Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-16
The DEADLY TRESTLE
Claims Victim Number One
Who'll BE the Next?
Earl Eaves, a Popular Beiding Young
Man Crushed to Death on the
Bridge Saturday-The City
shocked.

o'clock the city was thrown into deep
est gloom by the news that Ear
Eayes, one of Beldings's popula
young men had been run down by thu
cars while crossing the trestle bridge
over fat river which is used by th'
Pere Marquette railroad in thei
traffic in and out of the city and hat
lost leg by means of the accident
The particulars as near as we car
learn of the accident are as follows
Earl, who has been keeping house II
rooms over the Bridge street marke
had been home to his dinner and wa:
returning to his work in the Ballor
Basket Works when he heard the
factory whistle blow and realizing
that he was little late, he started
to run across the bridge and get tc
his work as quickly as possible
With his head down watching his
feet so as to avoid falling between
the ties he was running across the
bridge as fast as possible when he
ran into and was struck by two
shunted freight cars.
John Day, who was fishing on the
river>4ot far from the bridge, was an
eye witness to the tragedy, which he
says occurred go quickly that no per-
son could have averted it, When he
ran into the cars which we're coming
toward him he was knocked back
wards and with such force that he re-
ceived a bad fracture of the skull and
a broken back as a result of the ac-
cident. AS be fell, his right leg fell
across the track and was cut off at
the ankle and badly crushed about
four inches below the hip.
Although but three or four persons
witnessed the accident number of
persons were near at hand and all
seemed to know that an accident and
bad one had occurred. A sad feat
ure of the accident Is seen in the
fact that Merit Eaves, a brother of
the deceased, was one of the first to
reach the injured mans side, and as
sist in carrying him to the Office OF
Doctor Morris. ODE Holmes. who
Just prior to the accident had seen
Earl running to his work. asked Merit
If he knew who it was and the body
was so badly crushed and bruised that
his own brother did not know him.
They picked him up and started with
him to the DOCTORS office and when
they reached the Bridge street eros
sing Earl became conscious to GER
tain extent and looking up recog'
nized his brother and asked him what
had happened, little realizing that
he had received injuries that would
result in his death.
Nearly all of the physicians of the
city were with him in few moments
after the acc dent occurred and die
all that Law in their power to save his
life but seemingly to no avail. BE
fingered until four thirty in the af
teruoon when death claimed him al
Its victim. Strange to say he re
tanned consciousness up to about nvt
minutes before his death, and TOLD
how be happened to start across the
track and was able to transact bust
ness that was important TO the young
wife who survives him.
Earl was but 10 years and IL months
old at the time of his death, anC
leaves behind to mourn his untimely
end, br de OF less than two months
he having been married to Mis-
Maude Tompkins, of Tawas City, OF
December 81. Two sisters and tw,
brothers also survive him, all of whom
are crushed by the awful blow tina
has fallen upon them. The funera
was held at the Baptist church II
this city on Tuesday morning at i
o'clock and at Palo at 2 o'clock an
his remains we're inferred II tn
family lot at that place. Both sci
vices we're largely attended, the Ba,
lou Basket Works shutting down a
o'clock to allow their employees t
attend the funeral of their dead con
panion.
The Maccabee lodge, Of which h
was beloved member, attended in
body and many beautiful floral tril
uies bore silent testimony to the Low
and esteem in which he was held /
the community.
be has gone to the arms of his makerl
And left many dear ones behind,
who will miss his brieht happy features
And acts that were always so kind.
But b yond the bright shining portals,
Away from all sorrow and care,
with the white winged throng in glory.
He waits for his loved ones there.
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