The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-25
KILLED BY LOGGING TRIM
Conductor A. T. Nue. Loses His
Life in the Discharge of
His Dutu.

Last Wednesday afternoon about
5 O'Clock the news reached Colfax by
telephone from the Big Pine Lumber
Co.'s logging camp, that MIR. A. Il.
| Nye, conductor on the logging train,
in attempting to board his engine had
fallen under the wheels and had his
leg cut off. About fifteen minutes la
ter the engine came pulling into Col
fax with the victim, and it was then
for the first time learned how the ac-
cident occurred and how serious it
was.
The accident happened at 4:35 o.
clock. and MIR. Nye had Just brought
his train load of logs out on the main
line of the Winfield branch of the
l.. r. 4 N. Ry. about four miles above
Aloha junction. and was sanding"
the track preparatory to pulling up
n grade. He was about through when
the go-ahead signal was given and
| the engine began to creep toward
him. When within a few feet OF him.
he braced himself to step ON the pilot
Of the engine. Just at this moment
it it supposed that the escaping steam
0bscured the step from his sight, aud
| he missed his footing, falling with his
left leg directly under the pony"
trucks of the engine. Carpenter L. +.
Duckworth, who was on the engine
at the time, saw the victim fall and
signaled Engineer Heck to stop.
They jumped outand pulled him from
under the engine. to find that his leg
was crushed just below the knee. be-
ing held together by only one or
two strings of muscle and flesh.
With the assistance of Messrs. j. w.
Davis and Ed. Perkins his wound was
tied mp as best they could and theen-
giBe started for Colfax. He lost con-
seriousness before reaching Colfax,
but before that he realized that his
| injury was fatal and repeated Mes
sages to he delivered TO his family.
On arriving here Drs. Goode and
Gray met the engine at the depot, and
MIR. Nye was carried to his home,
| where every effort was made to save
his life. The terrible shock and the
loss of blood, however, was too great.
and he expired at 5:45 o'clock. just
| thirty minutes after he was brought
| to his home. without ever regaining
consciousness.
The t,ody was dressed and laid out
In his home. and on Thursday morn
ing was embalmed and prepared for
shipment to his old home In Wiscon-
ain. But not hearing from his rela-
tives. it was decided to inter the re-
mains In the Colfax cemetery, the flu
neral ceremony being held I'm the
| Methodist church yesterday Friday
afternoon at O'Clock. After the
church services were read by Rev. L.
| X. Fauntleroy, the COlfax Masonic
Lodge took charge of the body and
completed the services at the grave,
Rev. III. G. Duncan, Grand Chaplain
of the Alexandria Lodge, conducting
| the beautiful and impressive cere-
mony in the presence of a large con-
course OF sympathizing friends of the
| family. Besides heing n member OF
the Masonic fraternity. Mr.. Nye was
also a member of the knights of Py-
thias and Order of Observation-Disclosures
Mr.. Nye came to Colfax about three
years ago as agent for the Valley
railroad. After serving several
months in the capacity of depot
| agent and operator, he resigned aud
took Il position with the Valley rail-
road bridge builders. Later he was
In the employ OF the Colfax Cotton
Oil Co. for several months, but re-
signed to accept a position rendered
him by the Big Pine LumlerCo. Two
months ago he was placed in charge
as conductor on their logging train,
which position he occupied when the
accident occurred. During Mr.. Nye's
residence In Colfax lie made and re-
tanned friends by the score. He was
always cheerful and had kind word
and u pleasant greeting for all who
came in contact with him, and the
untimely and sad accident that cost
him his life was a great shock to his
family and to those who admired him
for his many good qualities.
The deceased was born In Hazel
Green, Wis, June %, 1862. and was
therefore 43 years, months and q
days old when he died. Besides his
wife and two daughters who survive
him. he leaves his aged parents and
two sisters and two brothers to
mourn his loss.