New Ulm review., 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

eAAO oAS4O OAe 0ANOIQl4W0St0E4b VI e1ksA Q3StEl
the Winkelmann place Monday morn
ing, with a large hole il the back Of
his head from which his brains had
flowed out.
4 u 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
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
|locomotiye.
He left this city, or was last seen il
the city about eleven O'Clock Sunday
evening and it is presumed that he /
then started home and either laid dow
on the track and slept or had Just sat
down TO rest or sleep and was in a
condition that nftted him for jjud ging
any danger he might be in, and being
aroused by the noise OF the train
raised his head IN time TO hayeSit
struck by some part Of the train.
It was evident hat he was not mo-
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 broug at to the authorities
that a man lay dead beside the track.
The yard engine with Chief Klauses
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 W1l.
Eiemeyer.
Or. z. W. Bayley Of Sleepy aye,
coroner for the county drove down
A Monday morning and viewed the re-.
Imains and the conditions surrounding
| the fatality and decided that an in
ques57 was unnecessary as it " as plain
II q case OF accident where the re-
sponsibihty was purely that Of the
Imam who was killed.
Young Fiemeyer has been known in
| the City for. a number Of years and was
employed by Ocns & Baer asst year,
Twas considered a very trus stworta i and
lreliable young man and had many
friends among the young fellows Of
the city.
i. It's evident from the condition of
4 the body that he never knew what
struck him. There were no bruises on
the body aside from the hole in the
| skull, which makes It appear that he
was sitting with his back to the ap-
preaching train, his head being just
/ high enough TO catch the beam Of the
! fender IN front OF the engine. The
i body was lying about a foot from the
track showing that he simply rolled
from the position he had occupied and
was not thrown from the trach.
He was buried yesterday and the
bereaved family have the sympath i Of
the entire commun n;ty. The blew came
to them like a boltsout OF a clear sky
land they have scarcely had time to
realize what q terrible thing has
happened.
When the father OF the young man
was told Of the deathsof his boy he was
very much Wrou ght up and was anx-
ious to do something looking toward
J. the prosecution Of whatever saloon
keeper had been guilty Of sel1ing the
boy whiskey, and be was q minor iii
4 against the Law Tor any person TO sell
or give Intoxicating drinks to- such
and the luther argued that he would
prosecute the parties who were guilty
Of violating the Ian. It is not likely
that he will low up the threat after
1.-The first effects OF the blow have passed.