Bisbee daily review., 1906-10-13
RAILROAD MANS BODY CRUSHED
 BETWEEN CARS
J. H. Brown, Chief Car Repair ing Dept. of U. V. & P. Ryp at Jerome Junction, Killed There Yesterday Morning,

PRESCOTT. Oct. i2.-with only a month more to work. before he quit -ailroading for lire. and retired to a farm which he had purchased with his life savings. J. H. Brown. chief of the car repairing department of the United Verde & Pacific railroad, at Jerome Junction. was caught between the drawheaGs of two cars, at that place yesterday morning, at S;4s o'clock. and crushed so badly tha; he died as he reached the door of the Mercy Hospital, in this city to which place he had been rushed on special train to receive medical aid.
 esterday morning. at S:45 o'clock Brown started from tEe depot across the s. F. P. & P. tracks. in the direc- lion of the United Verde car shops, and when but short distance from the depot, reached a side track. where freight crew of the s, P. F. P. railway were engaged in switching some cars. On reaching the string of cars being switched he made an eff fort to pass across the track between some cars which were standing still. and the moving cars attached 70 the
 
 apart, and was caught between the drawheads. the lower portion of his body and his thighs being mashed al most into pulp.
 On approaching the point where he met the injuries that resulted in his death. he was observed by J. T.. Haughey, one of the brakemen. who noticed that he halted for moment before making the effort to pass across the track between the cars. When Haughey saw him take the ia tai step between the cars he at once gave the emergency signal to the en- sineer. who reversed his engine. stop ping il almost instantly but the slack in the drawheads of the cars allowed them to come together, catching Brown hetween the two drawheads and ffightfulIy crushing him.
 As he was pinned in the death grip of the drawheads he leaned his hands upon the end of both cars. When the cars parted from the shocl. of impact he fell outside of the track. 10 be reached in few moments by Brake man Haughey. who was the closest member of the crew to him. His first words tn the brakeman were: T am cut plumb in two; take me over home.'
 Others whao witnessed the accident rushed to the rescue of the injured man. He was carried to the depot platform, and his wife notified. The railroad authorities here were at once appmsed of the accident, and issued orders that the right of way be given a special to bring the injured man to this city.
 A race against time was begun, with Engineer Frank Lamb at the throttle. and Fireman Gross in the cab with him. with the mangIed man in the ca boose, attended by his wife and loving friends, who accompanied them here. Stimulants were administered to the injured man in the hope of keeping life in him until surgical aid could be reached, but when the train reached the P. & E. Junction, he asked his wife to kiss him goodbye, stating that he knew that his end was near, and requested that Hod Russess, superin- tendent of the United Verde & Pacific railroad. who had been his personal friend for a number of years, raise his head so that he might pray for for giveness, telling him that he knew the end was near.