bell thai
was being ruDg by the day fireman
Bob Ferguson, will never be known
The switch engine was No. in charge
of EngineerAl Nordstrom, brother.
in-law of the deceased. The engine
was enroute to report to the yard of
fee for the changing of the day to
the night crews for the yard work
Nordstrom saw the man walking at
the side of the track ahead of him
and noted the fact that he was glanc-
ing at number of cars. Just as the
switch engine was a few PAGES behind
Conner he stepped to the side and
was struck in the back by the pilot
beam. The man fell forward and the
foot board passed over him. He
seemed at the side of the track and
the cylinder cocks caught him and
made an ugly cash of several inches
length in the side of the head. The
wound may have been caused by the
head coming in contact with a switch
rail. Both of the steam cocks on the
engineers side were broken off and
it is thought that this is evidence
that the scalp wound was caused from
this source. Engineer Nordstrom
threw his engine over Immediately
and it ran but short distance after
the man had been struck. He de-
scended from his cab and found the
man lying at his feet under the cab
steps and was shocked beyond ex-
preston to find that he had ran over
his own brother-in law. The acct
dent happened in the vicinity of
Fourth Avenue on the first side track
west of the passenger track" Joe
Hanlon, foreman of the Central's
line builders, was at the battery
house" but few PAGES distant from
the scene of the accident and noting
the cry that man had been hurt ran
to the spot and saw the PROSTATE
form. He knew the man immediate
~ and stopped over lifting the mans
head bit. Conner made slight at.
tempt to say some word but it was the
faintest whisper and the lips were
closed in death.
The men on the fireman's side of
The engine did not know that anyone
had been hit until the engineer gave
The alarm and stopped the engine,
The deceased was picked up by
Will Airy, "Bony" Andrews,
hight yardmaster, and Robert Mar
hall and then taken to the passenger
Itation about four blocks north from
he scene of the accident. He was
placed in the baggage room until the
of the coroner and the
arrival of conveyance that carried |
he body to the Chas. Foehlinger I'M
iertaking,rooms. Here the remains |
we're carefully examined by DR.. Sam
lark and it was discovered that the |
eck had been broken and this had
'een most likely the immediate cause
4 death. Some bruises on the back
1ere seen and bad cut several inches
q length was found on the scalp.
Int the skull was not fractured as
'as at first supposed, and reported.
.fter the dressing of the body and
be preparation for burial it was taken
, the late residence on North G
treet.
The deceased was born in Brooklyn
owa February 81 1863 and was "a
ears of age but a few days ago. He
ntered the service of the Rock Is
md road at his home town and re-
aimed with them about three years
hen he came to the Iowa Central
nd has served this company for a
eriod of seven years since 1895. He
as first placed at Keithsburg and
ter was at Monmouth before his re-
oval to this city few years ago.
here is widow and two small chill
ZEN left to mourn the loss of a de-
tied husband and father. The par
It's are Mr.. and Mrs. John Conner
40 are now residents of Brooklyn.
ne father has at times been resident
the Soldiers Home at MARSHALL
wn.
Conner was a man liked by all who {
lew him. He was a man of quiet
sposition and when off duty he was
at home in the bosom of
} family. He loved his wife and
babies with a devotion that was
3 mark for comment among his ac-
aintances. He was supremacy
ppy and was contented with his lot
d his surrounding conditions were
yer SO trying or severe as to make
n downcast or to prevent him from
sslng CHEEKY word with those
put him.
The death casts gloom over the
ire Iowa Central force In the city
q the ultimate end Is regretted by
SITS of friends outside of this cir
he funeral OF the deceased oc-