Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-07-29

Eugene Reynolds, l3 years old, 9
younger brother of one of the deac
men, was practically uninjured. Rey
nolds was killed instantly, but Brown
lived until the train bringing him tt
Tulsa got on this side cf Red Fork
last night. Geor is son
of W. H. Brown, car.
penter. The otht were
his nephews. 1t Sc, :. mat Mr.. Rey-
nolds, father of the Reynolds boys
went to Texas from Missouri some
time ago for his health, having con
sumption in the last stage. Two OF
three days ago the boys, who had re.
mained in Joplin, their home, received
a telegram telling them that their
father was i'll on his last bed and that
he could live but a few days at the
most. They had some money coming
to them in Joplin, but so anxious were
they to reach the bed side of their
father that they started at once. to
make their way as best they could.
They arrived in Tulsa last Thursday
and went to the home of their uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. w. VI Brown.
They stayed here Thursday night. Fri
day morning Mr.. Brown asked the
boys what they intended to. do and
they renlied that they would start
out again that day. He advised them
not to bum their way, and started to
work thinking that when he eanlc back
to dinner he would give them some
money with which to pay their way to
Alice, their destination. However.
when he returned at noon he was in
formed that the boys had gone, ac-
companied by George Brown. The last
named had given no intimation to his
father that he intended leaving.
The boys got out of town some time
last night and made their way to Sa-
pulpa, where they stayed Friday night.
Saturday morning they secreted
themselves on top of the mail car of
the Meteor and rode from Sapulpa to
the water tank few miles west of
Bristow, where they we're spied bv the
brakeman and put off the train. Tbey
then walked few miles further and
sat down to rest. The younger Rev
nolds boy lay down on rock several
feet from the track while the other
two sat on the rails. Tired out from
the long journey from Joplin and the
tramp of several miles in the hot sun.
the l'd soon fell asleep, but states
that the others were still talking and
laughing. He does not know what
awoke him, but thinks that it must
be the train, as the first thing that
ne remembers is seeing the train in
The distance and the two boys stretch
ed be9ide the track. apparently
asleep. Cpon acquiring all his senses.
however. he saw that his brother was
cut to pieces, his head having been
entirely severed from his body. both
legs cut off, his trunk ground into sew
eral sections and shreds of his anat-
omy strung all along the track for
several yards. Brown, upon investi
CATION, was found to be unconscious.
In the meantime the train had come to
a halt and the crew came back to as
certain the damage. They picked up
the pieces of the dead man, carried
the injured one carefully to the bag
gage car and with the younger lad, |
brought all into Bristow.
The accident was terrible shock |
to the passengers on the train. and |
the conductor, assisted by a drummer
took up collection for the younger
lad which will insure him enough to
take him to Texas as fast as trains
can carry him after the funeral of
his brother. This fund was placed in
the hands of Deputy United States
Marshal W. W. Freshour of Bristow,
and was turned over by him to w. H.
Brown of this city who is now looking
after Eugene Reynolds.
kilograms were sent to this city as
soon as coherent statement could be
had from young Reynolds, bu. it was