Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-28
RELATIVES FRUSTRATED
Tragic Death of c. s. Jones
Comes as Awful Blow to
Young Mans Parents
is OF PROMINENT FAMILY
Clifford S. Jones, the Young Man
Crushed by Iowa Central Engine, Is
Son of Old and WelI-known Powe-
shiek County Residents-Body Taken
Home.

The tragic death of Clifford S. Jones.
who was crushed TO pulp by an engine
cab at the Central round house Sat
urday evening came as sudden and
awful news to his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
j. f.. Jones. of Powesheik county. The
entire family WAS Frustrated by the
blow. A brother, w. II. Jones, day
ticket agent for the Northwestern at
Tana and his father-in-law, NJ. l..
| Graham, also of Tama. arrived in the
city two hours after the accident oc-
CURED. They returned the same night
with the body and Sunday drove over
land TO the home of the young mans
parents. eighteen miles northwest Of
Brooklyn. The funeral was held to-
day, the interment being in the Kent
selnetery north of Brooklyn.
Clifford Jones was a single man and
was the son of one of the wel-known
and prominent families of Powesheik
county. His father. j. f. Jones, is
one of the old settlers of Madison town
ship, where he purchased a farm from
the government on which he has ever
since resided. Besides the parents, and
the brother living In Tama. he has
three other brothers. Harlan, Frank
and Lester living in Powesheik county;
one sister, Miss Daisy Jones. of Tama,
and two younger sisters residing at
home. Jones was 81 years of age and
was born and raised in Madison town
ship. He had always lived on the
farm, but this winter had experienced
Il disire to become railroad man.
Altho his parents tried to dissuade him,
he left home and went to Eagle Grove
last Monday. There he evidently open
ed bank account. which explains the
presumption that he belonged in tina.
place as was at first supposed.
Details of His Death.
Jones came to this city Saturday
morning and called at the Iowa Central
round house twice during the day. OF
Foreman I. B. Kelsey he inquired for
work, saying he wished to secure po-
sition that would put him in line TO
go on the road. 1t was during his sec
ond visit, about 1920 o'clock, that he
met his death. Hostler Joe Benson. In
engine No. "A was backing the big ma
chine out of its stall, Jones in the
meantime standing by watching 1t as
1t slowly rolled toward the door. Think
ing to ride into the yard he ran to the
cab grasped the handles and lifted
himself to the steps. AS he did so,
Foreman Kelsey yelled at him to get
off Owing TO the noise OF the moving
machine he probably did not hear, and
before he could move the tank was
outside, the edge of the door sill had
caught him. and his body was crushed
and rolled between the side OF the
opening and the cab. Benson, who was
on the opposite side of the engine, stop
ped the ponderous machine as soon rs
he was aware something was wrong.
AS the wheels ceased to turn there.
hanging between the edge of the open
and the side of the cab, crushed and
broken to a pulp, was the limp and
lifeless form. 1t was necessary to
move the engine forward several feet
before the body could be released. Life
short time after the awful pressure
was felt. An ambulance was at once
called, the body removed to the
Densel & Wilbur undertaking par
lors and the relatives We're notified.
No inquest will be held. Coroner F.
P. Lierle, is out of the city and word
was received from his assistant. who
has charge during his absence, that an
inquest, In view of the circumstances,
was not deemed necessary