New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-08-22
TRAGEDY ON RAILROAD.
VIM. Fiemeyer Killed by Engine Of
Midnight Train.
Sits Down to Rest on Track and
is Instantly Killed.
Coroner Views Remains and Calls
it Case of Accident.


Louis P. Fiemeyer, was found dead at
the side of the N Northwestern track near
the Winkelmann place Monday morn
ing, with a large hole in the back of
his head from which his brains had
flowed out.
It appears that he was on his way
home from this city and and had sat
down on the ties at the side of the
track to rest, and from the appearance
OF an empty whiskey bottle to take a
drink and it is believed that he fell
asleep or became SO dazed, perhaps
from the heat, that he did not realize
where he was and was struck by the
locomotive.
He left this city, or was last seen in
the city about eleven O'Clock Sunday
evening and it is presumed that he
then started home and either laid down
on the track and slept or had just sat
down TO rest or sleep and was in a
condition that united him for judging
any danger he might be in, and being
aroused by the noise of the train
raised his head in time to have it
struck by some part of the train
It was evident that he was not no
ticed by any OF the engine crew and it
was not until the section men went out
in the. morning that he was discovered
and word brought to the authorities
that q man lay dead beside the track.
The yard engine with Chief Klause
and some others went to the spot and
brought the remains to the morgue
IN this city where The dead man was
identified after some trouble as VIM.
I'ieneyer.
DR.. e. w. Bayley Of Sleepy Eye,
coroner for the county drove down
| Monday morning and viewed the re.
| mains and the conditions surrounding
| the fatality and decided that an in
quest was unnecessary as it was plain
Ily q case OF accident where the re
sponsi5iHty was purely that of the
Imam wfo was killed.
Young H'iemeyer has been known il
the city for a number of years and was
3employed by Oehs & Baer last year
was considered a very trustworthy anc
reliable young man and had many
friends among the young fellows O
the city.
It is evident from the condition o
the body that he never knew wha
struck him. There were no bruises OF
the body aside from the hole in tn.
skull, which makes it appear that HI
was sitting with his back to the ap
preaching train, his head being jus
high enough to catch the beam Of tn,
fender IN front OF the engine. Th,
body was lying about foot from tn,
track showing that he simply rolled
from the position ne had occupied ane
was not thrown from the trach.
/ He was buried yesterday and thu
bereaved family have the sympathy o
the entire community. The blew came
to them like a bolt out OF a clear sky
and they have scarcely had time te
realize what q terrible thing has
happened.
When the father of the young mar
was told Of the death OF his boy he was
very much wrought up and was anx
! ious to do something looking TOWARD
the prosecution Of whatever saloon
keeper had been guilty Of selling th,
boy whiskey, and be was minor it
/ against the law for any person to sci
or give Intoxicating drinks to- sucl
and the father argued that he woult
4 prosecute the parties who were guilt,
i OF violating the law. It is not likel,
| that he will follow up the threat ate
| the first effects OF the blow have passed
COUNTY FAIR TIME. IS VERY NEAL