Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-08-09

In a Railroad Crossing Accident
:. at Buchanan, Wednesday
Afternoon. y.
TRAIN RUNNING SLOWLY.
Both Men Badly Mutilated. Some
Particulars of the Accident.
u .Coroner's Jury.


AS the south bound passenger ap-
preached Buchanan Wednesday p. m.,
two men in a buggy, together with
the horse, we're struck on the cross
ing by the engine. The occupants of
the buggy were c. S. ABBY, a farm
er who lives near the station, and
Claud Sparby, young man from S.
OAK. sparby was instantly killed
and Aaby died before he could be
taken to the station. The horse es-
capped. Train was in charge of Con-
ductor Humes and Engineer Burgett
was in the cab.
Coroner Todd came in from Medina
and in company with the sheriff,
went to Buchanan to hold an inquest
on the bodies Of G. S. Aaby and
Claude Sparby, the men killed at the
Buchanan railroad crossing yesterday
afternoon. The coroners consisted of
Jas. Buchanan, Rev. Jevne of Bu-
cl1anan and H. Meeker of Jamestown.
1t is said that the occupants of the
buggy failed to see the train ap-
preaching owing to the top OF the
buggy being up, and the side cur
tains on. The engineer was run
ming not over six miles an hour, and
was slowing down to stop at the sta
tion short distance from the cross
ing, where the accident happened. A
man in the restaurant close by the
crossing, shouted to the parties in
the Luggy to asok out fsss.s the train,:
but they failed to hear him. The
engine and baggage car ran over the
bodies. which were badly cut up.
ABBY lived only short time after
the accident. Sparby was killed at
once. Aaby was 81 years old and
leaves wife, three daughters and
two sons. Claude Sparby was a young
man who was working for Aaby and
had recently come from South Da-
kota, where he. has a father and two
sisters, and two brothers reside at
j. Buchanan. -...~... ....,-,
i The buggy came on the track from
the left side Of the train nearest the
fireman who notified the engineer as
soon as he saw the dagger, f.the men
in the rig and. Engineer Bu1gett stop
ped the train within short distance.
about two Car lengths. The sight OF
the multilated men vas a sad one.
q The horse, shafts and the harness
&were uninjured, but the buggy was
wrecked. There was small handcar
house on the track. and this is said
to have obstruoted the view Of the
approach of the train.
" Caskets were sent from Jamestown
and an undertaken summoned to pre-
!. pare the bodies for burial. The fun
eral arrangements will be announced
later. < 3 5gt1$8s -.3@k& l..
/ The verdict rendered by the coro-
/ ners jury was that the men came to
their death from being killed by the
train Of the N. p. company, and.ev
dence taken by the coroner from eye
witnesses Of the accident, who we're
at the restaurant close to the track
and near the crossing is said to show
that the whistle was not sounded for
the crossing; that the occup pants of
the buggy were coming along the
track, and one, or both, looked out Of
tile buggy 70 see IL the train was at
hand, and the hand car house close
to the. track at the crossing obstruct-
ed the view Of the approaching train;
that Nthe engineer bad whistled for
the station.above the crossings north
of the station, but was coming down
a little sag without steam and slow,
ing up to stop.
The engineer claims he did not see
the vehicle Until be saw the horse Oh
the tight side Of the track. The
crossing: where the accident occurred
is about ZOO feet from the depot.
There were Sa dozen. OF more people In
frontsof the restaurant watching the
train come in, and they. gave testi-
mony before: the coroner's jury 5ass tool
the details OF the accident.
Tie evidence was further toy the
effect that the bell..was not rung for
tine crosstng,g but the fireman! and
engineer claim otherwise. The train
was due at the station at 2:58 p. b. /.