Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-17
DRAWHEADs CRUSH OUT MANS
 LIFE.
(from Thursdays Daily)

chased with his lirc savings. l. H. Brown, chief of the ear rcpairiry de. partmcnt of the United Verde & pa. clfc railroad. at Jerome Junction. wns caught between the drawheads of two cars at that place, yesterday morning. at S'l5 o'clock, and crushed so bad Y tha, he died as he reached the doors of the Mercy Hospital, in this city. 10 which place he had hcen rushed on a special train Co receive medical aid.
 festerday morning, at s:lj o'clock Brown started from the dcpot across thc x. r. r & P. tracks, in the dircc. ton Of the United Verde ear shops. and when hut a short distance from inc depot. reached side track. where n freight crew of the $. r. r. & F. railway were engaged in switching some cars. On reaching the string of ears being switched he made an effort to pass across the track between some cars which were standing still, and the moving ears attached to the engine which were about fuor feet apart, and was caught between the d'awheads. the lower portion of his body and his thighs being mashed almost into pulp.
 On approaching the point where he met the injuries that resulted in his death, he was observed by |. T. iaughcy. one of the brakemen, who no. ticcd that hc halted for moment be. fore making the effort to pass across the track between the ears. When llaughcy saw him take the fatal step between the ears he at once gave the emergency signal to the engineer. who reversed his engine, stopping it almost instantly. hut the slack in the draw heads of the ears allowed them to come together, catching Brown between the two drawhcads and frightfully crushing him.
 AS he was pinned m the death grip of the drawhcads he leaned his hands on the end of both ears. When the ears parted from the shock of impact he fell outside of the track, to be reached in few moments Iy Brake man lIaughcy, who was the closccst member of the crew to him. His first words to the brakeman were, "I nm cut plumb in two; take me over home. 1"
 Others who witnessed the accident rushed to the rescue of the injured man. He was carried 10 the depot platform. and his wife notified. The railroad au. thorities here were at once appraised of the accident, and issued orders that the right of way be given 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 manglcd man in the ca. boose, attended by his wife and loving friends, who accompanied them here. stimulants were administered to the in. iured man in the hope of keeping life in him until surgical aid could hc reach. cd, but when the train reached the r. < F.. Junction. he asked his wife tc kiss him goodbye, stating that he knew that his end was near, and re- qucsted that liod Russell, superintepi cnt of the United Verde & Pacific rail road, who had been his personal friend for number of years, raise his head so that he might pray for forgiveness telling him that he knew the end wal near.
 On reaching the depot here and find ing no conveyance near to transport ths injured man to the Mercy Hospital. the train at once pulled out for West Pres cott. where he was taken from tn, caboosc and carried to the hospital breathing his last as the front dosr, of the institution were reached, a' | l0:25 o'clock.
 About n month ago the deceased not flied Superintendent Russell that it wss his ipteution to quit his position witl the company about the Ia of February when he intended to leave for oregon where be lately invested large DOT ton of the savings of his life time ir n ranch, where he intended to spenc the remaining years of his life. Afte' the accident he informed the snperin tendent that he regretted that he hat not quit before, but realized that i' was too late now.
 Deceased was a native of Illinois and about i6 years of age. The onl, surviving relative he leaves is his wife who will accompany the remains te hi' old home at Farmingdale, Illinois, to morrow, for burial. He had been {