The Iola register., 1902-02-07
KILLED At THE CROSSING
Saturday Nights Pacific Passenger
Train Struck and Killed l.. II.
EudicOtt on East Street.

Bundled up to escape the cold, his
back turned to the north wind, Mr.. l..
II. Endicott drove hiswagon upon the
Missouri Pacific tracks on East street
in East lola Saturday night and was
struck by the evening passenger train
and instantly killed.
News of the sad fatality flew over
town and universal expression of sor-
row were heard over the untimely
death of a good man. The story of
the accident is short and simple. Mr..
Endicott has been driving the team of
his brother-in-law, Fl. G. White,
while the latter was sick abed, for sew
eral days and Saturday night hauled
a load of lumber out to the Standard
Acid Works. On his way back TO
town he let the team take itsiown time,
he sitting on the north end of the
seat of the lumber wagon, his back to
the biting north wind and his ears
mulled in a scarf.
The east bound evening passenger
train is due at the station at 1908 and
it was probably about 1908 when it
reached the crossing. Coming down
the long grade the train was moving
rapidly. The engine whistled as usual
for the crossing when over block
distant ahd the ilaring headlight
showed to the engineer the wagon APP
preaching the crossing. Again he
whistled and the bell was rung. Too
late to stop, it was discovered that
the driver was going upon the track,
A carrier for the REGISTER and the
passengers in street car which had
stopped short distance east OF the
crossing saw the mishap. The engine
struck the corner of the wagon and
smashed it to kindling wood, ev en- the
wheels being torn from the hub, and
the heavy tire broken. Mr.. Endicott
was thrown high in the air and fell
close to the cattle guard twenty feet
distant, his head striking the wood
work or the frozen ground and death
resulting instantly. The "off" horse
was killed.
The train was stopped as quickly as
possible, backed to the crossing, the
body examined and Coroner Teas
summoned.
The family had been worrying for
some time about Mr. Endicott's not
returning. They thought he had been
delayed in putting up the team he
drove which belonged to his brother
in-law, Mr.. Henry G. Wilhite of 504
east Monroe street. Wilhites thought
he was eating his supper at home and
sent their boy over to find out. On
the way he heard that someone had
been killed at the crossing and fear
seized the hearts of the anxious fami-
les. When they learned the sad truth
they summoned Claude Culbertson and
he drove to the place and brought the
remains to his undertaking parlors,
later removing it to the home at 2l0
East street.
Lewis Henry Endicott was born at
Barry Clay county, Missouri, on July
28, 1S49 In November 1870 he was
married to Betty Leseur, and to them
two lchildren were born. Mrs. u. G.
Remler and Melvin l.. Endicott, both
of this city. He moved to Kansas in
1873, locating at Olathe, later moving
to Colony where he ran a hotel until
three years ago when he moved to
lola and built the home on East street.
His wife and, two children and two
brothers and four sisters in Missouri
survive him. For ten years Mr., End!.
colt was member of the Modern
Woodmen and since living in lola has
been a member of Natural Gas camp
No. 5795. He carried $1,000 life in
surance in this organization.
The funeral was held from the resi-
deuce at 3 o'clock Monday, the
Modern Woodmen having charge and
acting a pal bearers. Rev. G. w.
Vandolah, OF the Christian church.
coducted the services which we're
largely attended.
Mr.. Endicott was a quiet, unassum-
ing man, industrious, upright, just to
all men, making the welfare of his
family his chief: object in life. Such
men form the moral backing of com
munity and his death is universally
regretted.
THE CoRoNER's $ INQUEST
At O'Clock Monday afternoon
at the court house Coroner f. d. Teas
impaneled jury to investigate the
death of L. Ii, Endicott and deter
mine whether or not any blame for
the accident attached to the railroad
The jury consisted of A. N. Mitchell,
Elmer McClain, Mel Fronk, Frank
Travis, DR.. Mcdowell and A. f..