The daily sentinel., 1905-08-11
Hayden II. Green
Meets Sad Death

Prank, I'm done for. Tell
mother that the last thing l
thought of was of her"
With these words, Hayden II.
Green addressed his conductor, B.
Frank Thompson, rs the latter
pulled him to a spot where he
could rest more easily, after he
had been run over by the car upon
which he was working yesterday
afternoon nt 5:2O o'clock. at
point called Utaline, on the no
Grandc Western railroad.
This community experienced deep
shock when the news was wired to
this city late yesterday afternoon
that Hayden II. Green. son of Mr..
and Mrs. James f. Green, pioneer
residents OF this city, had been run
over while at work at Utaline. and
that both legs were severed near the
hips, and that there was little chance
for his recovery.
The story of the accident as here
with given is from b. Frank Thomp-
son, conductor of the train upon
which the boy went to his death
I'VE left here yesterday on extra
freight No. 150," said Conductor
Thompson. ut was close to . O'Clock
when we reached Utaline. where we
had some work to do. / was on the
front end of the car with Hayden,
and in conversation with him | said,
You had better go and flag train
No. II and also train No 6, as a
matter of precaution.' He repeated
back to me. 4 shall go and flag the
trains?' and ! responded Yes
I'VE were running forward with
some sand cars which we We're about
TO take onto our train, and we had
gotten in the switch, where we were
working to the point where we were
far enough in. | waved my hand
to the engineer that we We're far
enough. As he threw on the air. | was
holding on with my right hand, and
Hayden with his left. TO the front
part OF the car as we We're running
forward.
LAS the air was applied, the slack
was taken up, and | was Mortified to
see Hayden pitch forward. eX-
claimed something at the time and
cached forward to grab him. but my
hand slid down over his coat on his
shoulder and | was simply paralyzed
to see him fall between the wheels.
when he fell forward he attempt
ed to jump to clear the track, but
foil crosswise on his hands and
knees. He instantly struggled TO
get from between the tracks and had
pulled his body out from the danger
line. but his legs were caught and
ground to pulp.
q Immediately jumped down from
the car, and found he had crawled
slight distance from the track. Il
lifted him as best | could to a point
where the ground was level, and
then he addressed me as above.
AT once | summoned aid. and, as
train No, II, light engine, came
along. we placed him in the caboose
and with the engine ran as fast as
we could to this city.
"All the way here he was con
scious and talked some. He CON
stantly talked Of his mother, and kept
repeating he did not think he could
live until he saw her. but he did.
1--WE ran the engine and caboose
out past his home, and there he saw
his mother and smiled to her, recog
nizing her and his father, and then
he lapsed into unconsciousness.,
The young man was taken to the
hospital quickly and n number of
physicians summoned; but this coun-
ell decided that his life could not
be saved by an operation, the shock
to his body being such a profound
one that no surgical operation was
performed. and he died shortly after
being taken there.
The news soon spread over the
city, and IL was terrible shock to
all who had known and had associat-
ed with the young man for years.
He was one of the city's best
known young men, and had grown
to manhood here in the city. He was
slightly over 20 years of age, and
had resided here with his parents for
nearly 20 years. For number of
years he worked at the Union sta
tion offices, and only short time ago
had gone into the operating depart
ment of the road His disposition
was quiet and retiring and he read
lily made warm friends. All those
who were schoolmates of the de-
ceased have nothing but the warmest
words of praise for him, and his
death has caused a deep gloom over
the younger circles of the city.
Mr.. Green was graduated from the
! high school in this city in 1880. He
was born in North Carolina, and at
an early day he came with his par
ents to this city to reside. lie was
| a member of the Order of Elks of
this city, and was considered most
valued and beloved member of the
order.
Final arrangements for the funeral
have not been made as yet; but in
all probability the funeral services
will occur from his late home Sun
day afternoon at o'clock, and the
EIks will assist in the last Rites for
| the dead.
Throughout the city the parents
and the brothers and sisters of the
deceased have a full measure of SYM
pathy from a large circle of friends
and admirers.
| H E. Frost, editor of the Her
aid. will leave this evening for Den
| YER and on Sunday he will meet