Williams news., 1906-08-04
SEAGONDOLLAR KILLED
We'll Known Engineer Meets Death
 in a Wreck

extra freight, Engineer H. M. Sea- gondollar, of the local, was killed, being crushed between the engine and tender, and his fireman, Jas. Nagiller, both of Williams, was slightly hurt about the head.
 Miss Edith Cannon, daughter of the section foreman at Riordan, who was a passenger, had her right cheek cut open.
 No others were hurt; the balance of the local crew and the entire crew of the east bound train es- capped with a severe shaking up. Both engines were put out of ser vice and a number of loaded and empty cars went in the ditch.
 From all reports it seems that both crews had clearance orders and were drifting along without thought of danger. Engineer Sea gondollar and Fireman Nagiller of the local were looking at box car on the Agassiz siding when the col lision occurred. The engineer on the east bound train barely saw the local in time to shut off the steam and with his fireman, jump for his life. Nagiller was thrown from the cat window, but Seagondollar was caught between the cab and tender and almost cut in two. The ribs were all severed and the back bone cut off. His heart was torn open and his death must have been in stantaneous. It was several hours before the body could be removed from it's upright position in the cab. When brought here and be- ing prepared by Undertaken But ton it was discovered that the press ure on the body had been so great that his liver had been forced through the broken ribs, down the arm and had lodged under the skin near the wrist. Local physi- clans were called in to see this and stated that it was undoubtedly the first case of the kind on record.
 Mir. Seagondollar has been em- ployed as an engineer on this division for many years. and was evidently about forty years old. He is said to have been thrifty and was we'll off in this worlds goods On August 16, 1905, in this city, he was married to Miss Matha Burns, who was visiting here with her sister, Mrs. J. A. Lund. At the time of the accident both ladies were on a visit to the old home at Great Bend, Kas., where telegram was sent informing Mrs. Seagon- dollar of her husbands death.
 A telegram was also received here Saturday night from his brother at Emporia, giving instructions to forward the remains to that point, which was done on No. Sunday morning, MT. J. A. Lund accompa- nying them.
 Mir. Seagondollar was a member of the Masonic and I. o. O. F. or ders, and the interment was to take place at Emporia under the auspices of the first named organi- zation.
 Coroner E. N. Crawford was called to the scene in the absence of Judge Harrington, of Flagstaff, and the jury empanneled by him rendered verdict placing the blame on Train Dispatcher Buskirk, of Wins low, who has disappeared. The jury found: That H. M. Sea- gondollar was a native of Ohio, and 1 of the age of 37 years; that he came to his death on the 27th of July at Agassiz siding by the following means: From injuries received in head on collision of extra SO1 west and extra 1644 east at about 6:55 pm. of said day; that the said collision was caused by the failure of the train dispatcher at Winslow to give the necessary orders for the protection of said trains. J. P. Wilson, foreman; David Lowell, Paul Coffin, Wm. Friedlien, w. A.