The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-30
ELMER BONDS LIFE
CRUSHED OUT IN AN
ACCIDENT, SUNDAY
Well Known Young Man En-
pIoyed in the Pennsylvania
Yards, Caught Between
Two Cars While at Work.
INJURIES VERY SEVERE
AND DEATH FOLLOWED.
Bond Was to Have Been Mar
ried in Six Weeks to a Well
Known Young Woman of
Richmond.

Elmer Bond. well known voun~
railroad man of this city was SO sever
ely injured i'm the Pennsylvania rail-
road yards east of the city early Sun
day morning. that his death occurred
at Reid Memorial hospital three hours
afterward. Bond was caught between
two cars while he was engaged In
making an air brake coupling. His
limbs were severed from his body. his
breast bone completely mashed while
he received a number of broken ribs.
He was conscious TO the time of his
death and his sufferings were pitiful.
He was to have been married within
six weeks TO a well known Richmond
young woman.
While engaged in his duties, coupl-
ing and inspecting air brakes on
section of cars, soon to be placed as
portion of a freight train, n second
cut of cars was sent down upon
him from the hump. the point where
all freight cars coming into the east
end yards are separated and made in
to trains. The cars We're coming down
toward the 'cut" on which young
Bond was working at good speed He
knew nothing of this and was leaning
over in the act OF making a connection
when the two sections came together.
Bond was prostrated across the rails
and the first section was started roll
ing by the heavy compact OF the Sec
ond section. Before he could pull him.
self from off the tracks the heavily
loaded cars passed over his limbs sew
ering them from his body. The force
full compact OF the two sections OF
cars injured Bond about the chest.
fracturing ribs and crushing his
chest.
No One to Blame.
II is asserted the engineer I'm charge
OF the switch engine had no know
ledge that Bond was working on tho
tracks and supposed that he was
watching the movements of the en-
gine, as is generally the custom, since
he was taught to closely follow tho
movements of the switch engine az
ii is impossible for the engineer to
keep tab on the men as they perform
their duties about the cars in making
up the trains.
! The agonizing screams Of the injur-
ed man attracted several laborers TO
the scene where they found Bond well
tering in his own blood. He was con-
scious His agonizing sufferings were
fearful. A brother of the injured .,i.. :
at the eastern end OF the yards soon
learned OF the accident. An affection
ate scene passed between him and his
kinsman.
TenderIy Cared For.
The injured man was tenderIy cared
for by his fellow employees and an en-
deavor was made to stop the fearful
flow of blood which was well high
impossible. Later the ambulance re.
moved the suffering man to the hospi-
tai where he died a few hours after
his arrival. The body was removed to
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Erastus Bond, 73 State street.
The funeral will be at the home of
his parents Tuesday afternoon at two
O'Clock the Rev. Harry Keats, pastor
OF the South Eighth Street Friends
church, officiating. Interment will be
in Earlham cemetery. Friends may
call at the home any time.
Coroner Bramkamp is investigating
the accident and will present verdict
within a few days. He is not yet pre-
pared to make a full statement on the
accident as he had not examined all
witnesses.