Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-07-23
John Cummings, young white man

@ aag John Cummings. a young white man
|A the employ Of the Sawyer an Agss-
Nfh Lumber company ssuataine an ae-
8NcSle Wednesday Afternoon #lHat= -
n nsulted in lis aeatH With ms aesU
M SfadIled B. a=Iao freQeeet 5efisss.ef
M stone WHISKY Ee W5n1areJ af@H
street. al 5Be a99aeaeaa. aa3 ~
Iy laid down under TIE Whees
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q tafeaad WBaa fae Wheatz g. -
v 5sed o,r5 lis body fia sustained
4 pmeroas injuries oadee the 4a# 5s.
n e most serious Of which e,er@ 4
IN pTe wound on Tire head crushed
4 h. and foot which vas entirely set=
( fed. The man suffered considerably
( om loss Of blood 6eforo the phyel=
sxaans could reach him. He died laje
& st night at the county poor house.
8 Young Cummings was about tx2nty-
bree years old and had been in the
lhpoy of the Sawyer and Austin COM
ANY only few months. He worked
the box factory. but Tuesday morn
|hg did not report for work as usual.
"wednesday Mr.. Austin of the company
Received a message from police
8eetquarters that young Cummings
lad been locked in the calaboose Tues
Jay night on the charge OF drunken
less and disturbing the peace The
police stated that he had been drunk
host OF the day and at nightfall was
most pitiable state. At Mr. Aus
fn' s request, he was released and or
Fered to go home and sober up that
be might report for work Wednesday.
}1e was released from the calabOose
fnd the police heard nothing more OF
PIN until they go the message of the
accident which caused his death.
lie was seen yesterday afternoon
Py several acquaintances, o2e of
Hhom states that he saw the yourt
pan going toward the empty box car
foout 4;3o in the afternoon. The
acquaintance says that he noticed that
cummings was intoxicated, but
Fhought he would merely lie down in
Flde the car and be rousted out by
Pome OF the switchmen About half
pour later a switch engine pulled up
70 the car to move it, in the making
up or the regular freight train AS
/ lie car was moved, the engineer heard
ne shrieks of the man, and too late
Fhey discovered that he was under
Fne wheels. AS soon as possible the
engine was stopped and the man re
moved. Help was summoned and
Nhlef OF Police Peterson, with mum
per OF assistants, soon arrived. A bed
u straw was made and placed in the
pd'fol wagon and the young man re-
AoVed to the Anderson Drug com
pahy S Store, where DR.. Gallagher
lfessed his wounds.
The most serious wound was found
. De large hole in the head. His
ishG loot was also hanging by
Aeie stflng and had to be amputated
u once The left foot was also badly
flashed and another wound in the side
as considered dangerous. The young
Aan was then taken to the county
poor house and made as comfortable
10 possible, but died late last night
ID d result of the Injuries he had re-
,eived
Nommlns was about twenty-three
o'is of age, and it is understood came
" tine Bluff from Kansas City. He
''o Deen employed in the box factory
Ia's d lew months. He was member
& local union No. 9, United Order of
'oAmakers and Sawyars Union of
America.
-ie mas sister living IN Kansas
wv " brother in Kansas City. Both
I'VE been telegraphed the sad news,
001 no message has been received from