Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-17
W. J. CHAIRMAN IS
 KILLED BY CARS.
Brakeman on the r. & F. Work Train Meets Death Under Wheels at P.
 & E. Junction.
(From wcuncsday's Doily)

(From wcuncsdays Daily)
 His body a mangi,d mass of human fly. ms legs dangling from the woi in sickcuiug manner, the bone protudmg and thc flesh torn ava, ,l Chat remained mortal of W. J. Cara h'o' until y'.'"r''y.I. 'r'N'"'" O thc r. X L. railroad. '~ns brought ' tlj. city. corlv last evening. on a flo cnr. dead. as tbc result of an accident ucar Che P. & E. Junction, last even ing at l.i5 o'clock.
 The unfortunate victim of thc occi dent came to Prescott about three month. ago. 1ud short time thereafter secured a position os brakeman on the Y. & r.. work train. under inc charge or Conductor Pete Gallagher. thc othei brakeman of the work troiu's crew being J C. Armstrong;
 Yesterday Caraatn was late in get ting to the depot, and tbc work trai had loft the city before he arrived However anxious to get in the day. work. and not seeing any ill omen in tho fact of his getting left, Carahan went or, ou Inc Grown King train. and rcioincd his crew at tho r. X F.. June tion, about 7:30 o'clock this morn ing. During inc greater portion of the day the work train worked between Che Junction and Mayer, and in the afternoon, about 5:30 o'cloc ., started Tor the Junction, to take the siding here for another train. The train at this time consisted of the engine, No. !, and one flat ear, No. 0iG20.
 As the train was backing up, the flat car wns in front, with Carahan scttinr on tho end. his fcot resting on tho Jrawhcad. Al j:l5 u'elock, as near a. the other members of the crew coul} rcmemter, they reached the old Pii switch. about one half mile from the Junction proper, where they intended taking the siding to allow another train that was following them. to pass them.
 Upon approaching the switch the ou. zine slowed down. and was running about four miles an hour. when the accident occurred. Carahan. whose duty 1t was to throw the switch. stood up on the flat ear and poised himself then jumped lightly to the ground striking the earth with his right foot first, and retaining his balance for T moment, hut when his left foot touched tho ground, it turned under him, throw ing him face downward on the track.
 The conductor, seeing the brakeman fall, signallod the engineer 10 stop, and the engine was brought to staudstill within twenty feet from where the unfortunate Carahnn fell.
 The wheels of the flat ear passed over the mans legs, just below the hips. breaking the bones to pieces and grinding the flesh into an unrecog nizable mass, the trucks and rods oi the car tearing great, jagged holes in his limbs, from which the life blood was gushing in steady stream when the other members of the crew reached him.
 When the engine stopped one of the hind wheels of tho tender had passed over his limbs and he was damned SC Lightly by the brake beam and rods that jack had to be pressed into ser. vice to raise the wheels from the track tO remove him.
 AS the engine was brought to 2 standstill, Fireman T. B. Hicks jumped to the ground, and rushed to the relief Of the injured man, who was still ra. tional. He asked the fireman for q drink of water, adding shortly after. wards; "It's all off with me; my mother lives in Cleveland, Ohio"
 Seeing the man was sorely wounded, Conductor Gallagher rushed to q tcIc. phone office and notified the superin. tondent's office that one of their brake. men had been run over, receiving instructions to place the injured man on the flat ear and proceed with him