Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-27

SHIFTING LUMBER THE CAUSE
Ten Men Steal Ride In Chicago
Great Western Box Car, and Two Of
Che Number Meet Death and Acct
dsnt-John Lynch, New York Pho
tosrapher, Has Both Feet Broken.

other is the penalty paid by two of :
party of ten men, Familiarity stlyet
"hoboes." who were stealing ride in
Chicago Great Western box car, loade,
morning. Charles Miller, of Chicago
4 machinist, aged about 80 years. lie
ct Wilbur & Sons ynorgue. and JOIN
Lynch, aged rs. photogra pher of New
York, is in st. Thomas hospital, suf-
fering from the fracture of the meta
tarsal bones of both feet. The others
most Of whom We're riding on top o:
the lumber. escaped injury.
The train on which the men were
stealing ride was an extra, in charge
OF Conductor Petit, west bound. AMI
reached here about ], o'clock this morn
ing. AT Waterloo. Miller and Lynch
boarded the train. In the same car
were eight other nnen. mostly young
fellows, bound for anywhere. or las far
as the train went"
Upon its arrival here the train crew
was compelled to clio some switching,
and the car OF lumber. in which tho
men We're riding, was left standing on
= siding. In coupling on the engine
backed into the car of lumber with
considerable force, causing the lumber
to shift and bury beneath 1t Miller
and Lynch, who were sleeping in the
end of the car.
AS the train was about to pull OUT
Conductor Petit heard cries coming
from some part of his train. he could
not tell where. He notified his brake
men. and search was instituted. The
cries and groans were pitiful. and were
soon located in the lumber car The
eight other men were badly frightened.
and began leaving the car. while Pet
tit and his men commenced the work
OF unloading the lumber as rapidly as
possible. in order 10 free the impris-
oned men. Lynch was crying for help
but means were all that were issuing
from the lips of Miller, who died be-
fore he could be removed from the car.
The company's surgeon was notified by
telephone and had Lynch removed at
once to St Thomas. Millers body was
taken to the morg,ie.
-, Miller = Union Machinist.
At first It was feared that perhapS
the identity of the dead man would
never be known. Lynch did not know
him. and had never seen him before
until they entered the same car to-
gether at Waterloo. An examination
Of the young MANS clothing, however,
resulted In the finding OF union iden>
tifcation card, bearing the name OF
Charles Miller. memer OF Locas
Union No. 1874, International Associa-
ton Of Machfnists, Chicago. Miller's
due stamps showed him to be in good
Miller was very respect
ably dressed. He was nice looking
young man, of fins. physique, and ap.
about 80 years of age He
was about six feet In height, weighed
about $50 pounds. He wore no beard. |
The man was horribly crushed abou, |
he breast and abdomen, and was |
bruised from head TO foot.
Lynch, who sun cred the fracture of |
10th feet, across the insteps, was also /
'airly well dressed. and had the APP |
OF not t,eing used to hard /
work. He is not very robust. and |
,laims to be photographer. with New /
Fork as place of residence. Lynch's |
story OF the accident is in accordance I
With the facts as stated above Lynch /
: about 25 years OF age. He says he
3 not tramp, but was simply out of
money and was looking for a position.
or not any internal injuries
nay develop, in his case is not ye.
inown. So far he has not complainee
4 any injury, excepting his broken
eet.
Local Union Interested.
John D. Reynolds. OF the local ma
hinists' union. has taken charge of
he arrangements for the disposition
I Miiler's remains. The Chicago Of
GERS will be communicated with, and
Mess relatives can be found, or the
'hicago union does not ask for the
ody, the local union viii bury it. The
Freat Western has offered to either
ransport the body to its final rest
lg place. or bring friends or relatives
ere, free of charge.