The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-16
Gay Hines, Spanish War Vet
eran Run Down by Switch
Engine This Morning
HIS BODY WAS CUT IN TWO
Death Was instanta
oner's Inquest Held This
Morning

Gay Hines, a native of West vir-
ginia, and an honorably discharged
soldier. was run down by the switch
engine in the yards here this morning
about o'clock, and instantly killed.
The unfortunate man in company
with three companions whose names
are George G. Johnson, Thos. Fuller
and James Adams, came up from
Lovelock on the freight which pulled
in just a few minutes ahead of No.
4 Hines had ridden on the engine,
shoveling coal, and as soon as the
train stopped he got down and start
ed back along the train, evidently to
look for his companions. The freight
had stopped between the freight house
and the water tank, and as Hines got
off the engine of the freight train
he stepped almost in front of the
switch engine, which was coming from
the opposite direction. Engineer F.
Larsen was in the cab, and switchman
Bob Burch is the only man who wit
Bessed the awful accident. Seeing
that the man was in danger, he called
to him in plenty of time to have warn
ed him; but the noise and the confu-
sion caused by the moving trains evil
IDENTIFY muddled him, for he stepped
Immediately in front of the switch
engine. AS he did SO, he fell or was
thrown in front of the wheels, and
his body dragged nearly two car
lengths before stopping. The wheels
passed over him, cutting his body in
two at the waist, and mangling and
almost severing the left arm. Death
was, of course, instantaneous, and 1t
is doubtful if the poor fellow was
ever conscious of his terrible fate.
Coroner Cochran and Jus, Robins
were Immediately summoned, and af-
ter viewing the remains the body was
token to the undertaking shop Of Mr..
Cochran and prepared for burial. JUS
tice Robins empanelled a jury COM
posed of VIM. H. Hamilton, W. A
Knox, Frank German, Lucas Nick,
James O'Brien and VIM. Adkins, to
inquire into the circumstances attend
ing his death. The inquest was held
this afternoon, but not completed on
account of some of the witnesses be-
ing unable to attend. :
From papers found upon his body,
the deceased was positively identified
as Gay Hines. He carried an honor
able discharge from the United States
almy, showing that he had been a
private in Co. X, 18th regiment of in
fantry. having enlisted on the 18th
day of June, 1895, for a three-year
term. This paper states that he was
23 years old at the time of enlist
ment, tnat he was feet, ga inches in
..eignt, and that he was born j.
county, West Virginia; his occupation
is given as that of woodsman. and the
notation of the officer who signed the
paper, his captain, is to the effect that
his character was very good. He
served in the Philippines from Aug
ust, 1899, to April 2, 1902. He had
81 30 in com and a cheap watch; the
latter was ground to pieces on the
rail. There was letter from sister,
and one from a woman to whom
Hines companions say he was engaged
TO be married, but these are not of in
terest in connection with the mans
tragic death, and their contents should
be- sacred from the public since he ia
dead, as they doubtless were during
his life. Both the letters were receiv-
eG in Lovelock yesterday.
According to the statement of the
three men who were travelling with
Hines, they met in Spokane about a
year ago, since which time they have
tIave ed together. They worked their
way around the coast, through Oregon
and down to Frisco. and recently de-
cided to go back to the east, where
the former homes of all of them were.
Hines had oeen away for four years.
and his relatives who are said to be
well-to-do and influential people. have
been endeavoring 10 persuade him to
ieturn for some time They got as
far as Ioveloek where thev stonped
and worked several davs for Manager
Poeere of the HIl ranch. then draw
inc their money thew started on again,
intending to make Ogden their next
ston
Thav Sneak in the hiohest terms of
tha aena reaa whom thew cav was
sober industrious honest a-d Hhe~al
and they ave naturally much depressed
at the accident