Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-09-17
RAY CARBON is KILLED
While Switching in Yards at
Roseburs.

kllled.and his fireman, Robt Forbes,
slightly injured abou. the head and
right leg. as the result of side col
lision between the switch enigne and
enigne No. 220S, in charge Of Oliver
Hampson, in the yards here Sunday
morning, about O'Clock. Carlon was
operating his switch engine on the
main liuo and was backing caboose
towards the depot to place il in an
other part Of the yards. just as he got
to the switch opposite Mrs Ketchell's
hospital, the tender of his engine was
struck by the tender of engine No,
s20S, which was on the next adjoining
side track and had backed up to the
switch TO be thrown ON to the main
line.
The next instant the tender OF Hamp-
sons engine struck the cab of the
switch engine ON the side on which
Carbon was sitting, turned it half
way around and converted the big
gest part of into kindling wood.
Rays head was smashed open, his
right leg, the lower half of which
was cork, was broken above the knee
and the upper portion of his body
was badly crushed. Death was in.
Simultaneous. He had seen the ap.
preaching collision, but not in time to
save himself for he had instantly set
the air. In the collision, however,
the air pipe was broken thus releas-
ing the air and the switch engine.
after showing the tender OF the other
engine Off the opposite track and out
of its way, started away again but
Fireman Forbes recovered himself in
time to stop 1T before it had gone over
hundred yards. Neither Hampson
nor Switchmon A. Q. Carly and Joe
Renfro, who were riding ON the
caboose attached to the switch engine,
were hurt.
To what the collision is due is hard
to determine. Alex Aubin, who was
going to throw the switch TO allow
Hampson's engine to get on the main
line, says he gave Carbon stop
signal with his torch, but whether
Ray noticed it will, of course, never
be learned. Certain it is. however,
that had Carlon's engine been brought
to stop by the sign al, the collision
would have been averted.
Ray Carbon was the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs JOS, Carbon, of this city, aud
was born in Roseburg 90 years ago.
1t was in Roseburg that he grow to
manhood and began his life Of useful
ness, Aftre being engaged in various
employments he took mp railroading
in the service of the S. Z. Co. MS
brakeman. While following this he
had the misfortune to lose the 10 wer
portion of his right log in an acci.
dent Upon recovering, he again went
into the railroad srevice, but this time
as fireman and in due time was pro-
NOTED TO an engineer. A position on
a regular run not yet open for him,
he was assigned to the switch engine
in the yards here. Mr.. Carlon was
married few years ago to an esti-
mable Young lady Of Grants Pass.
On the day her husband was killed
she was ON her way home to Rosoburg
from visit with relatives at Grants
Pass, and knew nothing of his death
until she arrived at Glendale, where
someone on the southbound over
land made it known to her. Besides
his wife, Mr. Carbon is survived by
his parents and the following brothers
and sisters; Richard, Thomas, Maggie
and Bertha, of Portland Ernest, of
Silver Lake, Or Mrs Hannah
.O'Malley Of Washington. and Belle.
Hazel and Bessie, Of Roscburg. Ray
was a member of Fidelity Lodge, A.
o. u. W, and Degree of Honor, of
Portland in the former he carried a
life insurance policy of 50, 600, aud in
the latter one Of 81, 900, both pay
able to his wifo.
The funeral Of the deceased took
place this afternoon from the Pres.
byterian church in Roseburg, where
services conducted by Rev j. A.
Townsend, were held. On being TAX
on TO the Odd Fellows cemetery for
interment, the remains were escort
ed by members OF the local A. o. u.
w. and ID, Of H. lodges, mem.
bcrs of The Brotherood Of Loco
mot'y !rtWtu rad ether railroad
m,n a. N.u q, Large number Of
friends in carriages. -Rosoburg Re
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