The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-20
KILLED BY AN ENGINE.
Writ p. Waddle Loses His Life at
Santa Fe Depot.

Writ P. Waddle, an employe of the
| Santa F'e night car cleaning force, at
| the Santa F'e depot was struck by a
| freight engine last night about 11:0C
and instantly killed. At the time of the
accident he was walking from the ice
! house of the company just east of the
depot with a large bucket of ice which
| he was intending to put in the ice cool
ers on train No. 9, which had just ar
rived a few minutes late. He was
struck by freight engine No 4O4
which had just pulled in freight train
No. 121 from st. Joseph and was backing
down to the round house. The engine
passed by the sheds and struck the un-
fortunate man just as he was crossing
the tracks. The passenger engine on
No. 9 which had just pulled in was let
ting off a surplus of steam which dead
ened his ears to the sound of the ap-
preaching engine.
The engine was in charge of Engineer
Charles Jones and Fireman Summe,
Engineer Jones was on the wrong side
of the engine to see the man. Fireman
Summe saw him but he had not yet
started to cross the tracks when Mr..
Summe noticed him. The engine was
backing to the round house and Brake
man Summe, a brother of the fireman,
was riding on the rear end of the ten
der. He saw the man starting to cross
the track and shouted to him. But the
unfortunate man did not hear. Before
Brakeman Summe could communicate
with the engineer the tender had passed
over him.
At tn. point where he was killed are
several frogs and is not unlikely that
his foot was caught in one of the
frogs and he was unable to get out of
the road of the engine. After the ten
der had passed over him the body was
found lying PROSTATE over a large
frog and was nearly severed in
diagonal line from the right shoulder
to the left hip. His chest was cut open
and his ribs smashed into splinters.
His heart was picked up few feet
away from the body. The engine was
stopped after the tender had run over
the man and his remains We're removed.
DR. Keith was notified of the accident
and arrived few minutes after it had
occurred making a fast run in his auto
mobile He ordered the mangled remains
to be taken to PenwelPs undertaking
rooms.
Mr. Waddle was a young man who
formerly lived in Burlingame. He came
to Topeka a few months ago and went
He had been working but few months
in his present position which he was
filing temporary while another man
was taking his vacation.
Mr.. Waddle leaves family. His wife
is an invalid and is extremely frail in
health while the three children who
survive their unfortunate father are all
small the eldest being about six years
of age. Since moving to Topeka the
family has resided at 1905 East Sixth
street The remains were sent to Bur-
lingarne his former home this morning
where the funeral and burial services
will take place.
After the accident last night F. NJ.
Pribble who is foreman of the night
car cleaning gang found the bucket
which the injured man was carrying on
the engine tender. An investigation
was held this morning under Coroner
Keith but the engine men were entire
ly exonerated from any responsibility
in the matter. 1t was decided that the
mans death was entirely the result of
an accident