The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1906-06-07
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
MIR. HARRY USSERY, POPULAR
Young EMPOYE OF SOUTH
ERN, FATALLY INJURED
AT MATHISTON.
Beloved by Large Circle of Friends,
Who Mourn His Untimely End.
The Funeral TO be Held
at 4:3O O'Clock Today.

son Oh NdpN+ anu MIS- W. L. - .
Of this city, was fatally injured by
being hit by a locomotive attached to
a passenger train on the Southern
Rainway, last Friday, the accident
having taken place near Mathiston
about $50 O'Clock in the morning.
Mr.. Ussery was running as iagman
on a freight train, and had been sent
back to await the coming of west
bound passenger train No. 81, and
had instructions to throw the switch
after it had passed. The train was
late, and after having waited for
considerable period the young man
evidently fell asleep, and when the
train finally came along the locomo-
tive struck him full in the head,
causing a very severe fracture of the
skull.
There is a dwelling house located
Z only a few hundred feet from the
scene of the accident, and lady liv-
ing therein saw the locomotive when
il dashed ruthlessly upon the unfOr-
tunate young man, and, after having
inflicted the terrible wound, threw
him to one side, leaving his senseless
body lying manned and bleeding on
the ground. 1t seems that the lady
referred to had been watching the
young man for some time, and that it
was only upon the approach of the
itrain that she realized he was asleep.
She started toward him to warn him
of his danger, but before she could
reach his side the train had struck
him, and the word of warning which
lshe uttered at the last moment fell
Iupon ears thar heard not. From the
statement of this lady whose name
as imassiRle y learn, " 81
SEW. when She first saw him, vas not
living upon the track, but was
stretched out on the ground on one
side, his head resting upon a cross-tie.
She states that he did not seem to
hear the noise made by the approach
ing train until it was close upon him,
and that he lifted his head from the
cross-tie just in time to have it struck
a stunning blow by the rapidly NOV
ing locomotive.
The news of the accident was tele-
graphed to this city Immediately after
it occurred, and General Manager c.
H. Ackert, of the Southern Railway,
who was here in his private car, vol
unteered to take DR.. J. E. Davis, the
local surgeon of the road, and as
many of the relatives of the unfortu-
nate young man as desired to go, to
Mathiston at once. Capt. w. L. Us
sery, the young mans father, was
not in the city, having left at mid
night on his run to Birmingham, but
Mrs. Ussery, her cousin, Mrs. Eta
Richardson, and several friends of the
family accompanied General Manager
Ackert and DR.. Davis on the trip to
Mathiston. They reached the scene
of the accident without delay, and,
upon arrival there, found Mr.. Ussery
in the hands of a local physician.
The local medical man had dressed
his wounds, and had taken several
stitches in his head DR.. Davis saw
the patient as soon as he arrived, but
said that he could not tell the ex-
tent of the injuries without reopen
ing the wound, and as he did not care
to do this, Mr.. Ussery was placed on
board the east-bound passenger train
and brought to this city, having
reached here at noon. He stood the
trip very well, and upon arrival here
was taken at once to the Columbus
Hospital.
When DR.. Davis examined Mr.. Us
sery's wound he decided that it would
be necessary to operate, and arrange
ments for the operation we're imme-
diately begun. In the operation DR..
Davis was assisted by Doctors Molloy
and Crigler, of this city, and DR..
Lamb, of Mathiston, who had first
dressed the young mans wounds, and
who accompanied him to this city.
Mr.. Ussery stood the operation as
well as could be expected under the
circumstances, though his condition
was very weak and he never regained
consciousness. He fingered Friday
and yesterday until half past five
! o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
death ensued. At his bedside when
} the end came were his parents and a
/ number Of relatives and friends. The
= funeral will be held this Afternoon, al
half past four o'clock from the First
D Baptist Church. The interment will
be with military honors from the Co